Overview
- The embassy announced in a October 21 press release that four Indian Consular Application Centres stopped providing services from October 22, reducing the network from 16 to 12 centres across the UAE.
- The four closed sites are Musaffah and Al Reem in Abu Dhabi, Dubai Investment Park‑I in Dubai, and Al Majaz in Sharjah.
- Al Hind Tours & Travels, which took over the outsourced consular contract in July 2026, directed applicants with pending passports at DIP and Al Majaz to collect from UW Mall in Bur Dubai and those from Musaffah and Al Reem to collect from the Al Danah centre.
- All 12 remaining centres operate 8:00–18:00 with controlled entry rules and online bookings at consularsevainuae.com; urgent cases such as Tatkal applications, newborn registrations, emergency certificates and applicants aged 60+ are accepted as walk‑in on a first‑come, first‑served basis.
- Missions have opened a new tender process for consular services and the contract decision could change provider roles, a development that could affect centre locations, capacity and how quickly applicants regain local access to services.