Your school semester in China is right around the corner, and now all you need is your China student visa. Most Chinese Consulates, including the Chicago Consulate, require students who are staying in China for over 180 days to be fingerprinted when they apply for their visa. This means they have to apply in person at a Consulate, and do not have an option to apply through a third party service such as Swift Passport Services. For many students, this means that they need to leave their home state to visit a Chinese Consulate in another part of the country.
However, we have a solution to ensure that you don’t have to visit the Chicago Chinese Consulate multiple times. With our China Student Visa Pick Up Service, a member of our trustworthy team will pick up your visa and send it directly to you. In this blog, we will go into more detail about this service, including how it works and how you can use it to make your life easier.
Where to Apply For a Chinese Student Visa In-Person
Something that many students don’t take into consideration is that they will need to apply for their China Student Visa in person at the China Consulate. The China Consulate is broken up into jurisdictions. When you apply for a Chinese passport, or even a Chinese visa, you need to apply in the jurisdiction where you reside. There are multiple China Consulate Jurisdictions in the USA. Knowing your specific China consulate jurisdiction can help you understand where you’ll need to apply for your China visa. Please visit the China Consulate Jurisdictions page of our website to learn more.
Swift’s China Student Visa Pick Up Service
Katie Pagan is studying in Shanghai for 6 months and was one of several students at the University of CO who needed to fly to Chicago to be fingerprinted and apply for her visa at the Chinese Consulate of Chicago. “Flying to Chicago for a day to apply for my visa was actually pretty fun, but I am a student, and I need to be saving money for my semester abroad. Getting a China visa has been a crazy expense. Even cheap tickets are over $200 and then there is $60 Uber ride to the city from O’Hare. I just don’t think students factor this expense into their study abroad planning, and they really need to consider how they will pay for it! I was really relieved when I saw Swift Passport Services on the same floor as the China Consulate. They made it so I didn’t have to come back a second time to pick up my passport and visa and saved me a ton of money!”
For those like Katie that don’t want to spend the time and money on an out of state trip to pick up their visa from the China Consulate, Swift Passport and Visa has a great option. All you have to do is walk down the hall from the Consulate in suite 500 to Swift’s office in suite 525 and pay a small fee. Our team of travel professionals will take your pick-up receipt issued by the consulate and pick up your visa as soon as it is ready. Then, we will use FedEx to ship it back to you, providing updates along the way.
Apply For Our China Student Visa Pick Up Service Today!
Have questions about our China Student Visa Pick Up Service? Give us a call at 312.929.2105 or email us at china@swiftpassport.com, and ask for more information about our pick up service. You do not need to call ahead if you want to use our service, walk-ins are always welcome! Additionally, if you are ready to get the process started today, you can simply complete the contact form below. We look forward to assisting you!
