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The United States chose Shanghai and Guangzhou (China chose San Francisco and Houston). On August 31, 1979, almost 30 years to the day that Consulate Canton had been closed, Vice-president Walter Mondale unveiled the seal for the new U.S. Consulate Guangzhou on the 11th floor of the Dongfang Hotel at 120 Liu Hua Road.
Visa requirements for United States citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states that are imposed on citizens of the United States. As of 2025, holders of a United States passport may travel to 186 countries and territories without a travel visa , or with a visa on arrival .
An important exception to that trend is that as of July 2010 the U.S. Consulates in China have liberalized their appointment policy. Now, persons who reside in Mainland China can choose to apply for a nonimmigrant visa at any of the Mainland posts—Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, or Shenyang. [2]
A U.S. visa does not authorize entry into the United States or a stay in a particular status, but only serves as a preliminary permission to travel to the United States and to seek admission at a port of entry. The final admission to the United States is made at the port of entry by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer.
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
United States Since November 2014, China agreed to issue L Tourist visas, M Business visas, Q2 Family Visit visas, and S2 Short-term Private Visit visas to citizens of the United States with a validity for a maximum of 10 years; while validity of the X1 Long-term Study visa is elongated to five years.
For instance, in India, appointments became mandatory for document drop-off starting September 1, 2019. [citation needed] For embassies/consulates and visa classes where an appointment is needed for the document drop-off, the appointment wait time in calendar days should be available on the visa appointment wait times page. [15]
United States portal; Politics portal; Visa policy of the United States. H-1B Visa; Permanent residence (United States) ("Green card") Visa Waiver Program; The other two major U.S. immigration-related agencies: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)