Chinese Visa Service for Canadians, Americans and Other Nationals Living in Canada & USA
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In Canada, it may still be possible to apply for Chinese visa directly with the Chinese embassy in Ottawa and the consulates in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. However, it has become increasingly difficult to do so because they want all applicants to go through their appointed sole agent called Chinese Visa Application Service Centre.
This change means higher cost for the applicant and probably has resulted in improved customer experience. Nevertheless, for many applicants navigating the whole process remains daunting. In fact, it is not uncommon for some applicants to have to take two or three trips just to get their application accepted. The requirements change often and some of them make little sense. For example, the visa form has to be completed on a computer, not by hand.
Canadian applicants who live outside the aforementioned urban centres or whose time is too precious can now enlist our service to obtain their Chinese visa. Our Chinese visa service is also available to Americans whether they live in the United States or Canada. Please go to our Chinese Visa Info page for full details.
The list below is updated regularly but accuracy is not guaranteed.
Chinese Embassy & Consulates in Canada
Locations: Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver
Chinese Embassy in Ottawa
515 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 5H3
Phone: 613-7899608 / Fax: 613-789-1414
Visa office hours: 9:00AM – 1:00PM, M-F Jurisdiction: City of Ottawa, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island
Chinese Consulate in Toronto
240 St.George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5R2P4
Phone: 416-964-8861 / Fax: 416-324-9010
Visa office hours: 9:00am-12:00am & 1:30pm-3:30pm M-F
Jurisdiction: Ontario (except Ottawa), Manitoba
Chinese Consulate in Montreal
2001 University Street, Suite 1550, Montreal QC H3A 2A6
Phone: 514-419-6748 / Fax: 514-878-9692
E-mail: consulate.china.montreal@gmail.com
General office hours: 9:00-12:00, 13:30-16:00, Mon-Fri
Visa office hours: N/A
Jurisdiction: Quebec, New Brunswick
Chinese Consulate in Calgary
1011 6th Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0W1
Phone: 403-264-3322 (call 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM, Mon-Thu)
Fax: 403-264-6656 / e-mail: chinaconsul_cal_ca@mfa.gov.cn
(you may not get a response if you e-mail them)
Visa office hours: 9 AM – noon, Mon-Fri
Jurisdiction: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories
Chinese Consulate in Vancouver
288-1338 West Broadway, Vancouver
Don’t go to the Granville St. address!
Phone: 604-734-0704 / Fax: 604-734-0311
E-mail: visa@chinaconsulatevan.org
E-mail: chinaconsul_van_ca@mfa.gov.cn
(you may not get a response if you e-mail them)
Visa office Hours: 9:00 AM-1:00PM, Mon-Fri
(2:00 PM – 3:00 PM for agents)
Jurisdiction: British Columbia, Yukon
Chinese Embassy & Consulates in USA
Locations: Washington, DC, New York, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Chinese Embassy in Washington DC
2201 Wisconsin Ave, N.W., Suite 110, Washington D.C. 20007
Phone: 202-338-6688 / Fax: 202-588-9760
Visa office hours: 9:30am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-3:00pm, M-F Jurisdiction: Washington DC, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
Chinese Consulate in New York
520 12th Ave, New York, NY 10036-1003
Phone: 212.868.2078 / Switchboard: 212-244-9456
Visa office hours: 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-2:30pm, M-F
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Chinese Consulate in Chicago
1 East Erie Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-453-0210 / Fax: 312-453-0211
Email: chinavisachicago@gmail.com
Visa office hours: 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-2:30pm, M-F
Jurisdiction: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin
Chinese Consulate in Houston
3417 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77006
Phone: 713-520-1462 / Fax: 713-521-3064
Visa office hours: 9:00AM -11:30AM & 1:30PM – 3:00PM, M-F
Jurisdiction: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas
Chinese Consulate in San Francisco
1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
(visa office entrance on Geary Blvd, read their notice before going)
Phone: 415-674-2900 (recorded information, 24/7)
Phone: 415-674-2940 (live service, 1:00pm-3:00pm, M-F)
Fax: (415)563-4861
Visa office hours: 9:00AM – noon & 1:00PM – 3:00PM, M-F
Jurisdiction: Alaska, Northern California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles
3rd Floor, 500 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: 213-807-8006 / Fax: 213-380-0372
Visa office hours: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Jurisdiction: Arizona, Southern California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Pacific Islands
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