JURISDICTION
1. Jurisdiction of the Consulate General of India, San
Francisco:
Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nebraska, New Mexio, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho and California.
TIMINGS
2. Applications
in person for all Passports/Consular services (like issue of new/duplicate passports, reissue/renewals and miscellaneous
services on Passports, Visa, legalization /attestation of documents) are accepted
between 9:00A.M and 12:00 P.M. (Monday thru Friday). No application is received after
12:00 P.M.
except in
cases of emergency, such as death or illness in the family.
NOTE: Documents submitted for
service at counter are normally delivered at the counter only, after service.
Return mail service is normally not available in these cases.
3.
(i) Miscellaneous services and renewal of Passports (not involving issue of
fresh Passport booklet), are
returned the same day at 4.00PM.
(ii) Cases of re-issue of Passports in lieu of expired Passports
or any service involving issue of a fresh Passport booklet will be processed and
delivered after 6 to 8 working days. It may, however, be noted that this time schedule does not apply to cases involving confirmations/prior approvals from other offices.
PAYMENT
OF FEES
4.
All fees should be paid either in cash (accepted only at the counter) or through
money orders, bank drafts or cashier checks (by Mail) drawn in favor of
Consulate General of India, San Francisco.
PERSONAL CHECKS, COMPANY CHECKS AND CREDIT CARDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. If personal checks are sent the application cannot be processed and it will only delay the service.
Please do not send any cash by mail as cash is accepted only at the counter. It must be noted that fees once received cannot be refunded under any circumstances, even if the application is withdrawn by the applicant or services are not provided to the individual
due to any reason. For Emergency Services (Visa) additional amount of US$35.00 is charged. Such services are provided only in cases of genuine emergency such as death
or serious illness in the family. The emergency fees/charges for issue of out of
turn Indian Passport shall be US $90.00. Such passports shall not
be issued on closed holidays. This services is not available in cases
requiring pre-verification from authorities in India. Mailing charges may be combined with the fees and only one draft/money
order / cashier check could be
sent.
MAILING
SERVICE
5. Outstation applicants are advised to send their applications for Passport/Consular services only by overnight mail (UPS, FedEx, DHL, Airborne). However, applications for duplicate Passport in lieu of lost/damaged Passports are generally accepted only in (person. Such Passports should not be dispatched by mail. In exceptional cases, when the
applicant is staying too far and it is not possible for him/her to submit the
application in person, he/she should ensure that one of the photographs
submitted by him/her has been notarized Please
click here for detailed information for lost/damaged passports.
Mailing address: (Please write the department address in Bold Capitals)
Visa:
965 Mission Street, Suite #110 San Francisco, CA 94103
Travisa Outsourcing
Passport:
540 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco CA 94118 (Attn: PPT cell)
PIO:
540 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco CA 94118 (Attn:PIO cell)
OCI:
540 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco CA 94118 (Attn: OCI team)
Other services: (power of attorney, NORI, certificates, death registration etc)
540 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco CA 94118 (Attn: Misc. Cell)
6.
Applications
sent by mail, which do not require to be referred to India and can be dealt
with by the Consulate normally take
10
to 15 working days for processing. This is in
addition to the time taken in mail (one to two weeks). In some cases of
issuance of new Passports/ renewal of Passports/Visas, where it may be necessary to
refer the matter to competent authorities in India, processing may take longer,
depending on the nature of the case. Please
refrain from making telephonic/fax/e-mail queries in such cases.
7. For
return of passports by mail, please add the under mentioned
charges to the fees, depending on your choice:
Indian Passport Services:
A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED USPS EXPRESS MAIL ENVELOPE WITH APPROPRIATE STAMP SHOULD BE SENT FOR RETURNING PASSPORT/DOCUMENT FOR EACH APPLICANT.
Please note overnight mail does not have priority for the Consulate. This only
reduces delay in mail. The above mentioned amount may be combined with the fees
and only one draft/money order/cashier check can be sent.
Please note that Application
received at the counter in the Consulate are returned after the service only at
the counter. These are NOT returned by mail.
Please note that Application
received by mail in the Consulate are returned after the service only by mail. These can NOT be picked-up at the counter.
It is not advised to use FedEx as a return service, since FedEx is not picking
up any mail from this office. The Consulate shall not be responsible for any
delay on this account.
Consulate is not responsible for
loss of any document in mail. Passports should not be sent out
of any country by post.
8.
Please
tender the exact amount in the form of Money Order/Cashier’s Check/Bank Draft
in the name of Consulate General of India or by Cash at the
Counter. Please insist on a receipt for any money paid at the counter and
present the same for collection of Passports/documents.