Following the unfortunate incident at the U.S. Consulate, Chennai on Friday, September 14, 2012; a notification on the U.S. Visa application Centre (VFS) website indicates that the U.S. Consulate in Chennai will remain closed on September 17 and 18, 2012. We understand that applicants will be notified of the new appointment at a later point of time. We have direct information from U.S. visa applicants who were scheduled to attend interview(s) on September 17 and 18 that they have been contacted directly by the VFS to inform them of the cancellation earlier in the day. The notification also indicates that emergency services for U.S. Citizen continues to be available. This update can be found here.