POOR Service in INDIAN CONSULATE GENERAL offices SFO and Houston

"Very poor service at Houston"

"We should start voting for Minister of External affairs when we are overseas.Espcial voting so that we do not get abused by them."

"The servie at CGI Houston is pathetic. After making more than 100 repeated calls, emails and messages, there is not even a single response. No one seems to take care. I had sent me passport for name correction a month back and there is no status on even i"

"make the indian passport return to be simple with minimum cost"

"I have been trying to reach consulate to check status of my passport. when u dial the extension 2 it gives the message there is no one to answer the call. tried calling operator she connected to some other lady and she was not even ready to hear what I wa"

"They don't respond at all. Either to fax or phone any time."

"unsually longer time to process visa..travel plans are affected"

"The houston consulate does not respond at all to queries. Very unprofessional. Why do they have a mailing option if they only service those applications that are handed in person?"

"Extremely poor service. They just won't answer calls! How do I get in touch with them?"

"Very Poor Service. No body pickup the phone. The person calling will get frustrated by calling them many times and not picking up the phone"

"The service is poor. Long wait times, poorly trained staff, are all major problems. For us Indians, a consulate is supposed to be home away from home but the behavior of the staff is so rude that it makes it an unpleasant experience to go to the SFO India"

"For the last two month's I have been calling SF consulate, as I had certain question's regarding renewal of my passport.The people working there never cared to answer my phone , I even wrote a email to them which they never cared to answer.I request the m"

"Nobody comes on phone in CGI Houston"

"Applied for PIO card with all necessary documents + cashier's check .was returned asking for my father's birth certificate. My father never left India & passed away 50 years back. Now I am trying to apply for OCI. Cannot download application. Nobody a"

"No body answers the phone"

"The consulate in Houston is terrible. They never pick up the phone, never reply to e-mails. It takes forever to process any sort of application. Absolute disregard for the people regarding their services."

"Obtaining a travel visa by mail from Houston in emergency situations is not possible and you will not be aware of this until you have already sent your important documents to them. This situation should actually be illegal. Restricting someone's movement "

"they lost my passport"

"Will this do any good? There are a bunch of heartless, people employed at the consulates. India is not the only country which has consulates, and they all run smoothly. Indian consulates are run as if they are the rulers and any one asking for a legal ser"

"unable to process india visa even after 10 working days."

"shoudnot beworkinusa"

"I am trying to reach houston consulate for last 1 week but no sucess yet. Have send them emails and even fax the query, but haven't heard from them."

"No response to requested requets"

"change attitude, issue emergency vissa for people whose love one;s died, or have to go for marraige or students"