Once an AmCham-China Member's application has been approved by the U.S. Embassy and they have received the Official Permit Card, the member company can begin using the Business Visa Service.
Applicants can apply for B-1/2; C-1, J-1/2 and L-1/2 visa through AmCham-China Business Visa Program. For more detailed information on U.S. visa types, please click here.
All applicants must have a minimum of 6 months employment at the AmCham-China member company before they are eligible to apply for a visa through AmCham. New and recent hires should apply through the call center. An exception is made, however, for senior executives (i.e. director, VP, and above – not managers or senior managers) and recent hires who have transferred directly from another AmCham-China member company (provided they had at least 6 months of employment at their previous company). An exception is also made for all new employees who have had a US visa in the previous 5 years.
Citizens of the following countries may travel to the US for short-term (90 days or less) tourist or business activities without a US Visa if they have machine readable passports (MRP): Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. (Note: Australia has not yet extended visa free entry to Americans residing in China).
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