How long does it take to get an American visa?

How long it takes depends on personal familiarity, the efficiency of the embassy and personal luck. American visa process: fill in the form-pay the fee-make an appointment for face-to-face visa-get the passport.

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1 30-40 minutes to fill in the form (ds 160 application form). The filling time of online English depends on the filling speed.

The US ds 160 form needs to be completed before uploading personal electronic photos, so taking photos is also necessary. Don't think that you can go to the face-to-face signing when the form is ready.

2. There are two payment methods. The payment speed of CITIC Bank or CITIC Online Banking depends on your payment speed.

Step 3 make an appointment for an interview

The US Embassy has five embassies in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang and Chengdu).

The appointment time of the face-to-face interview of the American Embassy is related to the area where the Embassy is located. There are not many people in Shenyang Embassy and Chengdu Embassy, so it may be possible to make an appointment for a face-to-face interview earlier, but first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are crowded cities, so the appointment time will be tight.

Of course, people who travel frequently should also know that there is a difference between peak season and off-season, which will also have an impact on the time of face-to-face signing. When there are a large number of visas in peak season, the supply time of face-to-face visa is fixed, and the increase of the number of people will inevitably make an appointment for face-to-face visa time.

After the face-to-face signing, you will have time to wait for your passport. The embassy promises 1- 10 working days. The specific time will depend on the address or interview time. You can also get your passport quickly after the interview, which usually takes 3 working days.

Of course, there are also cases where face-to-face visas are audited by administrative departments. If it happens, it may take several weeks, so this time may take several months.