I am a US citizen (U.S. passport) living in Atyrau with a valid Kazakhstan Visa. I need to travel to BeiJing in early April so I need to get a visa for China. I would like to apply now because I will be traveling to other countries in during February and during March so now is the only opportunity I have to send my passport to the Chinese Embassy. I have been told by people in my office that the Chinese Embassy is Astana is closed until February 21st. Is this true? Also, is there a Chinese Embassy in Almaty?

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,
Risa