What are the procedures for applying for a US tourist visa? What should I do to apply for a US tourist 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 account is outside the consular jurisdiction of Beijing.

Distribution of domestic consulates in the United States

Beijing Embassy: Beijing, Tianjin, Gansu, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, 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

Consulate General of Wuhan: Hubei, Hunan, Henan and Jiangxi

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 own 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.

Second, the application process

1, analyze your own 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.

2. Make an appointment for an interview.

The booking of tourist visas in the United States needs to start to 1 month 3 days in advance. Pay the fee at CITIC Bank first and make an appointment for an interview online. Sign in to your account, and then click Schedule Interview. Edit step by step according to the content of the prompt. On the payment page of CITIC Bank, if you go to the business hall to pay, you should write down the CGI reference number and tell the staff of 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 for an interview smoothly. Click on the time you want to make an appointment.

Step 3 Prepare interview materials

The materials needed for American tourist visas are all prepared according to their own situation.

General preparation materials are as follows:

1) passport

1). Original passport valid for at least half a year when leaving the United States, leaving at least one blank page of the applicant's original passport;

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

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

4). Holders of reissued passports must provide all original passports at the same time.

2), photos

51x 51mm 2 color bareheaded photos (with ears exposed on white background) within 6 months. If local shooting is unconditional, you can take photos at the photo studio near the embassy the day before the interview.

3) Business card

Two personal business cards

4). American visas require family proof.

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

2) The original and photocopy of the household registration book (including the first page, first page, personal page and spouse page of the household registration book);

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

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

V) Proof of assets required for a US visa

1). (The total original balance of any of the following methods is at least 654.38 million yuan)

① Original passbook (with normal access records);

② Original certificate of time deposit (please note that the time of large deposit must be more than 3 months);

(3) 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 can't submit it.

⑤ Original real estate license and original automobile driving license of myself or my spouse or other immediate family members (if submitted, it is not required);

⑥ Copies of any other materials that prove the applicant's financial resources (both sides of the ID card must be copied on the same side of A4 paper).

2) The original Deposit Certificate of not less than 50,000 yuan (including 50,000 yuan). The "certificate of deposit" must be in the standard format of the bank, with correct English translation, and cannot be handwritten.

6) Business license

If the applicant is an enterprise, please provide a clear copy of the business license, copy it on A4 paper, have the annual inspection record, and affix the official seal of the company to the copy.

VII) Organization Code Certificate

The applicant whose unit is a public institution, please provide a clear copy of the organization code certificate, copy it on A4 paper, have the annual inspection record, and affix the official seal of the unit on the copy.

8) Employment certificate

1). Employment certificate in duplicate, one in Chinese and one in English. Proof of employment and proof of income are written on the same stationery;

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

3) On-the-job certificate shall include: company name, my position and income, travel time, position of person in charge, signature, telephone and fax numbers, company business license/enterprise organization code certificate number. And it must be indicated that the applicant for guarantee will return to China on schedule;

4). When you sign in person, you should provide the original guarantee.

9) Air tickets and hotel orders

1). An air ticket order.

2). Hotel orders.

X) dispatching culvert

The letter sent by the company printed on the company stationery is in duplicate, one in Chinese and one in English.

Xi), timetable

Travel arrangements during business trip, one in Chinese and one in English, as detailed as possible.

12) Fill in the complete DS- 160 electronic form.

Fill in the complete 160 form online and print your signature.

XIII) Payment slip of China CITIC Bank: 160 USD.

XIV) Other (optional)

1. In-service company color manual.

2. If the certificate is lost, please provide the certificate of loss issued by the Civil Affairs Bureau.

15). record of going abroad (optional)

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

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

If the applicant has been to the United States, please provide relevant documents.

16). American visa requires the original academic certificate. (optional)

Note: Young unmarried people, please try to bring them with you during the interview.

