In Pondicherry may people having citzenship in France. To help them government of france have their consulates in pondicherry itself. Residents of the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Union Territory of Pondicherry (Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahe and Yanaon), Lakshwadeep can contact here.
The help lines are opened to enable the nationals to contact the consulate for assistance in the context of the recent calamity in Tamilnadu, Union Territory of Pondicherry and Kerala
French citizens and other European nationals who could not contact their respective Embassy or the Consulate can call up the following numbers at the Consulate here for assistance: Phone numbers at Pondicherry: (0413) 233 41 74 (or) 233 40 58 (or) 233 40 54.
The visa timings for the public are as follows:
Visa applications are received only in the morning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: from 8 am to 11 am Thursday and Friday: from 8 am to 10 am.
Passports are to be collected in the afternoon on the next day.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: at 5 pm.
Thursday and Friday: at 12 noon
The visa section of the Consulate General of Pondicherry and Chennai is located at:
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