Where can I get a visa for the United States?

The visa interview of the US Embassy in China (Beijing) will be held in two locations. Please check the appointment letter to confirm your interview location. Address of the new building: No.55, Anjialou Road, Beijing, zip code: 16. Ritan Branch: No.2 Xiushui East Street, Jianguomenwai, Beijing, 16.

what is a visa?

1. a Visa is a kind of permission certificate issued by a government agency of a country for foreigners who apply to enter, leave or pass through the country in accordance with domestic laws.

2. The visa is usually attached to the passport or other international travel documents held by the applicant. Under special circumstances, a valid passport or other international travel documents can be written on a separate sheet. With the progress of science and technology, some countries have begun to issue electronic visas and biological visas, which greatly enhance the anti-counterfeiting function of visas.

3. Generally speaking, visas for countries around the world are divided into two categories: entry visas and transit visas, and some countries also have exit visas. Visas in China are divided into entry visas and transit visas.

4. There are many kinds of visas in different countries. According to the identity of the holder, the type of passport and the reasons for the visit, visas are generally divided into four types: diplomatic visa, courtesy visa, official visa and ordinary visa. Some countries classify visas into tourism, visit, work, study and settlement according to the reasons of visitors.

5. Visa has different forms and titles in its development. For example, endorsement visa, stamp visa, sticker visa, machine-readable visa, individual visa, group visa and so on.

Legal basis: Article 3 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Passports and Visas, the organs that issue passports and visas are authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security at home; Abroad, it is China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices and organs authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Passports of persons going abroad on business shall be handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the organs authorized by the Ministry. Passports and visas for people going abroad for personal reasons shall be handled by the organs authorized by the Ministry of Public Security.

Passports and visas for China citizens who travel or reside abroad shall be handled by diplomatic missions, consular offices or agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China.

Foreigners applying for Chinese visas are handled abroad by China's diplomatic missions, consular offices or agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At home, applications for visas by foreign diplomatic missions in China, diplomatic palaces of consular offices, consular officers and public servants are accepted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign affairs agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Other foreigners holding diplomatic or official passports applying for visas shall be accepted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign affairs agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or public security organs authorized by the Ministry of Public Security. Visa applications by ordinary passport holders or other people who come to China for personal reasons shall be accepted by the public security organs authorized by the Ministry of Public Security.