Originally Posted by
ehuang03
Do you guys know if you could get a Visa the same day if you head to the consulate? The Chinese Consulate is about 2.5 hours away from me in SF. Can't seem to find any info on it. There's only mentions of it on third party sites that they could expedite it.
Since you have that 2.5 hour drive, I suggest you call them about this (I know it requires a bit of patience to simply get through). In my experience, same day service is available to everyone about half the time, and in urgent cases like yours, 75% of the time, as long as you show up in the morning with all of your ducks in order. Odds are lower on Mondays and Fridays.