As part of the efforts, for the convenience of Indian citizens in
USA, for availing Passport related services, Embassy of India has
engaged M/S VFS Global as an outsourcing Agency for initial receipt and
processing of applications on behalf of the Embassy in Washington, DC
and its Consulates General in other parts of the country.
The Outsourcing Agency would begin its operations with effect from
April 16, 2012 in Washington DC, and for the Consulates General in
Chicago and New York. For the Consulates General at Houston and San
Francisco, the operations would begin from April 30, 2012.
The address of VFS Global in Washington, DC is Suite 103, 1625 K Street NW Washington DC 20006. Its website http://www.vfsglobal.com/india/usa
and a Call Centre number +1-202-800-7412 would be functional from
April 9, 2012 for providing assistance to passport services seekers.
Applications would be accepted by M/S VFS Global in person or delivered
by mail with effect from April 16, 2012 at the above mentioned address.
Addresses of M/S VFS Global at other locations in support of the
Consulates General would be available on their respective websites.
It may be noted that Visa/OCI/PIO services have, from before, been
outsourced to Travisa Outsourcing company and that arrangement
continues.
Miscellaneous Services like Attestation of Power of Attorney would
continue to be extended by the Embassy and Consulates General of India
directly, for which no prior appointment is required. Any information
on these services can be accessed from the websites of the Embassy and
Consulates General.