Do I need to pay a deposit to travel to the United States? How much/how much? Go alone.

You don't need a deposit to travel to the United States, but you must have proof of income.

1. Business tourist visa:

(1) Passport is valid for more than 6 months.

(2) Appointment interview confirmation letter.

(3) Confirmation page of DS-160 form.

(4) Within 6 months 1 2-inch ×2-inch (5cm× 5cm) square front photo with white background.

(5) Passports for previous visas to the United States, including passports that have expired.

(6) receipt of visa application fee.

(7) current income certificate, tax bill, real estate license or enterprise property certificate and asset certificate.

(8) Description of itinerary and/or other travel plans.

(9) Letter of introduction from the applicant's unit, detailing the applicant's position, salary, entry time, whether to allow vacation, and the purpose of going to the United States to participate in business activities (if any).

(10) Criminal/court record (no matter where you were arrested or convicted, even if you have served your sentence or been pardoned).

(1 1) If the applicant is a student, please bring your report card, degree certificate/diploma, bank statement, time deposit certificate and other proof of funds.

(12) If you are employed, you must bring the employment certificate issued by your company and the payroll for the last three months. Entrepreneurs and company executives should bring work certificates and salary certificates of their companies.

(13) If visiting relatives, the applicant should provide evidence to prove that he has a true and uninterrupted kinship with the inviter, and provide the immigration status information of the inviter in the United States. The following documents may be helpful to apply for a visa: household registration book or other documents that can prove true kinship, photos taken with relatives in the United States in recent years, and copies of American passports or green cards of relatives (if relatives stay in the United States for a short time, copies of their passports and American visas should be provided). If the applicant's last stay in the United States exceeds the time limit approved when entering the United States, please show the original extension certificate approved by the US Department of Homeland Security during the interview.

(14) If the applicant has been to the United States before, please bring the corresponding identification or visa identification documents, especially all previous American visas (including expired visas).