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Welcome to the new website of the Consulate General of India in San Francisco.

We have made every effort  to make the website user friendly. We have tried to provide the information you  are  actually  looking for, rather than displaying the information  easily available with the Consulate. Special efforts have been made to ensure that all documentary requirements for each specific service can be seen at one location.

We hope this website would also serve as a gateway to India for those who are trying to access information relating to tourism, trade, economy, etc. The relevant information has been made available through various links to important websites.

I hope you would find the website useful. However, improvements are always possible and we look forward to receiving your feedback containing comments, ideas and suggestions to make the website more user friendly and useful.

Your comments/suggestion may be sent to email
With Best Wishes
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N. Parthasarathi

 

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04/25/2012
IMPORTANT NOTICE : OUTSOURCING OF INDIAN PASSPORT SERVICES
04/03/2012
The Consulate will remain CLOSED on May 28, 2012 (Monday) - Memorial Day
04/03/2012
INVITATION FOR BIDS
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Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan performs on June 1, 2012
  05/08/2012
CAPEXIL Buyer Seller Meet on May 24, 2012
  02/16/2012
Tentative schedule of the Know India Programmes (KIPs) for 2012-2013
  12/21/2011
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Consular Services - Helpful Information
1 Processing of Visas, OCI and PIO cards and Renunciation Certificate applications has been outsourced to M/S TRAVISA OUTSOURCING. Hence, those seeking information regarding these services/wanting to ascertain status of their applications, must contact TRAVISA OUTSOURCING only at Travisa Outsourcing Company. Consulate is unable to entertain any queries on these services. However, if there are any complaints regarding processing of your application, the Consulate could be contacted at contact us page.
2 As the webpages have been redesigned to make these user friendly, Please visit relevant web pages and go through the information carefully, as answers to many of your queries may already be there. For such e-mails, where information is easily available on the website, the Consulate may not send a response.
3 For any queries on Passport/Miscellaneous services, use the links provided at contact us page. Consulate can also be contacted at Tel: (415) 668-0662 (between 14:00-16:30 hrs on weekdays). In case the phone lines are busy please send an email to get a response.
4 Applicants applying for Passport need to get an appointment. Appointment date is auto generated when the passport application is submitted online. However the application will be accepted on the appointed date on a first come first serve basis.
5 For those applying for Miscellaneous services, there is no need to take an appointment. Applicants could visit the Consulate on any working day between 9AM -12 Noon. The service will be on first come first serve basis.
6 All Power of attorneys have to be first Apostilled. The Consulate would attest only those doucments which are already apostilled.
7 Those having a valid visa for India on a passport which has expired, they can still travel to India with the old expired passport (having Indian visa) and the new current valid passport. However, it is advised to get the Indian visa transferred to the new valid US passport for ease of use.
   
8 Please do not bring any backpacks or bulky items to the Consulate.
 
 

Forms/Affidavits links are on relevant pages. However, in case you need a specific form/affidavit Click here Form/Affidavits

 
 

Mailing address of

the Consulate General of India,

San Francisco

540 Arguello Boulevard,

San Francisco, CA 94118 

 

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Notice and alerts

          Consulate General of India, San Francisco has engaged M/s VFS Global as an authorized agency for providing passport related services, with effect from May 3, 2012

Address of VFS – San Francisco office 

 3232 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94118

 Website: www.vfsglobal.com/india/usa   

Tel: (202) 800-7412  

           VFS Global will accept passport applications in person or by mail on or after May 04, 2012.  

       The Consulate General of India San Francisco, would accept applications, either in person or through mail for passport related services till forenoon of May 3, 2012 only. Applications received by the Consulate by mail after 3rd May 2012 will be returned at the senders cost.

 

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The Consulate will remain CLOSED on May 28, 2012 (Monday) on account of Memorial day  

If you can not reach the officer concerned by phone please send us an email through the Contact Us link

Status of Passport Dispatch

 
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