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Effective 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on June 12, 2022, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rescinded the prior requirement for persons to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding a flight into the United States.
This means that starting at 12:01AM ET on June 12, 2022, air passengers will not need to get tested or show any COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 prior to boarding a flight to the United States.
This announcement does not impact the requirement for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for air passengers for non-U.S. citizen, nonimmigrant passengers arriving from a foreign country to the United States by air. For more information on the vaccination requirements, please visit the CDC webpage: Requirement for Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination for Air Passengers | CDC
Please note that passengers are strongly encouraged to check with the local regulations established by their city and country of departure to plan their travel accordingly.
MRV Receipt Validity Extension
The U.S. Mission to China understands that many visa applicants have paid the visa application processing fee and are still waiting to schedule a visa appointment. We are working diligently to restore all routine visa operations as quickly and safely as possible. In the meantime, rest assured that the U.S. Mission will extend the validity of your payment (known as the MRV fee) until September 30, 2022, to allow all applicants who were unable to schedule a visa appointment as a result of the suspension of routine consular operations an opportunity to schedule and/or attend a visa appointment with the already paid fee. Please continue to monitor the website of our authorized partner for information on when we will return to routine visa operations. More information about U.S. visa application services is available at that website.
(Updated April 2, 2021)
EVUS
Beginning in November 2016, all travelers holding People’s Republic of China passports with 10-year U.S. B1/B2, B1 or B2 visas must enroll in the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) program. For more information on this program, please visit www.cbp.gov/EVUS .
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Callers in Beijing: 5679-4700 | Callers outside of Beijing: 010-5679-4700
Callers in Shanghai: 5191-5200 | Callers outside of Shanghai: 021-5191-5200
Callers in the United States: 703 665 1986
International callers: +1 703 665 1986
Main Embassy Building: No. 55 An Jia Lou Lu, Beijing 100600
Huaxia Road, Zhujiang New Town, (near Exit B1 of the Zhujiang New Town subway station, Line 3 and Line 5)
Tianhe District, Guangzhou. All visa applicants scheduled for interviews should use the Consular Customer Entrance on Huaxia Road.
1038 West Nanjing Road, Westgate Mall 8th Floor, Shanghai 200041
52, 14th Wei Road, Heping District, Shenyang 110003
Please call: 010-8531 4000
Outside of Office Hours, contact: 010-8531-3000
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