China Visa New York

I originally set out to use China Visa Service Center, but accidentally called China Visa New York – and I’m so glad I mixed up the phone numbers. CVSC charged $ 329 for a 24-​hour emergency business visa to China whereas CVNY only charged $ 225 – it was a huge savings so I decided to chance it even though CVNY only had one review.
When you arrive at their offices, you may be confused. The plaque outside the office says «Russian-​American Consulting» and the interior is filled with Russian posters and flags, but you’re at the right place. I was helped by Luzette who was extremely friendly and helpful. She noticed that I had added some info that might confuse the visa officials so she helped me re-​type my form. (FYI: You must bring a photo taken within the past 6 months; I tried to use a duplicate passport photo but the passport «date of issue» would have made it obvious that the photo was too old.) Luzette was efficient; I probably only spent 15 minutes in the office.
There were some delays however on the day I was supposed to pick up my passport. Luzette called at 4:30pm to say that my passport had finally arrived back at the office by messenger. She was extremely apologetic because that only gave me 30 minutes to pick my passport up before they closed at 5pm. But luckily, someone at the adjoining office was able to stay until 6pm and I picked it up with minutes before the office was locked up. I’d most definitely use their services again.