The US Consulates General in
Chennai, a regional extension of the US Embassy in
New Delhi, is situated at Gemini Circle, Chennai. It has been set up to extend both routine and emergency services to American citizens residing in the limits of Chennai consular district, which includes the states of
Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh,
Kerala, and the Union Territories of
Lakshadweep and
Pondicherry.
Services of the Consulate include US passport renewals, notarizations, social security issues, immigrant and non-immigrant visa processing, assisting its citizens in case of emergencies.
Chennai International Airport is situated 10 km to the south-west. The US Consulate is just 6 km from the Chennai Central Railway Station and 8 km from the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus at Koyambedu.