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: Mr. Peng Keyu
Address: 520 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10036, USA
Tel: +1-212-2449456
Email: chinaconsul_ny_us@mfa.gov.cn
Office Hours: 09:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00, Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Website: http://www.nyconsulate.prchina.org/eng/

 Visa & Passport Office
Tel: +1-212-8682078 (Manned Service between 09:30-12:00, 13:00-15:30 in workdays)
Fax: +1-212-4651708
Email: cnnyconsulate@mfa.gov.cn
Office Hours: 09:00-12:00, 13:00-15:30, Monday-Friday (except holidays)

 Services Provided by Visa & Passport Office
1. Issue Chinese visa (including Hong Kong Visa/Entry Permit or Macau Visa) to foreigners who are going to China.
2. Issue Chinese Passport and Travel Document to Chinese citizens (including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan).
3. Notarize documents for Chinese citizens.
4. Authenticate documents for Chinese citizens and foreigners.

 Consular Districts: Connecticut, Maine, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.  

 Tips for Applicants (Avoid the Crowd and Long Line)
Generally speaking, the applicants are less from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and on Wednesdays and Thursdays. There are many applicants in all afternoons, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and the first two days after the public holidays.

 Instructions for Applying Chinese Visa at Visa Hall
1. Make a good preparation for the required documents (No Need to make an appointment).
2. Go through security check.
3. For China visa application, please queue in line from windows#2-6, 1st floor.  Applicants do not need a queuing number.
Note: Photo room is on the left side of Window#1. Copiers are located in the middle of the first floor and by the street side of second floor.

 Holiday Schedule of Chinese Consulate in New York in 2012

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
International Labor Day	May 1	Tuesday
Memorial Day	May 28	Monday
Independence Day	July 4	Wednesday
Labor Day	September 3	Monday
Chinese National Day	October 1, 2, 3	Monday - Wednesday
Columbus Day	October 8	Monday
Veterans Day	November 12	Monday
Thanksgiving Day	November 22, 23	Thursday & Friday
Christmas Day	December 25	Tuesday

 Map of Chinese Consulate in New York 

Transport:  1. Bus No. M42 can reach the Consulate-General directly. 2. Many subway lines stop at 42nd Street,  such as:  6th Avenue: B, D, F. 7th Avenue: 1,2,3,7,9,N,Q,R,S,W. 8th Avenue: A, C, E. Lexington Avenue: 4, 5, 6.