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Beijing Field Office for the Bangkok District

About Us

Who Are We?
Where Are We?
Visiting Our Office
Contacting Us
Local Processing Procedures

I-730 Interview Forms
 

Who Are We?

Field Office Director:

Michael Hickman

Service Area:

The USCIS Beijing Field Office has jurisdiction over the municipalities under State Council of:  Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.  Jurisdiction extends to the northern provinces of Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Shanxi.  The autonomous region of NEI Mongol is also under the jurisdiction of the Beijing office.  The USCIS Guangzhou Field Office has jurisdiction over the remainder of China.

Where Are We? 

Street Address:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
U.S. Embassy Beijing
No.55 An Jia Lou Road (安家楼路)
Beijing, China 100600

Mailing Address and Express Mail : 

US Citizenship and Immigration Services
US Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Embassy Beijing
No.55 An Jia Lou Road,
Beijing, China 100600 
                                                              

Visiting Our Office 
 Please note that no bags and electronic devices are allowed to the U.S. Embassy Compound. Please do not bring these items to your appointment.

How to Find Us: 

The Beijing Field Office is located at No. 55 An Jia Lou Road (安家楼路), Beijing 100600.

American Citizens and visa applicants should enter the USCIS Beijing Field Office at the Embassy's east gate.  The east gate is located at the Tian Ze Road Intersection of An Jia Lou Road, close to Ladies’ Street (Nüren Jie) and Laitai Flower Market, opposite the Kempinski Hotel and Lufthansa Shopping Center.  The nearest subway location is the Liangmaqiao stop on line #10.

Map to the new Embassy Location:

 
 

Contacting Us. 

 

Hours of Operation: 

The office is open to the public by appointment only and is closed on Chinese and American holidays.

Phone: (010) 8531-3111 (from within China) or 011 (8610) 8531-3111 (from the United States)
Fax: (010) 8531-3100 (from within China) or 011 (8610) 8531-3100 (from the United States)  

For email inquires, please write to dhsbeijing-cis@dhs.gov. For following to join I-730 inquiries, please write to: Beijing.I-730@dhs.gov

Email:  DHSBeijing-CIS@dhs.gov
Mail:  Please use the address given above.

Appointments: 

Every person must make an appointment by phone, e-mail or fax . This requires that you leave a clearly recorded message with contact information, send a fax with contact information or send an e-mail with contact information. Please see Local Processing Procedures below for additional information. 

Walk-ins: 

No walk-ins are allowed. Persons must make an appointment and are required to present government-issued photo identification. 

Paying Fees: 

Fees for applications and petitions are listed on our Forms, Fees, and Filing Locations Chart. This office does not accept fees. The fees for all applications and petitions submitted to the Beijing Field Office must be paid to the cashier at an American Embassy or Consulate in China.  

On the day of filing, you will receive a form and will be asked to go with that form to the American Citizen Services (ACS) office located at the Embassy where you will pay the relevant filing fee.  As evidence that you have paid the fee, ACS will give to you a receipt and you will need to provide USCIS with that receipt. 

The receipt should be submitted with the application or petition. All fees must be paid in cash with U.S. dollars or Chinese RMB. No personal checks are accepted. Cashier hours at the American Citizen Services Section of the American Embassy Beijing are 9:00 AM to noon and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. 

Customer Feedback: 

We strive to provide quality service to our customers. If we have not lived up to this commitment or if we have met or exceeded your expectations, please let us know. To comment on the services provided at this office, please write to the Field Office Director at the address given above, or to the

District Director 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
120-122 Wireless Road 
Bangkok 10330 Thailand

If you feel you were mistreated by a U.S. immigration employee, or wish to make a complaint of misconduct by a U.S. immigration employee, you may write to the District Director, or write directly to:

Chief, Office of International Operations 
20 Massachusetts Ave., NW 
Suite 3300 
Washington, DC 20529

Or write to the Chief, Office of Internal Audit, 425 I Street, NW, Room 3260, Washington, DC 20536.  

Forms: 

Immigration forms are available at under Forms, Fees, and Fingerprints.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to always provide an address in Mandarin characters, as well as an e-mail address on all applications and correspondence filed with the Beijing Field Office.  

Visas: 

For in-depth information about visas, please check the Visa Services section of the Department of State Website www.state.gov . The Administrative Review Office DHS/CBP Minneapolis is responsible for all Non-immigrant visa waivers with the exception of K visas which are adjudicated by USCIS.    

Local Processing Procedures 

We request that anyone filing any application with this office always provide a clear and complete address written in Chinese characters, an e-mail address and local phone numbers.  Please note that the office does not accept mailed-in applications. 
 

