Following the demise of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Selvi. J. Jayalalitha, the U.S. Consulate will remain closed on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. The Consulate is expected to resume regular operations on Thursday, December 8, 2016.

Applicants who were scheduled to attend an interview at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai on December 7, 2016, should log into their profile at www.ustraveldocs.com/in and reschedule their appointment. If biometrics is also not completed, then s/he should reschedule both the biometrics and the visa appointment. It is important to note the biometrics appointments are not affected. Non-immigrant visa applicants scheduled to attend their biometrics appointment at the facility in Chennai should proceed with this.

This update can be found here.