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China Consulate in Houston, USA

China Consulate in Houston, USA has been closed since July of 2020. Applicants living in its once consular districts, which include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Puerto Rico, need to turn to China consulates in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago or China Embassy in Washington, D.C. to apply for China visas.

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

Consul General: Ms. Li Qiangmin
Address: 3417 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77006, U.S.A
Tel: +1-713-5201462
Fax: +1-713-5213064
Office Hours: 09:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00, Monday-Friday (except holidays)

Consular Office of Chinese Consulate in Houston

Tel: +1-713-5217459 (24-hour Answering Service)
+1-713-5278954 (Manned Service between 09:00-10:00 in workday)
Email: visahouston@hotmail.com
Office Hours: 09:30-11:30; 13:30-15:00, Monday-Friday (except holidays)

Consular Districts: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Puerto Rico.
If you live in other regions, please contact the embassy or consulate in your region. Otherwise, your application will be delayed or even denied.

Means of Payment

The Consular Office in Houston does not accept cash payment for all document services. For all services, the consulate only accepts Master Card, Visa Card, Money Order, Cashier's Check and company check made payable to "Chinese Consulate General in Houston".

2020 Public Holidays of the Consulate in Houston (Consular Section)

Festivals	Date	Day
New Year's Day	January 1	Wednesday
Chinese New Year	January 27 & 28	Monday & Tuesday
Qingming Festival	April 6	Monday
Labor Day	May 1	Friday
Independence Day	July 3	Friday
Mid-Autumn Festival & Chinese National Day	October 1 - 2	Thursday & Friday
Thanksgiving Day	November 26 & 27	Thursday & Friday
Christmas Day	December 25	Friday

Notice of Parking-lot

For the convenience of applicants, the Consulate in Houston has leased a designated parking-lot which is located at the parking area north and west of the La Columber D'Or restaurant (the restaurant faces the front gate of the consulate across the street).

Parking hours: 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 16:00, Monday through Friday.

Map of the Consulate in Houston

Transport:

Drive on highway 45: Exit at 47A, drive along Allen Pkwy and turn left on Montrose Blvd., arrive at 3417 Montrose Blvd. on the left.

Drive on highway 59: From South of Houston, drive on highway 59N, exit at Richmond Ave., turn left on Richmond Ave., turn right on Montrose Blvd., arrive at 3417 Montrose Blvd. on the right; From North of Houston, Drive on highway 59S, exit at McGowen St., drive along Hamilton St., turn right on Elgin St. (Elgin St. will change to Westheimer Rd.), turn left on Montrose Blvd., arrive at 3417 Montrose Blvd. on the left.
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- Last updated on Mar. 24, 2023 by Brenda Lian -

Questions & Answers on China Consulate in Houston

Asked by Elh E from UNITED STATES | Oct. 30, 2023 08:17

Phone numbers

Hello I am trying to get in contact with you but none of the numbers listed are working. Please update me with a working number

Answers (1)

Answered by Jason | Oct. 30, 2023 20:28

Hi, China Consulate in Houston has been closed since July of 2020 and it hasn't opened yet. If you have any question, please contact Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C: Tel: +1 202-855-1555 (12:30-16:30, Monday to Friday, except for holidays).

Asked by Xiong Hanzhen from UNITED STATES | Jul. 25, 2023 09:23

Passport renewal

I am a Chinese Citizen living in Texas and need to renew my Chinese Passport that has expired. Can you please tell me what forms I need to fill out and where I need to go to complete this process?

Answers (1)

Answered by Stella | Jul. 25, 2023 22:39

You need to download the app China Foreign Affairs to renew your passport.

Asked by Claus Sutor from USA | Jul. 05, 2023 12:50

Is our visa still valid or does it have to be renewed? it says that it is good until August 2027.

y wife and I have enjoyed traveling to China. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic our last visit to your beautiful country was in early 2020. I read somewhere that the tourist visas issued prior to the pandemic will have to be renewed. Please be so kind and let us know.

Answers (1)

Answered by Kevin | Jul. 05, 2023 19:48

Your visas have been valid again since this March 15, 2023 and you can enter China with them. Welcome and have fun~

Asked by Gerard Hilbers from USA | May. 09, 2023 10:35

I am requesting a business visa to visit a supplier in early June

I have been invited by a key supplier of the company that I work for to visit their facility near Nanjing. I plan to arrive on June 4 by plane into Nanjing or Shanghai. On June 5 and 6 I would meet with our supplier. On June 7 I would fly back to the USA leaving China from either Nanjing or Shanghai. I may need to come back to China in the next year, so I would like to have a multiple entry visa. The supplier, Yida Environmental Protection Co. LTD. has issued me a letter of Invitation. I have filled out a visa application on line and printed it out. I live in Florida. What do I do now to get my visa approved?

Answers (1)

Answered by Fred | May. 09, 2023 23:10

You need to make an appointment on the official website: avas.mfa.gov.cn with Chinese embassy in Washington,D.C. Then print your application form and prepare your passport and related documents to submit them in person.

Asked by Jeffrey LaFleur from USA | Jun. 15, 2021 17:26

Where do I get my visa since the Houston consulate is closed?

My fiance is Chinese, lives in Chongqing, China. I live in Texas. Where do I got to get a possible visa for me to go to China, meet my fiance's parents/family, ask them for permission to marry her, and then we get married and live in her city? She is planning on coming here for us to meet, since all plans were cancelled due to the covid virus. She is going to write-out her invitation letter for me to hopefully get to China for us to marry.

Answers (1)

Answered by Leo | Jun. 21, 2021 00:53

It's quite difficult for you to get a visa to China right now. For more details, you may contact the embassy directly: visaoffice.dc

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