OTHER CITIZEN SERVICES

Legal and Commercial Disputes

Business Information

American firms seeking information on the bona fides of prospective Indian business partners can often obtain credit reports through banks or through commercial reporting agencies. Citibank of New York has branches in Hyderabad, Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras) and New Delhi. American Express has branches in Hyderabad, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai as well as representatives in all the major cities in India. Bank of America has branches in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and New Delhi.

Attorneys

The U.S. Consulate General cannot represent American citizens in court nor advise them on legal matters.  Instead, you may wish to consult with an attorney in India, who can provide advice on your options and remedies within the Indian legal system. The American Citizen Services Unit has developed a List of Attorneys who practice law in the Hyderabad consular district, which is the state of Andhra Pradesh. The U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad assumes no responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the persons whose names appear in the list. The order in which the names appear is alphabetical and has no other significance.

Foreign Commercial Service

The U.S. Department of Commerce office in India, has a number of resources and services to foster American business interests in India.  Among the services available are: access to specialists familiar with your industry, market research, sector analysis, pre-arranged appointments with targeted businesses, and international company profiles.

The U.S. Commercial Service, Hyderabad 

The U.S. Commercial Service, Hyderabad offers valuable assistance to help U.S. businesses export goods and services to India. We assist U.S. companies to identify trade opportunities, find local trading partners, representatives and distributors, resolve trade complaints, land government tenders, and obtain market research. We also help Indian companies to find U.S. sources of supply. In South India we also have offices in Bangalore and Chennai.

U.S. Commercial Service
555, Taj Deccan Hotel
Road No. 1, Banjara Hills
HYDERABAD 500 034
Tel: +91-40-2330 5000/2339 3939; Fax: +91-40-2330 0130
E-mail: Hyderabad.office.box@mail.doc.gov

Please visit our website for more information:

http://www.buyusa.gov/india/en/index.html

Other Judicial Assistance

See the State Department website for more information on judicial assistance services in India (e.g. criminal matters, service of process, obtaining evidence). Please note that India is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters.