US Ambassador to China Gary Locke announced recently that the embassy's offices around China had processed for the first time more than 1 million non-immigrant visas in a year.
"Only one other country in the world has done that," he said, "and that's Mexico. This increase in China represents a 34 percent increase over the number of applications that we processed last year."
Locke said the US is working to make applying for all US visas easier for Chinese, whether for study, tourism or business. He urged applicants to apply early whenever possible and to take advantage of the "drop-box system" if they have traveled to the US before.
Previous travelers can simply drop off their passports and collect them later with their new visa, if they have a visa that's current or that has expired less than one year ago..
Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs Charles Bennett said that 50 additional visa officers who speak Chinese will arrive to work in China in March.
1 million Chinese get US visas|Sunday Expat|chinadaily.com.cn
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"Only one other country in the world has done that," he said, "and that's Mexico. This increase in China represents a 34 percent increase over the number of applications that we processed last year."
Locke said the US is working to make applying for all US visas easier for Chinese, whether for study, tourism or business. He urged applicants to apply early whenever possible and to take advantage of the "drop-box system" if they have traveled to the US before.
Previous travelers can simply drop off their passports and collect them later with their new visa, if they have a visa that's current or that has expired less than one year ago..
Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs Charles Bennett said that 50 additional visa officers who speak Chinese will arrive to work in China in March.
1 million Chinese get US visas|Sunday Expat|chinadaily.com.cn
Are the Chinese running away to the White Man's Land whom they Worship?