Certificate of original title. (If any)

Original honorary qualification certificate. (If any)

Original professional qualification certificate (such as teachers, lawyers, doctors, nurses, accountants, architects, engineers and other professional civil servants, please provide the original valid certificate).

Remarks: the last visa of the same type in the United States has expired less than one year, so you can not interview.

Step 4 enter the embassy for an 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?

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?

Have you ever been abroad before? Where have you been?

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?

Therefore, when meeting with the visa officer, you must show confidence, don't whisper to each other, make people feel confident, and don't let him feel that going abroad will bring security problems to the United States. When applying for a visa, you can consider whether you look confident. 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 it is successful, it will turn white, go through the mailing procedures and get a passport.

If the visa is rejected, a refusal letter will be issued.

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.

Third, matters needing attention

When applying for a visa, you can only bring necessary documents such as passport, application form and visa fee receipt. Other personal belongings are not allowed to be brought into the visa office, including mobile phones, bags and USB flash drives.

Just get to the door earlier according to the agreed time.

Wear it, depending on what visa it is. Generally speaking, it is neat and generous.

Communication with visa officers is mainly self-confidence. If you don't hear what he asked, be sure to ask clearly and don't answer casually.

Business license or organization code certificate

1. The company is the applicant of the enterprise. Please provide a clear copy of the business license, copy it on A4 paper, and record the annual inspection. The copy is stamped with the official seal of the company.

2. The applicant whose unit is a public institution, please provide a clear copy of the organization code certificate, copy it on A4 paper, have the annual inspection record, and affix the official seal of the unit on the copy.

incumbency certification

1. Employment certificate in duplicate, one in Chinese and one in English.

2. Print on the company's ordinary stationery and affix the company's red seal.

3. On-the-job certificate shall include: company name, my position and income, travel time, position and signature of the person in charge, telephone number, fax number and company business license/enterprise organization code certificate number. It should also indicate that the applicant for guarantee will return to China on schedule.

Applicants of the same company must be typed on the same stationery in the form of a list, and everyone should provide the original letter of guarantee.

5. If you can't provide "proof of employment", please provide 4 blank company stationery and affix the company's red seal.

Description of American individual tourist visa

Materials to be prepared for private passports and American visas

1) For private passports, the last page must be signed by myself (valid for more than 7 months, visa page 1 page or more).

2) Registration Form (to be filled out in detail by myself according to the actual situation)

3) Take two color photos with white background (5 1mmX5 1mm square photos) within half a year. You need to expose your ears, you can't wear jewelry and sunglasses, and you need electronic photos. Please send an email to the relevant sales staff after registration.

4) The applicant's English employment certificate is stamped with the official seal (printed on the company stationery: indicate the applicant's name, gender, date of birth, unit, position, service time, annual income, whether to stay in the original post after returning to China, and ensure to return to China on schedule, etc. ); Students should provide student ID card, school certificate and holiday certificate)

5) A copy of the applicant's company business license is stamped with the official seal (if it is a public institution, please provide the organization code certificate) and the company profile brochure (establishment time, nature, scale, product benefit, etc. ).

6) 1 business card or work permit

7) Proof of the applicant's property: original bank deposit certificate, passbook, house title certificate, stock delivery slip, treasury bill or fund slip, vehicle driving license, stock, bank card statement and all other original property certificates.

8) Original ID card of the applicant

9) Original household registration book for the whole family

10) original marriage certificate (if married)

1 1) family photos and photos of previous overseas experiences (I took a commemorative photo with local landmarks as the background).

12) Provide as much as possible: academic credentials and award-winning certificates.

13) Children provide birth certificates.

14) retirees can provide retirement certificates, and items 4, 5 and 6 are not required.

