China - Beijing Field Office
Field Office Director
Michael Hickman
Service Area
The Beijing Field Office has jurisdiction over Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and the following provinces: Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, and Xinjiang; and the following region: NEI Mongol
Street Address
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Embassy - Beijing
No. 55 An Jia Lou Road
Beijing, China 100600.
Mailing Address from the US
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Unit 7300 Box 0624
DPO AP 96521-0624
Mailing Address from Outside the US
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
American Embassy Beijing
No. 55 An Jia Lou Road
Beijing 100600
Express Mail Address
Same as the mailing address used for mailing outside of the United States.
Office Location
The Beijing Field Office is located at No. 55 An Jia Lou Road.
American Citizens and visa applicants should enter the USCIS Beijing Field Office at the Embassy's east gate. The east gate is located at the Tian Ze Road Intersection of An Jia Lou Road, close to Ladies' Street (Nüren Jie) and Laitai Flower Market, and opposite the Kempinski Hotel and Lufthansa Shopping Center.
Hours of Operation
The office is open to the public by appointment only and is closed on Chinese and American holidays.
Phone, Fax Numbers & Email
Phone:
010-8531-3111 (from within China)
011-8610-8531-3111 (from the United States)
Fax:
010-8531-3100 (from within China)
011-8610-8531-3100 (from the United States)
E-mail:
DHSBeijing-CIS@dhs.gov (for general inquiries)
Beijing.I-730@dhs.gov (for inquiries regarding Form I-730 - Following-to-Join beneficiaries)
Visiting the office in person
Appointments:
You must make an appointment by phone, e-mail, or fax. This requires that you leave a clearly recorded voice message on the phone, that you send a fax with contact information, or that you send an email with contact information. This office does not accept mailed-in applications.
Walk-ins:
Walk-ins are not allowed. You must make an appointment and you are required to present a government issued photo identification.
Public Transportation
The nearest subway location is the Liangmaqiao stop on line #10.
Parking & Handicap Accessibility
Street parking is available outside the Embassy.
The building is accessible for individuals with special needs.
Paying Fees
Fees for applications and petitions are listed in the Forms section of the USCIS website. This office does not accept fees. The fees for all applications and petitions submitted to the Beijing Field Office must be paid to the Cashier at the American Embassy or Consulate in China. All fees must be paid in cash with U.S. dollars or Chinese RMB. Personal checks are not accepted. The filing fee receipt should be submitted with the application or petition.
On the day you file you will receive a form, you will be asked to take the form to the American Citizen Services (ACS) office, that is located at the Embassy, and you will pay the filing fee. ACS will give you a receipt as evidence that you have paid the fee and you will need to provide the receipt to USCIS.
The receipt should be submitted with the application or petition. All fees must be paid in cash with U.S. dollars or Chinese RMB. No personal checks are accepted.
The cashier hours at the American Citizen Services Section of the American Embassy in Beijing are 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Customer Feedback
We strive to provide quality service to our customers. If we have not lived up to this commitment or if we have met or exceeded your expectations, please let us know. To comment on the services provided at this office, please write to the Field Office Director at the address given above, or to the:
District Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
120-122 Wireless Road
Bangkok 10330 Thailand
If you feel you were mistreated by a U.S. immigration employee, or wish to make a complaint of misconduct by a U.S. immigration employee, you may write to the District Director, or write directly to the:
Department of Homeland Security
USCIS
Attn: Chief, International Operations Division
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 3300
Washington, DC 20529-2100
Forms
Immigration forms are available under the Forms section of the USCIS website which can be found to your right under Related Links .
Applicants are strongly encouraged to always provide a clear and complete address written in Mandarin characters, as well as an e-mail address on all applications and correspondence filed with the Beijing Field Office.
Visas
For in-depth information about visas, please check the Visa Services section of the U.S. Department of State website.
The Administrative Review Office DHS/CBP Minneapolis is responsible for all non-immigrant visa waivers with the exception of K visas which are adjudicated by USCIS.
Form I-407
The abandonment of lawful permanent resident status is irrevocable. An individual who relinquishes lawful permanent resident status must qualify again for such status. Therefore, one should give careful thought to abandoning lawful permanent resident status.
If you wish to abandon your permanent residence and relinquish your Permanent Resident Card (Green Card), please contact us for further instructions.
Forms I-600 & I-600A
The Beijing Field Office accepts advance processing applications (From I-600A) filed by prospective adoptive parents who reside with the Beijing Consular District. This office also provides fingerprinting services to prospective adopting parents who reside within the Beijing Consular District. Please note that orphan petitions (Form I-600) may only be filed at the Guangzhou, China office.
Information on international adoptions may be found on the Department of State website and in the Adoption section of the USCIS website which can be found to your right under Related Links.
Form I-130
U.S. Citizens, with proof of residency in the jurisdiction of the Beijing Field Office of USCIS, (see above) may file an Immediate Relative Petition (Form I-130) by making an appointment to come in to the office during Window hours. Examples of acceptable proof of residency documents would include: Chinese resident card, student or employment visa, passport stamps, employment contracts, and residential leases, to name a few.
Petitioners residing in a country with a USCIS office have the option of sending their I-130 forms to the Chicago Lockbox, or they may file their Forms I-130 at the international USCIS office having jurisdiction over the area where they live. If filing by mail, the Form I-130 must be sent to the Chicago Lockbox. The Beijing Field Office is unable to accept petitions by mail.
