Update on Procedures at Madras / Chennai Consulate Posted Mar 18, 1999 The correspondent office of the Law Office of Sheela Murthy in Madras (Chennai) has provided the following information on recent hours and procedures at the Chennai Consulate. For a thorough overview of non-immigrant visa application procedures at the Chennai Consulate, based on a meeting between Attorney Murthy and the Chief of the Non-Immigrant Visa section at Chennai, please review the January 1999 Immigration Law Bulletin of the Law Office of Sheela Murthy available at our website. This is just an update. Beginning March 25, 1999, the entire Consular Section will be closed on the last Thursday of each month, both for visa applications and for American citizen services. The non-immigrant visa hours will remain the same, Monday through Friday between 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. All visa applicants must arrive by 9 a.m. to submit their documents for processing. From March 8, 1999, American citizens requiring routine services, such as passport renewals, reports of birth and notarizing of documents should visit the Consulate only between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. Americans in need of emergency services involving injury or missing persons can contact the Consulate at any time. © The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C.
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