How to apply for a visa to visit relatives in the United States?

1. Information needed to apply for B2 family visit visa:

1, valid passport: the passport of B2 visa applicant must be valid for at least six months longer than the expected time for the applicant to leave the United States.

2. A photo: a 5×5cm square color front photo taken within 6 months. Please paste the photo on the DS- 156 electronic visa application form with glue.

3. Original receipt of visa application fee: You can pay a visa application fee of RMB 904 at any branch of China CITIC Bank in China (effective from July 24th, 2008). Non-immigrant visa applicants must paste the application fee receipt on the last page of DS- 156 electronic visa application form after filling it out and printing it out. Please be careful not to block the barcode area when pasting the receipt, and do not paste the receipt with staples or glue (glue stick).

4. Complete visa application forms: DS- 156 and DS- 157 non-immigrant visa application forms.

5. Evidence that can explain why you will definitely return to China: produce documents that are binding on you in economic, social, family or other aspects to help you prove that you intend to return to China after a short stay in the United States. Due to different personal circumstances, the applicant should produce different evidence: household registration book, ID card, employment certificate, payroll that can objectively reflect your monthly income, passbook with regular access records, etc.

6. Invitation letter: Your mother: Information of the inviter, purpose of visiting the United States, and pre-arranged itinerary. If you just travel to the United States, you don't need to show an invitation letter.

7. Proof of funds: prove that you have the ability to pay all the expenses that you don't work during your stay in the United States, such as a payroll that objectively reflects your monthly income and a passbook with regular entry and exit records. Note: Please don't show your bank deposit certificate. Proof of deposit is not helpful for visa application. )

8. Visiting relatives in the United States: You should provide materials to prove that you have a real and uninterrupted kinship with the inviter, and also consider providing their status after entering or immigrating to the United States. The following documents may be helpful to your application:

Household registration books or other documents that can prove true kinship,

Photos taken with American relatives in recent years,

Copy of American passport or green card of relatives,

Copies of passports and American visas of relatives who stay in the United States for a short time.

2. Procedures: A series of procedures, such as paying fees, submitting materials, making an appointment for face-to-face interview by telephone, taking the number, going to the embassy for face-to-face interview, and collecting ten fingerprints, etc.

Appointment-the interview is about 15 days.

Embassies and Consulates in China and the United States: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Chengdu and Guangzhou, apply nearby.