American visa administrative review needs to wait 60 days.

American visas used to be easy to get, but now American visas are really hard to get for China tourists or international students, so the recent administrative review system has frustrated many friends who are going abroad. Let's give you a detailed analysis.

With the tightening of the Trump administration's visa policy, many people who are not sensitive to technology have also been subject to administrative review.

Miss Huang, who works in a certain media, said that she recently returned to China to renew her work visa. Unexpectedly, she was also asked for administrative reconsideration, which was unheard of. Fortunately, I only received my visa within a week. She said it wasn't a hot summer day and it didn't involve sensitive majors, but she was still scared.

Recently, the Visa Office of the US Embassy even posted a notice in Weibo, telling those applicants who have already been subjected to administrative review not to be in a hurry to check the results of the review, and to wait at least 60 days from the date of interview or the date of submission of materials.

Many people engaged in science and engineering in China will face administrative review even if they apply for tourist visas. Mr. Zhao, who works in a scientific research institution, said that it is not easy to apply for a US visa because he works in a state-owned scientific research institution. He and his wife underwent administrative review, and it took about a month to get a visa. Fortunately, he applied earlier and didn't miss the departure date of the tour group. For many tourists, a month's travel delay almost ruined the whole trip.

The so-called administrative review means that the visa officer cannot approve the visa on the spot and needs further review.

According to the State Council, the purpose of the review is to prevent terrorism and the leakage of important military technologies. Therefore, many science and engineering students and staff are easily subject to administrative reconsideration.

Mr. Wang, who works in a high-tech company in Nanjia, holds a work visa (H- 1b). He obtained a visa at the Beijing Embassy for the first time this year and underwent three months of administrative review.

He said that thanks to the generosity of the company, he stayed in a hotel in Beijing for three months and finally got a visa. He said his major was sensitive, but he didn't expect to wait so long. I won't go back to China unless I get a green card.

During the peak season in the United States, many tourists and international students are applying for visas to the United States. However, many people in Chinese mainland report that visas are not as easy to obtain as before, and even if they are not refused on the spot, many people have encountered "administrative review"

Processing), go home and other results. The U.S. Embassy in China recently indicated that applicants subject to administrative review will have to wait at least 60 days before calling the embassy or consulate to inquire about the process. Waiting for 60 days is enough to ruin many people's travel itinerary.

What is administrative reconsideration?

Administrative review is a process in which the consulate itself or entrusts other departments (including the the State Council Visa Office, the US Immigration Bureau or the US Federal Bureau of Investigation) to investigate the background of the applicant to decide whether to grant a visa.

This is because the applicant's career and professional research direction are sensitive, and the consulate believes that there may be security factors in the applicant's situation and it is necessary to investigate the applicant's situation.

The duration of administrative review is usually several weeks, but some will last for months or more than a year.

After the itinerary is reviewed, if the visa is approved, the validity period of the visa may be 10 year, or it may be one year or even half a year, which varies from person to person.

The previous administrative reconsideration was well-founded, and now the administrative reconsideration is like a probability event, which anyone may encounter and can only wait for the result! !

Administrative reconsideration, check what?

People who encounter administrative censorship are generally "square". The visa officer won't tell himself what's wrong, just show him the yellow list. Speaking of administrative reconsideration, what is generally investigated?

For example, if we apply for a B visa, the general review procedure will be simpler, and the applicant will wait for 2-3 weeks.

1. Generally, supplementary materials are needed. In most cases, it is a personal English resume.

2, telephone survey jobs, monthly salary and working hours.

How to deal with administrative reconsideration?

Ordinary American visa applicants will delay some time when they encounter administrative review. But this is not terrible. As long as the information is not false and there is no other visa fraud, it will basically pass smoothly.

But for us families who go to the United States to give birth, waiting for administrative review will ruin the plan. Families planning to give birth in the United States can prepare visas from the pregnancy stage, which is the most foolproof! !

There is such a reminder on the website of the State Council: General administrative reconsideration is within 60 days; If the visa applicant wants to check the progress, please do so in 60 days.

After opening an online visa application account, if there is administrative review, the applicant can also check the progress in his own account.

In addition, if the contact information changes (such as company phone number or mobile phone number), you must inform the consulate to update the relevant information in time.

If the consulate requests supplementary information, it shall submit supplementary information in full accordance with its requirements.