Determination of visa types in the United States Generally speaking, there are two kinds of American visas: one is a non-immigrant visa and the other is an immigrant visa.
Visa (immigrant visa) For most friends, the type of visa that needs to be processed belongs to non-immigrants.
Visa (non-immigrant visa) Due to the limited space, this blog post will not make a special explanation for immigrant visas. Let's focus on non-immigrants.
Visa (non-immigrant visa) There are more than one non-immigrant visa, and there are many others below. Applicants need to choose according to their own reasons for entry. It is recommended to log in to official website, the US Embassy in London, and determine your visa type in combination with the following table:
Annex 1: G- 1 refers to the chief representatives and members of foreign government member countries recognized by international organizations; G-2 refers to other recognized representatives of foreign government member countries; G-3 refers to the chief representatives and members of non-member countries of international organizations that are not recognized by foreign governments; G-4 refers to an official or employee of an international organization.
Annex 2: NATO- 1 refers to the permanent chief representative of the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; NATO -2 refers to other representatives of North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries; NATO -3 refers to the cooperation officials of representatives of North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries; NATO -4 refers to other officials of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; NATO -5 refers to experts employed on behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization mission who do not meet the conditions of NATO -4 and their entourage; NATO 6 refers to the staff and their entourage who forcibly entered under the control of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Annex 3: O- 1 refers to foreigners or athletes with outstanding abilities in science, art, education and business; O-2 refers to foreigners who partially follow O- 1 visa holders; P- 1 refers to international athletes or international performing arts groups; P-2 refers to the art or performing arts groups participating in exchange projects; P-3 finger
Art or performing arts groups participating in special cultural exchange programs.
Pay special attention to family visas (such as f, m, j, h,
G visa, etc. ), some visas require family members to apply for related visas separately, such as F student visa, F2 family visa, J 1 family J2 visa and so on. However, some family members don't have a family visa, so they can only choose a visa like B- 1 or B-2. Details of family visas can be found in the explanation of "spouse" on the right side of each visa.
Children, partners. "
The process of applying for a US visa The US Embassy in London, official website, clearly listed the process of applying for a US visa (pictured), which is divided into six steps:
1. Select visa type.
Select the visa type directly from the drop-down menu;
2. Confirm the entry qualification
If the applicant has been arrested, warned, convicted or medically unqualified, or has been refused entry or deported from the United States, you need to provide additional required documents.
3. Complete the DS- 160 online application form.
Click on the online application form entrance to enter the filling page. It is suggested that the language mode at the top right of the webpage should be Chinese before filling in. Although the whole page does not display Chinese, it is relatively convenient to give Chinese prompts wherever the mouse moves. Before filling in the form, select the interview place (select
The place where you will apply for this visa. Note that the interview place should be Britain.
London, don't make the wrong choice. Be careful when filling out the form. If the form is not submitted, the applicant can also change the error information. If the form has been submitted, you can only choose to re-enter a new DS- 160 form, and you must check it before submitting it to avoid wasting time.
Click "Start Application" to start filling out the application form. After the page jumps, please note that your application will appear in the upper right corner.
ID (your application number) and Date (date) are suggested to be recorded on your notebook or mobile phone to facilitate the next information extraction. Then choose the security question, fill in the answer at the bottom of the page, and then go on. Enter the personal information page and fill in all personal information as required. For data preservation, it is recommended to save each page. Click Next after saving.
Go down step by step as required, and the last step is to upload photos. Applicants can use their own photos to resize the photos to 2 x2 inches on the website specially designed for photo resizing.
(5 1x5 1mm), higher than 600×600 pixels. There are basically no special requirements for photos. Of course, the photos should not be particularly strange and unconventional.
When all these requirements are filled in/uploaded, the confirmation of DS- 160 will appear on the webpage.
Page (confirmation page). Note that the application is not over yet, and the next step is to make an appointment for an interview.
4. Visit the website to make an appointment.
Visit the appointment interview website to make an appointment. Need to be reminded that the DS- 160 form must be completed 24 hours before the interview time.
After entering the interview website, you need to sign in first. If you haven't logged in before, you need to create a new account.
After entering the account, start to make an appointment for an interview. When making an appointment, you need to enter your application DS- 160.
ID card (application number), visa type and collection method (mail or self-collection). If you choose Express-Return Service, Singapore will enter the service.
Location sends it to the distribution office of the local courier company, and the applicant does not have to pay extra; If you choose to send it to the specified detailed address, you need to pay extra.
The next step is to pay the visa fee online and determine the interview time. Applicants are advised to leave enough time to prepare interview materials.
After the reservation is successful, a VisaApplicationInstruction page with barcode and reservation information will be printed, which is needed for the interview.
Step 5 Prepare interview materials
Applying for different types of visas requires preparing different interview materials. But in general, the following materials are needed:
1. passport;
2. British visa;
3. Two photos meeting the requirements of 2 x2 inches (5 1x5 1mm);
4. The company's employment certificate and income certificate (if there is no income certificate, submit the bank statement issued by the bank); Students need to prepare study certificates and scholarships;
5. Bank statements within three months;
6.DS- 160 Application Form Print confirmation page, email confirmation letter and visa fee receipt;
7. VisaApplicationInstruction generated when online booking is successful
8. If you have an invitation (meeting invitation, friends and relatives invitation), you can also bring it; The hotel does not need to book air tickets in advance, but it is recommended to list the approximate itinerary.
Set out for the interview, prepare all the materials and go to the interview with confidence! Generally speaking, first come, first served, you don't have to wait until the appointed time, but don't be late. Address: 24 Grosvenor.
London Square, zip code: W 1A2LQ. I believe everyone can use maps, so I don't need to explain how to get there in detail.
As we all know, the US imperialists attach great importance to security inspection, so when they go to the US imperialists' site, they should not bring large electronic products such as liquids and laptops, or even car keys. Of course, there is a charge in ............................................................................................................. By the way, there is computer printing equipment there. If you forget any documents, you can print them there.
When waiting in line for security check, a staff member will come to check whether your materials are complete.
After security check, turn right and enter the lobby to queue up to print the number. Under normal circumstances, there are many people in the lobby. A friend suggested that you can prepare a book or something to prevent waiting too long. But in fact, I personally feel that it is still difficult to calm down and read in that environment. After all, you need one ear to answer the phone.
The whole interview process will be called twice. The first time is to submit your passport, DS- 160 confirmation form, and Visaapplication generated by online booking.
Instruction; The second call is an interview; The secret of an interview is to relax and just answer questions. Generally speaking, there are not many problems and none of them are complicated, so don't worry too much. In addition, a little reminder, the calling number is not completely correct. Although many times the called numbers are continuous, many times the numbers are not in strict order. So pay special attention to the call.
After the interview is successful, take the blue list and choose the mailing method, then pay.
Remember to go to the interview with a smile, it will be very effective!
I wish all the friends who apply for American visas all the wishes come true and the application is successful!
The address of American visa center in London is 33 nineelmslane, London SW 1 17US, and the nearest subway station is vauxhall.