On July 24, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that nonimmigrant students and schools certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) should abide by SEVP guidance originally issued in March 2020, which allows some distance learning in excess of regulatory limits due to the public health emergency …
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By U.S. Mission China | 28 July, 2020 | Topics: Education, News, Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases, Study in the U.S., Visas | Tags: COVID-19, Students, Visa
Over the past two weeks, the world has watched as the Chinese Communist Party smothers Hong Kong’s freedom. In 1984, China promised the United Kingdom and the Hong Kong people in front of the world that it would keep Hong Kong free and open and maintain its high degree of autonomy until the year 2047.
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By U.S. Mission China | 16 July, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Human Rights, News, Policy, Political Affairs, President of the United States, U.S. & China, Visas | Tags: 2020, Announcement, Hong Kong, Trump
The United States of America has long been a beacon of hope for the world’s most oppressed peoples, and a voice for those who have been silenced. We have been especially vocal about the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights abuses, which rank among the worst in the world.
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By U.S. Mission China | 16 July, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Human Rights, News, Non Immigrant Visas, Political Affairs, Trade, U.S. & China, Visas | Tags: 2020, Abuse, CCP, Huawei, Restrictions, Technology, Visa
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MICHAEL R. POMPEO July 7, 2020 Implementing Visa Restrictions Under the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act The United States seeks fair, transparent, and reciprocal treatment from the People’s Republic of China for our citizens. We have taken several steps to further this goal. Unfortunately, …
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By U.S. Mission China | 8 July, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, News, Press Releases, U.S. & China, Visas | Tags: 2020, Tibet, US-China, Visa Restrictions
U.S. Embassy Beijing December 23, 2018 The Federal Government of the United States of America is currently in a Lapse of Appropriations period. Scheduled passport and visas services, and emergency services for U.S. citizens, will continue at the U.S. Embassy Beijing and our Consulates in China during the U.S. government shutdown. We are closed as …
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By U.S. Mission China | 23 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Visas
As of November 1, 2016, all foreign passport holders who apply for U.S. visas and all American citizens who apply for new U.S. passports or to renew existing U.S. passports, must remove their eyeglasses in their application photos. We can no longer accept photographs of visa and U.S. passport applicants wearing eyeglasses, except in rare, …
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By U.S. Mission China | 1 November, 2016 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News, Visas | Tags: 2017, Visa
Nationals of the People’s Republic of China with a 10-year visa will update their information every two years using EVUS WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the launch of the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) website for early enrollments. All individuals with a People’s Republic of China issued passport bearing a 10-year B1/B2, B1 …
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By U.S. Mission China | 31 October, 2016 | Topics: Business, Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & China, Visas | Tags: EVUS, NIV, Visa
The Shanghai Consular Section held its annual Student Visa Day to promote educational exchanges and to announce the launch of EducationUSA China’s new Virtual Adviser mobile app. The app was developed by EducationUSA China to walk prospective students through the process of applying to a U.S. institution, applying for a student visa, and transitioning to …
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By U.S. Mission China | 13 May, 2015 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Education, Events, Shanghai, Visas | Tags: 2015, EducationUSA, Shanghai, Visa