To facilitate people-to-people exchanges, the Chinese Embassy and Consulates-General in the US will continue to reduce the visa fees until December 31, 2026. The reduced fees are as follows:
Regular Visa Service Fees (For Most visa type, China visa fee for us citizens will be $140 till end of year 2026)
| Number of Entry | U.S.Citizen | Non-U.S. Citizen* |
| Single Entry | $140 | $23 |
| Double Entries | $34 | |
| Multiple Entriesfor 6 Months | $45 | |
| Multiple Entriesfor 12 Months or more | $68 | |
| J1/J2 | $171 |
Note:
*1. Visa fees for certain non-U.S.Citizens vary from the list above. Please check with the Visa Office for details.
2. For an express service, there is an additional fee of $25 per visa.
Previously on China visa-fee reduction
On December 08, 2023, Chinese officials announced to cut visa fees by 25% for travellers from most of countries including US, UK, Canada from Dec. 11 2023 to Dec. 31 2024, according to statements from the Chinese foreign ministry and embassies.
The policy so far covers hundreds of millions of travellers from over a dozen countries and will make it cheaper for them to get a visa to travel to China.
- The policy will make it more affordable for travelers from more than a dozen countries to obtain a visa to travel to China;
- Chinese embassies and consulates-general in the United States will reduce the visa fee to $140 (from $185) ;
- Countries including Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam will have certain visa fees cut 25%. Other countries will see visa fee reductions of up to 75%, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
The Chinese government has introduced various measures recently to increase inbound travel from foreign tourists and drive business in its economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
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