Chinese Embassy in USA: Visa Fees, Visa Application Procedures

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America

General Procedures for Applying Chinese Visa

The Visa Office of the Embassy of the P.R.C in the United States deals with visa, passport, notarization and authentication applications. You'd better read the relevant instructions for application before submission.

Step1: Pick up a number at the entrance of the hall of the Visa Office and wait until your number is called.

Step2: When your number is called, you can go to window 1 or window 2 to submit application or make inquires.

Step3: Pay fees between 13:00-15:00 on the date for picking up your visas. Queue up before window 3 and pay the fees (needless to pick up a number).

Step4: Queue up before window 4 to pick up your visa. Check them carefully before you leave.

Visa Fees
Please pay by Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Money Order, Cashier's Check or Company Check. Personal checks are not accepted. The payee should be 'Chinese Embassy'.

1. Regular Visa Fee per Person
The regular visa fee for American citizens is adjusted from August 1, 2007. No matter of the number of entries, the individual applicant is charged 100 dollars; while the group visa is charged 80 dollars per person. The expedited service fee doesn't change.

Visa Types	American Citizens	Citizens of Other Countries
Single-Entry Visa with 3-month Validity	USD 130	USD 30
Double-Entry Visa with 6-month Validity	USD 130	USD 45
Multi-Entry Visa with 6-month Validity	USD 130	USD 60
Multi-Entry Visa with 12-month Validity	USD 130	USD 90
Multi-Entry Visa with 24-month Validity	USD 130	USD 90

2. Expedited Service Fee per Person

The regular processing time of a visa is 4 working days. For urgent cases, expedited service is available. Moreover, additional fees will be paid as following:

1 working day processing (applications should be submitted before 11:30. On the same day, visas can be picked up between 14:30-15:00)	USD 30
2-3 working days processing	USD 20

3. Mail Back Service Fee per Package
The visa application sent by mail is not accepted, but the mail back service is available by the Chinese embassy in U.S.A. Extra money will be paid as following.

Mail Back Service Fee per Package

USD 5

Notes:
1. A self-addressed, pre-paid return envelope must be provided.
2. The registered return envelopes are not accepted, such as Certified, Registered.
3. The return envelops with traceable number are accepted, such as FedEx, Express Mail.
4. Applicants should write his/her name, address as the SENDER instead of the Chinese embassy on the return envelop.
5. Please pay by Money Order, Cashier's Check, or Company Check. Personal checks and cash are not accepted.

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