Embassy and Consulates General of the PRC in the U.S. plays a significant role in facilitating diplomatic relations between the two countries. As the official representative of the People’s Republic of China in the United States, the embassy is responsible for a wide range of functions that are critical to maintaining and strengthening bilateral relations.
At present, China has one Embassy in Washington D.C and four consulates general in the following U.S. cities: New York, NY; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA, responsible for consular affairs in their respective jurisdictions. Please be advised that sending your visa application or document(s) to the incorrect office may result in complication or delay in processing or even denial of application. Please check out on the embassy or consulate corresponding to the state where you live.
Note: On July 21, 2020, the United States government ordered the consulate in Houston to be closed within 72 hours. Since then the Consulate General in Houston is permanently closed.
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Embassy in Washington D.C.
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America
Address: 3505 International Place, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 U.S.A.
Tel: +1-202-495-2266
Fax: +1-202-495-2138
E-mail: chinaembpress_us@mfa.gov.cn
Visa Office
Address: 2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel: +1 202-855-1555
Fax: +1 202-5252056
Email for Passport and Travel Document Application: washington_hz@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Email for Authentication Application: washington_gzrz@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Email for Visa Application: washington_visa@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Contact Details
Chinese Embassy Chancery
Office Hours: 9:00 am－5:30 pm ( Monday – Friday, except holidays)
Tel: (202) 495-2266
Cell: (202) 669-8024
(For Emergency Only; For passport, visa, authentication, notarization, inquiry, please contact the visa section)
Consular assistance and protection: 202-495-2216
The Global Emergency Call Center For Consular Protection and Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 01186-10-12308 or 01186-10-59913991
Fax: (202) 495-2138
Address: 3505 International Place, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008
Email: chinaembpress_us@mfa.gov.cn
Media Inquiry: chineseembassyspokesperson@gmail.com
The Visa Section
Office Hours: 9:30 am－2:30 pm ( Monday – Friday, except holidays)
Consulting Service: (202) 337-1956 (9:30am-12:30pm, Monday-Friday, except holidays)
Fax: (202) 588-9760
Address: 2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20007
Email: visaoffice.dc@gmail.com
For the procedures of Visa application and Authentication, please click the link for reference.
General Consulate in New York
The Consular District of the Chinese Consulate General in New York consists of 10 states: New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island. If you don’t reside in the above states, please check the map.
Contact Details
Address: 520 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212-2449392 / 212-2449456
Office Hours: 9:00 am—-12:00 am, 1:30 pm—-5:00 pm, Monday—-Friday (Excluding Holidays)
Fax: (212) 465-1708
Website: http://newyork.china-consulate.org
Email: ny_visa@csm.mfa.gov.cn
For the procedures of Visa application and Authentication, please click the link for reference.
General Consulate in Chicago
Contact Details
Address: 100 West Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60654 USA
Tel: 312-642-5981
Fax: 312-803-0110, 312-803-0104 (Consular Notification)
Email: chineseconsulgeneral.chicago@gmail.com
Consular Protection Issue: chicago_lb@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Inquiries about Visa and Authentication should be sent to Passport & Visa Office: chinavisachicago@gmail.com
Passport & Visa Office
Address: 1 East Erie Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
Tel: 312-453-0210 ext. 3000 (Hours: 9:30am-12:00pm; 1:00pm-2:30pm, Monday through Friday)
Fax: 312-453-0211
Visa Application: chicago@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Authentication: chicago_gzrz@csm.mfa.gov.cn
For the procedures of Visa application and Authentication, please click the link for reference.
General Consulate in San Francisco
The San Francisco Consular District is made up of Northern California and the States of Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. If you don’t reside in the above regions, click here:
Contact Details
Address: 1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA94115
Consular Notification: tel. 415-929-6998, fax. 415-852-5920
Email: SF_LB@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Passports and Visas: tel. 415-919-6008, 415-872-9091, fax. 415-852-5940
For emergency Visa application or pick-up, please email to sf_visa@csm.mfa.gov.cn
For emergency Authentication application or pick-up, please email to sf_gzrz@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Office hours Consulate General: Monday-Friday 09:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00
For the procedures of Visa application and Authentication, please click the link for reference.
General Consulate in Los Angeles
The consular district of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles covers ten southern counties of the State of California, the State of Arizona, the State of New Mexico, the State of Hawaii and U.S. Pacific islands including Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. If you don’t reside in the above regions, click here:
Contact Details
General Number: 213-807-8088 (Tel), 213-807-8091 (Fax)
Address: 3rd Floor, 500 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020 (Please click for map and direction).
Post service is not available at this address.
2. Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 2:00pm, excluding public holidays
Enquiry: 1-213-348-1778, 9:30am–11:30am, 1:00pm–3:00pm，Monday to Friday(exclude public holidays)
Email: la@csm.mfa.gov.cn
For the procedures of Visa application and Authentication, please click the link for reference.
