Visa Application Form of People's Republic of China (Form V2011A)  Visa Application Form of People's Republic of China (Form V2011B)

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

Consul General: Ms. Gao Yanping
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)
Website: http://houston.china-consulate.org/eng/

 Visa & Passport Office
Tel: +1-713-5217495 (24-hour Answering Service)
      +1-713-5219589 (Manned Service between 09:00-10:00 in workday)
Fax: +1-713-5210237
Email: visahouston@hotmail.com
Office Hours: 09:00-11:30; 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 Chinese consulate or embassy in your region. Otherwise, your application will be delayed or even denied.

  Means of Payment
From January 1st, 2010, the Visa & Passport Office of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston has not accepted cash payment for all document services. For Chinese visa, Chinese passport, authentication and notarization services, the consulate only accepts Master Card, Visa Card and Money Order, Cashier's Check or Official Check (excluding personal check) payable to Chinese Consulate in Houston.

 2012 Public Holidays of Chinese Consulate in Houston 

Festivals	Date	Day
New Year's Day	January 2	Monday
Martin Luther King's Birthday	January 16	Monday
Spring Festival	January 23 - 25	Monday - Wednesday
Washington's Birthday	February 20	Monday
Memorial Day	May 28	Monday
Independence Day	July 4	Wednesday
Labor Day	September 3	Monday
National Day of China	October 1 - 3	Monday - Wednesday
Columbus Day	October 8	Monday
Thanksgiving Day	November 22, 23	Thursday & Friday
Christmas Day	December 24, 25	Monday & Tuesday

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

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

 Map of Chinese 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.