Tourist visa to the United States

American tourist visa (B-2 visa): A B-2 visa is issued to applicants going to the United States, including: 1. Visit relatives and friends; ? 2. Tourism; ? 3. seek medical attention; ? 4. Deal with emergencies? Casualties of relatives, property disputes, etc. ; ? 5. Attend a child's graduation ceremony or wedding; ? 6. Participate in various community activities; ? 7. Participate in various amateur concerts and sports meetings.

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Applicants are required to provide the following materials:

The completed DS- 160 application form is an invitation letter from relatives or friends in the United States, or a letter proving that you have participated in a tour group or conference.

(From March 20 10/0, DS- 160 online application forms were all activated.)

Documents proving the financial ability of the applicant or relatives and friends in the United States, such as tax bill or I- 134 economic guarantee.

If the applicant has any previous medical history, the applicant should show his travel or health insurance during his stay in the United States.

Two-inch photos, 2-4 other relevant documents, valid passport (valid for more than half a year), whether you can get a visa depends on the interview of the American consulate.

0 1. Original personal valid passport of the applicant (confirmed to be valid for more than half a year, with my signature on the last page of the passport).

02. Original ID card of the applicant.

03. Original applicant's household registration book (family page).

04, the applicant's marriage certificate or the original certificate issued by the relevant institutions.

05. The original passbook or deposit certificate issued by the bank in the name of the applicant or his spouse with a suggested deposit period of more than one year and an amount of more than 100,000 yuan.

06. The original proof of the applicant's property (such as real estate, vehicles and relevant proof materials to prove personal property).

07. The applicant's company profile and the original official seal.

08. The applicant's employment certificate and the original official seal of the company.

09. Original photo of the applicant's family photo.

10. The applicant shall provide the original monthly income certificate. If the salary slip needs to be stamped with the official seal of the company or the salary card, please print the running list and affix the official seal of the bank.

1 1. The visa page of the country where the applicant has been and 3-5 original photos taken abroad (with overseas landmarks).

12. The original or photocopy of the applicant's business license is stamped with the official seal of the company.

13. Two original photos of the applicant's 50mm*50mm bareheaded color white background (signed in pencil on the back) are available at Kodak Store.

14. Two original business cards of the applicant.

15. Original old passport used by the applicant.

16. The original application form for going to the United States filled out by the applicant in detail.

17. If the applicant is a child under the age of 16, a notarial certificate of the relationship with his parents is required. If one party takes care of the children, a third party is required to entrust a notarial certificate.

All applicants must provide the following materials during the interview:

1) valid passport: B 1/B2 The passport of the visa applicant must be valid for at least six months longer than the expected stay in the United States. If your passport will be valid for less than six months before you leave the United States, or your passport is damaged, or there is no blank visa issuance page on your passport, please apply for a new passport before the interview.

2) A photo: a 5cm×5cm square color front photo taken within 6 months. Please stick the photo on the English application form DS- 156, and don't use staples.

3) Original visa application fee receipt You can pay the visa application fee at any branch of CITIC Industrial Bank in China. Please note that once the application fee is paid, even if the applicant is refused or abandoned, it cannot be refunded. Applicants must present two original application fee receipts when submitting visa applications. Only visa applicants who meet the guarantee requirements of A- 1, A-2, G- 1, G-2, G-3, G-4, C-3, NATO and the United States can be exempted from paying the application fee.

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The key to success:

You should briefly explain the reason for going to the United States and prove that this plan is only temporary and has no intention of staying in the United States for a long time.

For example: you have a high social status and social work in China; You are engaged in an important job, and this job does not allow you to live abroad for a long time; Your living conditions in China are very high, and your housing, salary and family relationship are very strong, which makes it difficult for you to give up. As long as the consular officer excludes you from immigration, you will be issued a visa.

B-2 visa can stay in the United States for up to 3 months, and can be returned multiple times within one year. After the expiration, you can apply to the US Immigration Service for an extension. It is worth noting that although the B-2 visa can be changed to a student F- 1 visa, it is very difficult to apply for a work H- 1 or L 1 visa. Visa holders shall not be employed during their stay in the United States. There is no visa fee for this visa.

(3), and get a visa in the same branch in the future, without going to the American embassy for an interview. Business travelers (B 1), tourists (B2), visiting scholars (j), international students (f) and short-term workers (h) who have visited the United States with personal passports in the past five years are all applicable to this service. Applicants do not have to submit their applications in person. If the above conditions are met, friends, relatives or colleagues can submit the application on their behalf. The documents required to use this service include: valid passport, visa application fee of 405 yuan paid in CITIC Industrial Bank, complete visa application form, certificate of recent visit to the United States, and forms required for visas for students, visiting scholars and staff (I-20, IAP-66 or I-797 respectively). In Beijing and Shanghai, the cost of this service is 200 yuan RMB, which can be paid at CITIC Bank. Once paid, this fee will not be refunded. In Qingdao, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuhan or Tianjin, the delivery fee is about 50 yuan RMB. [ 1]

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A complete guide for foreigners to apply for tourist visas in China.

