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The Chennai Consulate issued 142,565 non-immigrant visas in 2010 — the most among Mission India's five consular sections, [30] up from 7,500 non-immigrant visa applications in 1992. The Consulate conducts an average of 1,200 to 1,400 interviews every day, which has gone up to 1,800 in a day, with an average refusal rate of 20 percent. [ 31 ]
The consular presence in the city dates back to 1794, when William Abbott was appointed U.S. consular agent for South India. [1] [2] [3] As of 2022, there were 60 foreign representations in Chennai, [4] including 16 consulates general and 28 honorary consulates. [5] The list is of countries that have established a resident consular presence in ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions in India. There are 157 embassies/high commissions in New Delhi, and many countries maintain consulates in other Indian cities. [ 1 ] Most of these diplomatic missions in Delhi are located in Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave.
On September 14, 2012, the U.S. consulate in Chennai, India, was attacked in response to a YouTube trailer for Innocence of Muslims as Muslim protesters threw stones and footwear at the building. This event was part of a series of attacks that carried on from September 11, 2012, through September 29, 2014, throughout worldwide Muslim communities.
Established in 2008, it is the first U.S. diplomatic office to open in India since India's independence. [4] The United States Consulate General in Hyderabad announced the opening of its new owned facility in Financial District to cater to the regional needs for the next 20 years. At a cost of $340 million, new consulate facility in Hyderabad ...
Consulate General of South Korea, Chennai; Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka, Chennai ... Consulate General of the United States, Chennai This page was last ...
The Embassy of the United States of America in New Delhi is the diplomatic mission of the United States in the Republic of India. The embassy is headed by the U.S. Ambassador to India. The embassy complex is situated on a 28-acre plot of land in Chanakyapuri, the diplomatic enclave of New Delhi, where most of the embassies are located. The ...
In the 1860s, the Consulate General had under its jurisdiction seven consular agencies: Aden, Akyab, Bassein Chittagong, Cocanada, Moulmein and Rangoon. [2] The Metropolitan Building in Kolkata housed the United States Information Service office till 1991. During the Vietnam War, the street outside the consulate was renamed after Ho Chi Minh.