About British Deputy High Commission Chennai
British Deputy High Commission Chennai
20 Anderson Road
Chennai 600 006
India
General telephone
+91 (44) 2825 7422 / +91 (44) 4219 2151 .
Emergency telephone
+91 (11) 2419 2100 / +44 20 7008 5000 (24 hrs a day)
Fax
+91 (44) 42192322
Consular telephone
+91 (44) 2825 7422 / +44 20 7008 5000
Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-chennai
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email web.newdelhi@fcdo.gov.uk
Office hours:
Monday-Thursday: 0830-1630 hrs
Friday: 0830-1330 hrs
Monday-Friday: 0900–1200 hrs (Consular counter hours)
Monday-Thursday: 0830–1630 hrs (Consular telephone enquiry)
Friday: 0830–1330 hrs (Consular telephone enquiry)
Public holidays
Our offices will be closed for the following public holidays in 2024:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday 1 January | New Year’s Day |
| Monday 15 January | Pongal |
| Friday 26 January | Republic Day |
| Friday 29 March | Good Friday |
| Monday 1 April | Easter Monday |
| Wednesday 11 April | Id-ul-Fitr |
| Friday 24 May | Queen’s Birthday Privilege Day |
| Monday, 17 June | Id-ul-Zuha |
| Thursday 15 August | Independence Day |
| Monday 16 September | In lieu of Onam |
| Wednesday 2 October | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
| Thursday 31 October | Diwali |
| Wednesday 25 December | Christmas Day |
| Thursday 26 December | Boxing Day |
Holidays that fall on Saturdays & Sundays have been excluded from this list.