What are the requirements for visiting my mother-in-law in the United States?

To visit my mother-in-law in the United States, you need to apply for a visa. You can apply for a tourist visa.

Visa Tips

1. Applicants need to go to the U.S. Embassy for an interview in person;

2. In order to increase the visa rate, please be sure to provide as much helpful materials as possible for the visa. If you do not have any of the above materials, you do not need to prepare them, but you must be prepared to explain the reasons to the visa officer;

3. Having the above materials does not guarantee obtaining a U.S. visa. During the application process, you may be required to supplement relevant materials due to inaccurate, unclear or other reasons;

4. Anyone who has applied for immigration or non-immigrant Guests who apply for a visa, please state the truth regardless of whether their application is approved or not. All applicants must provide the following materials during the interview:

1) Valid passport: The validity period of the B1/B2 visa applicant’s passport must be at least six months longer than the applicant’s expected stay in the United States. If your passport will be valid for less than six months when you plan to leave the United States, or your passport is damaged, or it no longer has a blank visa issuance page, please apply for a new passport before your interview.

2) One photo: A 5 cm x 5 cm square color frontal photo with a white background taken within 6 months. Please attach the photo to the English DS-156 application form with glue instead of staples.

3) Original receipt of visa application fee You can pay the visa application fee at any branch of CITIC Industrial Bank in China. Please note that once paid, the application fee is non-refundable, even if the applicant is rejected or gives up the application. Applicants must present two copies of the original application fee receipt when submitting their visa application. Only applicants eligible for A-1, A-2, G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, C-3, NATO and U.S. government-sponsored visas are exempt from the application fee.