If you’re applying for a F-1 Visa in India, you will be required to schedule two visa appointments. Unless you are eligible for a dropbox appointment, you must schedule these visa appointments at the locations mentioned below.

Note: The U.S. Embassy, U.S. Consulates and Visa Application Centers remain closed on both U.S. and India holidays. The visa application call center services remain closed on Saturdays, Christmas, New Years, Holi and Diwali, Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti.

Visa Application Center (VAC) Locations in India

The first appointment, VAC or OFC Appointment, is a biometrics appointment where you must submit your fingerprints and photograph for your F-1 Visa application.

Mumbai VAC
Parinee Crescenzo, 101, 1st Floor, A Wing, G Block,
Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai - 400051

Chennai VAC
Good shepherd, No 82, Kodambakkam High Road,
Nungambakkam, Chennai 600034

Hyderabad VAC
1-8-384/385, Gowra Grand, S.P. Road,
Begumpet, Secunderabad – 500003

Kolkata VAC
Jasmine Tower, 31, Shakespeare Sarani (1st Floor),
Kolkata – 700017

New Delhi VAC
Shivaji Stadium Metro Station, Concourse Level, Baba Kharak Singh Marg,
Connaught Place, New Delhi – 110001

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U.S. Embassy and U.S. Consulates in India

The second appointment is the Consular Appointment. To determine your eligibility for a US student visa, you must interview with a visa officer at a US Embassy or Consulate office.

The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi
Panchsheel Marg, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi, Delhi 110021
+91-11-2419-8000

The U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai (Bombay)
C-49, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East,
Mumbai 400051
+91-22-2672-4000

The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai (Madras)
220 Anna Salai, Gemini Circle, Gemini Flyover, Teynampet,
Chennai 600006
+91-44-2857-4000

The U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata (Calcutta)
5/1, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kankaria Estates, Park Street Area,
Kolkata 700071
+91-33-3984-2400

The U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad
Paigah Palace, 1-8-323, Chiran Fort Lane, Begumpet,
Secunderabad 500003
+91-40-4033-8300