I. Processing conditions

(a) for the object:

Those who come to China for traveling, visiting relatives or entering the country for other private purposes may apply for L-shaped visas (including visa extension, additional visas and changes).

(2) Application materials:

1. Fill in the complete application form for visa and residence permit for foreigners, and submit two recent two-inch full-face bareheaded half-length color photos;

2 copies of valid international travel documents (including diplomatic, official, ordinary business, ordinary passport and other documents), and submit the original;

3. Registration Form for Temporary Accommodation of Overseas Personnel;

4. Certificates related to the application (certificates issued by overseas institutions must be certified by China embassies and consulates abroad or relevant departments):

(1) tourists

(1) To apply for an individual tourist visa, you must provide an official letter from the reception unit; If there is no reception unit, economic proof (cash, traveler's checks, money orders, cash cards, etc. , calculated at $ 100 per day) must be provided to ensure the living expenses in China;

② Applications for group tourist visas will not be accepted in principle. Due to force majeure, you can apply for a zero-time group visa with a validity period corresponding to the actual situation, and you can only apply once, and you must provide an official letter from the reception unit;

③ To apply for group visa separation, the separated personnel can apply for a zero-time visa with the validity period of 1 month, and must provide the official letter of the receiving unit;

(4) Those who apply for the replacement of the lost group visa can apply for a zero-time visa with the same stay period as the original visa, and must provide the official letter from the reception unit and a copy of this entry group visa.

(2) Visitors:

① If the applicant is a citizen of China and holds a permanent residence permit in China, the foreign spouse, parents and children under the age of 18 shall provide the following materials:

I. Proof of kinship

Foreign spouses must provide marriage certificates; Foreign parents must provide proof of kinship; Foreign children must provide birth certificates or proof of kinship.

B, the identity certificate of the interviewee

A. Mainland residents visiting relatives in China must provide proof of their relatives' permanent residence in the local area or relevant proof of their actual place of residence and their identity cards;

B. To visit overseas Chinese, relatives' China passports and foreign residence certificates must be provided, and the overseas Chinese's permanent residence certificate is more than 6 months (proof that they have lived in their place of residence for 6 months);

C. To visit Hong Kong and Macao residents, they shall provide Hong Kong and Macao residents' passes to and from the Mainland to visit relatives or Hong Kong and Macao compatriots' home visits, and permanent residence certificates for Hong Kong and Macao residents for more than 6 months (proof that they have lived in their places of residence for 6 months);

D. To visit residents of Taiwan Province Province, they shall provide their relatives' travel permits from mainland travel permit for taiwan residents or the People's Republic of China and permanent residence certificates for residents of Taiwan Province Province for more than 6 months (proof that they have lived in their place of residence for 6 months);

E. To visit foreigners who hold the Permanent Residence Permit for Foreigners in China, they must provide the Permanent Residence Permit for Foreigners of their relatives.

② If the applicant is a foreign spouse of a foreign student, a child under the age of 18, a parent of a foreign student under the age of 18, or an overseas guardian, the following materials shall be provided: a. Proof of kinship The foreign spouse must also provide a marriage certificate; Foreign children must also provide proof of kinship; The guardian must also provide a power of attorney from the parents of international students. B. The identity certificate of the interviewee provides the official letter of the institution where the foreign student is studying and the passport or residence permit of the foreign student.

③ If the applicant is a foreigner who has reached the age of 60 and has no immediate family members abroad, and has taken refuge with immediate family members in China, the following materials shall be submitted:

Permanent residence certificate of citizens of asylum country or permanent residence permit of foreigners, notarized kinship certificate, notarized financial source certificate or economic guarantee of asylum country, notarized housing lease or property right certificate of asylum country or asylum country.

④ If the applicant is a foreign Chinese who has reached the age of 60 and purchased real estate in China, and their spouses and children are under the age of 18, submit the following materials:

Property certificate, proof of economic source (draft, passbook, cash card, etc.). ) or economic guarantee or economic self-insurance notarized by domestic notary organs. Foreign spouses must also provide marriage certificates; Foreign children must also provide birth certificates or proof of kinship.

