China Visa Application in USA

 Visa Application Form of PRC

 Embassy of PRC in USA
  Detail Procedure for Application
  (How to Apply - Processing Time - Fees - Pick-up, etc)
  For Children Born in USA with Chinese Descent Going to China

1. Fill in the visa application form on the official web of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You need to choose the Embassy or Consulate-General which holds consular jurisdiction over the state where you reside.  After, print it out and sign it.  
2. Go to the Embassy or Consulate-General at appointed time to submit the application form and other requirements.
3. If you cannot come in person, you may entrust someone else or an agent to drop off your application at the consular office of the Embassy or Consulate-General which holds consular jurisdiction over the state where you reside.
4. Mailed applications are not acceptable and will be returned.

  From Jan. 1, 2024, tourist visa applicants (L-Visa) within the US will no longer be required to submit round-trip air ticket booking record, proof of hotel reservation, itinerary or invitation letter.

1. The regular processing time is 4 working days (e.g. submission on Monday, pick up on Thursday).
2. Express service: 3 working days processing, $25 will be charged per application.

1. Please pay by Visa, MasterCard, Money Order, Cashier's Check. Cash or Personal/Company check is not acceptable.
2. Please make money order or checks payable to "Chinese Embassy".

Entry & Validity	American Citizens	Citizens of Other Countries
Single Entry	USD 140	USD 23
Double Entries		USD 34
Multiple Entries for 6 months		USD 45
Multiple Entries for 12 months or more		USD 68
resident correspondent J1 / short-term journalist J2	USD 171	--

* The fees above are applicable from December 11, 2023 to December 31, 2024. The express service will charge USD 25 per visa.

 1. On or after the pick-up date specified in the receipt, applicants can pay and pick up their passports themselves or by entrusted persons, travel agencies with the receipt. Please check your visa information carefully in the embassy, and contact the consular officer if there were any problem.
2. The Consular Office of the Embassy in Washington DC no longer provides mail back service. If anyone asks for mail back service, please contact travel agencies.
 

Please check carefully if the validity, number of entries and duration of stay on the obtained visa could still meet the need for the trip.

1. Validity (enter before) is the length of period that it is good for, namely from the issuing date to the deadline of entering China for the bearer of the visa. Given the number of entries are sufficient, the bearer is able to enter at anytime before 12:00am on the expiring date.

A visa becomes void once its period of validity expires regardless of whether its entries are used up or not. The holder should apply for a new visa if he or she intends to visit again. 

2. Entries is the number permitted to enter China during its validity. A visa becomes invalid if there is no more valid number of entries left. To use such a visa will lead to decline of entry. 

3. Duration of each stay refers to the longest period of time the bearer of a visa is permitted to stay in China from the date of entry on each visit. 

Under Chinese law, a foreign national who overstays his or her visa in China is subject to fine and other penalties. If it's necessary to stay longer than the duration of stay allowed, approval must be obtained from a local public security authority above county level 30 days before the duration of stay is running out. The bearer is permitted to stay without leaving once the application is approved.