Remarks:

1) Having the above information does not guarantee that the guest can get a visa;

2) Any guest who has applied for an immigrant visa or a non-immigrant visa shall truthfully state whether his previous application was approved or not;

3)/kloc-applicants under the age of 0/4: if one of the parents has an American visa and has not been refused, it can be sent through an intermediary (face-to-face visa is not required). In addition to passports, application forms and photos, they must also submit a copy of the child's birth certificate, a copy of the family's household registration book, a copy of the parent/mother's passport home page and copies of all valid and previous non-immigrant visas in the United States; If both parents and children want to apply for an American visa, parents should bring their children's visa application materials when they come to the interview.

4) Older people over 80 years old (including 80 years old) apply for non-immigrant visas, and they have never been refused visas before, so it is not necessary to apply for visas in person at the embassy.

5) Note: Applicants with blurred fingerprints and incomplete fingers should bring a doctor's certificate when applying.

6) If the visa is refused, the visa fee will not be refunded.

Fourth, the influencing factors

Visa officers mainly examine three aspects.

1. Are you suspected of staying?

2. Do you have the ability to go to America independently, including economic ability and language ability?

3. Whether the reason or purpose of going to the United States is reasonable;

These three aspects are reflected in the following points:

Have you ever been to a developed country like America? For example; Europe, Australia, Japan, Canada, and other underdeveloped countries such as Singapore and Mattel have no exit records. The visa officer will think that you came back from these countries and should go back to the United States. The chances of staying are slim.

B What about personal assets and cash flow? For example, personal savings, whether you have a house or a car and other information that can prove assets, the visa officer thinks that rich people rarely stay and have enough assets to prove that you have the economic ability to go to the United States.

C whether there is a stable job, the visa officer thinks that the chances of people with stable jobs staying or working abroad will be relatively small.

D Do you have 0 marriage and family, such as: getting married and having children, parents alive, brothers and sisters, and living in groups? This kind of family information is the best, because these are all factors that you deserve to stay. You have such a happy family, why do you want to stay abroad alone?

E whether you have the language ability to go to the United States independently, you can't just have money. What should I do if I don't understand the language and get lost? It's dangerous if you have any difficulties or get sick unexpectedly and can't even express yourself.

People who can't get a visa

If the applicant's first visa application belongs to a certain country (region) and is rejected according to law, the applicant does not need to apply for a second visa.

If the reason for the first rejection belongs to documents and other aspects, you should prepare complete documents and materials before applying, or press (get).

Library officials will bid again at the appointed time. It is particularly noteworthy that we must strive for the second approval. Otherwise, bid for the third time and win the bid.

It is even more impossible. So the preparation for the first visa will be very important.

Under normal circumstances, the state will not issue visas to people in groups: patients with infectious diseases, mental patients, drug addicts, drug traffickers, prostitutes and people who have been driven away.

Deporters, those who endanger national security and social order, terrorists, those who cheat visas with perjury, and those who have no guarantee of living expenses.

Validity of verb (abbreviation of verb)

The validity period of a US visa refers to the period from the date of issuance of the visa to the future. After this period, the visa will be invalid. Generally, the entry visa issued by the United States is valid for one year.

American visa period

If the applicant is allowed to enter the United States, customs and border protection officials will specify the applicant's stay in the United States on the entry and exit records. After each admission to the United States, the applicant should ensure that he leaves the United States on or before the last day of the approved stay period according to the specific departure date specified in the entry-exit record form. Failure to leave the United States before the prescribed deadline will result in the applicant losing his legal status.

New program of intransitive verbs

1. Fee payment: From March 16, for most non-immigrant visa types, applicants only need to pay the existing unchanged visa fee 160 USD, and the B2 visa application fee is 1008 RMB. Applicants will be able to choose to pay online with any debit card issued in China. Applicants can also use UnionPay cards to pay at any ATM of CITIC Bank, or pay in cash at any branch of CITIC Bank.

2. Face-to-face appointment: Applicants can make an appointment for a visa interview online, and they can check the application status online when the visa is ready to be collected. Visa applicants can still use our call center to make appointments and get answers to their questions, but from March 16, there is no charge for using the call center. The new system allows applicants to collect their passports at any of the 900 branches of CITIC Bank in China.

