Non-Immigrant Visas

How do I apply for a visa?

Please click on one of the following links:

• If you live outside of Shanghai, Anhui, Zhejiang, or Jiangsu provinces, click here.
• If you are not a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, click here. 
• If you passport will expire in less than a year, click here.
• If you were issued a U.S. visa any time during the past two years, click here.
• If your company is a member of the Amcham visa referral program, click here.
• If you are traveling on a Foreign Affairs passport, click here.
• To find out more about a specific visa type, please click on the category below that best describes the kind of visa you need to travel to the United States

• Business, tourism visas
• Student or training visas
• Exchange Program/Research Scholar visas
• Work or performing visas 
• Dependent/family visas
• Journalism visas
• Transit/crew visas
• Domestic Employee (ayi) visas
• Immigrant visas

Once you know what kind of visa you need, you must fill out an application form, pay the application fee, and make an appointment through the Visa Call Center.

To fill out the DS-156 application form in English, click here

If you are 16 or over, click here to fill out form DS-157 in English.

To find out what kind of photos you need, click here. (Get your photo)

Click here for more information on how to pay the RMB 904 application fee.

To learn how to make an appointment through the Visa Call Center, click here.

Please click here, to find out the estimated waiting times for visa appointments and visa processing in Shanghai