Note: the information is transferred from douban maggiejingliu (I hope I can help you, and I wish you a smooth application! )
Comprehensive Strategy for Individual Tourist Visa in the United States (B 1/B2)
From: m.2012-08-1916: 51:28.
Actually, it was written by a good friend, the visa materials given by the travel agency were received, and there was a post from a netizen (I found the link and posted it again), which is summarized as follows ~ ~:
* * * Before applying, please ensure that:
% Personal Passport:
The passport must be valid for at least eight months longer than the expected date of the applicant's departure from the United States; If there is a valid visa on the old passport (or a visa that has expired less than one year), the old and new passports must be bundled together and handed over to the US Embassy.
% A recent color photo:
Two 2-inch x2-inch (5 1mm x 5 1mm) square color frontal photos taken in 6 months (actually, one is enough).
% decided to go:
1. Pay money at China CITIC Bank (with passport and 1024 yuan) to buy a phone card from 36 yuan (only enough for one person to make an appointment, and two people had better buy one from 54 yuan).
2. Make an appointment after paying the money, just call yourself, without looking for an intermediary.
% Before calling, prepare the following information in advance:
Plus, there may be fewer people making an appointment before noon. I overheard people chatting at the embassy. They rest at 3 o'clock every day. Basically there are fewer people at noon than in the morning.
Name (Chinese and Pinyin):
Gender:
Date of birth:
ID number:
Passport number:
Passport issuing place:
At which consulate did you apply for a visa (Beijing):
Where have you lived in the last six months (write down the area under the jurisdiction of the consulate you want to apply for):
Is there a record of refusal? If so, when:
Was your last trip to the United States successful? How many times have you been to the United States? Have you been to the United States within two years? If yes, when:
Telephone number of the applicant:
% Complete the DS 160 form online (/niv_info2.html, please indicate your name code, Chinese name, Chinese home address, company name and address), and print the confirmation page.
Note: The uploaded photos must meet the requirements and cannot be used before applying for a US visa, nor can they be too old. The uploaded photos must be the same as those taken at the embassy.
On the day of the interview, you might as well take Line 2 to Dongzhimen, exit C, there are many taxis waiting for you, and then take a taxi.
Come back, too It saves time. Three hours' rest is enough.
Materials brought to the embassy:
Print out the confirmation page, write down the code or something, and stick the photo on the cover of your passport with scotch tape.
1. The purpose of traveling to the United States is to arrange the itinerary in advance and find a virtual itinerary for the travel agency.
2. CITIC Bank visa fee receipt, please paste the receipt on the lower part of the confirmation page with glue or tape. Take both couplets with you when you leave.
The original passport signed by the applicant in block letters must be valid for at least six months longer than the time you plan to stay in the United States. Including expired passports.
4. 1 Copy of the company's business license or unit code certificate (clearly stamped with the company's official seal)
5. Employment certificate of the company
6. Proof of funds: a payroll that objectively reflects your monthly income and a passbook with regular deposit and withdrawal records.
7. My resume
8. Original and photocopy of my ID card 1 copy.
9. 1 Original and photocopy of household registration books for all family members.
The following information is for reference only and is not required:
1. 1 Copy of the applicant's marriage certificate (with clear content)
2. Tax bill (if any) (payroll or bank card statement)
3. 1 Copy of my or my spouse's passbook or time deposit certificate (bank deposit certificate is not provided)
4. Economic documents that can prove the family's economic strength, such as real estate license, automobile driving license or other valuable securities (stocks, treasury bills, etc.). )
Interview (Beijing Anjialou Visa Center):
Just arrive half an hour earlier than the scheduled time and see anything (except money and materials, don't bring your mobile phone bag and pen, which is also troublesome. There is a charge to deposit it in the private gable opposite the embassy. You can put it in the car if you drive there, but you can't find a good parking space nearby
When he entered, Brother Bing looked at his passport and confirmed the page. Then a woman in the window looked at her passport to see if your name was on her watch.
