China Visa in Los Angeles (2026)

The Chinese Consulate-General in Los Angeles serves Southern California — but it's appointment-only and won't take individual mail-ins. We handle the submission for you, so you don't lose a day to the consulate.

Your consulate: Los Angeles

Los Angeles and Southern California — Orange County, San Diego, Long Beach, Anaheim, and the Inland Empire — are served by the Chinese Consulate-General in Los Angeles. (Northern California goes to San Francisco instead.) Jurisdiction follows your home address, not your birthplace or departure airport.

We handle the submission

No appointment-hunting, no day off. You mail us your passport, we coordinate the in-person submission and the return where available, and you stay home in LA.

How it works

1. Complete the intake form at chinavisa.getmypassports.com — pick your service and pay.

2. Ship us your passport with the prepaid FedEx label we send you after reviewing your form.

3. We submit it in person at the consulate — they don't accept mailed applications, so that's the part you're hiring us for.

4. Your passport comes home — tracked FedEx back to your door once the authorities finish their decision.

The Chinese government makes the approval call and sets the timeline — we just make sure your paperwork shows up right the first time.

2026 is a good year to go

Two things are working in your favor: China cut the visa fee to $140 and dropped fingerprinting for most short-term visits (tourist, business, family) — both in place through December 31, 2026. For most LA travelers, that's a simpler, cheaper application than it's been in years.

Simple pricing

• Full Service — $499. Consulate fee included, your COVA application completed for you, photo editing, in-person drop-off and pick-up at the consulate, and FedEx Express shipping both ways.

• Drop-Off & Pick-Up — $399. Consulate fee included, in-person drop-off and pick-up at the consulate, and FedEx Express shipping both ways (you complete the application).

• Application Assistance Only — $199. We help you prepare your own application correctly.

Get My Passports is a private company that provides passport and visa application assistance and courier coordination where available. We're not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. Government authorities make all approval decisions and control official processing times. Our service fees are separate from government fees.

Also served by the Los Angeles consulate

The Los Angeles consulate also handles China visa applications from San Diego, Phoenix, Denver, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Utah. New to the process? Start with our China visa requirements guide.

Ready to start your China visa?

Complete the quick intake form at chinavisa.getmypassports.com and choose your service. We'll review it and send you a prepaid FedEx label to ship us your passport — then we submit it in person at the consulate (they don't accept mailed applications — that's what you're hiring us for).