Consulate General of the United States Hyderabad, India

Offers to provide you with a U.S. visa which do not involve appearing at a U.S. Consular Section for a visa interview are always scams.  Any unsolicited offer to provide you with a U.S. visa is usually a scam, whether online or in person. 

If you are the target of a scam, please report it to your local law enforcement authorities immediately, as the U.S. government cannot generally take any legal action against the offenders.  However, informing the Consulate by email that you have been a victim may enable us to better assist with any later inquiries received from Indian authorities.  Copies of any documents received in the scam may also facilitate such assistance.

Important Announcement: Blanket L Visa processing to move to the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai on December 1, 2011.

The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai will become the sole acceptance center in India for all applications for intra-company transfers under the blanket L category as of December 1, 2011.  The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and U.S. Consulates in Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad will no longer accept or process applications for this visa category.  The blanket L category includes specialized knowledge professionals, executives and managers.

All other visa processing procedures remain unchanged.

Please note that spouse and children visas (L2) and individual L visas (L1B and L1A individuals) may be processed at all posts in India—Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and New Delhi.

Please note that this is strictly an administrative change.  It is not a change in the law or policy of visas for Indian companies. 

India is not a part of the Diversity Visa (DV) program and Indian nationals are not eligible to apply. There has been a notable increase in fraudulent emails and letters sent to Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) program (Visa Lottery) applicants, and even to individuals who have not applied for the lottery. The scammers behind these fraudulent emails and letters are posing as the U.S. government in an attempt to extract payment from DV applicants and the general public. All applicants should be familiar with information about DV scams provided by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of State Warning. Applicants are encouraged to review the rules and procedures for the DV program so that you know what to expect, when to expect it, and from whom. 

Finally, remember that DV-2012 applicants will not receive a notification letter from the U.S. government but must check their status online.  The Status Check  will only be provided through the Department of State secure online site, http://www.dvlottery.state.gov.