As we all know, visas in the United States are really extremely difficult to apply for. So, when you visit the United States, you should pay attention to what you can do better in the future, and what you need to prepare in advance when you apply for visas. Now let's take a look. American visas

American visas are divided into many types. Usually, the American visas we apply for are non-immigrant types, mainly B-type and F-type, as shown in the figure below. This article mainly introduces how to apply for B-type visas! That is, we often talk about visas for travel, business, visiting relatives and friends.

many friends know that B-type visas are divided into B1 and B2, so how should we distinguish them? Don't waste your time, let me tell you ~

B1 refers to going to the United States for business, conducting short-term business visits, attending meetings, etc.

B2 refers to traveling to the United States, visiting relatives, visiting friends or seeking medical help;

But usually B1/B2 visas are issued together, so when you get the visa shown in the figure below, you will be able to go to the United States basically unimpeded for the next 11 years ~

Let's teach you about the American visa page. What do we need to check after we get the American visa?

1.Surname last name

2.GivenName first name

3.PassportNumber passport number

4.Sex gender (male M, female F)

5.BirthDate date

6.IssueDate effective date

7.ExpirationDate

. Single S)

9.Nationality Nationality YI

11.IssuingPostName Place of Issue

11.VisaType/Class Visa Type

12.ControlNumber

13.Annotation Note (CLEARANCERECEIVED+ date refers to administrative review, EvusenrollmentRequired Enroll

at www. EVUS.gov means evus registration is required)

14. See the red "letters+numbers" on the lower right for the visa number

That's all the information on the visa page in the United States. Once you find something wrong after getting the visa, you can contact CITIC Bank to return it to the embassy for revision, and the cycle is usually about one week. What are the conveniences of having an American visa in hand?

If you think that an American visa can only go to one country in the United States, you are all wet, and it is also a "waste" of the American visa that you have worked so hard to get ~

It is no exaggeration to say that when you get an American visa, the doors of the world will basically be opened for you. Next, let me tell you how convenient it is to have an American visa in hand ~

First, Canada, a country with an American visa that can simplify the application for information, does not need proof of property, and the visa issuance rate is also rampant! Brother Jia really followed his American brother's lead, and some people even went to the United States to sign the visa first in order to get it done.

Argentina needs to pay $51 for electronic travel authorization;

Second, countries with American visas can enter the country without a visa

① South Korea can stay in transit for 31 days without a visa, paying attention to transit, which means that your trip must go to the United States via South Korea or return to China from the United States via South Korea, and only going to South Korea requires a visa in advance;

② In Singapore, you can stay in transit for 4 days without a visa. Pay attention to transit. Transit here means that your trip must go to a third country via Singapore, and you only need to show your American visa and your ticket to the third country within 96 hours at the airport. You still need to apply for a visa in advance to go to Singapore only.

③ Philippines can stay for 7 days without a visa;

④ Georgia can stay for 91 days without a visa;

⑤ Mexico can stay for 181 days without a visa;

⑥ Bermuda can stay for 91 days without a visa;

⑦ Panama can stay for 31 days without a visa;

⑧ Chile can stay for 91 days without a visa;

9 Colombia can stay for 91 days without a visa;

Seeing this, do you expect more from your American visa?

Next, let's get down to business and tell you in detail how to apply for an American visa. Visa processing flow

1. Determine the type of visa processing

The type of visa processing mentioned here is not the difference between type B and type F mentioned before, but the purpose of your trip. Once you have determined the purpose of your trip, your subsequent information preparation, interview preparation, etc. should all be carried out around this purpose.

① travel, there is nothing to explain, just prepare according to the travel itinerary;

② Visiting relatives, if you have relatives in the United States, I suggest that you follow the purpose of visiting relatives, because if you go to the United States all the way without seeing your relatives, the interviewer will think that your itinerary is unreasonable and doubt the purpose of your trip, which will lead to the refusal of the visa; On the premise that your relatives' status in the United States must be reasonable and legal, otherwise it will also affect your application for an American visa;

③ Visiting friends, if it is convenient for your friends in the United States to send you an invitation and their identity is reasonable and legal, you can consider visiting friends; If it is inconvenient or you think that your friend's information is not helpful to your application, then you can travel;

④ business. If you are going to the United States for a meeting or business investigation, I suggest that you'd better ask the American company to send you an invitation letter and apply for it according to the business purpose. Let me add one more sentence here. If you apply together with your colleagues, even if your travel purpose is not business, then the embassy will be suspicious. Of course, the company's group building or incentive travel is another matter.

2. Fill in the form online, pay the fee, and make an appointment for an interview

Some friends want to ask, do you have to go for an interview? Is there an interview-free one?

Of course, if you meet one of the following two conditions, you don't have to go to the embassy for an interview:

① The last visa to the United States expires no more than 12 months from the date of this application, the visa type of this application is the same as last time, you have an old passport with an expired American visa page, and you have provided ten fingerprints, such as B1, B2, B1/B2 visas that have been subject to administrative review, and the date of administrative review on the visa page ("?

② applicants under the age of 14 or over the age of 81 who have not been refused visas;

as long as this article is to share with you the process of going to the embassy for an interview, I won't go into details about the situation of interview exemption here ~

Every applicant must have his own DS-161 form, one for each person, including children. Similarly, each applicant must pay the visa application fee online, and the fee is non-refundable and non-transferable, regardless of whether the visa is obtained in the end.

fill in the website of DS-161 form: _zh/cn-main-contactus.asp

how to fill in the ds-161 form when applying for a us visa?

