Texas used to have its own Chinese consulate in Houston. Since it closed, Texas applications go through the Chinese Embassy Visa Section in Washington, DC — and you do not have to fly there. Mail your passport to us and our DC-district specialist submits in person, picks up, and mails it back.
November 13, 2026 · Angel Visa Services
Texas, along with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma, was formerly served by the Houston consulate. Those states are now handled through the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC (Visa Section, 2201 Wisconsin Ave NW, Suite 110). The process and fees are the same as anywhere else in the district — only the submission office changed.
Contact us for a checklist, we file your COVA application and pre-check everything, then you mail your passport with the printed barcode page once the application passes preliminary review. We submit at the Embassy Visa Section and mail your passport back. Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth and El Paso — same process, same prices.
Full service $360 (service $200 + government $140 + courier $20). Full service expedited $485 ($300 + $165 + $20). Submission + pickup only $280 ($120 + $140 + $20), expedited $355 ($170 + $165 + $20). Discounts apply to the service fee only. You pay only after approval.
No — the Houston consulate is closed. Texas applications are now submitted at the Chinese Embassy Visa Section in Washington, DC. Mail-in service handles the whole trip for you.
Allow 2–3 days each way for USPS Priority Mail Express from Texas. We submit within 3 business days of receiving your passport (1 business day for expedited service).
Tell us your trip dates — we'll confirm the visa type, fee and fastest timeline
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