With more and more shoes for studying abroad in the United States, many parents want to go to their children's study and living places to have a look. An American visa is a necessary procedure. What materials do parents need to prepare to apply for a visit visa?
The U.S. visit visa is specially issued to the applicants who go to the U.S. to visit relatives, friends and medical treatment activities. Such U.S. visa holders cannot work in the United States. Applicants need to prove that they only enter the United States temporarily for the purpose of visiting relatives and friends, and that they have funds to prove their ability to pay for their stay in the United States, and that they have strong social, economic and other connections in their home country, which means that they will return to their home country in a short time and will not stay in the United States.
Materials required for a U.S. home visit visa:
American materials:
1) Invitation letter from International Student Service Office
2) The host states the reason and schedule for inviting parents to the United States (such as attending the graduation ceremony)
3) Passport and visa of the invitee
4) Copy of I-20
5) I-134 table
6) Copy of SSN (if any)
7) School report
Then go to the local post office, usually about 30 dollars a week.
Chinese materials:
1) Applicant's ID card: passport, ID card, household register, marriage certificate and other valid documents
2) Work certificate, unit leave certificate, retirement certificate, etc. of the applicant in China
3) DS-160 confirmation page
4) 2 * 2 no crown photo and no smile in the near future. You can tell the photographer to apply for a visa.
5) Bank deposit certificate and other property certificate of the applicant
6) Property certificate
7) Notarization of kinship
8) Family photo
How to fill in DS-160 form for parents' visit visa in USA
Visa B2 requires US Embassy website to fill in DS-160 form. Fill in the recent photos with white background and no crown taken before preparing. After filling in, the confirmation page (the one with barcode) should be printed out, black and white color printing is OK, and the confirmation page should be brought during visa.
Process of applying for U.S. visa by appointment
Now the U.S. visa has opened an online booking system, saving time and effort:
1) First, determine the Embassy / Consulate. In China, the United States has five visa offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Shenyang, which are in charge of different regions.
2) Fill in the DS-160 form, generate the code, register the account, login the account, pay the visa fee, you can see the appointment time, select the appointment time, you can start to prepare or improve the information required for the face-to-face signature.
3) After the materials are ready, the applicant can go to the embassy and consulate on the day of visa. After passing, the applicant can wait for the day of reunion!