Is there any difference between a US individual tourist visa and a tour group visa?

1. The passing rates are different.

The pass rate for group visa is much higher than the pass rate for individual visa. Moreover, the U.S. group visa and the individual visa are combined into one. They are both ten-year multiple-entry B1B2 visas. The U.S. visa can be used both in a group and on your own. Once you apply for it, it will be treated as if you had applied for it yourself. , you just need to openly tell the customs your actual purpose of entry, and they will not ask you how you obtained the visa.

2. Different binding forces.

Group visas are different in terms of binding force. If you join a group, the group leader and tour guide will watch the whole process. Tourists must enter the destination country with the group and return to China with the group, and You cannot do your own activities without being separated from the team during the whole process. Individual visas generally allow you to move more freely and you can arrange your own itinerary.

Extended information:

You can apply for a B-2 U.S. tourist visa if you travel to the United States for tourism, entertainment, visiting relatives and friends, medical treatment, attending conferences, going to exhibitions, handling personal affairs, etc. . The B-2 U.S. tourist visa can be divided into three-month validity, one-year validity, three-year validity, five-year validity, ten-year validity and permanent validity. The number of entries is also divided into one-time and multiple-entry validity.

U.S. embassies and consulates in different countries or regions, or different consuls in the same consulate, have great discretion over the validity period of the visa or the number of entries. It is easier for Hong Kong residents to apply for a B-2 visa that is valid for 1 to 5 years and is valid for multiple entries. It is easier for residents of mainland China to apply for a B-2 visa that is valid for 3 months to 1 year and is valid for one or multiple entries.

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