Guardian verification
2.Please enter the guardian's membership card number and password to verify guardian identity.
The United States
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Regulations on the items taken into and out of the United States |  |
Clothing,
jewelry, cosmetics, hunting or fishing equipment, camera, portable radio and
other items of similar nature for personal use are tax-exempt. Any of the items
mentioned above that are taken into the
Non-residents who have attained the age of 21 are allowed to take into the United Sates 1 liter of alcoholic drinks like beer, wine and liquor, which can only be for personal use. Alcoholic drinks that exceed the prescribed quantities are subject to customs duty and internal tax.
Visitors can carry into the
Items purchased in duty-free shops and onboard aircraft or ship are subject to customs duty if they exceed in quantities or value the prescribed tax-exempt limit.
For non- residents who transit for connecting flights in the United States, if the personal items, including no more than 4 liters of alcoholic drinks, are to be taken to places outside the jurisdiction of the United States customs taxation authorities and the value of these items does not exceed USD 200, such items are exempted from tax.
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Visa | |
Chinese citizens who travel to the
Starting
February 13, 2012, the
A. Chinese citizens who previously held visa of types B (temporary visitor for business and tourist), C1 (transit), D (flight crew, ship crew), C1/D (transit/flight crew and ship crew), F (student), J (exchange visitor), M (non-academic student), O (visitor with special abilities), who have left the print of the index finger and who apply for a visa of the same type, are spared visa interviews within 48 months (4 years) after the visa of the above-mentioned types expires.
B. If the Embassy or a Consulate General of the United States in China requires the applicant to be interviewed, the applicant can directly go to the embassy or consulate general for the visa interview; he/she does not need to make an appointment or leave his/her fingerprint.
C. Holders of F type visa and M type visa who change school and holders of type J visa who change the project of academic exchanges do not qualify for this new policy.
D. Applicants for F1 visa renewal whose previous visa carries ”clearance received” and has expired for less than three years can be spared visa interviews. Applicants for renewal of the types of visa listed in A. (except F1 type) need to make an appointment for visa interviews if the previous visa carriers “clearance received”.
F. Applicants for H, L and P type visa renewal are spared visa interviews if the previous visa has expired for less than 12 months.
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Useful tips on local customs | |
At a meal table, start from the outside knife and fork. Use your fork to stabilize the food and use your knife to cut it into small pieces before serving a piece into your mouth. Do not slurp. The small spoon that accompanies coffee cup is used to stir the milk and sugar; do not use it to spoon coffee. Refrain from talking in a loud voice in restaurant.
You are expected to tip onboard ship or train, but not onboard long-distance bus or plane. You should tip the porters at train station or wharf, but when you deposit or claim your baggage, you don’t need to tip. In hotel, you should tip the housekeeper who cleans your room and the bellboy who helps you with your luggage. You should tip the waiters or waitresses who serve dishes in restaurant, but you don’t need to tip the foreman. You should tip your taxi driver, barber and beautician, but you don’t need to tip sales assistant and laundry staff. For restaurants, the tip is generally 15% -20% of the bill; for porter in hotel, USD 0.5-1/piece; for housekeeper in hotel, USD1-2; for taxi driver, about 1%, and if there’s luggage in the boot, tipping based on the number of pieces of luggage is also expected.
In the
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Embassy | |
Embassy of the
Add:
55 Anjialou,
Postal code: 100600
Tel: +86-10-85313000
American Citizen
Services
Hours: 8: 30-12: 00, 14: 00-16: 00, Monday to Friday,
Fax: +86-10-85313300
Email: BeijingACS@state.gov
Non-Immigrant Visa
Visa
The
Immigrant Visa: Application
submitted to
Visa
The
Beijing
Add:
Room 2801,
Tel: +86-10-65973242
Fax: +86-10-65973247
Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)
Fax: +86-10-85313100 (Immigration)
U.S. Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA)
Fax: +86-10-85314600
Foreign
Agricultural Service
Tel: +86-10-85313600 (FAS)
Fax: +86-10-85313636
E-mail: Agbeijing@fas.usda.gov
Animal and Plant
Quarantine
Tel: +86-10-8531-3030
Fax: +86-10-8531-3033
FCS
Tel: +86-10-85313557
Fax: +86-10-85313701/4343
E-mail: office.beijing@trade.gov
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Voltage and Plugs | |
* The above information is for reference only. For more, contact the embassy.
* For more information on visa, head to the Star Alliance website.
