How long does it take to get an American visa?

First of all, you should determine the type of visa you want to apply for or have applied for. Is it an immigrant visa or a non-immigrant visa?

If you apply for an American tourist visa, the time you need is mainly waiting for the interview and getting the results. The official advice of the US Consulate is to apply for a visa one month in advance. According to the latest visa time, it is usually 7- 14 days.

The materials required for tourist visas are as follows:

1, photo requirements for non-immigrant visa applications

Each visa application must be accompanied by two borderless photos taken by the applicant in the last six months. "Front" means that the candidate needs to face the camera, his eyes can't look down or squint, and his face needs to account for 50% of the whole photo. Generally speaking, it refers to the head of the applicant, including the face and hair, from the top of the head to the top and bottom of the chin, the left and right sides of the hairline, especially the situation that the ears are exposed.

From now on, non-immigrant visa applicants are required to submit photos that meet the above requirements. The specifications of such photos are the same as those of American passport photos. Applicants can go to any photo studio to ask for such photos, or they can go directly to the photo studio where American passports are taken.

2. Real and non-copy materials to be carried in face-to-face interview:

Passport valid for more than 6 months.

Work certificate: work permit, title certificate, business card or letter of appointment, etc. If it is the legal representative, please bring a copy of the business license, and retirees must provide retirement certificates;

The letter of guarantee for non-immigrant visa applicants in the United States must truthfully provide the following contents: 1. Position 2. The monthly salary is 3. Date of working in the current unit 4. Leave permission (and information description of job reservation and succession). If you are applying for a tourist visa, please don't appear in the information about business, study, study and public expenses in the United States. Not to mention going to Canada and other countries;

Photos: family photos, overseas travel photos, overseas interview photos (preferably representative);

Personal certificate: personal identity card, family account book: temporary residents need to provide the original temporary residence permit for more than half a year.

Proof of assets: original passbook (the more the better), automobile driving license and real estate license;

Certificate of the company: brief introduction of the company (how many employees, production capacity and what kind of business);

If the applicant used an official passport before going abroad, try to provide a copy of the previous visa page.

If applying for a business visa, please provide the original business invitation letter;

Please pay attention to your company's telephone answering. The Embassy may conduct telephone interviews irregularly.

note:

The materials must be true and the contents of the form must be accurate and complete. In the process of handling, the applicant may be required to supplement the materials because the materials are inaccurate, unclear, untrue or other reasons.

If you have applied for an immigrant visa or a non-immigrant visa, whether the application is approved or not, you must truthfully state the time and place of the application and whether it is approved or not (the embassy has computer records, and if it conceals it, it will lead to a visa refusal, or even a permanent visa refusal).

Bring your passport, the completed visa form (to be filled out online), the visa fee schedule designated by China CITIC Bank, and the appointment number for face-to-face signing to the US Consulate in China. The interview must be done in person, and no agent can be entrusted. You must make an appointment in advance to designate a calling card and determine the date of the interview. The visa interview officer of the embassy has the right to decide whether you can pass the visa. Whether you pass or not, you will be informed immediately after the interview, and you will get a copy. That is, mailing labels and instructions on how to handle the return service. Applicants can arrange the return service in the EMS window of the waiting room of the consulate with a duplicate slip and send their passports together with their visas.