What about the American tourist visa? I come from Hangzhou.

You can go to the embassy in person, or through a travel agency or a third-party visa company. However, whether it is an individual interview or an agent, you may need to go to the interview and prepare the following materials. Hangzhou can apply to the U.S embassy in Beijing, or land in official website for a visa.

Some materials that need to be prepared for visa application are:

Valid passport: If your passport will expire or be damaged within six months of your expected arrival in the United States, or there is no blank visa issuance page on your passport, please apply for a new passport before coming for an interview.

Confirmation page of DS- 160 Form: Please indicate your Chinese name, telegram code of your Chinese name, China home address, company name and address on it. Please print your form confirmation page vertically on A4 paper. Please bring the printed confirmation page of DS- 160 form with you during the interview. Do not use the fax confirmation page. Please click here to see an example. Please click here to check the code.

One photo: a 2-inch x2-inch (5 1mm x 5 1mm) color front photo taken within 6 months, with a square white background. Please see the photo requirements for details. Please stick your photo on the cover of your passport with scotch tape.

Original receipt of visa application fee: You can pay the visa application fee of RMB 1008 at any branch of China CITIC Bank in China. Please stick the receipt on the lower part of the confirmation page with glue or tape. Please click here to see an example.

Passports containing previous visas to the United States, including expired passports.

Evidence that can explain why you will definitely return to China: produce documents that are binding on you in economic, social, family or other aspects to help you prove that you intend to return to China after a short stay in the United States. Due to different personal circumstances, the evidence that the applicant should produce is also different. The following documents can help the visa officer to evaluate whether you intend to return to China: household registration book, ID card, employment certificate, payroll that objectively reflects your monthly income, passbook with regular entry and exit records, etc.

Invitation letter: If you are invited to visit relatives and friends in the United States, it will be helpful for your application to provide the following information: the information of the inviter, the purpose of your visit to the United States, and the pre-arranged travel schedule. If you just travel to the United States, you don't need to show an invitation letter.

Proof of funds: prove that you have the ability to pay all the expenses when you are not working in the United States, such as a salary table that objectively reflects your monthly income, a passbook with regular access records, etc. Note: Please don't show your bank deposit certificate. Proof of deposit is not helpful for visa application. )

If you go to the United States for business activities, please consider bringing the following information to the interview: where you will visit, who you will meet, what will be discussed during the meeting, and what products you plan to buy in the United States. The following documents may be helpful to the application: a detailed invitation letter issued by the American partner stating the purpose of the applicant's visit to the United States; Contracts or other agreements signed with American partners; Information about machines, software or other equipment tested or purchased in the United States, such as product manuals or catalogues. Please provide your resume, please click here to see examples.

If you go to visit relatives in the United States, you should provide materials to prove that you have a real and uninterrupted kinship with the inviter, and also consider providing their status after entering or immigrating to the United States. The following documents may be helpful to your application: household registration book or other documents that can prove true kinship, photos taken with American relatives in recent years, copies of American passports or green cards of relatives, copies of passports of relatives who have stayed in the United States for a short time, and copies of American visas. If your last stay in the United States exceeds the date specified on the I-94 card at the time of entry, please show the original extension certificate approved by the US Department of Homeland Security during the interview.