Picture this: you figured out which documents you needed to have to apply for your visa to China. 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!
If this situation sounds familiar, we’re here to help. Below we’ll outline the Chinese Consulates’ map and their jurisdictions so you don’t have to be confused about where your documents need to go.
The Map
The Jurisdictions
Chinese Embassy
Visa Office Address: 2201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite110, Washington, D.C. 20007 U.S.A.
| Alabama | Mississippi | West Virginia |
| Arkansas | North Carolina | Washington DC |
| Delaware | Oklahoma | |
| Florida | South Carolina | |
| Georgia | Puerto Rico | |
| Kentucky | Tennessee | |
| Louisiana | Texas | |
| Maryland | Virginia |
Chinese Consulate General in Chicago
Visa Office Address: 1 East Erie Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611
| Illinois | North Dakota |
| Indiana | South Dakota |
| Iowa | Wisconsin |
| Kansas | |
| Michigan | |
| Minnesota | |
| Missouri | |
| Nebraska |
Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco
Visa Office Address: 1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA94115
| Alaska |
| Idaho |
| Montana |
| Nevada |
| Northern California |
| Oregon |
| Washington |
| Wyoming |
Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles
Visa Office Address: 443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020
| Arizona |
| Colorado |
| Hawaii |
| New Mexico |
| Southern California |
| U.S. Pacific Islands |
| Utah |
Chinese Consulate General in New York
Visa Office Address: 520 12th Ave., New York, NY 10036
| Connecticut | Rhode Island |
| Maine | Vermont |
| Massachusetts | |
| New Hampshire | |
| New Jersey | |
| New York | |
| Ohio | |
| Pennsylvania |
