Your China visa is handled by the Chinese consulate assigned to your home state — not the nearest one, and not one you pick. There are five: the embassy in Washington, D.C., and consulates in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Because none accept mailed applications from individuals, most travelers outside those five cities have us submit in person for them.
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Find your state or city below to see exactly which consulate covers you and how the process works where you live.
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Find your consulate by state or city
Washington, D.C. Chinese Embassy
Serves the Southeast, Texas, and the mid-Atlantic: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Charlotte, Nashville, Baltimore, Memphis.
New York Chinese Consulate
Serves the Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Columbus.
Chicago Chinese Consulate
Serves the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee.
San Francisco Chinese Consulate
Serves the Pacific Northwest and Northern California: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington State, Wyoming, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas.
Los Angeles Chinese Consulate
Serves the Southwest and Southern California: Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Utah, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Denver.
California
California is split between two consulates — San Francisco covers the north, Los Angeles the south. See the California China visa page for the dividing line, or jump to San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, or Sacramento.
Already applied to the wrong consulate? A wrong U.S. consulate often self-corrects, but a Hong Kong application locks completely — here is how to fix a wrong-consulate mistake.
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Wherever you live, the process is the same: complete the intake form, ship us your passport with the prepaid FedEx label we send, and we submit it in person at your consulate. See our China visa service for the full picture.
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