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This is a list of diplomatic missions in Chennai.Governments of several foreign nations have established diplomatic and trade representation in the city of Chennai. Many of them are at the consulate-general or deputy high commission level, in addition to a number of honorary consulates, with their respective embassies located at New Delhi.
Residents in India, except those exempted from a short-term visa, must apply for a visa at the Japan Visa Application Center (VFS Global) and receive an eVisa instead of a visa sticker on their passport. [179] [180]
VFS Global is a visa and passport administration outsourcing company for governments and diplomatic missions. [2] Zubin Karkaria founded the company in 2001 while he was chief executive at Kuoni Travel . [ 3 ]
The chancery premises of the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chennai is located at No.116, Chamiers Road, Nandanam, Chennai. with effect from 1 November 2018.Earlier, the chancery, along with the Thai Trade Office, was located at No.116, Chamiers Road, Nandanam, Chennai.
The Chennai Consulate issued 142,565 non-immigrant visas in 2010 — the most among Mission India's five consular sections, [30] up from 7,500 non-immigrant visa applications in 1992. The Consulate conducts an average of 1,200 to 1,400 interviews every day, which has gone up to 1,800 in a day, with an average refusal rate of 20 percent. [ 31 ]
Along with the Malaysian High Commission in New Delhi, the Consulate General in Chennai processes visa applications from Indian visitors. [6] As of 2009, the Consulate General in Chennai issues more than 350 visas a day, including employment and tourist visas. [7] The visa application centre in Chennai was established in 2011.
In June 2005, the Consulate General introduced an online appointment service for all categories of visa applications. [3] The Consulate General processes visa applications from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. [4] [5] In 2006, the Consulate opened new visa application centres at Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi.
The Consulate General of South Korea in Chennai is one of the missions of South Korea in India focusing on Korean interests in the region. It is located in Chennai and its jurisdiction includes the states of Tamil Nadu , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Kerala and the union territory of Puducherry .