US Visa Processing Process and Required Materials-Visa Type

Everyone should know that it is very difficult to apply for a visa in the United States. The following are some related processing strategies that can help you apply for a visa better. Remember to prepare the relevant materials before applying, and you can apply for a visa only when you are fully prepared.

Types of American visas

There are more than 20 kinds of non-immigrant visas in the United States, of which the five most common ones are:

1. business travel/tourist visa (B- 1, B-2

B- 1 is a visa that foreign citizens must apply for when they come to the United States for business. If they are traveling or vacationing in the United States, they must apply for B-2. If you have both purposes, you can apply for B- 1/B-2.

2. Student visa (F- 1, M- 1

3. exchange visitor visa (J- 1

4. Crew/Transit Visa (C- 1/D

5. Professional labor visa (H- 1B

However, this paper mainly introduces the application preparation of tourist visa B-2, but in fact, B2 was filled in during the application in recent years, which was actually done together with B 1/B2. And it's ten years, which means that in the next 10 years, you can basically go to the United States unimpeded ~

Other conveniences of American visa

After getting an American visa, you can not only go to a country in the United States, but also enjoy other conveniences. When you understand this, your hard-earned American visa will be worth it in an instant!

Holding an American visa can simplify the application materials. Canada: No proof of property is required, and the visa issuance rate is also very high! Canada really takes his American big brother as the leader, and some people even apply for an American visa in order to get a Canadian visa;

② Argentina: Electronic travel authorization needs to pay $50;

Countries with American visas that can enter the country without a visa ① South Korea can stay in transit for 30 days without a visa. Pay attention to transit, that is to say, your trip must go to the United States through South Korea, or return from the United States through South Korea. Only going to Korea requires a visa in advance;

2 Singapore, you can stay visa-free for 4 days. Note that it is also a transit. The transit here means that your trip must go to a third country via Singapore, and you can show your American visa and your ticket to the third country within 96 hours at the airport. Only to Singapore, you need to apply for a visa in advance;

3 Philippines, visa-free stay for 7 days;

4 Georgia, you can stay visa-free for 90 days;

5 Mexico, you can stay without a visa 180 days;

6 Bermuda, you can stay visa-free for 90 days;

7 Panama, you can stay for 30 days without a visa;

8 Chile, you can stay for 90 days without a visa;

9 Colombia, visa-free stay for 90 days;

American embassies and consulates in China

Of course, American visas need to be handled at the American Embassy in China. At present, there are five embassies in China. You can go to any place nearby.

American Embassy in China (Beijing

Address of the new building: No.55, Anjialou Road, Beijing, zip code: 100600, and customer service telephone number: 0 10-853 1-3000.

② US Consulate General in China (Chengdu

Address: No.4 Guanguan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, with postal code 6 1004 1 and customer service telephone number 028-8558-3992.

③ US Consulate General in China (Guangzhou

Address: Huaxia Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (near the B 1 exit of Zhujiang New Town Station of Metro Line 3 or Line 5, customer service telephone number: 020-38 14-5000.

(4) US Consulate General in China (Shanghai

Address: 8th Floor, Meilong Town Plaza, Nanjing West Road 1038, Shanghai, zip code: 20004 1, and customer service telephone number: 021-801-2200.

⑤ US Consulate General in China (Shenyang

Address: No.52 Shisiwei Road, Heping District, Shenyang, with postal code 1 10003 and customer service telephone number 024-2322- 1 198.

American tourist visa processing process

Prepare visa photos-fill in the application form DS- 160- register through the online application system-pay the visa fee-make an appointment for an interview at the US Embassy in China-face-to-face-to-face-to-face-to-face-to-get the passport and visa.

Step 1: Prepare visa photos.

Take photos in a more experienced photo studio and tell him it's for an American visa. Online photo application requires an electronic version, which should be carried with you according to the interview situation.

Head size (from the top of the head to the bottom of the mandible must account for 50% to 70% of the height of the whole photo. The height from the bottom of the photo to eye level must account for 55% to 70% (about 2/3) of the whole photo height.

Photos must be square, that is, the height and width are equal. The minimum size of the photo is 600x600 pixels (height x width. The maximum size is 1200x 1200 pixels (height x width.

Photos must be taken within the last six months to be valid.

