Archive · 28 Jan 2026
New Indian Consular Centre Opens in Seattle
A new Indian Consular Application Centre has opened in Seattle to help Indian people living in the area.
This centre is in the same building as the Indian Consulate and offers many services like visas, passports, and other important documents.
More than 300 people from the Indian American community attended the opening.
The centre is open on Saturdays and provides free services like taking photos and making copies.
This is one of 17 such centres in the United States, and it aims to make it easier for people to get the help they need.
A new Indian Consular Application Centre opened in Seattle to improve consular services for the Indian diaspora in the Pacific Northwest.
The centre is co-located with the Indian Consulate at 1015 2nd Avenue, Suite 804, Seattle, WA 98104.
Services offered include Indian visas, passports, OCI, renunciation of Indian citizenship, Police Clearance Certificates, Global Entry Programme, and Miscellaneous and Attestation services.
The centre will operate on Saturdays and provide free services like photographs, photocopies, and form-filling.
Over 300 members of the Indian American community attended the inauguration, and the centre is part of a broader effort to streamline the application process.
- Who
- Indian authorities and VFS Global
- What
- Inauguration of a new Indian Consular Application Centre in Seattle
- When
- January 28
- Where
- Seattle, Washington
- Why
- To improve access to consular services for the Indian diaspora in the Pacific Northwest
- Location
- 1015 2nd Avenue, Suite 804, Seattle, WA 98104
- Services Offered
- Indian visas, passports, OCI, renunciation of Indian citizenship, Police Clearance Certificates, Global Entry Programme, Miscellaneous and Attestation services
- Operating Hours
- Open on Saturdays
- Additional Services
- Photographs, photocopies, and form-filling at no extra cost
- Number of Centres in US
- 17
- Visa Applications Processed (by November 2025)
- 363,000
- Miscellaneous Applications Processed (since August 2025)
- 10,000