Online application and offline processing procedures for studying in visa network, USA

There are many ways to apply for a visa to study in the United States. Common applications are online application and offline application. Let me introduce the common processes of these two methods.

Online application process

1. The first and most important thing is to fill in the DS- 160 non-immigrant visa application form online and print out the "confirmation page" with bar code;

Note: All applicants, including children, must submit the DS- 160 form online and bring a clearly printed "confirmation page" when going to the embassy or consulate for an interview. Please ensure that all information is complete and correct before submission. No changes can be made after submission. Remember the DS- 160 number to make an appointment for an interview.

2. Pay the visa application fee. I believe that everyone will not forget this step. You can't proceed to the next step until you pay the fee.

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. It is also crucial to make an appointment for an interview.

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

After entering the system, you can see the control panel. Click "ScheduleAppointment" on the left menu to start the appointment process.

Materials to be provided for reservation: (1) passport number; (2) The number on the payment receipt for visa application; (3) Ten (10) digit barcode number on the confirmation page of DS-160.

The next process needs to select the visa type, input personal information, add relatives, select the delivery address of documents, and confirm the payment status of visa fees. The last step is to arrange the interview time.

4. The following materials should be prepared before the interview, and none of them can be left out.

1) visa fees and visa information

2) Original passport (valid for more than 6 months, provide old passport)

3) Two 50 mm× 50 mm color photos with white background. 4. ID card and household registration book.

4) On-the-job personnel: a copy of the company's business license is stamped with the official seal, the company's leave certificate, 2 business cards and the company's promotional materials. Retirees: students: provide proof of leave.

5) Personal property certificate: deposits of more than 65,438+10,000 yuan and personal fixed assets such as bonds and stocks six months ago: real estate, car purchase license, etc.

6) Married persons provide marriage certificates.

7) Individual tax bill (or payroll), the company legal person shall provide the company's tax bill for nearly 6 months.

8)/kloc-Children under the age of 0/2 should provide birth certificates.

Note: Please provide the above 1-3 originals and 4-9 copies of relevant materials when registering, and please bring the above originals with you during the visa interview.

Be punctual for the interview at the appointed place, and don't create a bad image before meeting.

Go to the embassy or consulate for an interview at the appointed time. Please take with you the printed reservation form, the printed confirmation page of DS- 160, the recent photos of the last six months and all new and old passports. If any of the above materials is missing, the application will not be accepted.

Note: Food and any liquids, including drinks, are not allowed to be brought into the visa office of the embassy. 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. Honesty is very important in an interview. Misleading, lying and/or submitting relevant false materials may lead to permanent refusal.

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.

Offline application process

[first level]

You need to check your appointment interview form and passport before entering the embassy. Someone will ask you the time and name of the appointment interview, check it, put a bar code on your passport, and then enter the embassy according to the appointment time. Now some places queue up at different appointment times, such as 10 and 10: 30, and then enter in batches. So don't think that you can arrive early if you arrive early, and don't think that you can get away with it if you are late.

[second level]

Security check: Security check is very strict. If it has nothing to do with the interview, it is not allowed to enter, including mobile phones, wallets and electronic items. If there is no colleague to keep it, it can only be stored in the private bag storage room outside the embassy. In addition, no matter what the texture of the belt is, you must take it off and pass the security check, so try not to wear clothes with belts! Otherwise, it would be inconvenient.

[third level]

Submit: It will be the same as the bank window. You need to submit your passport, I-20 form and photos to the staff here, and then you can wait. The staff here sometimes chat (test) with you when entering information and ask what you are doing in the United States. Just answer truthfully!

[Level 4]

Fingerprint collection: Just follow the instructions of the official when collecting fingerprints. They are generally fluent in Chinese! First, show her the passport in reverse, and she will scan it. Then she will start pressing her left hand and right hand in slow motion, and it will be quick!

[Level 5]

After collecting fingerprints, you should continue to wait in line for the interview. There will be a lot of people in general, and it is not too much to queue up 1 hour. However, it should be noted that the final volunteers will be randomly assigned to a visa officer's window to continue waiting. Sometimes there will be extreme situations, such as: the person in front is entangled with the visa officer; The visa officer seems to be in a bad mood, and the first few people have been refused visas one after another (passports are refused when they are returned, and passports are passed when they are taken away by the visa officer). In this case, don't panic, but apply to volunteers for different windows to queue up at an appropriate time.

[ultimate big BOSS]

Finally, in the interview stage, as long as you keep smiling, natural and graceful, honest and confident, it is no problem to pass the visa! Some interviewers are foreigners in Shuai Shuai.

Pay attention to these matters in the interview.

First of all, lying and bragging

A netizen once shared his refusal history: the visa officer asked him who his favorite pianist was, and that person said Beethoven. The visa officer asked him to hum a passage for Alice, but he didn't hum it and was rejected. It can be seen that truth is the magic weapon for visa approval.

Be true and honest when applying for a visa to study in the United States and answering questions. Sometimes, some "too smart" practices will affect the acquisition of visas. Just like the above-mentioned netizens, they think that they can pass the customs by answering casually. How do you think the visa officer will further test?

There are also students who can't hear the visa officer's questions clearly and dare not ask them, so they answer their guesses with self-righteousness. In fact, the visa officer's question must be asked again politely if you don't hear it clearly, and you can't answer it casually, because the visa officer is very taboo to lie or hesitate.

Second, the record of traveling around the world.

It is generally believed that before applying for visas from other countries, it will be helpful to apply for visas from Britain, the United States and other countries if you have successful entry and exit records from Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In fact, countries like Britain and the United States will not refer to visas from other countries, and if the passport experience of visa applicants is too complicated, it may be necessary to explain the past exit records, which will cause unnecessary trouble.

Third, the running list makes visa officers dizzy.

Applying for a visa to study in the United States attaches great importance to the applicant's source of funds, so some students are often eager to show this to the visa officer, and will type out the monthly running list and pile it up in front of the visa officer. It is wrong to do so.

First of all, it is necessary to clarify a misunderstanding, that is, students do not necessarily need to prepare all the funds when applying for a visa. Generally speaking, they only need to prepare a deposit of the total tuition and living expenses for the first year. Because visa officers pay more attention to whether parents provide reliable documents such as work certificates, income certificates and real estate licenses, so that visa officers can believe that they have the ability to continue to pay for the remaining years, and at the same time, after paying these tuition fees and living expenses, parents can still live a good life in China. So there is no need to show every income and expenditure to the visa officer.

Fourth, reveal the migration trend.

If parents apply for immigration, is it difficult for students to apply for F 1 student visa? The answer of experts studying abroad is yes. "This is a very special situation." Applying for a visa F 1 is a non-immigrant visa, which means that the purpose of students coming to the United States is to study, not to immigrate to the United States, and to return to their own country after completing their studies.

However, immigrant visas are aimed at immigrants, so it is against the visa principle for children of families who have applied for immigrant visas to apply for non-immigrant visas. Therefore, it is suggested that students wait until the result of immigrant visa comes out before deciding whether to apply for F 1 visa.

Five, disorderly wear clothes cause misunderstanding

Dress in person and wear clothes that match your identity. If you are obviously a high school student, but you have to wear a professional suit, even if you are not rejected, your score will be reduced. It is suggested that students wear school uniforms or T-shirts and jeans, so body language is naturally not tense.