Address:-
United States Embassy of Beijing, China
Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr.
Xiu Shui Bei Jie 3, 100600
Phone (86-10) 6532-3831
Public Affairs
Public Affairs Officer Donald Bishop
Fax (86-10) 6532-2039
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American Citizen Services
Consular Section
Consul General: Michael B. Regan
Consular Officer Katherine E. Lawson
Monday - Friday Hours: 8:30-12:00, 14:00-16:00
Fax (86-10) 6532-4153
E-mail AmCitBeijing@state.gov
Visa information:-
Visa Information Center for the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in
China
Posted on Jul 14
The Visa Information Call Center provides non-immigrant and immigrant
visa-related information to visa applicants and schedules non-immigrant
visa interview appointments for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the U.S.
Consulates General in Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Shenyang. The
Visa Information Call Center reopened on June 3, 2004.
Contact Information
The Visa Information Call Center can be reached by dialing 4008-872-333(toll
free) or from within China or internationally by dialing 86-21-3881-4611(local
Shanghai number).
Available Services
Callers are be able to access information on all visa-types and application
procedures for both immigrant and non-immigrant visas
All non-immigrant visa appointments for Mainland China are now made through
the Visa Information Call Center.
Service is offered in Mandarin, Cantonese, English, the Fuzhou dialect
and the Taishan dialect.
Hours
The Visa Information Call Center has pre-recorded visa information available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Live operators are available from 7 am
to 7 pm, Monday through Friday and 8 am to 5 pm, Saturday.
Payment
This is a user-pays service and the charge is 54 RMB for 12 minutes or
36 RMB for 8 minutes. Any unused minutes can be reused at a later time
or transferred to another party. There are 3 methods of payment.
2005 Holiday Schedule
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January |
2 |
Sunday |
New
Year's Day |
American |
| * |
January |
7 |
Friday |
Coptic Christmas |
Egyptian |
| |
January |
16 |
Sunday |
Martin Luther King's Birthday |
American |
| ** |
January |
20 |
Thursday |
Eid
al-Adha (3 calendar days) |
Egyptian |
| ** |
February |
10 |
Thursday |
Islamic New Year |
Egyptian |
| |
February |
20 |
Sunday |
Presidents' Day |
American |
| ** |
April |
21 |
Thursday |
Moulid El Nabi |
Egyptian |
| |
April |
25 |
Monday |
Sinai
Liberation Day |
Egyptian |
| |
May |
1 |
Sunday |
Labor
Day |
Egyptian |
| |
May |
2 |
Monday |
Sham
El Nessim |
Egyptian |
| |
May |
27 |
Sunday |
Memorial Day |
American |
| |
July |
4 |
Monday |
Independence Day |
American |
| * |
July |
23 |
Saturday |
National Day |
Egyptian |
| |
September |
4 |
Sunday |
Labor
Day |
American |
| |
October |
6 |
Thursday |
Armed
Forces Day |
Egyptian |
| |
October |
9 |
Sunday |
Columbus Day |
American |
| ** |
Novembrer |
3 |
Thursday |
Eid
al-Fitr (2 calendar days) |
Egyptian |
| |
November |
10 |
Thursday |
Veterans' Day |
American |
| |
November |
24 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving Day |
American |
| |
December |
25 |
Sunday |
Christmas Day |
American |
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