Security check, carry a paper bag and go straight in. Don't bring lighters, pens or anything. If you do, it will be confiscated.
Go straight to the queue to hand in the materials after you go in. In the narrow alley on the left side of the stairs, you will be divided into two groups, before and after, and hand in the materials. It's best not to share it with grandparents, which is slower. It is best that the second person in your group is scolded by the captain (the first person) the most.
Then queue up in a narrow alley for fingerprints (together with the team members).
Go to the hall where you come in for an interview (together with the team members), just hand in all your passports and confirmation pages, and the other things belong to your own category. Take them in your hand and give them whatever you want.
Basically, I will ask you what you do, just say that you are from XX company, and then I will play a little game with you and ask you: Where do you work and what do you do every day at work?
Then let me see the confirmation letter from XX Company.
Then I gave it to you (reply)
Listen, when you ask people, you will ask what you are going to do, how many days you will go, and whether China has any relatives. Just tell the truth When you asked me, you asked about the company.
The one with the yellow stripes passed and left your passport.
Go out and get a yellow note and go to the post office near the embassy to pick it up or mail it. Note that there is also a charge. So the post office must go, and some people just leave and have to come back to reissue it.
Address: No.55 Anjialou Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Postal Code: 100600
Tel: (86) 4008-872-333 or (86-21) 3881-461(Visa Information Service Center of Chinese Embassy in China, USA).
Fax: (86- 10) 853 1-3333 (only used to check the application status and deal with urgent matters)
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8: 00 am-5: 00 pm (interview time must be reserved in advance).
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Step 0: Book the phone:
4008-872-333 (Only China can get through, free of long-distance telephone charges, no need to dial the area code. Can't use 20 1 card, IP and other telephones, and can't use Tietong telephone. You can use your mobile phone)
86-2 1-388 1-46 165438+
After two phone calls, the next operation is exactly the same.
The working hours of the call center are: Monday to Friday: 7 am-7 pm, and Saturday: 8 am-5 pm.
Step 1 Pay the reservation fee:
Charge standard: 54 yuan, you can use 12 minutes. "12 minutes" here refers to the manual service time, that is, the time to talk to the service girl. Generally speaking, after booking a person's visa, there will be some time left. /kloc-within 0/2 minutes, you can also book visas for many people, and you can also consult them, provided that they process them quickly enough. If you can't use 12 minutes at a time, you can use it next time. If 12 minutes runs out and you want to continue the consultation, you can buy 12 minutes only by paying 54 yuan. Automatic service is not included in 12 minutes.
The notice of the US Embassy said: "In addition to paying with prepaid encrypted calling cards, callers can still continue to pay with credit cards or debit cards."
If you use "prepaid encrypted calling card", "credit card" or "debit card" to pay, you need to register in www.usavisainformation.com.cn (Education Network needs agent connection), enter your card number and password, and then make an appointment by phone (this online system may be unstable, according to netizens).
Bank card (with UnionPay logo, online service is not required), credit card and debit card are all used nationwide. I don't know the details yet, but it doesn't matter. Their system will test it. If it doesn't work, change it. You can also buy prepaid encrypted calling cards directly from China CITIC Bank, 54 yuan. Foreign currency credit cards are also acceptable.
Preparation before calling:
Personal information: Chinese name, name pinyin, birthday, ID number, passport number, contact number and visa type.
Paper and pen: used to record the payment password and reservation number.