Form N-400
The Beijing Field Office is not able to accept or process Naturalization applications from U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) living overseas. See the Citizenship section of the USCIS website for Naturalization eligibility criteria and the proper filing procedures.
Form I-131 Parole
The Beijing Field Office does not issue Humanitarian Parole. Individuals must apply for parole by submitting their applications to:
USCIS Dallas Lockbox
For US Postal Service (USPS) Deliveries:
USCIS
PO Box 660865
Dallas, TX. 75266
For Express mail and courier deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: HP
2501 S. State Hwy 121, Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067
Instructions on how to file an application for Humanitarian Parole are located on Form I-131 and on the Humanitarian Parole Section of the website which can be found to your right under Related Links.
Form I-131 Re-entry
The Beijing Field Office does not issue or extend Re-Entry Permits. Instructions on how to obtain or replace a Re-Entry permit are found under the How Do I Get A Travel Document section of the USCIS website which can be found to your right under Related Links.
Refugee Travel Documents
The Beijing Field Office is not authorized to process applications for travel documents. Inquiries, from persons overseas, regarding these documents should be sent to:
Asia/Pacific District
USCIS, 15th Floor
120-122 Wireless Road
Bangkok, Thailand 10330
Form I-590
The Beijing Field Office is not able to directly receive refugee resettlement applications. If you believe you may be eligible for resettlement to the United States, you may contact the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) located at:
Regional Representation in China
1-2-1, Ta Yuan Diplomatic Office Building
14 Liangmahe Nan Lu
Beijing, China.
We are unable to check the status of any pending refugee resettlement applications. Inquires on pending and previously denied refugee applications should be addressed to UNHCR, Overseas Processing Entity (OPE), or the RRS officer.
For general information and processing criteria, please see the Department of State website and the Refugee section on the USCIS website which can be found to your right under Related Links.
Forms I-601 and I-212
If you are outside of the United States and otherwise approved to immigrate to the United States, but a Department of State Consular Officer found you ineligible to enter because of one or more grounds of inadmissibility for which a waiver may be available, you may apply for a waiver by filing Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility.
If you left the U.S. voluntarily after being issued an order of deportation or removal, were deported or removed, or reentered the United States unlawfully after having cumulatively accrued more than one year of unlawful presence, you may apply for readmission the U.S. by filing Form I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission Into the United States After Deportation or Removal.
Where to File
USCIS has changed where waiver applications are filed. This may provide you with faster and more efficient application processing and will enable you to track your case status online. You may also request an email or text message confirming receipt of your waiver by completing and attaching Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance to your application.
Please read the directions below carefully so we can process your application as quickly as possible.
If you have not yet submitted your application:
• Beginning June 4, 2012, you must mail your waiver application and supporting evidence directly to the USCIS Lockbox facility specified in the form instructions.
If you have an appointment to submit your application before July 4, 2012:
• You may keep your appointment.
OR
• You may cancel your appointment and mail your application to the USCIS Lockbox facility specified in the form instructions.
If you submitted your application before July 4, 2012, and:
• Our office received it between June 4 and July 3, 2012, we will process it.
• Our office received it on or after July 4, 2012, we will return it to you. Please mail your application directly to the USCIS Lockbox facility specified in the form instructions.
You may find the address for the appropriate USCIS Lockbox facility in the form instructions or see, Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, and I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal.
I-601 Expedited Adjudication Requests
Applicants for Waivers of Inadmissibility, Form I-601, may request that the USCIS office expedite adjudication of the Form I-601 waiver application when there are extraordinary circumstances that are time-sensitive, compelling, and necessitate the applicant’s presence in the United States sooner than would be possible if the application were processed under normal processing times. The strong desire to immigrate to the United States as soon as possible is not by itself “extraordinary.”
A request to expedite adjudication must be made in writing and delivered to the USCIS Field Office Director. The applicant must provide evidence of the extraordinary and compelling circumstance. If the request to expedite the adjudication of an I-601 waiver is approved, the USCIS office will notify the applicant within 15 days of receipt of the request. If no response is received with 15 days, the applicant must presume the request for the expeditious adjudication has been denied.
Please be aware that approval to expedite adjudication of an I-601 waiver application does not guarantee approval of the I-601 waiver application, but only that consideration and adjudication of the I-601 waiver application will be expeditiously handled. If the request for expedited processing is denied, the waiver will be adjudicated within normal processing times.
For current I-601 processing times for international offices, please select the "Processing Times" link on the right, under “More Information.”
Transportation Boarding Letters
Transportation Boarding Letters are handled by Customs and Border Protection Office. General inquiry on how to receive a Boarding Letter and appointment for submission request can be made at BeijingCBPInquiry@State.gov or 86-10-6410-8221.
Fingerprint Services
USCIS offers limited fingerprint services to overseas applicants filing for U.S. immigration benefits who present an appropriate letter from a domestic USCIS office stating that fingerprints services may be captured at an overseas office, or for applicants applying for expeditious naturalization under Section 319(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Information Notification Updates
Following-To-Join Beneficiaries (Form I-730)
I-730/V92 cases are processed by appointment only.
If you have a relative in China who will be a beneficiary of an I-730 petition, this office will contact you or your relative to initiate processing once the approved I-730 petition is received at this office.
If you are the beneficiary of an approved I-730 petition this office will contact you or your petitioning relative to initiate processing or for additional information and documents. It is not necessary for petitioners, beneficiaries, or other interested parties to contact this office.