Step 2: Fill in the application form DS- 160.

Information to be prepared before filling in:

1. Applicant's passport

2. Electronic version of the photo of the applicant's certificate.

3. Your travel plan, including time, city, air ticket and hotel. You can check the expected flights and possible hotels (you don't need to issue tickets or actually make reservations. The time can be a rough plan, because the American tourist visa will not be stuck, it can be changed and changed later. Here you just need to fill out a form to show the embassy that you have a travel plan, not apply blindly. If it is not ready, you can choose No to continue to fill in the form (but it cannot be changed after completion, so it is best to plan ahead to reduce the possibility of being signed.

4. Information about your company and/or information about your previous company.

If you have received higher education or above, please prepare your school information, including: school name, address, zip code, admission and graduation time.

Fill in the online guide DS- 160:

1. If the contract is renewed or an interview is not required, please select "Guangzhou".

2. All questions must be answered in English except that you fill in your full name in English (Pinyin and China) as required (China is marked as "your own language" in the form). Please note: you must fill in the complete Chinese name and the corresponding Chinese telegraph code.

3. In the process of filling in the application form, if there is no operation for more than 20 minutes, the application process will be terminated. Unless you have recorded the application number or saved the application in a computer file, you must start over. Please write down the application number displayed in the upper right corner of the page. If you need to close your browser before submitting your application, you will need to use your application number to continue your application.

4. After the DS-160 form is completed, a barcode confirmation page marked with letters and numbers will be generated. And bring a clearly printed confirmation letter when you go to the embassy or consulate for an interview.

5. After printing the confirmation page marked with barcode, please click the "Back" button on the browser, and then send a copy of the DS- 160 form to your email address. The file is in PDF format and needs to be viewed or printed by AdobeAcrobat.

6. Every new visa application must submit a new DS- 160 non-immigrant visa online application form and its related bar code. The old one won't work!

Step 3: register through the online application system.

After completing the DS- 160 form, you must register before you can pay the visa fee.

Step 4: Pay the visa fee.

After the registration is completed, you can pay online at that time, or you can keep the voucher to CITIC Bank (only this bank can pay.

charging standards

Visa applicants, including children, need to pay a visa application fee, which will not be refunded whether they are approved or not.

The visa fee is USD 65,438+060 per person, which is paid in RMB according to the consular exchange rate issued by the State Council, USA.

Validity period of visa fee

You will receive a receipt after paying the fee. The receipt takes effect from the date of payment and is valid for one year. In the meantime, you must make an appointment for an interview at the American Embassy.

After payment, please print the receipt number and keep it properly. Once lost, it will not be replaced. You must use the receipt number to make an appointment for an interview.

Step 5: Make an appointment for an interview at the American Embassy in China.

American embassies and consulates will process all applications efficiently and shorten the waiting time for interviews as much as possible. This means that the earlier you make an appointment, the more likely you are to get the ideal interview time.

Non-immigrant visa applicants are advised to apply at least three months before traveling. Note: Apply as soon as possible!

Step 6: Interview

After the interview, we will know the result on the spot.

However, before the interview, you can make an evaluation of yourself. The main purpose of the evaluation is to facilitate the consideration of whether to apply. Sultan! The preference and mood of the visa officer and the image of the interviewer are all important factors, so the evaluation is only a reference.

1. The purpose of traveling is usually to be asked what to do in the United States when you go to an interview.

It doesn't matter if you answer questions about travel/shopping, you won't get extra points or less points, because most people go to the United States for this purpose, and the United States welcomes rich people to boost local GDP.

But if you say visiting relatives or your boyfriend/girlfriend, you should be careful, especially your boyfriend/girlfriend, which means there is a great chance that you will never come back, so be careful!

Other purposes mainly depend on the mood of the interviewer. In a case, a friend applied to go to the NBA, and then talked with the visa officer very speculatively, and of course he passed. But this is really fate, and you can't predict what the visa officer really likes. Speculation will add points, and not doing what you like will not reduce points. Secondly, it depends on your work.

The better the job, the longer the length of service and the higher the salary, the easier it is to be signed, because then you will definitely be reluctant to stay in the United States with a good salary. 3. Family situation will also be included in the assessment.

