Where can I get a visa to the United States?

China citizens entering the United States should complete their visas to the United States in advance. American visas are divided into two categories: short-term non-immigrant visas and permanent immigrant visas. The types of non-immigrant visas applied by China citizens mainly include: business (B 1), tourism (B2), study abroad (F, M), exchange visit (J), work (H, L, O, P), crew (D), media reporter (I), transit (C) and diplomatic service (C). The validity of the 10 visa does not mean that you can stay in the United States for 10 years. Legally speaking, the longest stay is 6 months. If you overstay for more than 180 days, you can be banned from entering the United States for 3 years. If you overstay for more than 1 year, you can be sentenced to1year for entry ban.

Business visa is not equal to work visa. B 1 Although the visa is a business visa, the holder cannot work or hold a post in the United States. Once he is found working on this visa, he will be repatriated or even imprisoned.

Immigration visas mainly include: relative immigration, employment immigration, investment immigration and other categories. To apply for a visa to the United States in China, you need to go to your permanent residence (stay for more than one year) or the consular district where the visa is issued. _

Beijing Territory: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Hunan, Hubei, Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Jiangxi and Inner Mongolia.

Shanghai area: Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui.

Guangzhou: Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Hainan.

Shenyang area: Jilin, Heilongjiang and Liaoning

Chengdu: Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan and Tibet.

Although the consulate stipulates in principle that applicants need to apply at their permanent residence, considering the large population covered by individual territories, the waiting time for appointment will be too long.

Because American embassies and consulates have also introduced a coordination mechanism, applicants who apply for non-immigrant visas can choose to apply for non-immigrant visas in their consular district, or they can choose another office with a shorter average waiting time for interviews and appointments last month among the other four offices.

The validity of the 10 visa does not mean that you can stay in the United States for 10 years. Legally speaking, the longest stay is 6 months. If you overstay for more than 180 days, you can be banned from entering the United States for 3 years. If you overstay for more than 1 year, you can be sentenced to1year for entry ban.

Legal basis:

Foreigners stipulated in Article 20 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Exit and Entry Administration may apply for a port visa at the port approved by the State Council to the visa authority entrusted by the Ministry of Public Security.