First of all, I must declare that I am not a travel company, but a foreign trade dog of a foreign trade company. 22-year-old, glad that the American business visa was passed at one time. I just want to share some dry goods with you here.
I want to teach you to get an American business visa, not a tourist visa. Oh, tourist visas are easy to handle, so I won't elaborate here. Now it is abbreviated as B 1/B2, which integrates business and tourist visas.
First of all, make clear the purpose of getting a business visa. In my experience, there are two purposes. First, visit customers; Second, attend the exhibition. There is also a similarity between these two purposes, that is, to find customers to take orders.
The reason for distinguishing these two purposes is to distinguish the source of the invitation.
First, you can get an invitation letter from the customer when you visit the customer. This is very simple. Fill in your passport number, date of issuance, validity period and other information in the format of the invitation letter, and then send it to the customer for signature and seal. It should be noted here that the more famous the client's company is, the more helpful it will be to your visa. The best case is that the customer's company is a physical company, which mainly refers to making physical products, such as large equipment, and the chances of winning will be greater. Rather than a simple trading company, there is no physical product. But if your client company is not well-known and does not engage in the real economy, don't worry too much, because the visa officer may not read your invitation letter. Haha ~
The second is the exhibition visa. Generally, the organizer will present an invitation letter when signing up for the exhibition, which will improve the chances of visa passing to a certain extent, but it is not an absolute guarantee.
First, what materials to prepare, warm tips, you should prepare all the following materials, but the visa officer may not have read them all.
1) ? Original passport (the validity period must be more than 6 months longer than the expected departure time from the United States, with at least 2 consecutive blank pages)
2) ? Original id card
3)? American visa information form (must be completely and truthfully filled in and signed by the applicant himself)
4)? Visa photos (1mmx5 1mm electronic photos and 1 paper photos taken in the last 6 months).
5)? Original employment certificate in Chinese and English. The letter should be written on the letterhead with the company name, including the applicant's position, working years, current income, purpose of going abroad, stay time and who will bear the expenses; Retirees prepare the original retirement certificate.
6)? A copy of the business license of the unit shall be stamped with the official seal (if the applicant is the legal representative, the original business license shall be prepared).
7)? Original assets certificate under the name of the applicant and his spouse:
a.？ Original bank passbook/debit card statement or bank deposit certificate.
b.？ Original Property Ownership Certificate (if any)
c.？ Original car registration certificate (if any)
d.？ Other economic strength certificates, such as stocks, bonds and other originals (if any)
7)? Marriage certificate (if the applicant is divorced, please prepare the original divorce certificate/court judgment)
8)/kloc-applicants under the age of 0/8 need to prepare the original birth certificate, the original school holiday letter (if it is not a summer vacation) and the power of attorney signed by their parents in Chinese and English.
9)? Original household registration book of the whole family
10)? Original old passport or photos of your life during your trip that can prove that you have travel records in the past.
Seventh, the more information you need, the better. No, don't worry. Note that business visas also need to prepare detailed travel itinerary plans.
Second, the interview process:
Process: queue up to check the reservation information and confirm that it is the day at that time-security check-submitting information by fingerprint at the window-meeting the visa officer.
The most important thing is the interview process
Warm reminder, the interview is divided into time periods. If possible, ask the travel agency to arrange an interview for you starting at 9: 30 am or 65438+ 0: 30 pm. The reason is simple, aesthetic fatigue. When I first go to work in the morning and afternoon, I have the most energy and the best mood. When you are in a good mood, it is easy to let go of a few more, which means you are more likely.
Key point: it is most important to observe words and feelings.
While waiting, observe more See which visa officer is more familiar, see which visa officer has more smiles on his face, and see which visa officer sends more yellow paper (yellow stands for pass and white stands for refusal). Then choose which visa officer to stand in front of for an interview. There are often seven or eight windows, that is, seven or eight visa officers. You may be hesitant and unable to judge. What should I do? The first feeling is to make a choice immediately. At this time, the staff will often specify which visa officer you want to go to, but you can go to the visa officer you selected when he is away. At this time, there are people waiting in line in front of each visa officer's window, so it doesn't matter if you stand behind. If you think that the visa officer you chose doesn't seem so accommodating, it doesn't matter, just wait in line in another window silently. But please note that you must adjust your mentality and relax at this time. Start waiting for the interviewer to ask questions.
Point: Details and attitude are your trump cards.
When it's your turn, take the initiative to open your passport and pass it through the window. Smile and say hello.
Good morning or afternoon?
Key point: If your English is good, please interview in English all the time. If you don't say much, the impression will be scored.
If you stutter in English, I suggest you answer in Chinese.
You should prepare the questions you want to ask in advance.
Where do you work?
Why did you go to America?
Will your company pay for it?
Why did the company send you instead of others?
Now the author summarizes his questions and answers for your reference. What was answered in English at that time is now answered in Chinese.
Q: Where did you learn English?
A: Name the school.
Q: What are you doing in America?
A: For two reasons, the company has a batch of goods that have problems in the United States, so we should find the boss to solve them. The boss can't speak English, so he asked me to be a translator. My boss and I stopped by to do market research. By the way, if your colleague or someone you know has a visa and has an entry and exit record in the United States, copying his visa will be of great help to you. I copied the boss's visa, and then the visa officer found the boss's entry and exit records, which played a role to some extent.
Q: Why don't you go instead of others?
A: Originally, my manager went, but the manager was pregnant and couldn't go, so he let me go. I think you must have a good impression on me, because I know American policy that pregnant women are not allowed to enter the country.
Q: Where to go to America?
A company in New Jersey.
Q: Is the company responsible for the expenses?
A: Yes.
Q: Where is the company?
A: Huizhou, Guangdong.
Q: Do you have a temporary residence permit?
No, but I have a work permit and showed it to her. (The response is still quite fast, haha)
Always smile during the interview. Then I saw that she had been typing, probably looking up my information. After a while, I forgot how long. I am nervous because I think she will make a decision soon. Then she took out a piece of yellow paper and took my passport for me. I am very excited. I said thank you and asked her if she wanted to see my other information. She said no. Actually, I asked this question on purpose to show my confidence. But in fact, I was afraid that she would take the yellow paper away. Actually, I am young, unmarried, and have no house, car or savings. In this case, the chances of getting an American visa are very small, but I was lucky enough to pass the visa.
Sharing so much with you means getting ready, but it doesn't rule out the element of luck. In addition, improvisation is also important. In short, grasp a big principle and let the visa officer know that you really have something to do when you go to the United States. You don't want to live in America, and you will definitely come back after you go to America. The interview session should be neither humble nor servile. In this way, when the weather is right and the people are right, he will welcome you into the United States with a smile.