How to Apply for a Chinese Travel Visa?

Common questions

Each visa can run you anywhere to about $130 not including service fees. You have not stepped foot into China and it already cost you some money. Definitely, there is no fun in that.

A side note for people who travel to Hong Kong and Macau. If you just travel to Hong Kong and Macau and do not step foot on the Chinese mainland, then you do not need to apply for a visa.

There also different types of entry as well: one entry, double entry, and multiple entries. Entries are counted by how many times you step foot into the China mainland. I'm mentioning this because of the special case related to Hong Kong.

Let me give you an example,

Let's say you plan a trip to China. After getting into China, you stay for couple of days, and through your excite of the moment you decide to go to Hong Kong. After staying in Hong Kong for a day, you then want go back to the Chinese mainland.

If you have a one entry visa, then the people will not let you in. In this case, you need a double entry visa to get back into China because you are stepping foot into China twice. So definitely, keep that in mind while you travel.

You may ask, "Why is China doing that, and I thought Hong Kong is a part of China?" I'm sorry I don't know why China is doing that, except thinking as it a way to try to make money off you and I. However, if you do know, please, feel free to contact me. When I have the information I will post it up here so everybody can see.

Once you have decided which type of visa that you want, you may then start to apply. There are two ways to do so. The newest way is using the Internet; I will not go into detail about this because you can go to the government website for a full explanation. The old way is to physically go to the Chinese embassy and consulate. If you are going in person, please remember to bring your passport with you.

This is the list of places for you to obtain Chinese Visa in United States:

Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC
2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 338-6688, (202) 588-9760
Fax: (202) 588-9760

Chinese Consulate General in Chicago, IL
100 West Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 803-0095
Fax: (312) 803-0110

Chinese Consulate General in Houston, TX
3417 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX 77006
Phone: (713) 520-1462
Fax: (713) 521-3064

Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, CA
443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 807-8088
Fax: (213)807-8091

Chinese Consulate General in New York, NY
520 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 244-9392
Fax: (212) 465-1708

Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco, CA
1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 674-2900
Fax: (415) 563-0494

Another excellent article by Dat, but I couldn't have done it without your support. Thank you. From where I am and whenever you are, have a good night and good luck everybody.

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