British Deputy High Commission Chennai

British Deputy High Commission, Chennai
Coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Coordinates	Coordinates: 13°03′56″N 80°14′57″E / 13.0656°N 80.2493°E / 13.0656; 80.2493
Location	Chennai, India
Address	20 Anderson Road, Chennai 600 006, India
Deputy High Commissioner	Bharat Joshi
Website	British Deputy High Commission, Chennai

The British Deputy High Commission, Chennai is the United Kingdom diplomatic mission with responsibility for southern India, namely, the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. The Deputy High Commissioner is equivalent to a Consul-General, and reports to the British High Commission. The current Deputy High Commissioner is Bharat Joshi, succeeding Mike Nithavrianakis, who held the office for a tenure of 4 years.

The consular section of the British Deputy High Commission, Chennai is located at 20 Anderson Road, Nungambakkam. The British Council and the British Library are located at 737, Anna Salai.

The consular section of the British Deputy High Commission provides consular assistance and protection for British citizens. The Chennai consular region has a trade office at Hyderabad and a Deputy High Commission office at Bangalore, functioning from 2009, for which visas are issued from the Deputy High Commission office at Chennai. The visa application centres are located in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi and Bangalore.

Below is the list of deputy high commissioners of the British Deputy High Commission in Chennai:

In 2006, the Deputy High Commission at Chennai processed 11,224 visa applications, next only to the Mumbai Centre. The High Commissions at Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata processed 14,366, 6,688 and 1,328 applications, respectively. In 2008, of the 336,000 student visas issued in India, around 20 percent (67,000) were issued in Chennai. Of late, the visa rejection rate from the Deputy High Commission at Chennai has been increased.