What are the procedures for applying for a visa to study in the United States?

If you want to study in America, students must get a visa. But how to apply for a study visa in the United States? Let's go abroad and tell you about the visa application in the United States.

First, the steps to apply for a visa to study in the United States

1. Before entering the embassy, you need to check your appointment interview form and passport. Someone will ask you about the interview time and name of the reservation for studying in the United States. After the inspection, you will put a bar code on your passport and then enter the embassy according to the appointment time. Now some places queue up at different appointment times, such as 10 and 10: 30, and then enter in batches. So don't think that you can arrive early if you arrive early, and don't think that you can get away with it if you are late.

2. Security check: Security check is very strict. If it has nothing to do with the visa, including mobile phones, wallets and electronic items are not allowed to enter. If there is no colleague to keep it, it can only be stored in the private bag storage room outside the embassy. In addition, no matter what the texture of the belt is, you must take it off and pass the security check ~ so try not to wear clothes with belts! Otherwise, it would be inconvenient.

3. Submission: It will be the same as the bank window. Here, you need to submit your passport, I-20 form and photos to the staff, and then you can wait. The staff here sometimes chat (test) with you when entering information and ask what you are doing in the United States. Just answer truthfully!

4. Fingerprint collection: Just follow the instructions of the official when collecting fingerprints. They are generally fluent in Chinese! Show her the passport in reverse first, and she will scan it. Soon!

5. After collecting fingerprints, you should continue to wait in line for the interview. There will be a lot of people in general, and it is not too much to queue up 1 hour. However, it should be noted that the final volunteers will be randomly assigned to a visa officer's window to continue waiting. Sometimes there will be extreme situations, such as: the person in front is entangled with the visa officer; The visa officer seems to be in a bad mood, and the first few people have been refused visas one after another (passports are refused when they are returned, and passports are passed when they are taken away by the visa officer). In this case, don't panic, but apply to volunteers for different windows to queue up at an appropriate time.

6. Finally, the interview stage. As long as you keep smiling, natural and graceful, honest and confident, it is no problem to pass the visa!

Second, the application materials for studying abroad visa

If you need to apply for an F or M visa, you need to pay an application fee of $65,438+060 and submit the following materials:

1. electronic application form for non-immigrant visa (DS- 160).

2. A valid travel passport to the United States must be valid for at least six months beyond 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.

3. A 2-inch x2(5, 1 cm x5, 1 cm) photo taken in the last six months.

4. If a visa is issued, a visa reciprocity fee may be required according to the nationality of the applicant.

5. I-20 form provided by American schools or programs.

6.SEVIS(I-90 1) payment receipt (proof that the applicant has paid SEVIS fees).

7. Visa application fee payment receipt (two copies)-paid at CITIC Bank.

8. In addition to the above materials, the applicant should also show the interview appointment form 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.

Third, the United States study visa processing skills

1, real information

Some people who try to immigrate to the United States often come to the visa application window with forged documents, forged invitations and fabricated bank certificates, but the consequences of fraud are very serious, that is, they may be refused visas forever.

2. There must be enough funds to support the completion of studies.

When conducting a face-to-face visa to study in the United States, it is necessary to provide a strong certificate to the visa officer to prove that the family has enough funds to pay for education and can complete their studies without working in the United States. However, regardless of whether the applicant gets a scholarship or not, the visa officer will treat the students equally and will not "embarrass" the self-funded students.

3. A comprehensive study plan

Some applicants do not fully consider their own plans after completing their studies and returning to China, which will leave a bad impression on visa officers; Of course, some students may have good plans, but they can't explain them clearly in English during the interview. Therefore, before the interview in the United States, you should fully prepare your study plan.