American students seek help on how to apply for a British tourist visa in the United States.

China students studying in the United States may want to visit Britain during their holidays, so how can they apply for a British visa while studying in the United States? Let's take a look with the study abroad network.

Before you apply for a third-country visa in the United States, you must provide your legal status in the United States, such as a class F non-immigrant visa to study in the United States. I-20 is your guarantee for legal residence in the United States. A US visa only takes 12 months, during which you can enter and leave the United States twice. After that, the visa will expire, but you can still stay in the United States because your I-20 date has not expired. Even if the American visa expires, you can still go to Canada, Mexico and Caribbean countries (except Cuba) from the United States without returning the American visa.

But if you want to go to Europe or other countries at this time, you need a visa to return to the United States. Due to the new regulations in April 2002, if you get a visa to a third country (Canada and Mexico), you must go back to your country and get a new visa. This brings inconvenience to all international students. It seems that every time you leave the United States, you have to go back to China to apply for a visa, or risk being sent back to China to apply for a visa in a third country.

Most countries require China people to obtain visas before entering the country, and they usually need at least one week. Actually, applying for a visa is quite simple. Most of the applications are tourist visas. You can apply in person at the embassy or send it to the application office. Fees range from $20 to 120. Many countries have consulates in new york, so it is convenient to get visas.

Britain is a very popular country, and London Airport is designed as a transit station, so it is almost necessary to go to Europe. However, there is a rule in Britain that visas are sometimes required for transit, so people usually take advantage of the opportunity of connecting flights in London to travel in Britain. It's easy to get a British tourist visa. As long as all the materials are prepared, you can go to new york in one day.

(Note, the latest regulation in February 2004: You can only apply for a visa directly at the British Consulate within 5 days before departure, and you can mail the application after 5 days. In addition, in March, it was otherwise stipulated that any entry application would not be accepted and an appointment must be made in advance. )。

Schengen visa, according to the Schengen agreement, you can travel to other Schengen countries as long as you get a tourist visa from any of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. You can go to the French Consulate in new york. Opening hours: 9: 00 a.m. -65438+ 0: 00 p.m., you can apply for visas on site and enter the country multiple times.