Abu Dhabi, June 29 -- India has extended emergency-only consular services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until July 1 due to administrative reasons.

In a post on X on Monday, June 29, the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi said both the embassy and the Consulate General of India in Dubai will continue to provide only emergency passport, visa, miscellaneous consular and attestation services until July 1.

The extension follows an earlier announcement issued on June 19, which said routine consular services would be temporarily suspended during the transition to a new outsourced provider for passport, visa and attestation services in the UAE. Under the new system, Alhind Tours and Travel LLC is expected to take over the delivery of passport, ...