**“Issued by” means the issuing authority; “issued in” means the place of issue.**

- **H‑1B visa:** It was issued by the **United States**, even if you obtained it in India. If the field accepts free text for an authority, enter the issuing U.S. embassy or consulate—for example, **“U.S. Consulate General, Chennai”**, if that matches your visa’s issuing post. If it is a country dropdown, select **United States of America**. [U.S. Department of State—visa issuing posts](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/fees/visa-issuing-posts.html)

- **Indian passport:** For “Issued by,” copy the issuing authority shown in your passport. Depending on where it was issued, that could be **“Regional Passport Office, [city]”** or an **Indian embassy/consulate**. “Government of India” describes the government, but the specific issuing office is more precise. India’s passport offices and overseas missions issue passports under the Ministry of External Affairs. [Passport Seva—issuing authorities](https://www.passportindia.gov.in/psp/GettingStarted)

- **Passport “Issued in”:** Enter the **place of issue printed in your passport**. If there is also an “Issuing state” field, select **India**.

This distinction matches the [VisaMetric VIDEX guide](https://www.visametric.com/storage/images/pages/files2/5dd7904389272-Videx-in-English-guide-%28Uzb_-21112019%29-min.pdf), which treats issuing country, issuing authority, and issuing city as separate entries.