Dubai: If you had submitted your passport renewal request through one of the closed Indian Consular and Attestation Service Centres (ICACs), you don’t need to worry about how you will be able to pick up your new passport.
On the dedicated website for consular services in the UAE – consularsevainuae.com – Al Hind Tours & Travels has clarified that delivery counters for passport will remain open at three out of the four centres, which have closed since October 22.
Here is all you need to know.
Which centres were closed?
According to the Indian Embassy in the UAE, the following ICACs would no longer be functional from October 22, 2026:
- Al Musaffah, Capital Mall, Mohammed Bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi
- Al Reem, Office No. (WSO 157, 158 and 159) – Level 1, Wafra Square Offices, Al Reem Island Abu Dhabi
- Dubai Investment Park-I, Room 601-02 - Bayan - Dubai Investment Park –I, Green Community Village – Dubai
- Sharjah, Al Majaz, Room 902-3, Bell Rashid Towers - Corniche St - Al Majaz 1 - Al Majaz - Sharjah
What if you applied for passport renewal at one of these centres?
According to the announcement on the Indian Consular Seva website, passport counters for delivery will still be available at the following centres:
- Abu Dhabi: Musaffah
- Dubai: Dubai Investment Park 1
- Sharjah: Al Majaz
So, if you had submitted your passport renewal request before the centres shut down, you will still be able to collect your new passports from these centres. In case you used the Al Reem Centre, you will be able to collect your passport from the Al Danah Centre as well.
Submission counters will not be operational
The announcement reiterated that while customers will be able to collect their passport, submission counters at the three centres will not be operational, so no new requests for passport, visa or attestation will be processed.