{"id":18560,"date":"2025-01-16T09:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/?p=18560"},"modified":"2025-02-04T12:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:16:24","slug":"chinese-visa-application-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/blog\/document-authentication-blogs\/chinese-visa-application-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do I send my China visa application?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Picture this: you figured out which documents you needed to have to apply for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/visa-order-china\/\"> your visa to China<\/a>. You have your itenerary planned, your passport is up to date, all your documents are safely tucked in a folder. You go to check if you can mail in your visa application to the Chinese Embassy and then you notice two things; visa applications have to be submitted in person and the Embassy in DC only accepts applications from specific states!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If this situation sounds familiar, we&#8217;re here to help. Below we&#8217;ll outline the Chinese Consulates&#8217; map and their jurisdictions so you don&#8217;t have to be confused about where your documents need to go.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Map<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulates-1024x657.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18563 aligncenter size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulates-980x629.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulates-480x308.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Jurisdictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span color=\"#ff6600\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Chinese Embassy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span color=\"#ff6600\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-embassy.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18569 aligncenter size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-embassy.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-embassy-480x288.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visa Office Address:<\/strong> <span>2201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite110, Washington, D.C. 20007 U.S.A.<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"756\" height=\"317\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 34px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 241.925px; height: 34px;\">Alabama<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.288px; height: 34px;\">Mississippi<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 248.988px; height: 34px;\">West Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 34px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 241.925px; height: 34px;\">Arkansas<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.288px; height: 34px;\">North Carolina<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 248.988px; height: 34px;\">Washington DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 34px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 241.925px; height: 34px;\">Delaware<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.288px; height: 34px;\">Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 248.988px; height: 34px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 34px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 241.925px; height: 34px;\">Florida<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.288px; height: 34px;\">South Carolina<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 248.988px; height: 34px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 34px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 241.925px; height: 34px;\">Georgia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.288px; height: 34px;\">Puerto Rico<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 248.988px; height: 34px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 34px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 241.925px; height: 34px;\">Kentucky<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.288px; height: 34px;\">Tennessee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 248.988px; height: 34px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 35.8px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 241.925px; height: 35.8px;\">Louisiana<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.288px; height: 35.8px;\">Texas<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 248.988px; height: 35.8px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 32px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 241.925px; height: 32px;\">Maryland<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 246.288px; height: 32px;\">Virginia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 248.988px; height: 32px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Chinese Consulate General in Chicago<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chinese_Consulate_Chicago-1024x770.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18570 size-large\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chinese_Consulate_Chicago-980x737.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chinese_Consulate_Chicago-480x361.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Visa Office Address:\u00a0<\/strong>1 East Erie Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table height=\"317\" style=\"width: 507px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 243.087px;\">Illinois<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 250.312px;\">North Dakota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 243.087px;\">Indiana<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 250.312px;\">South Dakota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 243.087px;\">Iowa<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 250.312px;\">Wisconsin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 243.087px;\">Kansas<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 250.312px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 243.087px;\">Michigan<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 250.312px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 243.087px;\">Minnesota<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 250.312px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 243.087px;\">Missouri<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 250.312px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 243.087px;\">Nebraska<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 250.312px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulate-sf-1024x727.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18571 aligncenter size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulate-sf-980x696.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulate-sf-480x341.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Visa Office Address:<\/strong> <span>1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA94115<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table height=\"317\" style=\"width: 251px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 241px;\">Alaska<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 241px;\">Idaho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 241px;\">Montana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 241px;\">Nevada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 241px;\">Northern California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 241px;\">Oregon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 241px;\">Washington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 241px;\">Wyoming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulate-la-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18572 aligncenter size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulate-la-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulate-la-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visa Office Address:<\/strong> \u00a0443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020<\/p>\n<table width=\"250\" height=\"317\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 240px;\">Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 240px;\">Colorado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 240px;\">Hawaii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 240px;\">New Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 240px;\">Southern California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 240px;\">U.S. Pacific Islands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 240px;\">Utah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Chinese Consulate General in New York<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulate-ny-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18573 aligncenter size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulate-ny-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/chinese-consulate-ny-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visa Office Address:<\/strong> 520 12th Ave., New York, NY 10036<\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" height=\"317\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\">Connecticut<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\">Rhode Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\">Maine<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\">Vermont<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\">Massachusetts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\">New Hampshire<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\">New Jersey<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\">New York<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\">Ohio<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\">Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 242px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section 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