Passports

The service desk of China Post which is providing the passport mail back service will be temporarily moved from the current location in the Visa Consultation Hall to the International Post Office at Jianguomen area. Starting June 1, 2009, customers who are requesting passport mail back service will need to pay the fee at No. 50 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District.

How to get to the International Post Office:

By subway: Take line #10 at Liang Ma Qiao Station,get off at Guo Mao Station, change to line #1 and get off at Jian Guo Men Station, use the northeast exit/Exit B (从亮马桥站乘坐地铁十号线至国贸站，换乘地铁一号线到建国门站，出B出口，沿二环路向北300米路东).

By taxi: Jian Guo Men International Post Office, No. 50 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District (朝阳区光华路50号建国门邮电局，建国门立交桥向北第一个出口)

In order to save your own time, we encourage you to download the application form and fill it out before your appointment.  You can download the forms here or click each passport service listed at the left menu bar and find the applicable form.

To better serve customers, all routine services in ACS are by appointment only.  Please click here to access the appointment calendar.

Passport applications must be made in person at the American Citizen Services office of the Embassy. New passports are generally issued within one week to ten days after application. Limited validity emergency passports may be issued in special circumstances. 

Location & Hours

Map to Embassy>>

(Closed on American and Chinese Holidays)
*please bring your passport for identification when visiting
Walk-in: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30am-12:00 noon, 2:00pm-4:oopm, Wednesday open morning only: 8:30am-12:00 noon.

Acceptable Payment

U.S. cash, equivalent RMB cash, traveler’s checks, or credit cards with logo for Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, or Discover.

We do NOT take personal checks.

Note: Please print out and submit only one-sided pages of the application.