Generally, married families with children will get extra points, but if they are single, especially women, they will get much less points because they are afraid of never coming back. 4. penultimate point, the situation of peers will also be taken into account.

If the family goes out, or the husband and wife go out, and the boyfriend and girlfriend go out with ordinary friends, they will also get extra points. However, if married divorced or single women go to the United States alone, their scores will be lowered.

5. penultimate point, the situation of peers will also be taken into account.

There are also some personal circumstances that will affect the interview results. Those who have traveled in developed countries can get extra points, those with well-known university education background can get extra points, those with cars and houses can get extra points, and those with deposits, stocks and funds can get extra points.

Common puzzles in American face-to-face interviews;

Q: Face-to-face interviews are just a formality. Did the DS 160 form you filled in before decide whether you can get an interview?

Many friends have this guess, but it is also very reasonable. The background investigation based on DS 160 table has given you an objective score. For students with high or low grades, face-to-face interview is just a formality, which leads to the phenomenon of' second signing' and' second refusal'. For qualified but not excellent students, you will judge your real motivation and whether the information you fill in is true by asking questions and observing your reaction style during the interview.

Q: How to avoid the second rejection?

Because if many objective conditions don't allow it, we can't sign it in seconds. American embassies generally have big data analysis. If you meet some of their objective conditions, you will be signed by the second.

But what we can do is to avoid second rejection and do the following, which can effectively avoid being rejected by seconds:

1. Fill in the DS 160 form by yourself, or at least know what the 160 form is to avoid being asked questions;

2. Fill in the real information. Being refused a visa is only a financial loss, but if it is because the information is untrue, it will be left behind, and it will be difficult to sign it later;

3. Objectively evaluate your own conditions (for example, the working conditions are average, why did you choose the United States for the first time or several times before? This is really illogical. Air tickets/hotels in Japan/Europe/Australia are cheaper and more interesting than those in the United States. Why not visit these countries first?

Frequently asked questions about face-to-face interviews in America;

1. Why go to America? You can prepare an invitation letter.

2. Where to go to America?

3. How long will you stay in America?

4. Do you have a schedule? (You can prepare your itinerary.

5. Who is responsible for your travel expenses? (If you are a parent, you can prepare your parents' work certificate and deposit certificate.

6. Do you have any relatives/friends in America?

7. How long have you been in Guangzhou?

8. Is there a house in Guangzhou? (The real estate license can be prepared.

9. Are you married? A marriage certificate can be prepared.

10. Do you have children?

1 1. How old is the child?

12. Where do children go to school?

Where do you work?

What does your company do? The work certificate can be prepared.

15. What's your monthly income? (bank running water can be prepared.

16. which countries have you been to? Actually, there is a visa sticker on the passport, and the interviewer will read it himself. You can also prepare some travel photos.

17. Where do you study? You can prepare a proof of study.

18. What's your major?

19. What is your specific research direction? (You can prepare a resume, or even a tutor's resume.

20. Is anyone with you?

2 1. Have you applied for your colleague's visa? Do you have his passport? You can prepare a passport book that has already passed an American visa. If you don't bring it, VO will ask you the interview time and place.

Matters needing attention in American interview:

(1 For unmarried young women, this is really a sensitive target for visas, because you can marry an American and get a green card directly in the United States. Therefore, clothes should not be too fancy, and makeup should be clean and generous. I once met a lady, unmarried, with bright makeup, fashionable clothes, holes in cowboy tassels and shining fingernails. Although she showed her real estate license in Shanghai, with a monthly income of over 10,000 yuan and experience in traveling in Britain, she was ruthlessly rejected.

(2) For the student party, parents' work certificates and deposit certificates should be prepared. There is also a transcript. You'd better bring one too.

(3) For graduate students, the professional terms in the research direction should avoid using words that are easy to be looked up, such as "machine learning", "processing", "recognition" and "artificial intelligence". Besides your own resume, the tutor's resume should also be prepared.

(4) For sensitive enterprises and sensitive industries, it is basically necessary to be investigated, and even the security of Huawei ZTE should be investigated.

(5) In the United States, it is best not to say who you know, and the interviewer will think that you have an immigrant tendency.

(6VO, you can answer anything you ask. Generally speaking, the material is what the interviewer asks you for, so you can give it to him.