Abandonment of Alien Status as a Lawful Permanent Resident (Form I-407): 

The abandonment of lawful permanent resident status is irrevocable. An individual who relinquishes lawful permanent resident status must qualify again for such status. Therefore, one should give careful thought to abandoning lawful permanent resident status.

If you wish to abandon your permanent residence and relinquish your Permanent Resident Card (Green Card), please contact us for further instructions. 

Adoptions (Forms I-600/I-600A): 

The Beijing Field Office accepts advance processing applications (From I-600A) filed by prospective adoptive parents who reside with the Beijing Consular District. This office also provides fingerprinting services to prospective adopting parents who reside within the Beijing Consular District. Please note that orphan petitions (Form I-600) may only be filed at the Guangzhou, China office.

Only American citizens may petition for the immigration of orphans adopted abroad. Lawful Permanent Residents cannot petition for orphans to immigrate to the United States. Additionally, Lawful Permanent Residents who have adopted in China as Chinese citizens may not be in compliance with federal regulations and their children may not be eligible for U.S. immigration benefits.

Information on international adoptions may be found at the Department of State Website and elsewhere on the USCIS Online Website at How Do I Apply to Bring a Foreign-Born Orphan to the United States?


Immediate Relative Immigrant Petitions (Form I-130):

U.S. Citizens, with proof of residency in the jurisdiction of the Beijing Field Office of USCIS, (see above) may file an Immediate Relative Petition (Form I-130) by making an appointment to come in to the office during Window hours.  Examples of acceptable proof of residency documents would include: Chinese resident card, student or employment visa, passport stamps, employment contracts, and residential leases, to name a few.

Petitioners residing in a country with a USCIS office have the option of sending their I-130 forms to the Chicago Lockbox, or they may file their Forms I-130 at the international USCIS office having jurisdiction over the area where they live.  If filing by mail, the Form I-130 must be sent to the Chicago Lockbox.  The Beijing Field Office is unable to accept petitions by mail.

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 804625
Chicago, IL 60680-4107

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-130
131 South Dearborn – 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517


Please note that in China, immigrant visas are only issued at the American Consulate General in Guangzhou. Therefore, unless otherwise requested, all approved immediate relative petitions are forwarded to Guangzhou for further processing.


      
Following-to-Join Beneficiaries (Form I-730): 

I-730/V92 cases are processed by appointment only. If you have a relative in China who will be a beneficiary of an I-730 petition, this office will contact you or your relative to initiate processing. If you are the beneficiary of an approved I-730 petition this office will contact you or your petitioning relative to initiate processing or for additional information and documents. It is not necessary for petitioners, beneficiaries or other interested parties to contact this office. 
 

Naturalization (Form N-400): 

We are unable to receive or process Naturalization applications from U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) living overseas. See the USCIS Website on Naturalization for eligibility criteria and proper filing procedures.

The Beijing Field office provides fingerprinting services for Naturalization applicants including fingerprinting for spouses of US citizens filing under Expedited Naturalization provisions. 

Parole (Humanitarian) (Form I-131): 

The Beijing Field office does not issue humanitarian parole. Individuals must apply for parole by submitting their applications to:

For Express mail:

Department of Homeland Security
USCIS
Attn: HP
2501 S. State Hwy. 121, Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067 

For regular mail: 

USCIS Dallas Lockbox   :
USCIS
PO Box 660865
Dallas, TX75266

To expedite the processing, the use of express mailing is recommended.

Instructions on how to file an application for Humanitarian Parole are located on Form I-131. Additional information is available on this webpage.

Refugee Eligibility Criteria (Form I-590): 

We are unable to receive refugee resettlement applications directly. For general information and processing criteria please see the State Department Website and elsewhere on the USCIS Website. 
 
These applications should be filed at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR): 

Regional Representation in China

1-2-1, Ta Yuan Diplomatic
Office Building
14 Liangmahe Nan Lu
Beijing, China 

We are unable to check the status of any pending refugee resettlement application. Inquiries on pending and previously denied refugee application should be addressed to UNHCR, Overseas Processing Entity (OPE), or the RRS officer.  

Re-Entry Permits (Form I-131): 

The Beijing Field Office does not issue or extend Re-Entry Permits. Instructions on how to obtain or replace a Re-Entry permit are found under Emergency Travel. 

Refugee Travel Documents (Form I-131):

The Beijing Field Office is not authorized to process applications for travel documents. Inquiries regarding these documents from persons overseas should be sent to:

Asia/Pacific District
USCIS, Floor
120-122 Wireless Road
Bangkok, Thailand
10330

Transportation Boarding Letter:

Please contact DHS-CBP for issuance of a Transportation Letter. Via Email: BeijingCBPInquiry@state.gov

Immigration District with jurisdiction over this office: 
Bangkok District Office, Bangkok, Thailand

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