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CDC’s Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic ceased to be in effect as of 12:01 a.m. EDT on May 12, 2023. An announcement of the termination of this Amended Order has been published in the Federal Register.
This means that as of 12:01 a.m. EDT on May 12, 2023, noncitizen nonimmigrant air passengers no longer need to show proof of being fully vaccinated with an accepted COVID-19 vaccine to board a flight to the United States.
(Updated May 12, 2023)
Consular Sections at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, and Consulates Guangzhou and Shenyang will resume routine consular services on January 3. Consulate General Wuhan has resumed providing limited U.S. citizen services. Shanghai will continue operating in emergency operations status until further notice. Please note that the number of appointments available for routine services will be based on staffing.
For visa appointments, please visit https://www.ustraveldocs.com/cn/en/.
(Updated August 1, 2023)
MRV Receipt Validity
All receipts for payment of Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fees issued before October 1, 2022, will expire September 30, 2023. There will be no extensions of fee validity. Applicants must schedule an appointment or submit an interview waiver application before September 30, 2023 to avoid paying a new fee. Please note that the interview itself does not need to take place before September 30, 2023, but an interview appointment needs to be made in the system, even if it is scheduled months into the future. Furthermore, applicants using MRV fees paid before October 1, 2022 to book an appointment are cautioned not to attempt to change their appointment dates on or after October 1, 2023. Doing so will result in forfeiture of both the original appointment slot and the MRV fee receipt. The applicant will be required to pay a new fee and submit a new application package.
(Updated August 18, 2023)
Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases
(Updated May 26, 2023)
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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Telephone: Please contact a customer service representative using one of these telephone numbers:
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
185 Qingnian Street , 5th floor of Maoye Tiandi shopping center, Shenhe District, Shenyang
Please call: 010-8531 4000
Outside of Office Hours, contact: 010-8531-3000
Outside of China: (+86) 10-8531 4000
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