New Visa Application Centre in Seattle and Bellevue to provide India visa, OCI, and passport services.

The Indian Consulate in Seattle will serve the Indian diaspora community in the nine Pacific Northwest states.

As part of its expanding service network for the Government of India, VFS Global has launched the Seattle Centre to manage visa, Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI), passport application, renunciation of Indian citizenship and Global Entry Programme (GEP).
Additionally, VFS will operate the Bellevue centre, to extend assistance for members of the Indian community.

The Seattle center will offer world-class facilities to enhance the application experience for clients and travelers. The Indian Consulate in Seattle will provide services to the Indian diaspora community in the nine Pacific North Western states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming, totaling nearly 500,000 people.
Customers can find up-to-date information on services at https://indiainseattle.gov.in/.

These contemporary facilities will provide well-trained customer service experts to help visa applicants throughout the process. India visa and consular applicants receive dedicated call-center service from 8:30AM to 5:30PM Monday through Friday, as well as email and web chatbot support for speedy query resolution.

Mr. Prakash Gupta, Consul General of India in Seattle, said, “The opening of the Indian Consulate in Seattle is a reflection of Government of India’s strong commitment to deepen our relations with Pacific North Western states of USA and through the opening of these new visa application centres (VAC) in Seattle and Bellevue, we hope to ensure for all consular applicants a more convenient experience to adequately prepare their travel to India. Providing smooth and efficient consular services is one of our top priorities and we would welcome any feedback and suggestions on further improvement from all applicants as we commence our consular operations in the Greater Seattle Area.”

Amit Kumar Sharma, Head – Americas, VFS Global, said, "VFS Global shares a long-standing relationship with the Government of India since 2008 and we are excited to expand our partnership further. The new centre in Seattle and Bellevue, United States of America will play a crucial role in effectively catering to the growing demand for visa and consular services to India. We are confident that these visa application centres will enhance customer experience by making the visa application process even more smooth, thereby helping us serve the travellers and Indian diaspora better.”

VFS Global is the first outsourced visa services partner of the Ministry of External Affairs (India), serving the Government since 2008. VFS Global has been providing passport, visa, and consular services for the Indian Embassy and Consulates in the US since 2020. VFS Global currently manages 52 Passport, Visa, and Consular Services Application Centers for the Government of India in 13 countries, including Australia, Belgium, France, Iraq, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, the United States, and the United Kingdom.