The Consulate General of China in Chicago is a career consular post of China in Chicago, Illinois; it serves Chinese citizens and travellers in its consular district. China is represented in Washington, D.C., by the Embassy of China in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | 100 West Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60654, United States |
| Telephone | +1 312-453-0210 |
| Fax | +1 312-787-4950 |
| chicago@csm.mfa.gov.cn | |
| Website | chicago.china-consulate.gov.cn/eng |
| Consular district | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:30 - 12:00 / 13:30 - 15:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:30 - 12:00 / 13:30 - 15:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:30 - 12:00 / 13:30 - 15:00 |
| Thursday | 09:30 - 12:00 / 13:30 - 15:00 |
| Friday | 09:30 - 12:00 / 13:30 - 15:00 |
Hours shown: telephone hours of the passport and visa office, according to the consulate general’s official website. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Consulate General
Before your visit
- Passports and visas are handled at the separate Passport & Visa Office, 1 East Erie Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611 (tel. +1 312-453-0210 ext. 3000, fax +1 312-453-0211). Telephone hours: Monday to Friday 9:30–12:00 and 13:30–15:00.
- The consular districts follow the announcement of the Chinese embassy of 29 June 2024 on the adjusted consular jurisdictions in the United States.
- Location: The consulate general is in the River North area of Chicago, Illinois, about 2.2 km in a straight line from the centre of Chicago; the nearest large airport is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 16 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Consulate General of China in Chicago
The office’s consular district covers Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. It is one of 4 career consular posts of China in the United States listed by the consulate general’s official website. In China, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing (china.usembassy-china.org.cn), according to the Congressional Directory.
Which Chinese office is responsible for me?
| Office | Area covered |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Delaware, plus the states of the former consulate general in Houston: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Puerto Rico – served by the embassy (visa office: 2201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 110) |
| Consulate General, Chicago (this page) | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Hawaii, plus Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa |
| Consulate General, New York | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Rhode Island |
| Consulate General, San Francisco | Northern California, Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming |
Source: Embassy of China in the United States – announcement on the adjustment of the consular jurisdictions (29 June 2024) (accessed 22 October 2026).
Note: the source lists California and Wisconsin under more than one office; if you live there, check with the offices concerned which one is responsible for your place of residence.
Other consulates in Chicago
42 other countries are represented in Chicago, among them: Colombia (consulate general), Costa Rica (consulate), Croatia (consulate general), Czech Republic (consulate general), Denmark (consulate general), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (consulate general), Egypt (consulate general), El Salvador (consulate general), France (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Greece (consulate general), Haiti (consulate general), Hungary (consulate general), India (consulate general), Indonesia (consulate general), Ireland (consulate general), Italy (consulate general), Japan (consulate general), South Korea (consulate general). The full list of all 43 missions is on the overview page for the United States.
Closing days
The dates of the US federal holidays are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The consulate general may also close on public holidays of China.
Emergency assistance
In an emergency, Chinese citizens should call the consulate general on +1 312-453-0210. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in China can contact the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
Diplomatic missions of China in the United States
China in the United States
- Washington, D.C. – Embassy of China in the United States
- Chicago – Consulate General (this page)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- New York – Consulate General (New York)
- San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China – official website (china-consulate.gov.cn) (accessed 22 October 2026), Congressional Directory, 119th Congress – Diplomatic Offices (20 February 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help), chicago.china-consulate.gov.cn/eng.
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