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11th January 2011

The administration of this blog routinely posts the holiday closing schedules of the various US Missions in Asia. This is done in this blogger’s attempt to provide a courtesy to American travelers abroad who may be unaware of local holidays or some of the more obscure American Federal holidays. The following was quoted directly from the official website of the United States Consulate in Mumbai, India:

Holidays 2011

Date Day Holiday American/Indian
December 31, 2010* Friday New Year’s Day American
January 14, 2011 Friday

Makar Sankaranti (for Ahmedabad USCS only)

Indian
January 17, 2011 Monday Martin Luther King’s B’Day American
January 26, 2011 Wednesday Republic Day Indian
February 21, 2011 Monday Washington’s Birthday American
April 22, 2011 Friday Good Friday Indian
May 30, 2011 Monday Memorial Day American
July 4, 2011 Monday Independence Day American
August 15, 2011 Monday Independence Day Indian
August 19, 2011 Friday Parsi New Year Indian
August 31, 2011 Wednesday

Ramzan-Id (Id-ul-Fitar) (Not for Ahmedabad USCS)

Indian
September 1, 2011 Thursday Ganesh Chaturthi Indian
September 5, 2011 Monday Labor Day American
October 6, 2011 Thursday Dussehra Indian
October 10, 2011 Monday Columbus Day American
October 26, 2011 Wednesday Diwali (Laxmi Pujan) Indian
October 27, 2011 Thursday Diwali (Balipratipada) Indian
November 7, 2011 Monday Bakri Id (Id-ul-Zua) Indian
November 11, 2011 Friday Veteran’s Day American
November 24, 2011 Thursday Thanksgiving Day American
December 26, 2011** Friday Christmas Day American

* In lieu of January 1, 2011 (Saturday)
** In lieu of December 25, 2011 (Sunday)

Note: The Embassy and Consulates are closed to the public on the last Wednesday of every month.

Those seeking Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, US Passports, or new visa pages for a previously issued American passport are well advised to contact an American Citizen Services Section of the nearest Post. In many cases, an American’s request can be better handled by making an appointment online with the local Post.

For those wishing to visit the homepage of the official website of the US Consulate in Mumbai please click HERE.

Those seeking non-immigrant visas such as the US tourist visa (B-2 category), the US student visa (F-1 category), the US exchange visitor visa (J-1 category), and/or the US Business Visa (B-1 category) are likely required to process their application through a Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Unit at an American Post abroad. It should be noted that non-immigrant visa applicants are generally subject to Consular scrutiny pursuant to section 214(b) of the US Immigration and Nationality Act. Meanwhile, those seeking immigrant visas such as an IR-1 visa or a CR-1 visa will likely process their request through an Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit of a US Mission abroad. For processing purposes, the K-1 visa application, a non-immigrant US fiance visa, is treated much the same way as an immigrant visa application.

Those seeking an EB-5 visa or an L-1 visa must process an immigration petition through USCIS (the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service) prior to processing a visa application at a Post abroad.

For related information please see: K3 Visa India.

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