China Visa Application in USA

 Visa Application Form of PRC

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

1. Fill in the visa application form on the official web of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You need to choose the Embassy or Consulate-General which holds consular jurisdiction over the state where you reside.  After, print it out and sign it. 
2. Make an appointment for visa application submission also on the official web of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   
3. Go to the Embassy or Consulate-General at appointed time to submit the application form and other requirements.
4. If you cannot come in person, you may entrust someone else or an agent to drop off your application at the consular office of the Embassy or Consulate-General which holds consular jurisdiction over the state where you reside.
5. Mailed applications are not acceptable and will be returned.

1. The regular processing time is 4 working days (e.g. submission on Monday, pick up on Thursday).
2. Express service: 2-3 working days processing, $20 will be charged per application.
3. Same day rush service: additional fee of $30 for 1 working day processing (applications presented before 12:00pm may be picked up in the afternoon on the same day).

1. Please pay by Visa, MasterCard, Money Order, Cashier's Check. Cash or Personal/Company check is not acceptable.
2. Please make money order or checks payable to "Chinese Embassy".

Entry & Validity	American Citizens	Citizens of Other Countries
Single Entry for 3 Months	USD 185	USD 30
Double Entry for 6 Months	USD 185	USD 45
Multiple Entries for 6 Months	USD 185	USD 60
Multiple Entries for 1 Year or 2 Years	USD 185	USD 90
Multiple Entries for 10 Years	USD 185	NA

* Here fees for some countries may differ from that listed above due to reciprocity, and will be charged accordingly by the Embassy.

 1. On or after the pick-up date specified in the receipt, applicants can pay and pick up their passports themselves or by entrusted persons, travel agencies with the receipt. Please check your visa information carefully in the embassy, and contact the consular officer if there were any problem.
2. The Consular Office of the Embassy in Washington DC no longer provides mail back service. If anyone asks for mail back service, please contact travel agencies.
 

Please check carefully if the validity, number of entries and duration of stay on the obtained visa could still meet the need for the trip.

1. Validity (enter before) is the length of period that it is good for, namely from the issuing date to the deadline of entering China for the bearer of the visa. Given the number of entries are sufficient, the bearer is able to enter at anytime before 12:00am on the expiring date.

A visa becomes void once its period of validity expires regardless of whether its entries are used up or not. The holder should apply for a new visa if he or she intends to visit again. 

2. Entries is the number permitted to enter China during its validity. A visa becomes invalid if there is no more valid number of entries left. To use such a visa will lead to decline of entry. 

3. Duration of each stay refers to the longest period of time the bearer of a visa is permitted to stay in China from the date of entry on each visit. 

Under Chinese law, a foreign national who overstays his or her visa in China is subject to fine and other penalties. If it's necessary to stay longer than the duration of stay allowed, approval must be obtained from a local public security authority above county level 30 days before the duration of stay is running out. The bearer is permitted to stay without leaving once the application is approved.