3. Visa registration: All visa applications must start with online registration on the website or registration through the reservation center. You can't pay the application fee or make an appointment for an interview before registration. The new all-inclusive visa processing fee can be paid online with any debit card issued in China. After you register in the online system (or through the reservation center) and get the reference number, you can also choose to use UnionPay debit card to pay at any CITIC Bank ATM or pay in cash at any CITIC Bank branch counter.

4. New renewal policy: seven types of visas to the United States, such as travel, have expired less than four years, and the holders can apply for the same kind again, and they can be renewed without another interview. Updating is also getting easier and easier.

How to apply

Steps for non-immigrant visa applicants 1:

Please read the contents of common non-immigrant visas carefully and determine the type of visa you need to apply for. Each visa is accompanied by corresponding application conditions and application materials. Choose the correct visa type according to your specific situation.

Please be sure to read through the information in the visa-free plan. If your country is a member of the visa-free program, you will go to the United States for business/tourism purposes, and your stay will not exceed 90 days. You don't need to apply for a visa.

Step 2 The next step is to fill in the DS- 160 form. Please read through the DS- 160 form filling guide in advance to ensure that all information is correct. After the form is submitted, no changes can be made. If in doubt, you can consult an immigration lawyer or related professional translator. The reservation center cannot provide support services for filling in the DS- 160 form. Please remember the number DS- 160 to make an appointment for an interview.

Step 3 Once the visa type is determined, it will enter the payment link of visa application fee. Please visit the visa application fee page to learn about various visa types and the corresponding visa fees (US dollars and local currency).

Please check the information on the bank and payment method page before paying the visa fee. It includes a detailed introduction on how to pay the visa fee. After the payment is completed, your personal data will be created. Please keep the receipt properly so that you can make an appointment for a visa interview through the receipt number.

The fourth step is to make an appointment for an interview! Please use the voucher you used to pay the visa fee to log in to the profile page. After entering the system, you can see the control panel.

Click "Reservation" in the menu on the left.

This will start the appointment scheduling process. Please provide:

passport number

The number on the visa application payment receipt (if you need to check the number. )

Ten (10) digit barcode number on the confirmation page of DS- 160.

The next process needs to select the visa type, input personal information, add relatives, select the delivery address of documents, and confirm the payment status of visa fees. The last step is to arrange the interview time.

Step 5: Please go to the American Embassy for an interview at the appointed time. Please browse the page that arranges the interview time to know the materials you need to bring in the interview.

Step 6 If the visa passes, it will be sent to the designated place you chose when you made an appointment for an interview.

Seven, the new policy

From March 20 16 13, the new US visa application procedure will be activated. The new system will make it easier for applicants to arrange visa interviews, pay visa fees and check visa issuance. After the launch of the new program, applicants will be able to use the new online system to make an appointment for a visa interview in the United States and check their application status. At the same time, the service of the original telephone reservation center will remain, but the new call center will be announced in the middle of next month. Booking an interview online will shorten the average waiting time of applicants to 2 to 4 days, and applicants usually get their passports with visa pages 1 to 2 working days after interviewing visa officers. In the existing application process, China citizens need to pay three fees when applying for a non-immigrant visa in the United States, namely, an appointment fee (36 yuan -54 yuan RMB), a visa processing fee (160 USD) and a passport mailing fee (32 yuan RMB). In the new application procedure, the applicant's booking fee and passport mailing fee will be cancelled, and China applicants only need to pay the visa processing fee of US$ 65,438+US$ 060.

Eight, free interview conditions

Interview conditions for visa exemption for American tourists (all four conditions must be met):

(1) The last application for multiple-entry visa in the United States, the applicant went to the United States with a visa and left the country during his stay in the United States.

(2) The application time is within 48 months from the visa expiration date, and the applicant has not been refused a visa by the United States after obtaining the visa.

(3) The last application for a US visa was not 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.