Note: The Chinese Consulate-General in Houston was closed in late July 2020. Since then, all consular services originally handled by the Houston Consulate—including China visa applications, Chinese passports, notarization, and authentication—have been taken over by the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
On June 29, 2024, after mutual consultation, China and the United States reached an agreement to simultaneously adjust the consular jurisdictions of their respective embassies and consulates. The adjusted consular jurisdictions of Chinese diplomatic missions in the U.S. are as follows:
Chinese Embassy in the United States (Washington, D.C.)
Jurisdiction:
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Delaware
Chinese Embassy in the United States Also covers (formerly under the Houston Consulate):
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Puerto Rico
Chinese Consulate-General in New York
Jurisdiction:
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Vermont
- Rhode Island
Chinese Consulate-General in San Francisco
Jurisdiction:
- Northern California
- Alaska
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Washington
- Idaho
- Montana
- Wyoming
Chinese Consulate-General in Los Angeles
Jurisdiction:
- Southern California
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Utah
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Pacific Islands
Chinese Consulate-General in Chicago
Jurisdiction:
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Wisconsin
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
The Chinese Embassy and Consulates General in the United States of America will perform consular functions in the respective consular jurisdictions from June 29, 2024.
As of now, the Chinese consulates in the United States do not offer a mail-in service for Chinese visa applications—applications must be submitted in person at the consulate or through a professional visa agency like Visit China Visa Center acting as your representative. The agency will submit your documents at the consulate for you, so you do not need to travel in person.
Want Someone to Handle the Application Process for You?
If you are short on time or simply do not want to deal with the online application yourself, Visit China Visa Center provides all-inclusive China visa application assistance.
Our All-Inclusive Service Can Include:
- Help completing the online application
- Free consultation
- Free photo cropping and formatting
- Document printing
- Application review
- Checklist and document guidance
- In-person passport submission
- Passport pickup
- Secure return shipping options
- No credit card processing fees
- No hidden service fees
For China visa, Our service fees are typically $155–$255, depending on processing speed.
For Canton fair, the fee will be depend on service you select.
Official government visa fees are separate and are typically $140–$165, depending on the applicant and current government fee schedule.
Refund Guarantee
If your visa is not granted, our service fee is eligible for a full refund under our service guarantee and applicable terms.
How to Start with our all inclusive China visa service
1: Place Your Order
2: Start With Our China visa Short Form
Complete the China Visa Short Form
Have questions?
Call: 202-202-2888
Email: service@visitchinavisa.com
Important Disclaimer
Visit China Visa Center is a private visa application assistance and courier service. We are not a government agency, law firm, or representative of the Chinese government.
Processing times, visa requirements, fees, and eligibility rules are subject to change and remain under the control of the Chinese embassy or consulate.
All visa decisions are made solely by the appropriate Chinese embassy or consulate.
Our service fees are separate from official government visa fees.
For the latest official requirements, applicants should always refer to the Chinese embassy or consulate responsible for their jurisdiction.
