Examiner
March 9, 8:23 PM
Glen Loveland

URUMQI, XINJIANG -  U.S. citizens living or visiting near Xinjiang province will be able to take advantage of U.S. Embassy services on Monday, March 22. RSVP is required and location details will be e-mailed.

The Consular section provides a variety of services for American citizens. The American Citizen's Services section assists people with passport renewal, registration of Americans living in China, birth reports for children of American citizens born in China, voter registration, income tax forms, notarial services and emergency services to American citizens. The Federal Benefits Unit assists people with questions regarding Social Security and other Federal benefits.

Americans requiring notary services, passport renewals, or additional pages added to their passport, must contact the embassy in Beijing before March 15. For information on required documents to bring to your appointment, visit the embassy website.

If you are requesting a paid service, remember to bring exact change. For information on service charges, click on the service you are requesting.

The U.S. Ambassador to China is Jon M. Huntsman. Under the Obama administration, the U.S. Embassy in China has been quite active in promoting outreach services to area beyond China's big cities.

The U.S. has six diplomatic installations in mainland China, including the embassy in Beijing that is the largest operating U.S. Embassy anywhere in the world. The U.S. operates consulates in the Chinese cities of Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, and Wuhan.