Immigrant visas are for persons who plan to live, work or study and remain permanently in the U.S. Immigrant visas (IV) are a responsibility of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Most IVs require an underlying petition approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Citizenship and Immigration Services (US CIS) before any IV processing starts. If you are seeking information on a visa other than an immigrant visa, such as visas for a short-term stay in the U.S. to vacation, conduct business, study or the like, please follow this link for nonimmigrant visa information.

The Immigrant Visa Unit processes visas from 8:00 a. m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. New IV applicants are seen by appointment only. If you have been asked to return in person, you must come at 8:30 am with your passport(s) and any other documents requested from you. The Embassy is closed to the public on both U.S. and Indian holidays.

We accept IV inquiries by email at: IVND@state.gov

By telephone to:

Communication Unit

Telephone: 91 (011) 2419-8062/8374

If you have already started the process, or have questions about a particular aspect of the process, click on the appropriate link to the left. If not, this page can help you whether you are a petitioner or a beneficiary. Many of the links below will take you to pages maintained by other US government agencies. Just use your back button to return to this page.

This is an official U.S. Government source of information on the WWW. Inclusion of non-U.S. Government links or information does not imply endorsement of contents.