Location and Contact Details
Residents of the western states of Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Union Territories of Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli should contact:
U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai
Consular Section
C-49, G-Block,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East),
Mumbai 400 051.
Phone: +91-22-2672-4000
Fax: +91-22-2672-4786
For visa inquiries:
Contact CGI
The consulate has 44 windows. It also has two waiting rooms which are able to accommodate 1000 applicants each. The current consulate is more spacious and has an electronic line management system. There are also additional VAC staff who will be able to assist you in your visa application.
Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV)
Interpreter: If you don’t speak English, interpretors are available in Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Malayalam and Konkani, if you have requested the same in advance while taking the appointment.
Immigrant Visa (IV)
Phone: +91-22-2363-7407 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Monday through Friday
Fax: +91-22-2363-0350
Inquiries Window: 9.30 AM – 10.30 AM – Monday through Friday
As the Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad consulates do not have an immigrant visa section, all immigrant applicants under those consulate jurisdictions should go to Mumbai. In other words, residents of the following states would deal with immigrant visa at the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai:
States of Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and the Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
American Citizen Services (ACS)
Contact the ACS Unit for all non-visa-related inquiries involving American citizens.
Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
Email: [email protected]
Visa Fraud
If you have any information about persons obtaining visa by fraud, send an email to the consulate. Be as specific as possible, and if you can, please include the person’s name, date of birth, passport number, and any other information you may have. All information will be kept confidential. Provide your name and contact details in all communications.
Email: [email protected]
Hours of Operation
| Description | Days | Time |
| Nonimmigrant Visa Applications | Monday through Friday | By appointment only |
| General Information Window | Monday through Friday | 9:00 AM – 11.30 AM |
| Immigrant Visa Applications | Monday through Friday (except the second and last Friday of the month) | 8:00 AM – 2.00 PM By appointment only |
| Immigrant Visa Reconsiderations | Monday through Friday (except the second and last Friday of the month) | 7:30 AM |
| Lost Green Card | Monday through Friday (except the second and last Friday of the month) | 7:30 AM |
| Returning Resident Visa Applications | Monday through Friday (except the second and last Friday of the month) | 7:30 AM |
| American Services/Notarial Services | Monday through Friday | 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM |
Consulate is closed on both U.S. and Indian holidays.
Traveling to US Consulate, Mumbai – Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC)
The area around the U.S. consulate in Mumbai is called Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). It is located in the G Block in International Finance and Business Center (IFBC).
There are many other major establishments around the area such as Dhirubhai Ambani International School, American School of Bombay, ICICI Bank, National Stock Exchange, Bharat Diamond Bourse (Diamond Market), Citibank, Wochart Hospital, etc.
It is located in Central Mumbai between the suburbs of Bandra on the west and Kurla on the east side and hence the name Bandra-Kurla Complex.
By Train
Mumbai has two major train lines: Western and Central. Those traveling from Gujarat would be traveling on the Western line and others would be traveling on Central line. The nearest out-of-town train stations are Bandra Terminus on the Western line and on Central line.
Western Line
The nearest out-of-town train station is Bandra Terminus. If your train does not stop there, the nearest such station would be Dadar, then Borivali and then Mumbai Central.
The nearest local train station is Bandra East which is accessible from all of the other train stations mentioned above. Both fast, as well as slow trains, stop at Bandra.
From the train station, you can travel either by taxi, or auto-rickshaw or bus to Bandra Kurla Complex.
Central Line
The nearest out-of-town train station is Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Kurla Terminus). If your train does not stop there, the nearest such station would be Dadar, then Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST).
Nearest local train station is Kurla West which is accessible from all of the other train stations mentioned above. Both fast as well as slow trains stop at Kurla.
From the train station, you can travel either by taxi, or auto-rickshaw or bus to Bandra Kurla Complex.
Metro
When the upcoming Line 2 of Phase 1 of the Mumbai Metro project completes, it will pass through IFBC. Bharat Nagar and Complex Road will be two nearest Metro stations.
From Airport
Whether you are traveling domestically from within India or internationally from outside India, either way, you would be traveling to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) to Mumbai. Please note that even though both domestic, as well as international terminals, share the same runway, the actual airports and the way to get there are separate and about 4 KM apart by road.
You would normally travel from the airport in a yellow top taxi. There are many air-conditioned taxis in Mumbai as well. They are blue in color and are called a cool cab. You will find them in places like airports and huge shopping centers and tourist places. Otherwise, you have to normally call them and ask for one just like it is done in the U.S. Those cool cab guys have mobile phones. Prepaid cool cab from the international airport to BKC can be used as well.
By Road
You can reach BKC through Western Express Highway via the Kalanagar junction and BKC road. BKC road is a major road that passes through IFBC.
