Is it easy to apply for an American visa?

American visas require higher assets and require applicants to attend interviews, which is relatively difficult to handle. Take business and tourist visas as an example:

B- 1/B-2 business travel visas are mainly for short-term business travel (b-1) or sightseeing/seeking medical services (B-2). Generally speaking, the B- 1 visa is issued to applicants who go to the United States to engage in short-term business activities, attend meetings in the fields of science and technology/education/specialty/business, dispose of real estate or negotiate contracts. B-2 visas are issued to applicants who go to the United States for leisure/entertainment activities, including sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends, medical care and other social, social or service activities. B- 1 and B-2 visas are usually combined and issued as one visa: B- 1/B-2.

Treatment conditions

If you want to apply for a B- 1/B-2 visa, you must prove to the visa officer that you meet the visa application conditions stipulated in the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). According to Article 2 14(b) of the Immigration and Naturalization Law, all applicants for B- 1/B-2 visas are regarded as "immigration-oriented" unless they can prove that they meet the following conditions:

The purpose of going to America is a short visit, such as attending business/leisure/medical activities.

The planned stay in the United States is limited and definite.

There are enough funds to pay all the expenses during my stay in the United States.

Have a residence outside the United States and strong social and economic ties, and can guarantee to return as scheduled after going to the United States.

In some cases, private employees or domestic employees and seafarers working on ships in the outer continental shelf area meet the conditions for applying for a B- 1 visa.

Application material

If you need to apply for a business/tourist visa, you need to pay an application fee of $65,438+060 and submit the following materials:

Electronic application form for non-immigrant visa (DS- 160). For more information about DS- 160, please visit the DS- 160 webpage.

A valid travel passport to the United States must be valid for at least 6 months outside the scheduled stay in the United States (except for countries that have special agreements to enjoy visa exemption). If the passport contains more than one person, each visa applicant needs to submit a separate application.

A 2 "x2" (5.1cmx5.1cm) photo taken in the last six months. For a description of the photo format, please see this webpage.

If a visa is issued, a visa reciprocity fee may be required depending on the nationality of the applicant. If you want to know the application scope and amount of visa reciprocity fee, please visit the website of the US State Department.

In addition to the above materials, you should also show an interview appointment letter to prove that you have made an appointment for an interview from this service channel. You can also provide other supporting documents to the visa officer.

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The supporting documents are just one of many factors that visa officers need to consider in the interview. The visa officer will combine professional, social and cultural factors and make corresponding analysis and judgment according to the specific situation of each applicant. Visa officers need to weigh the applicant's intention to go to the United States, family background, long-term planning in the original country of residence and other information. Each visa application will be regarded as an independent case and given full consideration according to the law.

Note: Please do not use false materials. Deception or distortion of facts may lead to permanent refusal. In order to protect personal privacy, the applicant should bring the materials into the embassy or consulate in a sealed manner. The embassy or consulate adheres to the principle of information confidentiality and will not disclose the applicant's materials to anyone.

Please bring the following materials with you during the interview. If possible, it is better to use the original rather than the copy. Please do not submit any supporting documents to the embassy/consulate by fax, e-mail or post.

Current income certificate, tax bill, real estate license or enterprise property certificate and asset certificate.

The route and/or other description of the travel plan.

Letter of introduction from the applicant's unit, detailing the applicant's position, salary, entry time, whether to allow vacation, and the purpose of going to the United States for business activities (if any).

Criminal/court record (no matter where you were arrested or convicted, even if you have served your sentence or been pardoned).

In addition, according to the purpose of the applicant's travel, it may be necessary to bring the following materials:

student

Please bring your report card, degree certificate/diploma, bank statement, time deposit certificate and other proof of funds.

In-service personnel

Please bring the employment certificate issued by the unit and the salary table for the last three months.

Entrepreneurs and business executives

Please bring your company's work certificate and salary certificate.

Go home and reunite with your family/relatives

The applicant should provide evidence to prove that he has a true and uninterrupted kinship with the inviter, and provide the immigration status information of the inviter in the United States. The following documents may be helpful to apply for a visa:

Household registration book or other documents that can prove true kinship, photos taken with relatives in the United States in recent years, and copies of relatives' American passports or green cards (if relatives stay in the United States for a short time, copies of their passports and American visas should be provided). If the applicant's last stay in the United States exceeds the time limit approved when entering the United States, please show the original extension certificate approved by the US Department of Homeland Security during the interview.

Those who have had experience in America before

If the applicant has been to the United States before, please bring the corresponding identification or visa identification documents, especially all previous American visas (including expired visas).