Travel Information
Airfare
Please make your own airfare arrangements for studying at GT-Shenzhen. The closest international airports are Hong Kong (HKG) and Guangzhou (CAN). Shenzhen Airport (SZX) is a domestic airport with daily direct flights to most large Chinese cities. You can check with your favorite airline, travel agent, or online services such as Travelocity, Expedia. Some travel consolidators specialize in Asian travel and may offer significantly discounted airfares to Shenzhen.
Once in China, it will be easy to make domestic travel arrangements via CTrip, which is the Chinese equivalent of Travelocity or Expedia. The GT-Shenzhen office can help with ticket ordering and delivery for visiting international students.
Visa Application
We have made arrangements with a reputable visa service in Houston to serve your visa needs. Their web site is visa2china.com. We will email GT-Shenzhen students a special code which entitles you to a Georgia Tech/group discount. If your passport/visa situation is more complicated, please contact the visa service. Under normal circumstances, we do not anticipate any GT-Shenzhen participant to be denied of the Chinese visa.
Registration with the embassy – for your safety and protection
Register With U.S. Consulate
The nearest U.S. Consulate to Georgia Tech-Shenzhen is located in Guangzhou, China. The Consulate is able to provide services to U.S. citizens, including passport requests.
During an emergent situation, American citizens should contact the after hours calling number for American citizen-related emergencies at (010) 8531-4000 and (011-86-10) 8531-4000 from the U.S. For non-emergencies, individuals may seek information on U.S. Citizen Services on the Embassy’s website: https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/u-s-citizen-services
U.S. Citizens Services Guangzhou
Address: 43 Hua Jiu Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China 510623
Telephone:
(020) 3814-5775, within China
(011-86-20) 3814-5775, from the U.S.
Fax: (86-20) 3814-5572
Email: GuangzhouACS@nullstate.gov
If you travel to Honk Kong and is in any emergency, please call 2523-9011 or visit Emergency Contact Information for U.S. Citizens https://hk.usconsulate.gov/u-s-citizen-services/emergency-contact/. The website for U.S. Citizens Services in Honk Kong is: https://hk.usconsulate.gov/u-s-citizen-services/
Address: 26 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
Email: acshk@nullstate.gov
Tel: 2841-2211(office hours); 2523-9011(after office hours)
Fax: 2845-4845
Students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents can create an account and enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP, https://step.state.gov/step/) to get travel advisory updated for both Guangzhou and Hong Kong. You’ll need to sign up to receive updates for both locations separately.