美国钦奈领事馆于2025年10月23日恢复签证服务,制定了新的规则和旅行禁令,但印度申请人面临漫长的等待时间。 U.S. Chennai consulate resumes visa services Oct. 23, 2025, with new rules and travel bans, but Indian applicants face long wait times.

美国驻钦奈总领事馆于2025年10月23日恢复签证处理及美国公民服务, The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai resumed visa processing and American Citizen Services on October 23, 2025, after a brief closure, allowing only those with appointments that day to attend, while canceled appointments are being rescheduled via email. 美国公民服务局按计划重新启动,但由于联邦供资失效,美国中心、美国教育局和美国教育研究所的办事处仍然关闭。 American Citizen Services restarted as planned, but the American Center, EducationUSA, and USIEF offices remain closed due to a federal funding lapse. 新的签证规则要求申请签证的F、M和J申请人向公众设置社交媒体账户供审查,这一政策自2019年起生效,并于2025年6月得到加强。 New visa rules require F, M, and J applicants to set social media accounts to public for vetting, a policy effective since 2019 and reinforced in June 2025. 一项新的2025年旅行禁令对来自12个国家的国民实行限制,主要是中东和非洲12个国家的国民,对另外7个国家的国民实行部分限制,尽管印度没有受到影响。 A new 2025 travel ban restricts nationals from twelve countries—mostly in the Middle East and Africa—entirely, with partial limits on seven others, though India is not affected. 印度申请者的所有签证类别仍然开放,但等待时间很长,往往提前10至12个月预订预约。 All visa categories for Indian applicants remain open, but long wait times persist, with appointments often booked 10 to 12 months in advance.