American visa application form DS- 160

DS- 160 is a new online application form that the US Embassy in Beijing will require all visa applicants to use the upgraded version, replacing the existing forms DS 156, DS 157 and DS 158. After the new electronic visa application procedure is put into use, the procedure for China citizens to apply for visas to the United States will be simpler, faster and more environmentally friendly, and it will also facilitate the approval of consulates and speed up the processing.

First, fill in the preparation.

1. First, find the website of the American Embassy and read the instructions for filling out the form. All the materials on this website have been made into "PDF" format. First download an electronic reading software called "adobe reader", which is available on the website above and can be downloaded directly.

After reading the instructions, open the website of DS- 160 below and fill it in online.

Step 2 prepare. Prepare the materials for filling out the form in advance. These materials are as follows:

A. Identity information: my ID card, passport, peer ID card and passport.

B. Travel information: such as the visa number obtained during the last visit to the United States, the previous arrival time and stay time in the United States, and the English names of other countries visited.

C information of relatives, friends and contacts in the United States: names, detailed addresses, zip codes, contact numbers, etc.

Information of work unit: address, telephone number, zip code, name of supervisor, etc.

E. Accompanying personnel and family information: name, date of birth, position, etc. Spouses and parents

F. Educational information: the name, mailing address, postal code and telephone number of your university.

3, the principle of filling in the form: answer questions, seek truth from facts, fill in accurately, can be simple.

4. Language of filling in the form and matters needing attention. This form is required to be filled in all capital English. First, select the language in the upper right corner of the table, and then select Simplified Chinese. Next, wherever the mouse goes, Chinese will be displayed. In the process of filling in, we should pay attention to continuous preservation. There is a "Save" button at the bottom of each page. Fill in one page, save one page, and save while filling in. If you don't save it, it will be filled out in vain after the deadline.

Second, fill in the spreadsheet.

1. Personal address, telephone number and passport information

A fill in the name in Chinese Pinyin, and the name, ID number and date of birth should be the same as those in the passport.

B. China code. When you fill in your name in your own language, you should use Chinese, and each Chinese character of your name should be marked with a code.

C place of birth, including the column "city of birth". If you were born in the countryside, fill in the province name in this column, and fill in NO below the province name.

D, the home address is in Chinese Pinyin, which does not need to be translated into English.

E. passport information. Fill in the type of ordinary passport (ordinary passport). The passport number is nine red letters in the upper right corner of the second page of the passport (the page with photos), one letter plus eight numbers. Fill in "No" in the column of passport number. I asked the China Exit-Entry Administration, but China's passport didn't have a number. Fill in the date of issuance and expiration of the passport.

2. Travel information

First, the purpose of going to the United States (purpose), fill in TEMP. Business and leisure tourists (b). Type of visa, fill in business/individual (B 1/B2) to visit relatives for tourists.

B, do you have any specific travel plans? You can fill in no, and if you fill in YES, you have to fill in a lot of things. If NO is filled in, it is much easier to fill in the planned departure and stay time in the United States.

C. have you ever obtained an American visa before? If yes, fill in the visa number of the United States. Where is the visa number? Eight red letters or numbers in the lower right corner of the visa page. It is very important to fill in the columns of arrival and departure time and length of stay in the United States. According to this column, the visa officer can see whether you have been in the United States in the past and whether you have an immigration tendency.

3, work, education and training information.

First question, did you have a job before? If the answer is yes, then the company name, address, telephone number, supervisor name, work start time, description of your job responsibilities, etc. , must be translated into English, too cumbersome! If you have retired, just fill in NO, which saves you a lot of trouble.

Have you been to other countries in the past five years? If this is your first time to the United States, it will help you to pass the customs by filling in more other countries you have been to. If you have been to America, you can fill in less.

4. Family information. Names, ages and occupations of parents, spouses and children, are they in the United States? Spouse and children's information should be filled in in detail, and parents' information can be simple, just fill in their names, because many parents are no longer at our age, and it is meaningless to fill in too much. Spouse information, if you have retired, just fill in the column of retirement, and the rest will be saved.

5. Security background, and then dozens of questions, such as "Did you join a terrorist organization?" "Did you participate in genocide?" "Are women and men forced to undergo sterilization against their will?" Questions and so on, all played "no".

6. Finally, upload your own photos. This photo should comply with the regulations of the American Embassy. It should be a 2 "x2" (565,438+0mm x 565,438+0mm) color front photo with a square white background. Please see the photo requirements for details. After taking the photo, ask the photo studio for a compressed copy, so that it can be uploaded smoothly within 240KB. If it is too big, it can't be uploaded. The studio is well aware of these requirements. The size of the photo I uploaded is 80KB.

7. This completes the form, and then click "Next" at the bottom right of the form to check page by page. If anything is not filled in correctly, you can edit it again and save it.

8. After checking whether the form is correct, go to the last page, that is, the "Sign and Submit Application" page, sign your passport number and fill in the password according to the displayed content. This is an electronic signature. Click Submit, and it cannot be modified after submission.

At this point, all the forms have been filled out.