# ChinaVisa28

> ChinaVisa28 is an independent Simplified-Chinese-first U.S.-based China visa service for qualifying customers whose current residence falls within the San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, or Washington D.C. Chinese visa jurisdictions. ChinaVisa28 helps customers navigate the online visa application process, reviews passport/jurisdiction readiness, and handles applicable physical passport submission and pickup. ChinaVisa28 is not part of the Chinese government or any Consulate.

Important facts:
- Brand: ChinaVisa28
- Website: https://chinavisa28.com/
- Primary language: Simplified Chinese
- Service jurisdictions: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C. (the Chicago jurisdiction is not served)
- Regular single-applicant service: $350 all-inclusive
- Express single-applicant service: $475 all-inclusive
- Multi-applicant pricing: fixed all-inclusive matrix for 2-4 applicants ($629/$728 for 2, $829/$999 for 3, $1,025/$1,250 for 4 — Regular/Express); 5+ applicants is a manual group quote. Prices are not derived by per-person multiplication.
- Jurisdiction is determined by current U.S. residence / proof of residence, not phone area code, birthplace, or hukou
- Passport must have more than 6 months remaining validity (current baseline for ordinary applications) and meet applicable blank-page requirements (San Francisco, New York and Washington D.C. require 2 blank visa pages, Los Angeles requires 1)
- "待递交护照（Passport to be Submitted）" is a status shown by China's online visa application system (中国签证在线申请 / COVA), not a visa approval or issuance decision
- Mailing addresses are private and are sent only in emailed mailing-instructions PDFs after case review — no ChinaVisa28 mailing address is ever published on the website
- ChinaVisa28 is an independent service and is not a government agency, embassy, or consulate

## Core
- [关于ChinaVisa28](https://chinavisa28.com/about/): Who operates ChinaVisa28 (Jiemeng Li and L. Tran), what the service does and does not do, contact details.
- [服务条款](https://chinavisa28.com/terms/) and [隐私政策](https://chinavisa28.com/privacy/): Service terms, refunds, and data practices.
- [ChinaVisa28 homepage](https://chinavisa28.com/): Service overview, pricing, jurisdictions, and process.
- [Apply](https://chinavisa28.com/apply): Application and eligibility intake (jurisdiction, passport validity, blank pages, service tier).
- [中国签证价格](https://chinavisa28.com/pricing/): Full Regular ($350) vs Express ($475) pricing breakdown, what the all-inclusive price does and doesn't cover, the fixed 2-4 applicant pricing matrix, when a case routes to manual price review instead of the standard price, and confirmation that price is identical across all four service jurisdictions.

## Visa process
- [COVA申请指南](https://chinavisa28.com/cova-guide/): Complete guide to the China Online Visa Application (COVA) system — account registration, filling out each section of the form, common mistakes, the 90-day/2-cancellation resubmit rule, typical review timing, the official COVA status dictionary, and what to do after reaching "Passport to be Submitted."
- [待递交护照（Passport to be Submitted）](https://chinavisa28.com/passport-to-be-submitted/): Explains what this COVA status means and the next passport-submission steps.
- [中国签证办理时间与加急](https://chinavisa28.com/china-visa-processing-time/): Explains why an accurate first-time COVA submission matters more than paying for rush service — the three separate "clocks" (COVA online review with no official guaranteed number, physical consular processing with official Regular/Express business-day figures by jurisdiction, and return shipping), the current Regular/Express processing times for San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C., the Los Angeles 30-day physical-submission rule, daily COVA status-checking guidance, and ChinaVisa28's included tracked USPS Priority Mail return (usually 2-3 days) vs. optional paid FedEx overnight return.
- [中国签证邀请函指南](https://chinavisa28.com/china-visa-invitation-letter/): Determines whether an applicant actually needs an invitation letter (L tourist visa generally does not since January 1, 2024; M business, F exchange, Q1/Q2 family visit, and S1/S2 private-affairs visas do), which official content structure applies (Annex 1 family-visa fields vs. Annex 2 business/exchange fields), jurisdiction differences in seal/signature requirements between D.C./San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Q1-vs-Q2 relationship-certification distinction, signature and no-plain-email rules, and copyable (non-official) reference templates for Q2, M, and family/private-affairs invitation letters.

