Step by Step Instructions
- Have all travelers’ valid passports in hand. (Please note you will need more documents if you are non-US citizen or a child born in a country other than in US. Please also check below for the list of additional required documents.)
- Complete the visa application form for EACH traveler.
- Contact the visa agents with Lotus Travel for detailed documents you will need to prepare your China visa application
- Complete a cover page for your family/group.
- Settle payment directly to Lotus Travel prior to mailing visa application documents (do not include any payment with mailed visa package). You may pay online or mail check to Lotus Travel office.
- Mail required documents to designated address (according to specified consular region) after you make the payment with Lotus Travel. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT SEND VISA APPLICATION DOCUMENTS TO LOTUS TRAVEL OFFICES – DOING SO DELAYS THEV APPLICATION PROCESS. SEE DETAILED MAILING DIRECTIONS SPECFIED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO DETERMINE WHICH CONSULAR OFFICE IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR GEOGRAPHIC REGION.
Requesting a Chinese Visa
Lotus Travel welcomes visa applications from all 50 states. Please remember we do not grant visas for travel; that it exclusively the domain of the Chinese government. We can provide service assistance to help smooth and expedite visa processing and answer questions. It is recommended that you apply for a visa 3 months prior to your family's heritage travel date. During adoption process please apply after receipt of an adoption referral or travel approval. Please remember, a cover page is required for visa application packets to be processed.If you have questions, you may contact our Travel Advisers via email at info@lotustours.net or via phone at 425-223-4641 during our office hours of 8 am – 5 pm PST.
Send the following documents to your designated regional contact:
1. Cover Page - Click Cover Page and complete (1 cover page form per
mailed package)
2. Chinese visa application form. Completed and signed Visa Application (1
form per traveler).
3. Original, signed United States passport with at least 1 year of remaining
validity and at least 2 blank visa pages remaining, which are side by side.
4. Passport-type photograph, paper-clipped (not stapled) to the visa
application
5. Pre-paid, self-addressed express mailer (e.g. Fed Ex envelope).
This allows expedited and trackable return of your original passport
documents.Please use Fed Ex or UPS.
6. Provide one of the following Supporting Documents
7 a. Additional document requirements for Chinese applicants adopted by American parents
7 b. Additional required documents for minors
7 c. Additional required documents for Non-US Citizens
Visa Forms
Required Cover Page | |
Chinese Visa Application Form | Instructions to Complete China Visa Application Form |
Supplementary Visa Application Form | Instruction
to Supplementary Visa Application Form |

**********Click HERE for detailed mailing instructions *********
Visa Fees for U.S. Citizens
Visa Type |
Consulate Fee |
Service Fee |
Total |
Multiple Entry |
$140 |
$100 |
$240 per person |
Multiple Entry |
$165 |
$155 |
$320 per person |
Multiple Entry |
$177 |
$183 |
$360 per person |
*If your passport has less than one year of validity, please renew your passport prior to processing a visa request. For further questions, please feel free to contact our visa agent at apple@lotustours.net .
*For Holt adoptive families, please contact us at apple@lotustours.net before settling the visa fee.
Visa Fees for NON-U.S. Citizens
The Consulate General of China Offices close on the following holidays
Chinese New Year (3 days)International Labor Day: May 1st
Memorial Day: 4th Monday in May
US Independence Day: July 4th
US Labor Day: 1st Monday in September
China National Holiday: Oct. 1st, Oct. 2nd & Oct. 3rd
Veterans Day: 2nd Monday in November
Thanksgiving: 4th Thursday & Friday in November
Christmas Day: Dec 24th & Dec 25th
*******Payment Procedures******
Payment for visa cost and processing cost is made directly to Lotus Travel. Do NOT include payment in your mailed visa application packet. You can pay via one of our three convenient methods:
1. Online via credit card or via PayPal at: Payment
2. Download a credit card authorization form:Credit Card Authorization Form and fax to your travel adviser at 425-223-4641; or scan and email to your designated travel adviser.
Lotus Travel, 5390 Col De Vars Pl NW, Issaquah, WA 98027