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Non-immigrant visa office of American embassy in China

The US Embassy in Beijing only handles visas for non-immigrants to the United States. Please contact the US Consulate General in Guangzhou at (8620) 8 12 1-8000 if you need to inquire about visas for immigrants and their fiancé es/husbands.

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Notice on the application fee for non-immigrant visas in the United States

From June 5438+February 1 2002, all applicants applying for non-immigrant visas in the United States must pay the 830 yuan application fee in RMB. Applicants with application fee receipts of 559 yuan and 405 yuan must make up the difference at the designated CITIC Industrial Bank (click here to see the specific outlets for making up the difference). The embassy will not accept applications that do not make up the difference in application fees.

Through analysis, the practice of purchasing old application fee receipts (namely, receipts of 559 yuan and 405 yuan) by taking advantage of the fact that the old application fee receipts are valid within one year from the date of purchase will make the State Council face serious financial revenue losses. In view of this, the State Council made the above decision.

Q: When will the application fee go up?

A: From 1 65438+1October1,the visa application fee was raised from RMB 559 to RMB 830 yuan. The purpose of this adjustment is to make the visa application fee consistent with the actual cost of consular affairs after the 9. 1 1 incident.

Q: What was the State Council's usual practice after visa fees rose in the past?

A: In the past, the visa fee receipt was valid for one year regardless of whether the visa fee continued to rise in the future. The purpose of this policy is to solve the delay in the interview time of some non-immigrant visa applications caused by the large number of applicants in some areas.

Q: Why did the State Council decide to change the validity period of the 559 RMB visa fee? When will it take effect?

A: the State Council found that many travel agencies and some individuals bought a lot of visa fees at the original price when they heard that the visa fees were about to rise, hoping to continue to use them after 2002 1 1. Therefore, the State Council revised the validity period of visa fees to prevent the huge loss of US dollar income caused by purchasing a large number of visa fees. Therefore, the State Council made a decision to limit the service life of the 559 yuan receipt (and the 405 yuan receipt) to 165438+20021October 30th.

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1. General information of visa application

2. Visa reservation

3. Non-immigrant visa application form

4. Visa application fee

5. Provide interview-free service for visa applicants who have been to the United States.

6. Re-apply after refusing the visa

Please help us to crack down on fraud in visa application.

8. Visa Office's policy of accepting American citizens' consultation.

9. Address and schematic diagram of the American Embassy

10. How to contact us?

1 1. Additional notes

General information on applying for a non-immigrant visa

If you live or work in the Consular Section of the Beijing Consulate and plan to travel, study, attend meetings or negotiations in the United States, or work in the United States for a short time, you can apply for a visa at the American Embassy in China at No.2 Xiushui East Street. The consular district of Beijing Consulate includes Beijing, Tianjin, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan or Jiangxi. If your application is approved, the visa and passport can usually be returned to you within 20 minutes after the interview. If it takes more than 30 minutes to print the visa, you will receive a notice telling you the date and time to pick it up. You can also check the most frequently asked questions about non-immigrant visas.

If you don't live in the above areas, please click the following link: If you live in Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet or Chongqing, please click here. Please click here if you live in Liaoning, Jilin or Heilongjiang. If you live in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui, please click here. If you live in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan or Guangxi, please contact the US Consulate General in Guangzhou at (8620) 8 12 1-8000.

To apply for a non-immigrant visa in China, you must present the following materials:

Two application forms DS- 156 and DS157 (applicants with more than16) should be filled in Chinese and English respectively. The application form can be collected free of charge at the branches of CITIC Industrial Bank, or click here to download the Chinese and English samples of DS- 156 DS- 157 non-immigrant visa application form. Please fill in the standard Chinese telegraph code when filling out the form to distinguish different Chinese characters.

Two recent two-inch color photos are posted on the application form.

A valid passport signed by the holder. Applicants who travel to the United States for business visits, family visits and other short-term visits must hold passports at least six months longer than their expected date of departure from the United States.

In addition to the above materials, the applicant can also show social, economic and other relationships, which can ensure that he is legal in the United States and must leave after a short stay.

