The Visa Office of the Chinese Consulate in New York will reopen as of January 25, 2023. Those who enter the Visa Office are required to wear masks and follow the instructions of the office staff.

The application procedures for visa and authentication are as follows respectively: 

1. Visa

(1) Visa applicants need to log on to the website “China Online Visa Application (COVA)” to fill in the COVA forms.

* Applicants must refer to the "Important Tips for online COVA visa form filling", to ensure the COVA forms are true, accurate, and complete. Once the COVA form is submitted, no information can be changed. If any adjustment needs to be made, the whole COVA form must be filled out again. 

After completing the COVA forms as required, please make sure to print the full set of COVA forms (8-9 pages) and sign on the Confirmation Page and the 8th page. If the COVA forms are not prepared as guided, the application will not be accepted.

(2) In addition to the printed signed COVA forms, visa applicants also need to prepare the physical Required Documents (include "A.Basic Documents" and "B.General Documents") (click the link) for visa application. If the physical documents do not meet the requirements or not sufficient, the application may be returned, and the applicant may need to fill in the COVA forms again.

(3) The physical application documents can be submitted to the Visa Office by the visa applicant or by an agent. 

(4) As of January 21, 2023, ny_visa@csm.mfa.gov.cn will no longer process visa application emails. For visa applications submitted by email before January 20, if they have received the mailing guidance, the applicant can continue to mail the physical documents following the guidance to complete the process. 

2. Authentication

(1) Authentication applicants can refer to the “Guidelines for Authentication” to prepare the required documents, and submit by themselves or by agents to the Visa Office.

(2) As of January 21, 2023, ny_gzrz@csm.mfa.gov.cn will no longer process authentication mailing applications. If the email application before January 20 has got the mailing guidance, the authentication documents can continue to be mailed to the Visa Office to complete the process.

Address of the Visa Office : 

520 12th Avenue, New York, NY,10036

Office Hours: 

9:00-15:00 (Monday to Friday, except for holidays)

Email address:

For Visa: ny_visa@csm.mfa.gov.cn

For Authentication: ny_gzrz@csm.mfa.gov.cn

Phone: 

212-868 2078 (9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00, Monday to Friday, except for holidays)