To further facilitate foreign nationals’ travel to China, the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Los Angeles will provide appointment-free visa application services starting from October 23, 2023.When the status changes to “Passport to be Submitted”, the applicants or agents shall visit the visa office of the Consulate General(open time 9:00-14:00 Monday to Friday, closed on weekends and holidays) to submit physical visa application documents. 

A surge of applicants may cause prolonged waiting time at the initial period of appointment-free arrangement. Applicants are recommended to arrange their time for submission according to their travel schedule. Upon entering the visa office, please follow the instructions of the staff for security screening and queue number pickup.

Applicants who have completed online appointments before will be given priority for submitting their documents within the corresponding time slot at the appointment date by presentingthe AVAS confirmation page upon arrival.