Nonimmigrant Visa

Information for People who have previously been issued a US Visa (Drop Box Service)

Applicants seeking to renew a non-immigrant visa (B1, B2, F, J, H) may use the drop box service available through participating branches of CITIC Industrial bank, if they meet the following requirements:

• The previous visa must be currently valid, or must have expired within the last 12 months.
• The applicant must be applying for the same type of visa at the US Consulate and Embassy where she/he is normally resident in China.
• Applications must be completely and accurately filled out. Any not completely filled out will be refused and the applicant will be required to appear for an interview.

Additional requirements:

• If you are seeking to renew an F, J or H visa you must be returning to the same institution, school or workplace as was indicated on your previous application.
• If you are renewing an F visa, please attach a copy of your current I-20 form to the application form.
• If you are renewing a J visa, please attach a copy of your DS-2019 form. For an H visa renewal, please attach a copy of the I-797 form.

Qualified applicants traveling on official (waiban) passports are also welcome to use this service.

Please note that while the interview will be waived for qualified applicants, it is still necessary for all applicants to appear at the Consulate for fingerprinting before the visa can be issued. Please click here for updates on biometric requirements.

In most locations, CITIC Industrial Bank charges a non-refundable service fee of RMB200. The fee may be slightly higher in certain locations. For more information about submitting visa applications at a local branch of CITIC Industrial Bank, please see their website (http://www.ecitic.com/citicib/index.jsp).