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American tourist visas are different from those of Japan and South Korea in many European countries. There is no third-party contractor in the US visa business. Except for the US tourist visa for tour groups, which can be submitted by travel agencies, other US visa applications generally need to be submitted by the applicants themselves, and even those who travel with tour groups to the United States will be required to sign in person. Therefore, it is best for applicants to know the whole process of American visa in advance in order to improve the success rate of applying for American visa. The following is a detailed introduction by Vientiane International Travel Service.

The specific process of applying for a tourist visa in the United States.

The specific address of applying for a US visa.

According to the requirements of the American Embassy, China residents should apply for a US visa at the American embassy or consulate where they live for a long time, which is different from the concept of residence. For example, if you live in the consular jurisdiction of Beijing for a long time, you should apply for a visa at the American Embassy in Beijing, even if your household registration is outside the consular jurisdiction of Beijing.

Distribution of domestic consular districts of American consulates

Beijing Embassy: Beijing, Tianjin, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Shandong, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Qinghai and Xinjiang.

Consulate General of Chengdu: Chongqing, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan.

Consulate General of Guangzhou: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan.

Shanghai Consulate General: Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang

Consulate General of Shenyang: Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning

Although the consulate stipulates in principle that applicants need to apply at their permanent residence, considering the large population covered by individual territories, the waiting time for appointment will be too long. Because American embassies and consulates have also introduced a coordination mechanism, applicants who apply for non-immigrant visas can choose to apply for non-immigrant visas in their consular district, or they can choose another office with a shorter average waiting time for interviews and appointments last month among the other four offices. For example, if you live in Shanghai (including Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces), you can choose to wait at the Shanghai Consulate and apply (although the waiting time is relatively long), or you can apply at another embassy or consulate with a shorter waiting time. But if you live in Chengdu, where the waiting time is relatively short, you can't choose to apply in Shanghai, where the waiting time is longer. This waiting time ranking is dynamically updated. You can see the relevant data on the website of the American Embassy. However, it should be reminded that the updated data of this website does not represent the final result. When you call the reservation center to make an appointment, the staff will tell you the latest ranking at that time and provide you with optional objects. However, on the whole, this measure will help to reduce the average waiting time of all applicants, and from the cost point of view, although additional transportation costs are required, in most cases, it will still be cheaper than handling urgent applications through visa agencies.

Analyze one's situation

To apply for a tourist visa in the United States, you need to know your own situation first, whether it is suitable for handling, and what are the chances of success?

Generally speaking, to apply for a tourist visa, it is necessary to exclude the tendency of immigration, which is sufficiently binding in China.

Proof mainly includes: age, marital status, family status, work in China, deposits, assets, education, etc.

Although these conditions do not necessarily need to be met, they are a combination that the interviewer values.

Appointment interview time

The booking of tourist visas in the United States needs to start 1-3 months in advance. First, go to China CITIC Bank to buy a telephone reservation card. If you want to make an appointment at the visa office of the American Embassy, you need to use this calling card, which means that buying a calling card is the only way to make an appointment for a visa. There are two kinds of calling cards, one is that 56 yuan can call for 8 minutes, and the other is that 38 yuan can call for 5 minutes. If you are alone, five minutes is enough. When making a phone call, the operator will ask and confirm the contents including: visa fee receipt number, applicant's full name (Chinese and Chinese Pinyin), passport number, ID number, travel purpose (visa application type), residence, whether the visa was refused, etc. You should be prepared in advance to save call time. If the appointment is successful, you will get the specific interview date and time period.

Fill in the form DS- 160.

Applicants who apply for a tourist visa in the United States need to fill in the relevant 160 form before face-to-face interview, which needs to be filled in online on the website of the embassy, and cannot be downloaded. Please pay attention to saving it at any time.

Prepare interview materials

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

General preparation materials are as follows:

1, valid for five years for personal reasons (the last page of the passport must be signed by myself and valid for more than half a year);

2. Two two-inch bareheaded color photos (50 mm× 50 mm);

3. Fill in the personal data application form and family member form;

4. A copy of the company's business license and a brief introduction of the company (establishment time, nature, scale, products and benefits, etc.). , with a complete translation);

5. English standard on-the-job leave certificate;

6. Original and photocopy of ID card

7. Original and complete copy of household registration book

8. If you are married, please provide the original and copy of the marriage certificate;

9. Original or photocopy of personal assets certificate (deposits, credit cards and statements, real estate, securities, automobiles, etc.). , please provide as much as possible);

10, business card or work permit.

1 1, provide a family photo.

Enter the embassy interview

When you enter the American embassy, you will have relevant fingerprints and wait in line for a face-to-face interview.

The interview time is generally short, with only 4.5 questions, which will be asked according to the form you fill out.

Interview questions generally include:

1. What are you doing in America?

2. Where are you going? How long will it take? When will you go back to China?

3. Where do you work? What is the position? How many years have you worked? How much is the monthly salary?

4. Are you married? Where do you live? What do your parents do? Still working?

5. Have you been abroad before? Where have you been?

6. Do you know anyone in America? If so, I will ask him when he went. How did you meet? Do you have her visa?

The visa officer's main concern during face-to-face signing is

Will you come back from America?

2) Do you have other intentions?

So when you meet the visa officer, you must show your confidence, don't whisper, and show your confidence so that he won't feel that your going abroad will bring security problems to the United States. When you get the visa, you can think about whether you look confident or not. If you are a visa officer, do you think this person is reliable? Self-confidence is the key! It shouldn't be difficult to speak Chinese confidently, should it?

If successful, you will be given a white note asking you to go through the mailing procedures and get your passport.

If you refuse the visa, a letter of refusal will be sent to you.

In addition to the explicitly required documents, the last kind of supporting documents puzzled many applicants. Therefore, it is often seen that some candidates are holding a large pile of various materials to interview, which is actually completely unnecessary. According to American law, all foreigners who apply for the United States are presumed to have an immigration tendency, and the purpose of your materials is to overthrow this preset, so all your preparations should focus on this purpose.

Generally speaking, producing documents that are binding on the applicant in economic, social, family or other aspects can help the applicant convince the visa officer to prove that he intends 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. The latter two can also prove that you have the financial resources to complete your trip to the United States. Many people will choose to provide proof of deposit, which is actually a misunderstanding. For the visa officer, the certificate of deposit can only prove your financing ability, but not your spending ability. Comparatively speaking, the latter is more convincing.

Finally, it is especially necessary to remind applicants that a tourist visa to the United States is only a basic threshold, and whether they can finally enter the country depends on whether they can pass the inspection set by the US authorities at the US Customs. People often tell you that visa application is easy, but when you arrive at the airport in the United States, you will encounter detailed and long inspections. Therefore, it is recommended that you select some important contents from the visa application materials and carry them with you, even if you encounter excessive inspection, it will help you to clear customs quickly.