DS-156157158 Application Notes

In order to save time for visa applicants and visa office staff, the US Consulate General in Shanghai is pleased to announce that it will open a new one.

Online application form (English only DS- 156). The new online application form contains barcodes, which will be allowed.

Allow us to transmit information electronically, thus reducing the waiting time in the visa application process. Since February 9, 2004

We will give priority to those applicants who submit new application forms with bar codes in their visa materials.

Make an appointment for an interview

The new online visa application form can be downloaded from the consulate's website: once http://evisaforms.state.gov applies,

Please fill in the form online and submit the printed and completed online application form on the day of visa interview.

If visa applicants can't access the new online application form or can't meet the system requirements, they can still fill in English manually.

DS- 156 table. At present, other application forms (DS- 157 and DS 158) and all Chinese forms must still be filled in manually.

. At present, this form can be used all over the country, and only Shanghai can reduce the waiting time.

After opening http://evisaforms.state.gov, the following interface will appear.

Pull the scroll bar to the bottom and click the link at the bottom.

"DS- 156: Non-immigrant visa application"

That's the online DS 156 table.

How to fill in the DS form:

1, passport number

2. Passport issuing place, city and country (domestic, choose China.

A- mainland China), state/province (municipality directly under the central government may not be filled in)

3. Issuing country Passport issuing country (domestic, choose China-Mainland).

4. Date of Issue (DD- MM -YYY) The date of issuance of the passport is slightly different from the ordinary DS 156 form.

The date format of ordinary 156 table is mmm, and online 156 can be directly selected.

5. validity period (dd-month-yyyy) passport validity period (fill in the method as above).

6. Last name (as in passport) Last name (Pinyin)

7. First name and middle name (as in passport) Name (Pinyin)

8. Other surnames used (premarital, religious, occupation, alias) Other surnames.

9. Use other names for other names and middle names

10, date of birth (dd-month-yyyy), date of birth ("month", just choose directly).

1 1, place of birth

12, nationality nationality (just select China-Mainland)

13, gender (direct selection)

14, national identity card number

15, home address (including apartment number, street, city, state or province, P

Ostal region and country) home address (including room number, street, city, province, postal code and country)

16, phone number (including home phone, office phone, mobile phone, fax number, work fax number, pager)

Pager number, fill in a few, if not, don't fill in)

17, marital status (married-married, single (unmarried)-single (

Never married), widowed-widowed-divorced, separated-separated)

18, full name of spouse (even if separated or separated. Including the maiden name. ).

My full name (even if divorced or separated, including maiden name)-foreign women may put his own after marriage.

The surname is changed to husband's surname, so the "maiden name" is put forward here, which China people don't have to consider.

/kloc-DOB(DD- Month -YYY) of 0/9 spouse's date of birth (DOB is the abbreviation of date of birth).

20. Name and address of current employee or school Name and address of current school or employer.

(Freshmen can fill in the school address. If you have graduated for a while and haven't found a job, you can leave it blank. )

2 1, current occupation (if retired, write "retired". If it is a student, write "student"

t”。 ) Current occupation (if retired, fill in "retired", if a student, fill in "student")

When are you going to arrive in America? (If you know the exact date, please provide it) Click

When will we arrive in America? (If you know the specific date, please indicate the specific date) Fill in the check-in time on I20.

It seems that it can also be two or three days in advance.

23. Email address

Where will you stay in America? Living in the United States (fill in I20

On the school address)

25. Who will you live with? The name and telephone number of the American.

Name of the inviter for the tourist or business visit, and who (student) you want to visit.

Say, fill in the name of the school, and fill in the phone number of the international student office or application department)

How long are you going to stay in America? How long are you going to stay in America? (on I20)

Study time)

What is the purpose of your trip? Purpose of this trip (F 1 only fill in research)

Who will pay for your trip? Who pays? (For students, you can write a fund at your own expense.

Families (or parents), if they get a scholarship, can write the fund of xxx University.

Have you ever been to America? Have you ever been to America?

Have you ever obtained an American visa? Have you ever obtained an American visa?

Have you ever been refused a visa by the United States? Have you ever been refused a visa?

Are you going to work in America? Do you have any plans to work in America? (students must fill in n.

o)

Are you going to study in America? Do you have any plans to study in America?

34. Names and relationships of people traveling with your entourage, and

Relationship with you (except bank). Or not to fill in)

Has your American visa ever been cancelled or revoked? Have you ever had your American visa revoked?

? (Fill in the number)

Has anyone submitted an application for an immigrant visa on your behalf? Is anyone artificial?

Have you ever applied for an American immigrant visa? (Fill in the number)

37. Are any of the following people in the United States or do they have legal passports in the United States?

Permanent resident or American citizen? Mark "Yes" or "No" and indicate the person.

Status in the United States (i.e. legal permanent resident of the United States, American citizen, visi)

Entertainment, study, work, etc. ). Are any of the following relatives already in America? Are they legal in America?

Permanent resident or American citizen? Please indicate "in the United States" or "not in the United States". If "in the United States" is selected, please specify.

Status in the United States (that is, legal permanent residents or citizens of the United States, whether visiting, studying or working in the United States, etc. )

(1), only in front of family members who are related to themselves. Nothing, for example, if you don't have brothers and sisters, you don't have to choose.

(2) Non-immediate family members do not need to fill in, such as cousins.

38. Choose No for both.

Did someone else prepare this application form on your behalf? application form

Someone else filled it out? (generally choose No, 40 items are not required)

40. Application prepared by ghostwriter

4 1, signature (online forms need to be printed first and then signed manually)

After filling out the form, click "Continue" at the bottom of the webpage, and wait a moment, and a DS 156 form will be automatically generated (* * * three pages

)。 After checking and printing, paste photos on the first page and sign on the second page. Take it with you when you get your visa.

Qi 3 pages

Matters needing attention in filling out the form:

1. All blanks are filled in English.

2, check before use.

3. After filling out the form, be sure to click the "Continue" button, so as to generate a pdf file. Can be saved to

Print elsewhere. Please note that you want to print a pdf file, not a web page.

4. Don't fold the printed form. Because of the bar code, it is recommended to use a better printer.

5. Three-character names, such as Zhang Xiaoming, surname: Zhang, first name: Xiao Ming. Is anyone from China?

Have a middle name

Generally speaking, there is no strict restriction on the order of first name, pinyin surname and first name. Of course, according to foreign customs, the surname should be put first.

In the back. In any case, make sure that all formats in the form are the same.

7. Address translation (probably more suitable for students in Shanghai)

Room 200000, * * * * Lane, * * * Road.

Translated into English, RM * * * # * * Lane * * *, * * rd. China Shanghai 200000

-Provided by catandsweet

8, don't need to fill in or has nothing to do with me, I think it can be empty, online can fill in None, (this is

To be confirmed)

9. I strongly suggest that after printing, don't write any handwriting on the form except signature.

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This post is from silly, here are pictures of DS table.

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