Immigrant Visa

The U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai has no Immigrant Visa unit and does not approve or issue Immigrant Visas. All Immigrant Visas including adoption and fiancé(e) visas for China are adjudicated by the Immigrant Visa unit at the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou.

Unfortunately, the American Citizen Services (ACS) unit in Shanghai cannot collect petitioners’ Form I-130 or filing fee. However, American citizens residing in Shanghai’s consular district for six months or longer can pay the filing fee and submit their petition to the USCIS field office in Beijing on the day of their appointment.

USCIS Beijing

Americans living in China but outside Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, and Guangxi provinces should contact the USCIS field office in Beijing to schedule an appointment:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Embassy Beijing
55 Anjia Lou Road
Beijing, China, 100600
Phone: (010) 8529-6740
Email: DHSBeijing-CIS@dhs.gov
Website: http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/homeland_security.html and here

USCIS Guangzhou

Americans living in Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, and Guangxi should contact the USCIS office in Guangzhou regarding the petition submission process:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
5th floor, 2nd annex of Tianyu Garden
136-142, Linhe Zhong Road
Guangzhou, China, 510133
Phone: (86-20) 8518-7651
Email: cis-guangzhou.inquiries@dhs.gov

Web form: http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/contactiv.html

For frequently asked immigrant visa questions click here.