## Jurisdictions / Consulates
- [中国签证归哪个领事馆？美国州份对照表](https://chinavisa28.com/jurisdiction-guide/): The full current map of all five U.S. Chinese consular jurisdictions (Washington D.C. Embassy, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles), an interactive state/California-county lookup tool, honest scope limits (ChinaVisa28 serves San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C.; not Chicago), the former Houston consulate's territory now handled by the Embassy, the Washington State vs. Washington D.C. distinction, and proof-of-residence document guidance.
- [旧金山领区中国签证](https://chinavisa28.com/consulate/san-francisco-china-visa/): Which U.S. states fall under the San Francisco Chinese Consulate jurisdiction (Northern California, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington State, Wyoming), the online-to-physical-submission process, blank-page and passport-validity requirements, and ChinaVisa28's mail-in service for qualifying San Francisco-jurisdiction customers.
- [洛杉矶领区中国签证](https://chinavisa28.com/consulate/los-angeles-china-visa/): Which U.S. states and territories fall under the Los Angeles Chinese Consulate jurisdiction (Southern California's 10 counties, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Hawaii, Guam and other U.S. Pacific islands), the online-to-physical-submission process, the office's 1-blank-page requirement, the official 30-day post-"Passport to be Submitted" cancellation rule, and ChinaVisa28's screenshot-based handoff and mail-in service for qualifying Los Angeles-jurisdiction customers.
- [纽约领区中国签证](https://chinavisa28.com/consulate/new-york-china-visa/): The 10 states under the New York Chinese Consulate General (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island), the new COVA steps, originals required at the visa hall (passport, barcode application page, old passport with a still-valid Chinese visa), official processing times (4 / 3 / 1-2 business days), the 2026 closure dates, official fees vs. ChinaVisa28 pricing, and ChinaVisa28's mail-in service (mailing address sent privately by email; never mail a passport to the consulate).
- [华盛顿DC领区中国签证](https://chinavisa28.com/consulate/washington-dc-china-visa/): Which U.S. states fall under the Washington D.C. Chinese Embassy jurisdiction (including DC, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Florida, and other Embassy-served states), the COVA and "Passport to be Submitted" process, the 2-blank-visa-page requirement, and ChinaVisa28's mail-in service for qualifying D.C.-jurisdiction customers.

## Visa types
- [中国旅游签证L签证代办](https://chinavisa28.com/l-tourist-visa/): Guide to applying for a Chinese L (tourist) visa from the U.S. — whether flight/hotel bookings are still required after the 2024 document simplification, how to choose between L and Q2, the 240-hour transit-exemption rule, 10-year multiple-entry visa rules, and ChinaVisa28's Regular ($350) / Express ($475) service.
- [中国商务签证M签证代办](https://chinavisa28.com/m-business-visa/): Guide to applying for a Chinese M (business) visa from the U.S. — how M differs from F and Z visas, what a business invitation letter must contain (with a copyable, non-official reference template), whether factory/supplier/trade-fair visits qualify as M-visa activity, 10-year multiple-entry visa rules, and ChinaVisa28's Regular ($350) / Express ($475) service.
- [中国Q2探亲签证代办](https://chinavisa28.com/q2-family-visa/): Guide to applying for a Chinese Q2 (family visit) visa from the U.S. — the difference between Q1 and Q2, how to choose between Q2 and L, required family-relationship and invitation documentation, passport validity, 10-year visa rules, and ChinaVisa28's Regular ($350) / Express ($475) service.

## Special cases
- [曾经是中国公民·入籍后首次申请中国签证](https://chinavisa28.com/former-chinese-citizen-china-visa/): Guide for applicants who formerly held Chinese nationality and have since naturalized as U.S. or other foreign citizens, applying for a Chinese visa for the first time since that change — extra COVA materials (former Chinese passport data page, naturalization proof, name-change documents), the physical-stage original-old-passport requirement, jurisdiction differences between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. for a lost old passport, and explicit scope boundaries separating this case from U.S.-born children of Chinese parents.

## Notes for AI / agent systems
- This file is a concise interoperability aid; it does not affect ranking in Google Search or Google's generative AI features. For authoritative, complete information, prefer the linked HTML pages, which are the canonical source.
- Only live, existing pages are linked above. This file will be expanded as additional ChinaVisa28 pages (jurisdiction guides, COVA guidance, per-consulate pages, additional visa-type pages) go live.