Chinese Embassy in U.S.A.
From Jan. 1, 2024, tourist visa (L-Visa) applicants within the US needn't submit materials like round-trip air ticket booking record, hotel reservation, invitation letter …
Detail Procedure for Application
(How to Apply - Processing Time - Visa Fees - Pick-up, etc) For Children Born in USA with Chinese Descent Going to China
Ambassador: Mr. Xiefeng
Minister: Mr. Jing Quan
Address: 3505 International Place, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008, USA
Tel: +1-202-4952266
Fax: +1-202-4952138
Email: chinaembpress_us@mfa.gov.cn
Website: http://us.china-embassy.org/eng/
Consular Office of Chinese Embassy in U.S.A.
Address: 2201 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20007, USA
Telephone Consulting Service: +1-202-8551555
Fax: +1-202-5252056
Email: washington_visa@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Office Hours: 09:30-14:30, Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Consular Districts of the Embassy/Consulates in U.S.A
| Embassy/Consulate | Consular Jurisdiction |
|---|---|
| Embassy of PRC in Washington DC | Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Delaware; States Used to be under the Chinese Consulate General in Houston: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, Puerto Rico |
| Consulate General of PRC in Chicago | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota |
| Consulate General of PRC in New York | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Rhode Island |
| Consulate General of PRC in Los Angeles | Southern California , Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado,Hawaii , U.S. Pacific islands including Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa |
| Consulate General of PRC in San Francisco | Northern California, Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming |
Major Visa Types & Requirements
| Types | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Tourist (L) | It is issued to those who comes for tourism. Group L is available for tourists who travel on a group basis. |
| Business (M) | It is issued to those who intend to go there for commercial and trade activities. |
| Noncommercial Visit (F) | It is issued to those who intend to go to China for exchanges, visits, study tours and other activities. |
| Employment/Work (Z) | It is issued to an alien who comes for a post, employment, or commercial performance. |
| Student (X) | It is issued to foreigners who go to study in China. |
| Family Reunion (Q) | It is issued to those who are family members of Chinese citizens or of foreigners with Chinese permanent residence and intend to go to China for family reunion, or to those who intend to go there for the purpose of foster care. Q1 grants a stay of more than 180 days, while Q2 allows a stay of no more than 180 days. |
| Private Visit (S) | it is issued to family members of foreigners with work Z and student X in China or visit for other private affairs. S1 is for immediate family members, and S2 is for all family members including spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law. |
| Transit (G) | It is issued to a foreign citizen who is to transit through China on his or her way to a third country (or region). |
| Talent (R) | It is issued to aliens who are high-level talents or whose skills are urgently needed in China. |
| D | It issued to those who intend to reside in China permanently. |
How to Apply -- Processing Time -- Visa Fees -- Pick-up
10-year China Visa for US Citizens
The Chinese Embassy in the USA accepts 10-year multiple-entry (L / M / Q2 / S2 type) and 5-year multiple entry (X1 type) visa applications. The required documents for the above-mentioned entry permits are basically the same as before. However, applicants please note that the remaining validity of passport should not be less than one year. Each allowed stay duration of ten-year L / M type shall be 60 days, 90 days for the S2 type, and 120 days for the Q2 type. The stay of Q2 type can be 180 days at most upon the applicant’s reasonable request. If the applicant gets a new passport but has a valid Chinese entry permit on the old passport, he or she can travel with both passports provided that the personal details on both papers are exactly consistent. The fee for a 10-year entry permit is 140 dollars.
2025 Holiday Schedule of the Embassy in Washington D.C.
To observe the public holidays of PRC and the United States, the consular office will be closed on the following festivals in 2025.
| Festivals | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 | Wednesday |
| Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | January 20 | Monday |
| Chinese New Year | January 28-31 | Tuesday - Friday |
| Washington’s Birthday | February 17 | Monday |
| International Labor Day | May 1 | Thursday |
| Memorial Day | May 26 | Monday |
| Dragon Boat Festival | June 2 | Monday |
| Juneteenth National Independence Day | June 19 | Thursday |
| Independence Day | July 4 | Friday |
| Labor Day | September 1 | Monday |
| Chinese National Day | October 1 - 3 | Wednesday - Friday |
| Columbus Day | October 13 | Monday |
| Veterans Day | November 11 | Tuesday |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 27 - 28 | Thursday- Friday |
| Chrisrmas Day | December 25 | Thursday |
Please contact Embassy of U.S.A. in PRC if Americans are in problems there.
Recommended Tours:China Tours from USA, From New York, From Washington, From Los Angeles, From Seattle, From Chicago,
From Detroit, From Houston, From San Francisco, From Hawaii, From Boston
Other Chinese Embassies in North America:Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Nassau, the Bahamas, Ottawa, Canada