Number of tourists increases every year in our province to the United States. August 25, the United States and the United States to promote the tourism industry tourist visa instructions will be held in Chengdu, Tourism from the United States, airlines, travel agencies and representatives of Disneyland and the travel agencies in Sichuan docking site for co-operation.
U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, the visa officer that the U.S. tourist visa at present there are many misunderstandings.
Wrong: The U.S. Consulate will only accept business or visitor's visa to answer: the United States can apply for a tourist visa in Chengdu
"It had Chinese friends that the United States will only accept business or visit visa, it is not true." U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, Acting Consul General of Switzerland, said Mei Ru. Whether a tour, or individual wanted to travel the United States, can apply for tourist visa. Hao Kong, said the U.S. visa officer, the United States did not change the nature tourist visa, visa to get the remains b1b2 (business visa), there are many people that apply for business visas, the pass rate may be higher, this understanding is not accurate .
Kong Hao said that in 2009, the U.S. Embassy and consulates in China issued a citizen more than 550000 non-immigrant visas, most of which are tourist visa, visa pass rate above 80%.
At present visa business groups have not yet extended to the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, only go to Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou to consular post.
Myth: visa before traveling again on the line to answer: It is recommended to apply 2 months in advance
China, the United States each year for business, tourism, education, will double the number of visas, the visa window and a limited number of visa officer, who may have future applications for visas of a longer waiting period, but not the visa control number. Kong Hao said that at present, the United States Consulate General in Chengdu tourist visa to the United States has lined up by the end of September.
Kong Hao suggested that if individuals wish to travel to the United States, it is recommended to apply two months in advance. "In particular, some have a high technical background of applicants, the average time of 3 weeks of background checks." Current U.S. visa application fee is 966 yuan. In the data review process and the visa, the applicant may request the revocation of visas, passports back, re-apply within one year may no longer have to pay the application fee.
Myth: complete information on visas available to answer: The most important thing is the performance of interview
Older unmarried young women's vulnerability to being refused? Why complete information will be refused? The face of Sichuan travel on behalf of the queries raised, holes Hao said that the decision whether to grant a visa officer a visa is through comprehensive consideration, it is very difficult for a specific reason, refused.
U.S. visa officials pay more attention to the interview. "Sign of the importance of the surface is much larger than the data of the inspection." Hao said holes, to produce the material in order to prove the true personal circumstances, but the most critical is the performance of the interview.
Kong Hao proposal was refused for the applicant, may re-submit visa applications. "Every interview is a new opportunity." Source: Sichuan Daily
