How soon can I get a tourist visa for the United States?

1. Generally, American tourist visas can be signed within one month.

second, the time to make an appointment for a face-to-face visa

the appointment of a tourist visa in the United States needs to start 3 days to 1 month in advance. First, pay the fee at CITIC Bank and make an appointment interview online. Log in to your account, and then click schedule an interview. Edit according to the contents of the prompt step by step. When CITIC Bank pays the payment page, if you go to the business hall to pay the payment, you should write down CGI REFERNCE NUMBER and tell the staff in the business hall, which is conducive to filling out the application payment form. Fill in the payment slip number on the payment page of CITIC Bank and you can make an appointment interview smoothly. Click on the time you want to make an appointment.

III. Conditions for exemption from interviews

Conditions for exemption from interviews for American tourist visas (all four conditions must be met):

(1) The last visa applied for in the United States for multiple times a year, and the applicant went to the United States with a visa and left the country during the stay period

(2) The time for this application is within 48 months of the visa expiration date. And the applicant has not been refused a visa by the United States after obtaining an American visa

(3) The last application for an American visa has not been investigated by the consulate

(4) The purpose of the two applications is the same

Remarks: if the consulate requests an interview after reviewing the information, the applicant must go to the consulate for an interview.

Fourth, prepare face-to-face information

The materials needed to prepare a tourist visa in the United States are all prepared according to your situation.

The general preparation materials are as follows:

(1) Passport

1. The original passport of the applicant with a validity period of at least half a year when leaving the United States, with at least one blank page left;

2. A copy of the first page of the passport;

3. Please sign your name on the last page of your passport (Chinese name);

4. holders of new passports should provide all the original passports at the same time.

(2) photos

2 color bareheaded photos within 6 months of 51x51mm (white background is required and ears are exposed). If the local shooting is unconditional, you can take photos at the photo studio near the embassy the day before the interview.

(3) business cards

2 personal business cards

(4) family certificate required for American visa

1. Copy of ID card (both sides of ID card are required to be copied on the same side of A4 paper);

2. Original and photocopy of the household registration book for the whole family (the photocopy includes the home page, home page, personal page and spouse page of the household registration book);

3. The original marriage certificate (if the certificate is lost, please provide the certificate of loss issued by the Civil Affairs Bureau), one copy and a family photo;

4. The applicant's resume is in duplicate, one in Chinese and one in English.

(5) Proof of assets required for a US visa

1. (The original of any of the following methods, with a total balance of at least 1, yuan)

① Original bankbook (with normal and regular access records);

② Original time deposit certificate (please note that the time for large deposit must be at least 3 months ago);

③ the original bank savings card and credit card (suggestion: bring a 3-6 month running account printed and stamped by the bank);

④ Stock delivery sheet, negotiable securities and salary income sheet; You don't have to submit

⑤ the original real estate license and the original automobile driving license (blueprint) of yourself or your spouse or other immediate family members (if you please submit it, you don't need to submit it if you don't);

⑥ any other materials to prove the applicant's financial resources: a copy of the ID card (both sides of the ID card are required to be copied on the same side of A4 paper).

2. not less than 5, yuan (5, yuan) of the original "certificate of deposit". The "certificate of deposit" must be in the standard format of the bank, with correct English translation, and cannot be handwritten.

(VI) Business License

For applicants whose business unit is an enterprise, please provide a clear copy of the business license, copy it on A4 paper, and record the annual inspection, and affix the official seal of the company to the copy.

(VII) Organization Code Certificate

For applicants whose unit is a public institution, please provide a clear copy of the organization code certificate, copy it on A4 paper, with annual inspection records, and affix the official seal of the unit to the copy.

(8) Employment certificate

1. Employment certificate in duplicate, one in Chinese and one in English. Employment certificate and income certificate are on the same letterhead paper;

2. The employment certificate must be printed on the company's regular letterhead paper and stamped with the company's red seal;

3. The contents of the employment certificate shall include: the name of the company, my position and income, travel time, the position of the person in charge, signature, telephone number and fax number, and the business license/enterprise organization code certificate number of the company. And it is necessary to indicate that the applicant for guarantee will return to China on schedule;

4. everyone should provide the original guarantee when signing face to face.

(9) air ticket hotel order

1. one air ticket order

2. one hotel order

(1) dispatch letter

The company dispatch letter printed on company letterhead paper is in duplicate, one in Chinese and one in English.

(11) itinerary

the itinerary during the business visit, in both Chinese and English, should be as detailed as possible.

(12) Fill in the complete DS-16 electronic form

Fill in the complete 16 form online and print your signature.

(XIII) Payment slip at China CITIC Bank: 16 USD.

(14) Others (optional)

1. Color brochure of the company in which you are working.

2. Please provide the certificate of loss issued by the Civil Affairs Bureau if your documents are lost.

(15) Records of going abroad (optional)

The background of the photos taken abroad is several commemorative photos of the local landmark buildings. Original old passport with previous record of going abroad (if any). Note: If you can't find your old passport or your official passport (you can't provide it during the interview), you can also have a copy of your previous visa page.

if none of the above is available, please be sure to find a souvenir photo taken abroad with a local landmark as the background to prove that you have been abroad.

if the applicant has visited the United States, please provide relevant documents to prove it.

(XVI.) Original academic certificate required for visa in the United States. (optional)

note: young unmarried people, please bring them with you during the interview.

original title certificate. (if any)

original honorary qualification certificate. (if any)

original professional qualification certificate (for example, civil servants with professional talents such as teachers, lawyers, doctors, nurses, accountants, architects and engineers should provide original valid certificates).

Remarks: The last visa of the same type in the United States has been invalid for less than one year, so you don't have to interview

(17) Enter the embassy for face-to-face interview

When you enter the American embassy, you will have relevant fingerprints and wait in line for face-to-face interview. The interview time is generally short, and there are only 4.5 questions, which will be asked according to the form you fill in.