Saturday, July 12, 2008

Getting American Visa: Guangzhou. China

The U.S. embassy consulate office in Guangzhou China offers a lot of services for both U.S.-citizens staying in china and for Chinese planning to visit the states or reside there. So a view to the services of the office gives you an idea about but what you can do there
American citizens department
American citizens in china can perform a lot of services and acquire a lot of information through the consular office like:
Us citizen registration you can register your stay outside the united states in the consulate office.
Voting for election from overseas can take place through the consulate office in Guangzhou. The office provides the application for absentee application and ballots. The votes are collected in the consulate and sent back to the us
Reporting birth outside the united states, American citizens who gives birth outside the U.S. should register their child in the consulate office so the child can claim his American nationality if he is eligible .the consulate office issue birth certificates , social security number and American passport
Marriage of a Chinese spouse/wife or marriage of foreigner resident in china this should be registered in the local affair office in the residence area
Medical care
The consulate can provide people who are in need to medical attention with a list of hospitals/ doctors in the south of china, who can give them medical treatment
adoption of Chinese child, legal assistance in china, social security, notary services , emergency assistance are some of the services that the consulate provides for its citizens
The consulate office provides the American citizens in china with useful information about us & Chinese customs and taxes regulation and tips for travelers who are intending to visit china
The consulate gives teachers a guide for teaching English in china
Passport issuing & renewals can be done through the consulate office in Guangzhou including issuing/renewal passport for (adult/child), report stolen passport, fees are 100$ usd
United States visa
There are many types of non immigrant visa like studying in U.S., tourism & business, dependant, exchanging visitors, employment and others. The consulate office provides the application forms for every type of visa, with information on how to apply to the visa, set an appointment, the required documentation. Fees are 131$. The location of the consulate, the working hours, holidays and phone &fax numbers could be get from the office in Guangzhou
The immigrant visa
Many types of immigrant visa exist for Chinese citizens intending to immigrate to the U.S like family-based visa, employment visa, diversity lottery visa, returning resident visa. Every type has its own requirements, forms to be filled. The fees are ranging from 131$ to 545 $ depending on the type of visa
Fraud prevention unit is internal unit of the embassy concerned with any fraud act takes place against immigrants or immigrant’s visa

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