What should I do after a tourist visa to the United States?

There are two kinds of work visas, one is H and the other is L. Generally, you need to apply for a face-to-face visa in China, which has nothing to do with your tourist visa. H is an ordinary work visa. You need to have an employer in the United States, and then you can apply for i797 before you can apply in China. L is a multinational manager visa, which generally needs to be applied by a legal person or senior manager of a domestic company.

Special tips

1. Most short-term work visas require American employers or institutions that intend to hire applicants to submit applications and obtain USCIS approval before applying for a work visa.

2. All applicants for H, L, O, P and Q visas must first obtain the approval of your job application from USCIS. Only after the work application and I- 129 form are approved can the applicant apply for a work visa from the embassy or consulate. After the application is approved, the applicant's employer or agency will be issued with Form I-797 (approval notice), which is the applicant's work approval notice. The visa officer will verify the applicant's approval through the Application Information Management System (PIMS) in the State Council, USA.

3. The applicant should show the I- 129 batch number when interviewing the embassy or consulate to verify its information. If the applicant does not meet the visa qualification stipulated in the US immigration law, this application document cannot be used as a guarantee for obtaining a visa.

4. The time for the embassy/consulate to process H, L, O, P or Q visa applications will not be earlier than 90 days before the entry time indicated on the applicant's I-797 form. However, according to the laws of the U.S. federal government, the time for visa holders to apply for entry into the United States should not be earlier than 10 days before the entry time marked on the I-797 form. Please pay attention to this matter in order to arrange your travel plan.

The visa office of the embassy is not allowed to bring food and any liquid, including drinks. It is also not allowed to bring any electronic equipment, including mobile phones, so it is recommended not to bring anything except keys, wallets and visa application folders.

6. The whole area of the visa office of the American Embassy is under the monitoring of the American government. Watch your words and deeds. All your actions are monitored by the camera, which is likely to affect your visa results.

7. Honesty is very important in the interview. Misleading, lying and/or submitting relevant false materials may lead to permanent refusal.

8. For more visa application information, please refer to the official visa information website of the US Mission in China:

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Visa description

1, H- 1B (professional)

If the applicant wants to go to the United States to engage in pre-arranged professional and technical work, he should apply for an H- 1B visa. This visa requires the applicant to have a bachelor's degree or above (or equivalent) in the professional field he will be engaged in. USCIS will review and decide whether the job the applicant is employed in constitutes a professional skill job and whether the applicant meets the professional skill requirements. The applicant's employer shall submit an application form for labor situation to the US Department of Labor, including the terms of the contract signed between the employer and the employee.

2.2A (seasonal agricultural workers)

When there is a shortage of local workers in the United States, American employers can recruit foreign citizens to engage in short-term agricultural work in the United States through H-2A visas. If you need to do temporary/seasonal agricultural work in the United States for a short time, you can apply for an H-2A non-immigrant visa. An American employer (or American Agricultural Producers Association named after the joint employer) who intends to hire the applicant must submit Form I- 129-Application Form for Non-immigrant Labor for the applicant.

Click the following link to download the I- 129 application form: _ zh/cn-NIV-paymentinfo.asp.

Note: After the payment is completed, print the receipt number and keep it properly. Once lost, it cannot be replaced. If you don't provide the receipt number, you will not be able to make an appointment.

3. Make an appointment for an interview.

Log in to the profile page with the voucher used when paying.

Login website: _ zh/cn-NIV-visarew.asp.

5. If you are an L-visa applicant, you may need to pay a visa reciprocity fee or a lump sum fee when interviewing at an embassy or consulate. The reciprocal fee applicable to China applicants with L-2 visas is USD 65,438+0/65,438+USD 020 per L-2 visa. In addition, if you apply for an L- 1 visa in the form of a company's ordinary application approved by the Immigration Bureau, you need to pay an anti-counterfeiting investigation fee of 500 US dollars regardless of the nationality of the applicant. If the number of employees in the American company where the applicant is going to work exceeds 50, and more than 50% of them hold H- 1B or L-type non-immigrant visas, the border security fee of $2,250 will be paid regardless of the nationality of the applicant.

6. Apply for passports and visas.

If the visa is passed, send the passport and visa to the designated place selected during the appointment interview.

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Required materials

Application material

1. electronic application form for non-immigrant visa (DS- 160).

2. A valid passport for traveling to the United States must be valid for at least six months beyond the scheduled stay in the United States. If the passport contains more than one person, each visa applicant needs to submit a separate application.

3. 2-inch x2-inch (5cm x 5cm) photos taken in the last six months. For a description of the photo format, please refer to the webpage: _ zh/cn-niv-photoinfo.asp.

4. If you apply for a blank visa L- 1 with a general company approved by the Immigration Bureau, you also need to pay the anti-counterfeiting investigation fee.

Please find the authentication number on I- 129.

6. In addition to the above materials, the applicant should also show the interview appointment form.

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Other supporting documents can also be provided to the visa officer, which is one of the factors that the visa officer needs to consider in the interview.

Click the following URL to view the details of the required supporting documents:

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Note: Please do not use false materials. Deception or distortion of facts may lead to permanent refusal.

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Location and time of handling

1, US Embassy in China (Beijing)

The visa interview will be held in two places. Please check the appointment letter to confirm your interview location.

Address of the new building: No.55, Anjialou Road, Beijing, zip code: 100600.

Ritan Sub-branch: No.2 Xiushui East Street, Jianguomenwai, Beijing, 100600.

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2. US Consulate General in China (Chengdu), No.4, Consulate Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, zip code: 6 1004 1.

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3. US Consulate General in China (Guangzhou) Huaxia Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (near the B 1 exit of Zhujiang New Town Station of Metro Line 3 or Line 5)

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8th Floor, Meilong Plaza, Nanjing West Road 1038, Shanghai, US Consulate General in China, 20041.

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5. US Consulate General in China (Shenyang), No.52 Shisiwei Road, Heping District, Shenyang, zip code: 1 10003.

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Time required: the average visa processing time is about 1 week, and the whole process usually takes about 3 weeks, including visa appointment time+interview +3 working days to get the visa.

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charging standards

Business/tourist visa (B): 160 USD;

Student (professional) visa (M): 160 USD;

Student (academic) visa (F): 160 USD;

Temporary/seasonal workers, staff and trainees (h): USD 65,438+USD 090;

Work visa for internal staff (L): 190 USD.

Click on the link to view the detailed fee:

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