⑤ If the applicant is a foreign Chinese or a foreign child under the age of 0/8 fostered by overseas Chinese in China, the following materials shall be provided:

A, the applicant's birth certificate, a copy of the passport of foreign parents, if both parents or one of them is from China, you must also provide a copy of the foreign settlement certificate;

(two) the power of attorney of the applicant's parents, which shall specify the entrusted custody or guardian, the foster care period and other contents.

C. the identity certificate of the dependent or guardian and the written guarantee notarized by the notary office.

(3) Other personnel shall provide the following materials:

① Medical staff coming to China should provide diagnosis certificates from hospitals at or above the county level;

② Persons who enter the country for other private matters must provide relevant certificates.

Two. Handling departments and channels

Foreigners' visas should be applied to the Exit-Entry Administration Office of the Municipal Bureau, and I will apply in person. Among them, relatives can be represented by their relatives in China; Group tourists can be handled by the reception travel agency; Doctors can be handled by relatives or reception units.

Visa for foreigners to visit China.

Foreigners who want to travel to China need to apply for a tourist (L) visa from China embassies and consulates abroad. Those who come to China in the form of a group of 9 or more people can apply for a group tour (L) visa. Foreigners going to Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Xiamen Special Economic Zones may apply directly to the above-mentioned port visa authorities for a "Special Zone Tourist Visa". Those who stay in Hainan Province for business, tourism or visiting relatives for less than fifteen days may apply for temporary entry visas at Haikou or Sanya Port. Foreigners from Hong Kong do not need to apply for an entry visa to visit Shenzhen Special Economic Zone for 72 hours.

When applying for a visa, foreigners must answer questions and go through the following procedures:

1, provide a valid passport or a certificate that can replace the passport;

2. Fill in the visa application form and submit a recent 2-inch half-length bareheaded photo;

3. Submit certificates related to the application for entry and transit.

Foreigners holding tourist (L) visas must pass through the ports open to foreigners or designated ports in China, accept inspection by the frontier inspection authorities, submit valid passports and Chinese visas to the frontier inspection authorities, fill in entry cards, and enter the country after being examined and approved by the frontier inspection authorities and stamped with the entry inspection seal.

Foreigners in China can travel to areas open to foreigners with valid passports and tourist (L) visas. By March 1996, there were 1220 cities and counties in China open to foreigners. Foreigners who travel by means of transport in China must obtain the approval of the competent authorities before entering the country. Self-provided means of transportation include bicycles, motorcycles, cars, ships, planes, etc.

Foreign tourists are not allowed to enter areas closed to foreigners, and offenders will be punished according to law. Foreigners who travel to areas closed to foreigners due to official needs must apply to the exit-entry administration department of the local public security organ for a foreigner travel permit in advance. When applying for a foreigner's travel permit, you should show your passport and valid visa, provide an official letter from the reception department, explain the reasons for going, and fill out an application form for foreigner's travel. They can't go until they get approval. The foreigner's travel card and my passport are used at the same time. Foreigners who come to China with a tourist (L) visa are not allowed to engage in activities that are inconsistent with their status in China, such as employment, religious propaganda, illegal interviews, etc. Offenders will be prosecuted. The Government of China protects the lawful rights and interests of foreigners in China. Foreigners in China must abide by the laws of China and respect the customs and habits of China.

Foreign tourists can travel in China while their visas allow them to stay in China. If you need to continue your trip after the expiration of your stay, you can apply to the local public security organ for an extension of your stay in China. After the trip, you must fill in the exit card within the validity period of the visa, check the documents from the international ports open to foreigners by the border inspection authorities, and leave the country after affixing the exit inspection seal.

If a foreigner loses his passport in China, he should report the loss to the exit-entry department of the local public security organ in time, state the process of reporting the loss, and apply for an exit certificate in the host country, embassies and consulates in China, with the report issued by the public security organ, and then go through the corresponding formalities in the exit-entry administration department before leaving the country.

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Tourist visa processing procedures

1. Fill in the visa application form and attach a color passport photo.

2. Original passport, valid for at least half a year, blank page.

3. A copy of the air ticket or reservation form

4. If you hold a third-country passport and live in Mexico, you must provide the original and photocopy of your residence permit in Mexico.

5. Tourist visas generally do not accept multiple visa applications.

6.a Tourist visa insurance: the insurance amount is more than 30,000 euros, which needs to cover the whole journey. You can find an insurance company or buy it online. One Youbao.com is around 200 yuan, Xiamen.

7. Household registration book: original and photocopy, all contents need to be translated.

8. Personal financial guarantee: salary, unfrozen deposit certificate, or real estate license, or car purchase, etc. Original and translation are required.

9. ID card: original and translation are required.

10. All the above materials need 1 original and 1 copy. A4 paper is required and submitted in the above order.