Beijing's Nonimmigrant Visa Unit Closure Notices

The Embassy, including the Nonimmigrant Visa Unit, is scheduled to be closed on the following dates in observance of year 2012 official American and Chinese holidays.

**        January 1               Sunday           New Year’s Day
***      January 2               Monday          New Year's Day
*          January 16             Monday          Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
**        January 22-25        Sun-Wed       Chinese (Lunar) New Year
*          February 20           Monday          President’s Day
**        April 4                    Wednesday    Tomb Sweeping Day
**        May 1                     Tuesday         International Labor Day
*          May 28                   Monday          Memorial Day
**        June 22-24             Fri-Sun           Dragon Boat Festival
*          July 4                      Wednesday    Independence Day
*          September 3           Monday          Labor Day
**        Sep 30-Oct 4          Sun-Thu          Mid-Autumn Festival & Chinese National Day
*          October 8                Monday          Columbus Day
*          November 12           Monday          Veteran’s Day
*          November 22           Thursday        Thanksgiving Day
*          December 25           Tuesday         Christmas Day                 

*          Americans Holidays
**        Chinese Holidays
***      Chinese and American Holidays