Visa reservation

At present, all applicants with personal passports need to dial (10) 6532-5305 to make an appointment. Except holidays in China and the United States, our reservation hotline is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm from Monday to Friday. Call this number to get the interview date, time and appointment number. For security reasons, applicants are not allowed to bring mobile phones, pagers, handbags and luggage into the embassy.

Non-immigrant visa application form

DS- 156 Visa Application Form-Note: All China passport holders must fill out two forms of DS- 156 (one in Chinese and one in English). Each page must be printed on both sides, and only A4 or 8.5X 1 1 inch paper can be used.

DS- 156 (English)

DS- 157 Visa Application Form-Note: All applicants who exceed 16 must fill in two forms (one in Chinese and one in English). Each copy has only one side, and must be printed on two pieces of paper. Only A4 or 8.5X 1 1 inch paper can be used.

DS- 157 (English)

DS- 158 Questionnaire on Contact Information and Work Experience of Non-immigrant Visa Applicants-All applicants applying for student visa (F), exchange visiting scholar visa (J), vocational and technical training student visa (M) and visiting relatives visa (F2, J2 and M2 visas) must fill in this form (one page in Chinese and one page in English). Each DS- 158 form is divided into two pages and must be printed on both sides of the same paper. Only A4 or 8.5x 1 1 inch paper can be used.

DS- 158 (English)

Visa application fee

To apply for a non-immigrant visa, you need to pay an application fee of RMB 830 yuan at the designated branch of CITIC Industrial Bank (the application fee will not be refunded whether the visa is approved or not). During the interview, two application fee receipts must be issued.

Provide interview-free service for visa applicants who have been to the United States.

The US Embassy cooperated with CITIC Industrial Bank to launch interview-free visa application service, which is suitable for visa applicants who have been to the United States. Usually, such applicants do not need to go 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 eligible for this service. If the applicant who meets the above conditions does not have to submit the application in person, friends, relatives or colleagues can submit the application on his behalf. CITIC Industrial Bank mostly charges 200 yuan RMB agency fees, but some places charge a little higher.

Re-apply after refusing the visa

If the applicant has been refused a visa before and can provide new materials on the reasons for the refusal, he can apply for a visa again. If the applicant applies again, he must produce materials that can show that his situation has changed substantially.

Please help us to crack down on fraud in visa application.

When applying for a visa, please beware of consulting companies that claim to help you get a visa to the United States. Not only are these companies expensive, but the advice and services they provide will not help you get a visa to the United States.

If you have any questions about the visa application procedure or your personal visa, please check the information we provide free of charge online. The website address is:/.

If you know of any form of visa fraud, please contact our anti-counterfeiting office in BEIJINGAFU@STATE.GOV by email.

Visa office's policy on accepting suggestions from American citizens

In order to provide an opportunity for American citizens to talk directly with the consul, the visa office will arrange a consul to receive them every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4 pm to 5 pm. The order of negotiation is who comes first. American citizens who visit at 4 pm on the above three days will have the opportunity to talk to the consul, and any consultant who arrives after 4 pm will be received within the allowed time. No one will receive it after 4: 30 in the afternoon.

Address and schematic diagram of the American embassy

Beijing, China

No.2 Xiushui East Street, Chaoyang District

Postal code: 100600

Click here (refer to the map)

How to contact us?

If you want to know more about the visa procedures in Beijing, please call (8610) 6532-3431-5700 or fax to 6532-3 178, including detailed application information (such as the applicant's full name, passport number and date of birth). You can also go to http://www.travel.state.gov/..

Overhead information

Specific requirements for applying for various visas

The most common problems

Business tourist visa (visa B 1, B2)

Student visa (visa F 1, visa M 1)

Exchange Visiting Scholar Visa (J 1 Visa)

Visas for visiting relatives of spouses and children (F2, J2, H4, L2 visas)

Work visa (H, L, O, P, Q visa)

Notes on visas for literary and art workers and their technical assistants

Instructions for parents to apply for a visa to visit relatives in the United States

Some suggestions for American companies