Certain Consulates Accept Urgent Out-of-District Cases
Posted Apr 02, 2004

The U.S. consulates in New Delhi, India and Kolkata, India, will accept nonimmigrant visa applications from persons who otherwise would apply at the consulates in Chennai or Mumbai in limited, emergent circumstances. This change is effective as of March 22, 2004. More information on applying for nonimmigrant visas is available on the consular websites. The website for the U.S. consulate in Chennai contains pertinent information as well as links to the other consulates.

Persons attempting to apply out of district must apply in person, speak English, and demonstrate that they have emergency needs to travel before appointments can be obtained at the U.S. consulate under whose jurisdiction they would normally be subject. This procedure is not available to persons that have previously been denied visas for any reason. This accommodation is being made because the waiting times for interviews in New Delhi and Kolkata are, at the present time, much shorter than those at either Chennai or Mumbai, India.