Are there any skills in communicating with visa officers during the interview?

Besides, if you get an American visa, everything will be fine. Can you go directly to the United States?

You see, there are still so many questions that I haven't told you, so, don't be too tired, and read it slowly ~DS-161 Form Filling Guide

As one of the most important links in applying for a US visa, the filling of DS-161 Form must be listed separately, so don't talk nonsense, go to the link ~

Fill in the website:/Chinese-commercial-code/. Unified choice is ok.

IV. Passport information

Page 6, fill in passport information

① Passport code can be omitted;

② The issuing city and province can be written in the passport, and the municipalities or provinces can be filled in uniformly;

V. Travel information

Page 7, fill in the travel information

① Just select B1/B2 for the specific visa type, and now they are all issued in one;

② The address of staying in the United States, it is suggested to find a local hotel to fill in on Booking, and the name, address, postcode and telephone number of the hotel should be recorded, which will be used later;

VI. Peer information

Page 8, fill in peer information

① Are you traveling as a member of a team or organization? Translation is to ask whether you join the group, just fill it in truthfully, and if you join the group, you need to provide the name and itinerary of the travel agency with the group;

VII. Previous trips to the United States

Page 9, previous information about going to the United States

① If you have been to the United States before, you need to fill in the arrival time and stay days of the last five trips to the United States;

VIII. Contact information in the United States

Page 11, contact information in the United States

① Travel itinerary, fill in the name of the hotel, that is, the organization name shown below, and the address, telephone number and zip code are also written in the hotel;

② For the itinerary of visiting relatives and friends, just fill in the information of the inviter;

③ Business itinerary, fill in company/inviter information, and write everything;

IX. Family information

Page 11, fill in parents' names and date of birth

X. Work/education/training information

Page 12, fill in the current work information, and fill it in truthfully, which is consistent with your employment certificate;

Page 13

① The previous work information can be written in the last five years;

② Education experience: Fill in the high school education or above, starting with the highest education;

Page 14, supplementary information

① If the exit record has been filled in for nearly 5 years, start from the developed countries, and click "AddAnother" to add it all the time;

Xi. Safety/background information

Page 15-19, safety and background information, just choose No;

XII. Uploading photos

Page 21-23, Uploading photos

① Requirements for US visa photos: 5.1*5.1cm white background photo taken in recent 6 months, Cosmetic Contact Lenses, accessories and glasses are not allowed, and the five senses are clearly exposed, which must be in JPEG/JPG format;

② A green check mark indicates that the photo meets the requirements;

XIII. Check information

Page 24, check personal/address/phone/passport information, and be sure to check it carefully;

page 25, check the travel information;

page 26, check the contact information in the United States;

page 27, check the family information;

page 28, check work/education information;

page 29, check the safety/background information;

on page 31, check the interview place;

XIV. Sign to confirm the application

Page 31-32, sign and submit the application;

Page 33, DS-161 Confirmation Page

① Click "Print Confirmation Page" to print or save the confirmation page in PDF format for later use;

② Click "Print Application Form" to print or save the filled DS161 form as PDF format for later use (English application form can only be saved here once, and cannot be downloaded again once you exit);

that's the whole process of filling in the DS-161 form. if you feel suspicious of life, you can find someone in my major if you don't want to bother ~

by the way, that's the process of filling in the regular on-the-job staff. if you have any problems filling in the form for freelancers, students, preschool children and retirees, you can comment below the guide or click the link below to find me ~

XV. That'll be the day! Next, you need to make an appointment for online payment. At present, the visa application fee in the United States is 1114 yuan, which usually varies due to the change of exchange rate ~

Please submit the website: /

Yes, before that, you need to prepare a debit card from the Bank of Zhang Zhongxin.

it's still a multi-picture warning! ! !

tips:

Occasionally, due to temporary leave or unexpected events, embassies and consulates will stop accepting interviews scheduled on the same day or in the next few days, so it is very necessary to keep an eye on the embassy's developments before the interview. Once you encounter this situation, don't panic, it won't have any bad influence on your visa results. Just re-select the interview time two days after the scheduled interview date. Analysis of interview skills

As mentioned before, besides preparing relevant supporting materials, what else should be prepared before the interview? It is the preparation of communication skills during the interview! I will introduce interview skills in a separate space, which shows how important communication with visa officers is to get a US visa!

Usually, our real interview time is only 3-11 minutes. In this short time, it is particularly important to make full use of the information we carry, give full play to our talents and dispel the doubts of visa officers.

In the eyes of visa officers, every American visa applicant is inclined to emigrate. Unless the applicant can prove that he has no tendency to emigrate and has strong domestic binding force, there will be no long-term stay in the United States.

To sum up, I probably need to pay attention to the following eight aspects in the interview with visa officers:

① Dress: the dress should be reasonable and formal, matching with one's identity and travel purpose; Applicants who travel, visit relatives and friends suggest casual clothes; Business applicants suggest formal attire, and women can wear light makeup; Overall clean and generous;

② itinerary: the answer should be consistent with the DS-161 form, and we should actively inform the specific city attractions. For example, if we are traveling, we are going to leave on April 5th and return to China on April 5th, and we plan to go to Los Angeles and Las Vegas.