Starting March 19, 2020, the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau is suspending all routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services. We will resume routine visa services as soon as possible, but are unable to provide a specific date at this time. There is no fee to change an appointment and visa application fees are valid for one year.
To reschedule an immigrant visa appointment, please use the Visa Inquiry Form.
To request an emergency nonimmigrant visa appointment for immediate travel to the United States for medical reasons, funerals, urgent business travel, urgent exchange visitor (J-1) or student (F-1) travel, please use the Visa Inquiry Form.
Rainy and Typhoon Season
The annual rainy and typhoon season lasts throughout the autumn months. Please be advised that if Black Rainstorm Warning OR Typhoon Signal 8 or above is announced by the Hong Kong Observatory, the Consulate General will be closed. Please see “Consular Services During the Rainy and Typhoon Season” for details.
Hours of Operation
General Office Hours for the Consulate General
Monday – Friday 8:30 – 12:30 and 1:30 – 5:30
Hours For American Citizen Services
Monday – Friday 8:30 – Noon and 1:30 to 4:00,
Except Wednesdays (8:30 to Noon only)
Holiday Schedule for 2020
The following list includes all official holidays (both U.S. and Hong Kong) for 2020.
- Wednesday, January 1, 2020
New Year’s Day (A/L) - Monday, January 20, 2020
Martin Luther King’s Birthday (A) - Monday, January 27, 2020
Third day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Fourth day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Monday, February 17, 2020
President’s Day (A) - Friday, April 10, 2020
Good Friday (L) - Monday, April 13, 2020
Easter Monday (L) - Thursday, April 30, 2020
Birthday of the Buddha (L) - Friday, May 1, 2020
Labor Day (L) - Monday, May 25, 2020
Memorial Day (A) - Thursday, June 25, 2020
Tuen Ng Festival (L) - Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (L) - Friday, July 3, 2020
Independence Day (A) - Monday, September 7, 2020
Labor Day (A) - Thursday, October 1, 2020
National Day (L) - Friday, October 2, 2020
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (L) - Monday, October 12, 2020
Columbus Day (A) - Monday, October 26, 2020
The day following Chung Yeung Festival (L) - Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Veterans Day (A) - Thursday, November 26, 2020
Thanksgiving Day (A) - Friday, December 25, 2020
Christmas Day (A/L)
A – American Holiday
L – Local Holiday
Note: Four local holidays falling on Saturday are not included in the 2020 holiday schedule (Lunar New Year’s Day, January 24, Ching Ming Festival, April 4, The day following Good Friday, April 11, and the day following Christmas Day, December 26).
