Sixteen new Indian consular service centres are going to be set up in the United Arab Emirates to provide easy access to people for consular services.The Alhind Tours and Travels formally signed an agreement with the Indian mission in this regard yesterdaySpread across all seven emirates, the centers going to be operational from July 1, 2026, when Alhind officially takes over passport, visa and other consular services for the UAE's over 4.3 million-strong Indian community and foreigners visiting India This contract was earlier given to BLS International, which has held the contract since 2011.
Arun Radhakrishnan, Operations Manager for Alhind in the UAE, locations of all 16 centres, which include six in Abu Dhabi at Al Khalidiya, Al Reem Island, Musaffah, Madinat Zayed, Ghayathi and Al Ain.
Dubai will be served by two centres, in Bur Dubai and Dubai Investment Park (DIP), while Sharjah gets centres at Al Majaz and Rolla. The remaining centres will be located in Ajman (Al Jurf), Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain, Khor Fakkan (Corniche), Kalba and Ras Al Khaimah.
The centres in Dubai will be large enough with multiple counters to cater to the large Indian expat population in the emirate," he assured.
The formal agreement signing ceremony took place at the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi the company said in a press release.
