Friday, July 18, 2008

Getting American Visa: Shanghai. China

Consulate office of The U.S. embassy in Shanghai China offers to U.S.-citizens staying in china and for Chinese planning to visit the United States or reside there many useful information. So a quick glance to the services of the office gives you an idea about but what you can do there
American citizens department
American citizens’ department in shanghai china can provide the citizens with a lot of information and services like:
Us citizen registration registering your stay in north china (Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces) can be done through the secure site of the consulate office.
Births given by American citizens outside the U.S. should be register in the consulate office in order to claim the child’s American nationality, national security number, and United States passport if he is eligible. The consulate office issue American birth certificates for these children.
Marriage takes place between American citizen and a Chinese spouse/wife or another foreigner resident in china should be registered in the local affair office in the residence area. The consulate provides the procedure needed to register this marriage if you are intending to issue a visa for your spouse / wife.
Medical care
Medical care for foreigners undergoes certain regulation should be taken for taking the medical attention required. The consulate provides the list of doctors/ hospitals that give medical attention to foreigners and have doctors and nurses who speaks English the list contains name, address, phone number, and facilities inside the hospital
The consulate office explains how the notary services for documents can be done by the local affair office
Emergency, legal assistance are some of the services that the consulate provides for its citizens
If you are a teacher and wants to teach English language for Chinese refers to the consulate which gives teachers a guide for teaching English in china
Passport issuing & renewals can be done through the consulate office in Shenyang. The citizen can request his new or renew exciting passport, report stolen passport, fees are 100$ usd for issuing a new passport
You also can order extra pages for your passport or ask for extending your passport
United States visa
If you are applying for non immigrant visa you must know that there are many kinds of visas 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 along with information on how to apply to the visa, set an appointment, the required documentation. The location of the consulate, the working hours, holidays and phone &fax numbers could be get from the office in shanghai
The immigrant visa
Although the counselor office in Shenyang provides information for Chinese citizens intending to immigrate to the U.S and applying for various kinds of immigrant visas. The office is not authorized for handling the immigrant visa applications and all the applications should be directed to your local DHS

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