Note: Check refers to administrative processing (AP). It usually takes one month to get a visa, and it is a one-year visa.

After the interview, VO will give you a list of different colors.

(1 white-visa denied.

(2) Green re-entry hall

(3) Yellow inspection requires supplementary materials.

(4 red tick but no supplementary materials are needed.

(5 light blue-pass

Step 7: Get your passport and visa.

You can choose EMS express delivery to your home (at your own expense, or you can choose CITIC Bank to collect it.

Materials required for US tourist visa processing

Materials that must be prepared:

(1DS- 160 confirmation page)

(2 Visa interview confirmation page

(3 Passport

(4) Payment receipt of visa application fee (provided by CITIC Bank after payment, receipt code)

(5 photos (printed)

Suggested materials:

(1 English travel plan reference itinerary

(2) English resume reference template

Regarding the resume, it is best to include the following information:

Basic information

Name (Chinese, gender, date of birth, place of birth, home address, company address, home phone, work phone, mobile phone, email.

basic education

_ Please install a degree, starting from the nearest high school.

For example, mm/yy_mm/yy, university name, degree and major, academic/research focus (form and doctorate)

business experience

_pleaselistallworkexperience

Example:

Year/month _ year/month, employer, location, position or position, responsibilities

D publications

_ Please install publications, if any, less than 3 copies.

Electronic travel history

_ pleaselistalcountriesyouhavesited, you have visited it.

Travel with ...

_ Please contact the United States.

(3) Bank flow (in the last three months

(4) proof of household registration

(5) proof of reading

(6 copy of ID card

(7 copy of passport

If you have been to the United States and other developed countries before, you should also bring:

An old passport with a corresponding visa

If you are a student, you should also bring:

Transcripts and degree certificates/diplomas, as well as bank statements, time deposit certificates and other proof of funds.

Two things to do after obtaining a tourist visa in the United States

1. Check all kinds of information on your visa.

1. Last name

2. given the name

3. Pass number

4. Gender (male M, female F)

5. Date of birth Date of birth

6. Effective date 6. Release date?

7. Expiration date Expiration date

8. Number of entries (multiple m, single s)

9. Nationality

10. Publish the postal name and place.

1 1. Visa Type/Category Visa Type

12. Control number Control number

13. Notes (CLEARANCERECEIVED+ date refers to administrative audit, and EVUSENROLLMENTREQUIREDENROLLATWWW.EVUS.GOV refers to the need for EVUS registration.

14. See the red "letters+numbers" at the bottom right for the visa number.

This is all the information on the US visa page. Once you find a problem after getting a visa, you can contact CITIC Bank to return it to the embassy for revision. The cycle is usually about a week.

2. Register in EVUS system

According to 10 American visa holder registration system, you must register after obtaining a visa, which is free and valid for 2 years. If you travel again after 2 years, you should update your registration again.

Note: Ordinary China tourists do not need to visit Saipan, but China passport holders with US visas 10B 1, B2, B 1/B2 must register with EVUS before entering the country.

Customer service telephone number: 00-1-202-325-0180 (Chinese is also supported

Frequently asked questions about EVUS system registration?

Q. Q. EVUS needs to be consistent with DS 160?

No, the purpose of EVUS is to reflect the latest personal information of travelers, which can be different.

Q: Can I register for evu before I travel?

It is recommended to register 1 week in advance, because EVUS may take effect immediately or in 72 hours. If it doesn't work, you can't fly.

Q: What should I do if I make a mistake?

Relax, EVUS is just a registration system, which has nothing to do with American visas in a sense!

Fill in the wrong one, and the last record will be automatically overwritten.

What happens after EVUS registers:

(1) Registration means that you can go to the United States smoothly, but the customs has the right to repatriate according to the situation;

(2)② To be determined-your registration cannot be decided immediately, please wait patiently, and the result will usually be given within 72 hours;

③UNSUCCESSFULENROLLMENT failed to register-that is to say, you have no right to travel to the United States for the time being. It may be that the information filled in is wrong, or the EVUS system is abnormal. Just wait 24 hours and then re-register.

The ④DEPARTMENTOFSTATE visa has been revoked-it's so sad, which means that not only the registration of EVUS failed, but also your American visa was revoked.

If you have any questions, you can call the above customer service number for consultation.