JURISDICTION OF INDIAN EMBASSY AND OTHER INDIAN POSTS IN U.S.:   Applicants residing within the consular jurisdiction are only eligible to seek consular services from the respective Indian Mission/Posts.  Consular jurisdiction of Indian Mission/Posts in USA is given below:

·        Embassy of India, Washington:  Delaware, Washington D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, The Bahamas. Address: 2107 Massachusetts Ave., Washington D.C. 20008. Tel. 202-939-7000 Fax: 202-265-7532.

·        Consulate General of India, New York: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont and the Virgin Islands. Address: 3 East 64^th St.(Bet. Madison AND Fifth Avenue), New York, N.Y. 10021. Tel.(212)879-7800 Ext.206,(212)879-7805 / 7806. Fax (212)570-9581,

·        Consulate General of India, San Francisco.  Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, California.  Address: 540 Arguello Boulevard, San Francisco, CA - 94118. Tel. 415-668-0662, Fax: 415-668-9764.

·        Consulate General of India, Houston:, which covers Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi. Oklahoma, Texas.  Address: Suite 600, 6th Floor, 3 Post Oak Central, 1990 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas - 77056. Tel. 713-626-2148, Fax: 713-626-2450.\

Custody of Passport:  Passport is a valuable document. As such It should always be either in your own custody or in the custody of a person duly authorized by you. Passports should not be sent out of the country of residence by post/courier.   If lost or destroyed, the fact and circumstances should be immediately reported to the nearest Indian Mission and the local police.  A photocopy of your passport should always be kept in safe place for easy retrieval as and when required.  In case of non-availability of a photocopy of the lost passport, the process of issue of duplicate passport is prolonged and may result in long delay. 

Suppression of factual information/furnishing of wrong information: It is an offence under the Passports Act 1967 to (i) suppress the factual information, or (ii) give false information in the Application, or (iii) willful damaged of passport, or (iv) making unauthorized changes in the passport. Such  acts  may lead to denial of passport facilities.

Acquisition of US/foreign Citizenship:  Possession of valid Indian passport consequent upon acquisition of US/foreign citizenship is not permissible under Indian laws.  It is therefore desirable that to surrender your Indian Passport to the nearest Indian mission/post.  The Indian passport is cancelled and returned to the individual.  The cancelled Indian passport is returned to the applicant and not repeat not retained in the Indian Mission/Post. The cancelled Indian passport should be kept in safe custody, as it may be required at the time of applying for the PIO card/OCI status; for seeking  separate passport for children, if it contains an endorsement to that effect. 

MAILING SERVICE:  Outstation applicants may send their application(s) for various consular services by mail, except for attestation of PoA, Life Certificate, issue of new passport due to lost/damage/change of appearance, issue/renewal of Emergency Certificate.   Emergency service is not repeat not rendered in cases where documents are received by mail. The documents received by various categories of mail like FedEx, Airborne, Certified mail, Registered mail, Express mail, Regular mail etc. are treated at par. 

For return of the documents/passport(s) by mail, please send a self-addressed and adequately stamped envelope along with your application or appropriate mailing fee. For despatch of documents/passports by express mail, please send an additional amount of $15 for a single passport ($ 1/- for each additional passport) to cover the mailing expenses. THE CONSULATE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OF DOCUMENT DURING TRANSIT IN MAIL IB BOTH DIRECTIONS.  

Please refrain from making telephonic/fax/e-mail enquiries before the expiration of the processing period indicated for various services under Passport Instructions. 

MODE OF PAYMENT:

  At the Counter:    Cash or Money Order or Postal Order or Certified Check.                             PERSONAL CHECKS / CREDIT  &  DEBIT  CARDS  NOT ACCEPTABLE.

     By Mail:                  Money Order / Postal Order / Cashier Check                                          PERSONAL   CHECKS / CASH   NOT   ACCEPTABLE

For best results, make sure you have installed version 3.0 or later of the Acrobat Reader. Cash is accepted only when the application is submitted in person at the counter in the Consulate within prescribed hours.  Please ensure to collect a receipt for the fee paid as the same need to be presented at the time of  collection/pick up of passports/documents. 

STATUS ENQUIRIES:  Status enquiries for Passport, PIO Card, Attestation of Documents and OCI Card will be entertained as per following schedule:

Enquiries are entertained only after expiration of processing period indicated under  respective services. 

All applications on the Consulate’s website are in Portable Document Format (PDF). These cross-platform documents ensure that users will be able to obtain publications in their original format regardless of what platform, software, or configurations they use to access the Internet.In order to view PDF documents, however, users must first download the free Acrobat Reader software, which lets you view, navigate through, and print PDF documents. Detailed instructions for downloading and installing the Acrobat Reader are available at http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/readstep.html. If you are not able to complete the indicated procedu

NOTE:  Fee once paid is non-refundable, even if the application is withdrawn or service refused.re, a Troubleshooting guide is available.

PHOTOCOPYING FACILITY IS NOT AVAILABLE IN CONSULATE’S  PREMISES.