Important Notice

EVUS (Electronic Visa Update System)

Beginning November 29, nationals of the People’s Republic of China holding 10-year visas will not be able to travel to the United States without a valid EVUS enrollment. For travelers taking more than one flight to reach the United States, the EVUS enrollment will be verified when they check-in for their first flight. Nationals of the People’s Republic of China who hold a 10-year visa and are seeking to enter the U.S. through a land or sea port of entry must also have a valid EVUS enrollment. Until November 29, travelers may continue to travel to the United States without an enrollment. For more information, please visit EVUS (Electronic Visa Update System).

Enroll now at www.evus.gov

Click here for The EVUS Enrollment Brochure  

Frequently asked questions, please see www.cbp.gov/evus .

If you have an issue with an EVUS enrollment, you can contact the EVUS Call Center at  +01-202-325-0180. The Call Center is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, but is closed on U.S. federal holidays. You may also contact the Call Center by email at evus@cbp.dhs.gov. The Call Center is available to answer questions travelers might have regarding EVUS and unsuccessful enrollments.   United States Embassies and Consulates are not able to provide details about EVUS enrollments or resolve issues that cause an unsuccessful enrollment.

Updated on November 4, 2016

Photo Requirements

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. For further details on photo requirements please visit:  https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/general/photos.html   

Updated on November 4, 2016

Latest Information

Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)

As of April 1, 2016, those who are able to travel to the United States via the Visa Waiver Program must have a valid electronic passport.  This rule applies even to those who possess a valid Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). Electronic passports have this symbol on their cover:

Learn more about the Visa Waiver Program and passport requirements at https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/visit/visa-waiver-program.html

If you are a traveler from a VWP country and your passport does not meet these requirements, you may want to consider obtaining a new VWP-compliant passport from the passport issuing authority in your country of citizenship. Otherwise you cannot travel under VWP and you must obtain a visa in your valid passport for entry into the United States.

Updated on November 4, 2016

General Information

The U.S. Consulate General is located at 43 Hua Jiu Road, in Guangzhou’s Zhujiang New Town neighborhood. Our entrance is located on Huaxia Road near Zhujiang New Town Metro Station Exit B1. To learn more about the visa application process, pay the visa application fee online, and schedule an appointment, please visit ustraveldocs.com.

How to Apply for a Visa

U.S. visa application services will be provided to visa applicants by our authorized partner, www.ustraveldocs.com. 

To learn about the visa application process, pay the visa application fee online, and schedule an appointment, please visit the visa application website.

Diplomatic visas and government-sponsored programs

Applicants for no-fee visas in categories including A, G, C-3, government-sponsored J programs, and diplomatic passport holders, please see "Applicants exempt from paying visa application fees" for details on visa processing.

Warning

www.ustraveldocs.com is the only company that the U.S. Consulate General authorizes to provide visa information and visa application services.  The U.S. Consulate General does not endorse or have a "special relationship" with any other individual or business that offers advice or assistance with the visa process. No one can guarantee the issuance of a visa to you. The only U.S. consular office in Guangzhou is located on Huaxia Road, Zhujiang New Town, (near Exit B1 of the Zhujiang New Town subway station, Line 3 and Line 5). All U.S. government forms are free. Beware: many visa applicants lose money or are permanently barred from the United States as a result of misleading information and fraudulent applications provided by visa consultants.