First, the United States study abroad procedures materials
1. Use signature conditions
The following are the official requirements: the last visa is still valid or the validity period does not exceed 12 months. The applicant must apply for a visa in embassies and consulates in China, USA, where the visa was issued last time, and the visa category of this application must be the same as last time. The only exception is that applicants who have obtained F (International Student Visa), J (Exchange Visiting Scholar Visa) or H 1B (Short-term Work Visa) at other US consulates in China (Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu or Shenyang) can apply for the same type of visa as last time by using the visa-free service. Applicants must travel to the United States with a passport of the People's Republic of China.
2. Handover of materials
1) Prepare DS Form (156- 158), updated I20 of the school, passport and two visa photos (50× 50 as before);
2) Pay the money at CITIC Bank and hand over the materials to the bank staff;
3) Fill in the form and determine the time of fingerprint taking;
4) Take the form and the documents provided by the bank with your fingerprints and go to the embassy to get your fingerprints. Generally, after completing the formalities in CITIC, you can go to the embassy to take fingerprints on the third day;
5) A week later, go to China CITIC Bank to get a visa. If it is not convenient for me to collect it, I can choose Visa to collect it when I went through the formalities at CITIC before. At that time, let the leaders take away their identity cards and those of the visa applicants.
In short, you need to go to China CITIC Bank next to the visa office of the US Embassy in China and bring the following materials:
1) Pay the US visa fee of RMB 8 10 yuan;
2) Pay the agency visa fee of RMB 200 yuan;
3) Bring your passport, I-20 form and 2 visa photos;
4) visa application form for ds156-157-158.
Among them, the DS 157- 158 visa application form can be collected at the front desk of China CITIC Bank (tel: 95558) or downloaded and printed from the website of the US Embassy. The DS 156 form must be filled in and printed on the website of the American Embassy.
If you want to go back to an American school to continue your studies, the student visa applicant must provide the official transcripts of the school when submitting the application for exemption.
Second, the procedures for returning to the United States after studying abroad
The procedures for returning to China here mainly refer to the certification process of academic qualifications and the certification process of returned overseas students.
1, academic certification
The way to handle academic credentials has been Internet-based, and all procedures are submitted online, which is very simple.
Processing flow:
(1) Log in to the website of the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education to register an account and log in (website: Applicant Login-Academic Degree Certification Application System of the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education);
PS。 On the right side of the login interface, there is a description of the certification application materials, and the authorization statement is one of the subsequent submission materials. It needs to be downloaded, signed, scanned and submitted with subsequent materials.
(2) Fill in personal information;
(3) Submit:
A recent personal photo (JPG format);
Graduation certificate (PDF format). Official website's explanation: degree certificate or higher education certificate in foreign source language (official language of certificate issuing country) to be certified; In order to ensure the certification process, applicants who hold both foreign source language certificates and English certificates should submit English certificates when submitting the source language certificates; If you have graduated but have not yet obtained a degree certificate, please provide a confirmation letter from your school;
Passport information (JPG format) (personal information page, my signature page, all visa records and entry and exit records during studying abroad);
Authorization statement (PDF format), which can be downloaded, printed, filled in and scanned in the application materials for overseas academic degree certification in the left column of the login interface;
(4) Payment and completion.
2. Certificate of returned students
Returning to China proved a bit troublesome. You need to prepare all the materials and mail them to the China Study Abroad Service Center in new york. (Login registered address to login the system). Online applications are generally kept for 45 days, and they need to be reapplied after 45 days, so it is best to prepare materials before going through the process on the website.
Processing flow:
(1) login and register;
(2) Fill in personal information and return information.
There will be two problems:
1. If your I20 can't cover the time you filled in for studying abroad, a prompt will pop up, but you can submit it by force without affecting the filling of subsequent materials.
2. If your entrance time is earlier than the end time of studying abroad, there is no way to submit it. The system requires that the last entry time must be later than the end time of studying abroad.
(3) Mailing materials
1. Confirmation letter sent to the designated mailbox after the application is completed;
2. Personal information page and copy of current valid passport;
3. The entry stamp for arriving in the United States needs to be copied and then the time is circled with a red pen;
4. First visit to the United States visa page;
5. 1 If you have not returned to China, you need to submit the electronic printed page of the return ticket;
5.2 If you have returned to China, you need to submit the final entry and exit stamp and circle it in red;
5.3 If there is no entry stamp for returning to China, only return air tickets can be provided.
6. A copy of 6.I20;
7. A copy of the degree certificate.
E-mails should be sent to China Study Service Center in new york in sequence, and the address will be clearly indicated in the confirmation letter.