NRI Certificate Service is available only to those holding Indian Passports and residing abroad.  This service is not available to foreigners or to persons who have acquired foreign nationality and hold foreign passports.

Process :

• Complete Miscellaneous Services Application

• Attach supporting documents and the following
  • Letter stating how long you have been abroad
  • Reason for requesting the certificate

• Paste (not staple) photos in the spaces provided

• Sign application

FEE :

• A non-refundable fee of $ 20 (twenty)

• Fees should be paid through money order or cashiers’ cheque drawn in favour of the ‘Consulate General of India, San Francisco’.  Personal cheques, credit cards or other banking instruments are not accepted.

• Fee once paid is non-refundable even if service is refused/delayed

• The Consulate is now accepting Debit Cards with a service charge of $3.00 (three) at the counter.

Processing Time

• Applying in person:
  • Same day or latest by the next working day

• Applying by mail:
  • 10 (ten) business days excluding the time taken in mail