Shanghai, China - Consulate General of the United States

Non-Immigrant Visas

New Photo Requirement

As of November 1, 2016, all foreign passport holders who apply for U.S. visas and all American citizens who apply for new U.S. passports or to renew existing U.S. passports, must remove their eyeglasses in their application photos.  We can no longer accept photographs of visa and U.S. passport applicants wearing eyeglasses, except in rare, medically-documented circumstances such as recent surgery that is documented with a signed statement from a medical professional. Applications that fail to meet these requirements will not be accepted and the applicants will be required to submit new conforming photos before their applications can be processed. To avoid delays in your travel, please ensure you are not wearing glasses in your visa or U.S. passport application photographs. Thank you for your cooperation.

Currently, travelers holding any type of passport issued by the People’s Republic of China require a visa for all purposes of travel to the United States. Non-immigrant visas are for people who wish to go to the United States on a temporary basis for purposes such as business meetings, leisure travel, or to study.

Citizens of other countries should visit the travel.state.gov visa information section for the most current visa requirements pertaining to their country of citizenship, including information about the Visa Waiver Program.

How to Apply

If you wish to apply for a non-immigrant visa, schedule an interview, track the status of your application, or have general inquiries regarding non-immigrant visas, please visit www.ustraveldocs.com, or call the numbers listed on this website.