Consulate General of Belgium in Chennai

Consulate General of Belgium for Southern India Consulate General of Belgium, Chennai பெல்ஜியத் துணைதூதரகம், சென்னை
Coat of Arms of Belgium
Incumbent Bart De Groof since 2013
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Consul General
Inaugural holder	Bart De Groof
Formation	28 November 2013
Website	http://countries.diplomatie.belgium.be/en/india/embassy_and_consulates/consulate_generale_chennai/

The Consulate General of Belgium for Southern India is one of the three missions of Belgium in India focusing on Belgian interests in the region. It is located in Chennai and its jurisdiction includes the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and the union territory of Puducherry. The other two are the Embassy of Belgium at New Delhi and the Belgian Consulate General at Mumbai, in addition to an honorary office in Kolkata. The current consul general of the Chennai Consulate is Bart De Groof, who is also the first consul general of the Chennai Consulate and the first head of mission since the establishment of the Mission in 2013.

History

The need to set up a Consulate General for Southern India in Chennai arose because, as of 2012, more than a third of Indian visitors to Belgium were from the four South Indian states. There was an honorary consulate of Belgium functioning at Guindy and a trade office before the establishment of the Consulate General. In April 2013, Belgium announced the plan to open the consulate in Chennai, when it opened its visa application centre, and the trade office was then converted to a consulate. The Consulate General of Belgium for Southern India in Chennai was established on 28 November 2013 by Princess Astrid of Belgium in the presence of the then ambassador of Belgium Pierre Vaesen. The city’s port and its geo-strategic location on the east coast of the country were among the primary reasons behind the opening of the mission which Belgium considered could enhance its presence in Myanmar and Bangladesh. The visa application centre was opened earlier on 15 April 2013 to cater to travellers from south India.

Location

The Consulate General is located at 18 Khader Nawaz Khan Road in Nungambakkam. It is located at the premises of the former trade office of Canada.

List of consul generals

1. Bart De Groof (2013–Present)

Functions

About 10,000 visas are expected to be given from the consulate in Chennai, most of them business visas.

See also

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• Embassy of Belgium, New Delhi
• List of diplomatic missions in Chennai
• List of diplomatic missions of Belgium
• Foreign relations of Belgium
• India–Belgium relations
• Foreign relations of India

External links

• Webpage of the Chennai Consulate in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Website

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