Visa Information

You will be instructed when to apply for your visa after you receive your referral.

To obtain your visa, you will need to apply in person, use a courier that will apply in person or a travel agency to apply at the Chinese Embassy/ Consulate for you.   The Chinese Embassy and Consulates no longer accept applications for visas by mail or any mail express service.   

You will need the following to apply for your visa:

1. Your visa application(s)

2. Your passport(s); The visa is actually a computerized stamp in your passport. 

3. Visa photo for each application (*one passport size, front-full face view for each person) *You will also need to  take 2 (two) passport type photos of both adoptive parents to China for the adoption process, so you may want to get all the photos at one time. 

4. MONEY ORDER or bank check (personal checks are not accepted)      

As of 01/20/08

According to the instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, starting from January 20, 2008, visa fee for U.S. citizen will be adjusted on reciprocal basis . The details are as follows:

1. Visa fee for the individual applicants will be $130 per person, regardless of the types of visa applied for.

2. Expedited service fees will remain unchanged.

You will need to take 2 (two) passport type photos of both adoptive parents to China for the adoption process, so you may want to get all the photos at one time.   

Please refer to the CHI website for information on your Chinese Embassy / Consulates? website for their specific rules and regulations.   

Courier & Visa Services for the following Chinese Consulates:

Chicago Consulate:
Contact Denise Hope's website at www.theres-always-hope.com
Phone: (815) 690-7035  email:  info@theres-always-hope.com

Houston Consulate:
Contact Cindy Marut at www.MyChinaDocs.com E-mail her for info at cmarut@earthlink.net. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact her 832-368-1844  between: 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM, or 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM Central Time, Monday through Friday.  You may also send a fax message at any time to 832-201-8175.

Los Angeles Consulate :
Contact Janice Moore at 951-805-3008 or E-mail: gggandjmoore@aol.com

New York Consulate: 
Contact Ms. Patti Urban and Mr. Chris Moore at http://www.Legal-Eaze.com . 
E-mail them for info at NYOffice@Legal-Eaze.com  phone NYC office:845-642-2990

San Francisco Consulate:
Contact Jill Touloukian at jill@papermidwife.com or her website http://www.papermidwife.com
Tel:650- 329-0243 ; Fax650-329-9907

Washington DC Embassy:
Contact Laura Morrison, The Assistant Stork, phone number is: 540-659-6845; website: www.asststork.com

Visa Services:

Lotus Travel Agency Visa Service:
http://lotustours.net/documents/china_visa.pdf for application;  website: www.Lotustours.net

China Visa Agency: 
www.ChinaVisaAgency.com   phone:866-766-9988 or 925-866-9999

CHINESE CONSULATES AND EMBASSY 

 New York  (handling documents from: NY, RI, PA, CT, MA, VT, NH, ME, OH, NJ)

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China, 520 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10036.  Tel: 212-868-2078, Fax: (212) 465-1745.  Please refer to website for information:  www.nyconsulate.prchina.org  (Applicants to apply for authentication, are required to mark Document Application clearly on the envelope and designate Passport and Visa Office as the addressee. Mail that fails to meet these requirements will be returned immediately.)

Chicago  (handling documents from: IL, IN, WI, MN, IA, MO, KS, CO, MI)  NEW ADDRESS 

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China,  1 East Erie Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611  Tel:(312) 803-0095, Auto Info Machine: (312) 573-3070 Fax: (312)803-0122. Please refer to website for information: www.chinaconsulatechicago.org

 San Francisco  (handling documents from: Northern CA, OR, NV, WA, AK)

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China, 1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA  94115.  Tel: (415) 674-2900.  Fax: (415) 563-4861   Please refer to website for information: www.chinaconsulatesf.org

 Los Angeles  (handling documents from: Southern CA, AZ, NM, HI, Pacific Islands)

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China, 443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020.    Tel: (213) 807-8088, Fax: (213) 380-1961. Refer to website for info:  www.chinaconsulatela.org

 Houston  (handling documents from: TX, LA, MS, AL, FL, AR, OK, GA)

The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China, 3417 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX   77006.  Tel: (713) 520-1462, (713) 521-7459.  Please refer to website for information:  www.chinahouston.org

 Washington, D.C. (handling documents from: DC, MD, VA, WV, DE, KY, TN, NC, SC, ND, SD, NE, MT, ID, WY, UT)

The Embassy Visa Office of the People's Republic of China, Suite 110, 2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20007.  Tel: (202) 338-6688 Fax: (202) 588-9760.   www.china-embassy.org 

 Fees for Visas:      $130 per individual applicant, no matter the number of entries