Visa Services

Requirements For All Visitors to the Consular Section

Applicants for both immigrant and non-immigrant visas should be aware that they may be required to spend several hours in our facility in order to complete their processing.

Due to security concerns only those items and documents relating to a person’s application are permitted into our office premises.  These may be placed in an unsealed, transparent plastic bag and brought into our office.  The following are examples of items NOT PERMITTED inside our office: bags, briefcases, ladies handbags, mobile phones, pagers, tape recorders or players, calculators, cameras, torches, flashlights, radios, compact disc players, cassettes, digital wristwatches, electronic items, smoking items (including cigarettes, lighters, matches, and match boxes), food items (including baby food), sharp instruments, sealed bags, and sealed envelopes.  The only SEALED items permitted inside our office are immigrant visa applicants’ medical reports.  These medical reports MUST REMAIN SEALED.  Please note that our office does NOT provide facilities for the storage of those items not permitted inside our premises.

However, our appointment contractor VFS allows applicants to store their belongings at its nearby service center during their interviews for a nominal fee. The service center is located at Tirupati Apartments, Basement 3A; Bhulabhai Desai Road, opposite Mahalakshmi Temple. For more information call VFS at (022) 6654-7600 or e-mail them at infousmumbai@vfshelpline.com.