How to apply for a US tourist visa ds 160?

Form DS 160-Full name of immigrant, application form for non-immigrant visa in the United States. Starting from March 1 20 10, the US Embassy in Beijing will require all visa applicants to use the new online application form DS- 160 to replace the existing DS 156 and DS 157. 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.

The DS 160 form is a necessary document for visa interview in the United States. Even if it is not the first time to apply for an American visa, it needs to be delivered by CITIC Bank. Since the DS 160 form is so important, applicants for DIY American visas must fill it out carefully. Today, I would like to share with you my experience in helping people fill out the DS 160 form many times, which is applicable to all kinds of visas such as traveling to the United States, visiting relatives, business and medical care. This article takes B 1/B2 visa DS 160 as an example!

Methods/steps

Latest visa processing procedures for visiting relatives in the United States (B 1/B2)

Fill in the US DS 160 form:

1) First, choose the embassy (Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang) where you want to submit your application.

2) Select to start the application.

3) Then you will be assigned a file number. Please record this file number in your notes, then randomly select a safety prompt question and enter the answer you can remember.

4) Start to fill in the following information. After completing the form, you can choose to save it before filling it out or continue to fill it out directly in the next step.

5) If you click Save, you will be prompted that the information has been saved. If you continue to fill in the information next time, you can continue according to the file number and safety tips, or save the information in a computer file and call it next time.

6) Next, we click Continue to return to the screen in step 4, and click Next: Personal 2 to enter the second part of the personal information page: Select nationality: China, whether there are other national identities: No, ID number: fill in your ID number, US Social Security number: select not applicable, and US ID number: select not applicable. Click Next: Make a call.

7) Enter the address and phone number, and then click Next: Passport.

8) Fill in passport information: Please note that the passport type is normal. If your passport is lost, please fill it out truthfully. If it is not lost, select No, as shown in the figure, and then select Next: Travel.

Business/conference (B 1)

Business/conference (B 1)

Tourism/Medical (B2)

Travel/Medical (B2)

Business/individual (B 1/B2)

Business/personal visit (B 1/B2)

9) The travel information on this page is critical, and there is no room for carelessness. Purpose of visit to the United States: Choose Class B for general visits (tourism, visiting relatives, business, medical care, etc.). ), and a detailed classification of class B:

It is suggested to choose a specific travel plan, giving the departure time and return time, leaving the flight number blank, leaving your address of visiting in the United States and your address of living in the United States, and generally writing your own travel expenses. If you are writing about someone else, such as an inviter, you need to prepare the financial proof of the sponsor.

10) This item is peer information:

Is there anyone else with you? Just answer truthfully.

Is it a group tour? Generally speaking, you don't choose to travel freely. If you are with your lover, give your lover's name and relationship (spouse).

1 1) Travel information to the United States before: If you have never applied for a visa to the United States before, or have not been refused a visa, just choose No. If you have applied for an American visa before, then give the previous visa number, which is the red number on the visa.

12) US contact information: If visiting relatives, please write the information of the inviter; If you are traveling, write down the information of the hotel you booked.

13) Family information

14) Spouse information: There is nothing to say about this. It would be wrong to fill in the wrong information.

15) Current job education information: write about school when you go to school and work when you go to work.

Note here that the monthly salary should match the monthly salary on the work certificate.

16) previous work and education information: if it is the current unit five years ago, you don't need to write it;

In terms of academic information, write the highest degree above high school, otherwise you don't have to write it.

17) Additional information on employment, education and training: If you have been to many countries, just select a few developed countries to fill in.

18) security and background check: from now on, choose no for all, that's right.

A * * * has five parts: part 1-part5. Select No for all, skip directly to Part 5, and then send photos.

19) upload photos

Note here that the photo must be 600*600 pixels with a resolution of over 300, which is generally easy to pass.

Method 1: You can select the 5 1*5 1mm color photos scanned by the studio and adjust them to 600*600PX with the image editing tool.

Method 2: Take a good photo in the photo studio, then take it with a camera (or a high-pixel mobile phone) and edit it into the required size on the computer.

Mode 3: directly use the floor of the photo studio and adjust it to the required size.

20) The photo is approved, and the photo is confirmed for preview.

2 1) Confirm the electronic signature

22) A success message appears.

23) To generate the confirmation form of DS 160, you only need to bring it to the embassy for an interview, you must save it, and you can print it directly or send it to the mailbox-realize immigration!