Consulate General of India
Houston, TX, USA
1990 Post Oak Blvd. # 600
3 Post Oak Central
Houston, TX 77056
Tel:
713-626-2148/9
Fax: 713-626-2450
E-mail: cgi-hou@swbell.net
Serving Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas
Consulate Fee Schedule
Please note that all the fees are required to be paid by Money Order/Cashier's Check drawn in the favor of Consulate General of India, Houston. No personal checks/credit cards are accepted.
| Sr.No. | Type of Visa | Fee for US Nationals | Fee for other Nationals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transit Visa | $ 30.00 | $ 10.00 + 20.00** | 2 | Transfer of Visa to new passport | $ 25.00 | $ 5.00 + 20.00 ** |
| 3 | Tourist/Entry/Business Visa for 6 Months | $ 60.00 | $ 40.00 + 20.00** |
| 4 | Tourist/Other/Business Visa for 1 year | $ 85.00 | $ 65.00 + 20.00 ** |
| 5 | Tourist/Other/Business Visa for more than 1 year | $ 150.00 | $ 130.00 + 20.00 ** |
| 6 | Student Visa(valid for duration of course) | $ 95.00 | $ 75.00 + 20.00 ** |
** -- In case of applicants other than US National a reference is required to be made to the country to which the applicant belongs and an additional fee of US $20 is charged in case the applicant requires visa within one month.
-- In case of Pakistani origin foreign Nationals, however visas can only be issued after clearance from India, which takes about 4-5 months.
-- Emergency Visa Service available at an extra cost of US $ 35.00 per visa.
| Sr.No. | Various passport and Consular Service | Fee in US dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Passport for 10 years (36 pages) | $40.00 |
| 2 | New Passport for 10 years (60 pages) | $50.00 |
| 3 | Indian Passport for minor children (under 15 years of age)- 5 years validity. |
$25.00 |
| 4 | Additional Booklet (36 pages) | $20.00 |
| 5 | Additional Booklet (60 pages) | $25.00 |
| 6 | Duplicate Passport (36 pages) (in lieu of lost/damaged) |
$125.00 |
| 7 | Duplicate Passport(60 pages) | $140.00 |
| 8 | Renewal of Passport | No fee |
| 9 | Emergency of Travel Document | $5.00 |
| 10 | Renewal of Emergency of Travel Document | $5.00 |
| 11 | Identity Certificate | $12.00 |
| 12 | Renewal of Identity Certificate | $5.00 |
| 13 | Endorsement of Identity Certificate | $5.00 |
| 14 | Deletion of child's name | $10.00 | 15 | Observations/Endorsements in the passport e.g. Change of address, Name of spouse, E.C.N.R. etc. |
$10.00 |
| 16 | Emigration Waiver Certificate | $8.00 |
| 17 | Attestation of pension papers, life certificate pertaining to pensioners etc. |
Gratis |
| 18 | For affixing Consular Officer's signature and seal,if required, for declaration of pay or pension |
Gratis |
| 19 | Life Certificate/Police Clearance Certificate | $11.00 |
| 20 | Attestation of Affidavit/Documents not related to property matters. |
$10.00 |
| 21 | Attestation of Affidavit/Documents related to property matters |
$20.00 |
| 22 | Birth/Marriage/Death Certificate. Attestation of Affidavit/Documents |
$20.00 |
| 23 | Attestation related to Commercial matters | $50.00 each |
| 24 | Registration of marriage | $50.00 |
| 25 | Attestion of Documents related to NORI (for J1 Visa holders) |
$66.00 |
-- Out of turn passport service available at an extra cost of US $ 90.00 per passport.
| Sr. No. | Type with respect of merchant shipping | Fee in US dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attestation of documents pertaining to sale, purchase mortgage,transfer of vessel of transfer of one's interest in merchant vessel. |
$260.00 |
| 2 | Attestation of other documents pertaining to ship/vessel for issue of a certificate or verification or acceptance of a document or taking any action as per Chapter IX of the Consular Manual on "Merchant Shipping". The Shipping Company (or Captain of vessel on behalf of company) being applicant/payee of consular fee. |
$50.00 |
| 3 | Attestation of documents of issue of certificates to a sailor as per Chapter IX of the Consular Manual on "Merchant Shipping". individual sailor being applicant for his individual use). |
$10.00 |
| Sr. No. | Description of Service | Fee in US dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | For administration or distribution, or both of the property situated in country of the Consular Officer's residence of an Indian citizen or any other person,not being a seaman,dying intestate, or if not intestate when undertaking in the absence of legally competent representative of the deceased in country of his death or a request of legal heirs of deceased living in India as the case may be. |
$260 or 2.5% of property which ever is more |
| 1A | If above mentioned property is in country of concurrent accreditation of a Consular Officer. |
$ 1030 or 2.5% of estimated value of property which ever is more. |
| 1B | Issue of succession certificate as laid down in Consular Manual. | 2.5% of estimated value fo property |
| 2 | Services requiring visits or attendance of a Consular Officer on request of an applicant away from chancery. |
Officer's travelling & daily allowance + $103 or each visit + Consular fees for services required. |
| 3 | Other miscellaneous attestations, issue of civil certificates, notarial services as per Consular Manual, not falling within any of above categories, registration of birth and a certified copy of entry. |
$20.00 |
| 3A | Where Consular Officer draws up or assists in drawing up of any documents pertaining to services mentioned at item 9(A) above. |
$40.00 |
| 3B | Registration of death and a certified copy of the entry with the proviso that HOM/HOP may waive these charges at his discretion. |
$20.00 |
| 4 | Cancellation of Indian passport of any Indian national who dies aborad. | Gratis |
| 5 | Additional charge for each service provided during visa camp | $ 10.00 |