Visitors Visa

[dnoblett]

An earlier post indicating you can submit for them they do not know if applicant or someone else submitted it online.

 

Drop box has to do with prior visa recipients applying for another visa.

 

http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/drop-off-service.html

[MikeXiao]

Great thanks. Any idea on how much time there is between submittal and appointment?

[dnoblett]

They have to pay fee to CTIC bank and then call and schedule.

 

See: http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?/topic/45057-ds-160-e-filed-no-response-yet/page__fromsearch__1

[MikeXiao]

Thanks. I've got so much to learn ..... Again.

[MikeXiao]

OK. Just submitted the e-DS160 and got the confirmation page. Printed it and the application for reference. Now what does my mother-in-law use to go to the bank? Does she take the confirmation page or should we be expecting something else?

Thanks.

[dnoblett]

OK. Just submitted the e-DS160 and got the confirmation page. Printed it and the application for reference. Now what does my mother-in-law use to go to the bank? Does she take the confirmation page or should we be expecting something else?

Thanks.

Bring confirmation page, this tells them what is being paid for, and connects the payment to the correct visa application.

 

Follow what is instructed here: http://shanghai.usembassy-china.org.cn/visas/how-to-apply-for-a-visa.html

And here: http://shanghai.usembassy-china.org.cn/visas/fees.html (Do not forget to bring passport to the bank when paying fee.)

[MikeXiao]

OK Great. Passport and Confirmation page to the bank. Then call and setup the interview date. Is that correct?

[MikeXiao]

Does anyone know when the call is made to setup the interview, about how far out it is? My mother-in-law wants to wait for my wife to come back in January before making the call. We are planning on them returning here in mid April. Will there be enough time?

Thanks

[Eric]

Does anyone know when the call is made to setup the interview, about how far out it is? My mother-in-law wants to wait for my wife to come back in January before making the call. We are planning on them returning here in mid April. Will there be enough time?

Thanks

 

It all depends on what the workload of the non-immigration visa unit at the embassy/consulate that you want to interview at is like at the time of the call. But generally speaking you are talking about a matter of weeks. When my in-laws got their first set of B-2s, my wife called the visa information center and was able to schedule an interview for them 2 1/2 weeks later - so the lag time isn't too bad. They interviewed in GUZ.

 

One of my wife's friends just received her first B-2 several weeks ago and she was able to get an interview scheduled in GUZ less than 2 weeks from calling.

[MikeXiao]

Sounds great. That will make the MIL happy. She can wait for my wife to get there to make the interview call.

[Jing Quan]

My mother plans to visit us in June this year. She has been in the states before. In addition to DS160, what other supporting documents does she have to prepare? Also, can the mailing address on the DS-160 be written in Chinese?

 

Thanks.

Edited February 23, 2013 by Jing Quan (see edit history)

[Fu Lai]

Probably superfluous but this is a good link for a visitor's visa:

http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/eng/ywzn/qzhz/qz/grqz/P020120801225217510261.pdf

 

My mother plans to visit us in June this year. She has been in the states before. In addition to DS160, what other supporting documents does she have to prepare? Also, can the mailing address on the DS-160 be written in Chinese?

 

Thanks.

[dnoblett]

Probably superfluous but this is a good link for a visitor's visa:

http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/eng/ywzn/qzhz/qz/grqz/P020120801225217510261.pdf

 

 

My mother plans to visit us in June this year. She has been in the states before. In addition to DS160, what other supporting documents does she have to prepare? Also, can the mailing address on the DS-160 be written in Chinese?

 

Thanks.

 

 

Wrong kind of visa, they are asking about B-2 visit visa.

 

If been to states before, and prior visa expired no more than 4 years ago, the procedure is straight froward, no interview.

 

 

• Passport: Passports must be valid for at least six months beyond their intended period of stay in the United States;
• The DS-160 application form confirmation page with the telecodes for your name; and your name, home address, company name and company address handwritten in Hanzi on your form. When printing out your confirmation page, please set “page layout” to “portrait.” If you need telecodes, please click here;
• One Photograph: Two inches square (51mm x 51mm) color photograph, less than 6 months old, against a white background, full frontal view. Click for more information on photo requirements. Please stick your photo on the DS-160 confirmation page.
• Original Bank Receipt for Visa Application Fee: The application fee may be paid at any CITIC bank branch in China. Please glue or tape the application fee receipt onto the bottom of the DS-160 form confirmation page.

 

 

http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/drop-off-service.html

 

This can be done at many CITIC banks throughout China

[MikeXiao]

OK. Mother-in-law has her visa interview on March 28. What is the typical time between "Congratulations you passed" and "Here is your visa". With her interview on a Thursday can she get the visa on that day, the next day or will they be there thru the weekend?

[Strife183]

HELP!! Mother-in-law went for visa interview (B-2) in Beijing yesterday and was rejected. The VO just asked to see her daughter's (my wife) identification papers. My mother-in-law presented copies of my wife's probationary green card and extension form (we are waiting for her 10yr to be approved right now). After looking at the green card, VO said that he could not approve her for a visa because my wife looked like she had intentions to immigrate. My wife, not my mother-in-law. I don't understand this, because my wife has already immigrated and applied for a 10 yr greencard. What is the VO talking about? We prepared all the suggested materials listed on this forum and embassy website and they didn't even look at it: invitation letters, property deed, bank statements, pension letters, etc.

 

What should we do? My wife is going to give birth to our son in July and we were really hoping that her mother would be able to help for the first 5 months before returning back to China. And maybe come again in the future. Now that she was dinged once, how soon can she apply again? Is it futile now? Should she apply at a different consulate? Should she go through a visa agency? I really don't know what else to do to prove that she doesn't plan on living in the US permanetly, especially if the VO chooses not to look at any of the materials. Thanks in advance for your advice!