Step 3 Visa booking process:
1. After dialing, "Welcome to the Visa Information Service Center in embassies and consulates in China, USA ..." will be played alternately in Chinese and English ... and after each broadcast in Chinese and English, it will be prompted in Chinese and English: "Choose the following language type." . Then use the corresponding language. Broadcast: Press 1 for English, 2 for Putonghua, 3 for Cantonese, 4 for Fuzhou dialect and 5 for Foshan dialect (the service hours of Foshan dialect are Monday to Friday, 9: 00 am-12: 00 pm 1: 00-6: 00 pm). -Usually press 2. I didn't understand the last sentence of Foshan dialect, but a friend of mine in Guangdong listened. By the way, other times
You will be prompted that this option is not available)
2. Then "Please press 1 for American citizen service, please wait for the next choice". Don't press the button, wait for 5 seconds. (If you choose 1, talk about the services provided by the embassy and consulate for American citizens in a few minutes. )
3. Next, "Press 1 for immigration information in the United States, and press 2 for travel information in the United States"-press 2.
(Attachment: If you press 1 to listen to the recorded material, the following options will appear: 1. American citizens help their relatives and friends in China to apply for American visas. List of visa-free countries to travel to the United States, 3. The addresses of American embassies and consulates and where you should choose to apply for a visa. Visa application procedures and contact information of CITIC Industrial Bank. Information required for applying for a non-immigrant visa, 6. Through CITIC Industrial Bank.
After pressing 2, the system will prompt "This service is a paid service for users, and the fee is 12 minutes 54 yuan RMB". There are five options:
If you pay the fee by draft, please press1; If you have purchased the password prepaid card of CITIC Industrial Bank, please press 2; If you bought a password online, please press 3; If you have already used the service and want to use up the remaining minutes, please press 4; If you want to know the payment method, press 5.
If you press 5, you will be prompted with three options: press 1 to pay by credit card. There are many words in the last two options, so I can't remember them clearly. It should be various payment methods. Please listen to it yourself. ) ... Someone on the Internet said that the program is like this: "Enter the card number, press 1 to confirm, enter the expiration date, and press 65438 to confirm. Anyway, I finally got the password and the payment was successful! This password must be remembered (you can listen to it again) for appointment and consultation. You can call many times, as long as the total time does not exceed 12 minutes.
The next step is to enter the password into the queuing system. Please press 1 to listen to the recorded message, press 2 to fax the message to you, and press 0 to contact the customer service representative. If you want to book a visa directly, press 0 to connect with the customer service representative. After pressing 0, enter the queuing system and wait for the idle customer service representative. I can read Chinese and English tips and then play music. At this time, the system will tell you that the average waiting time is 4-5 minutes, and you will be charged from the time you connect with the customer service representative. After many verifications, if you don't have the patience to hang up at this time, your time will be deducted for one minute.
-The numerical arrangement of buttons changes frequently in each step. Just press the button according to the prompt.
4. After the manual service is connected, the service girl will ask you your Chinese name, name pinyin, visa location, whether you have been refused a visa before, what visa, passport number, ID number, contact information and birthday. When you make an appointment, you will be told the time, month and date of the visa, and finally you will be given an "appointment number", which is 12 digits, followed by a check bit, and there is a bar between the number and the check bit. Remember this number (Miss will repeat all the information). Also, you can ask her about the admission time earlier or later. The visa date can be selected within the range provided by them. If the date you want to make an appointment has not been determined, then you must call another day.
5. If you have made an appointment, but you can't get a visa temporarily, call 3 days in advance to cancel the appointment. Before the start of the new reservation system, if you can't get a visa on the same day, you can leave without calling to cancel-even if you call, the embassy people will ignore you, and their service attitude is very poor. Although the new system can cancel the reservation, because there is no special notice on the website of the embassy, it is feasible to make an estimate without saying hello that day. But to be on the safe side, I'd better call to cancel the reservation.
6. Reservations in Shanghai can be divided into "with barcode" and "without barcode" with different dates (generally speaking, those with barcode are earlier). If the reservation is made by bar code, you should use the online DS- 156 form (with bar code) when applying for a visa. If the reservation has no bar code, you can use the online DS- 156 form (with bar code) or the ordinary DS- 156 form when you apply for a visa.