Editing Chennai (section)

===Foreign missions===
{{See also|List of diplomatic missions in Chennai}}
The consular presence in the city dates back to 1794, when William Abbott was appointed US consular agent for [[South India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History|publisher=US Consulate Chennai|url=https://in.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/chennai/history/|access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Mike|title=Abbott Family Genealogy|publisher=mikesclark.com|url=http://www.mikesclark.com/genealogy/abbott.html|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615014030/http://www.mikesclark.com/genealogy/abbott.html|archive-date=15 June 2020}}</ref> {{As of|2022}}, there are 60 foreign representations in Chennai, including 16 consulates general and 28 honorary consulates.<ref>{{cite web|title = Did you know that...|publisher=Embassy Pages|url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy19502/|access-date=25 Feb 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Who are honorary consul generals and what do they do?|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=13 August 2018|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/who-are-honorary-consul-generals-and-what-do-they-do/articleshow/65369434.cms|access-date = 27 October 2018}}</ref> [[Consulate General of the United States, Chennai|American Consulate in Chennai]] is amongst the top employment-based visa processing centres.<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. Consulate in Chennai among top 10 visa issuers|location=Chennai|date=9 July 2010|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/09/stories/2010070956080200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713185155/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/09/stories/2010070956080200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref> The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) is in charge of immigration and registration activities in the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Foreigners Regional Registration Office, Chennai|publisher=Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, India|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/PDF_Other/Addressoffices_25042017.pdf|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref>