My ten years of American signing was successful, get.
Considering that I only have 7s goldfish memory, I completely forget it all if I don`t write it again, because there are often people who ask in private, and I can`t say a few words clearly, so I just write it into an article. I hope to help children with working vacation visas in Australia succeed in get American visas!
Application process
Fill in the DS-160 form online on July 20, 2018.The appointment date (it is best to start the appointment at least two or three weeks in advance)
2018.8.7 interview at the United States Consulate in Melbourne at 08:15 (15 minutes in advance)
Passport received on August 10, 2018.2018.10
After you fill out 160 forms, make an appointment, and pay. The consulate address will be sent to your email address with your interview confirmation. I`d better write it here, too.
Melbourne United States Consulate address: MELBOURNE US Consulate General (553 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC, 3004)
These two can be accurately located as soon as they are searched on Google Maps.
Signing time
About the signing time, my only for reference, because at that time, the interviewer cherish the words like gold, only said that in about seven working days I can get my passport, and there is still a weekend. Because my ticket to Italy is 8.13, I am very worried that I will not receive my passport before this, then the ticket will be invalidated, the passport can not be picked up by myself, must be mailed, so I sent an email to the consulate. In the email, they gave me the URL I traced and told me the customer service number of their designated express company, Toll Priority. Then I called the express company a few days and finally got it before the weekend. So I`m not sure my signing time is normal, or because I called and said it was urgent, so they sent it in advance.
In addition, when I checked the express status, I found that my passport arrived in Sydney first (I heard it was stamped in Sydney) and then sent from Sydney, which explains why the signing speed in Sydney was faster.
Reply from the United States Consulate in Melbourne
Application information
- passport
- DS-160 application form
- Interview confirmation form
- Other (job certificates, simple itineraries, income certificates, VEVO Australian visa information, credit cards, etc.)
The above is the information you need to carry for the interview. After you fill out the DS-160 form, you can start preparing it.
Finally, I`ll tell you the most important thing. I didn`t read anything when I interviewed! And found that almost no one else looked at it very much! In addition to DS-160, someone will check when he goes in, and will ask you when photo was shot? The request for photo must be in the last six months, so the answer is up to you.
BUT! It is best to try to prepare, not afraid of ten thousand in case, this printing fee or not save.
For printing, you can go to Office works!
As for photo, I took pictures of the United States when I went to AU Post to take pictures of Italian sizes. But be sure to ask the staff to send the electronic version of photo to your email, because when you fill out the 160 form, you need to upload an electronic photo. In addition, make sure your email is correct! I asked the staff to send it to me at the time, but then I didn`t get it, so I had to drive and ask, and I had to redo it, which made both sides very upset.
Form filling tutorial
In order to prevent you from filling in again and again like me, delay time, first point ahead of time, DS160 online form is not doing well, there is a time limit, in the process of filling out the form may often session time out, timeout pop-up. All the data previously filled in is lost, and you have to go back to the beginning of the page to refill. In this case, you can try to change the browser, I have a lot, the back with Google Chrome seems to be a little smooth, it is said that the installation of stable Virtual Private Network will also be helpful. Fill in the process as soon as possible, while filling in often save, fill in and save to your own folder, I am used to putting on the desktop, every page is saved! In case of timeout, upload an application, finds the path import and continues to complete the form. In addition, be sure to remember the ID number you applied for (can be photographed)! The system will also allow the choice of security questions and answers to cooperate with ID to retrieve data.
With the point, start filling out the form now!
Come on, open the web site first!
https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/
Come out of this page, if you better understand and fill in correctly, you can choose Chinese at the language exit in the upper right corner, and then the mouse click at the English font, there will be a corresponding Chinese translation.
Choose the place where I want to apply for a US visa. I applied in Melbourne, so I chose Australia, Melbourne.. Fill in the following code, upload electronic photo, click "Start an application" to start filling out the form.
When uploading electronic photos, if photo does not meet the specifications, you can click photo standard guide, to adjust with photo tool. As shown below
After clicking on Start an application, come to this page, the top right corner of AA is your application ID, take out your mobile phone and picture it or write it down with a pen! At the bottom is a security question, remember the answer!
Next is the complete completion of the form, according to their own situation to complete the line.
Personal Information 1 (personal Information 1)
This page enters personal information. Please be sure to be consistent with passport, domestic ID card or account book.
Full name in native alphabet here enter the name in Chinese according to the Chinese word order.
There will then be some questions with Does not apply options below, and if necessary, click to avoid submitting more information.
When saving, the page below will appear, remember to save and continue!
Personal Information 2 (personal Information 2)
There is a need to choose nationality and whether there are other nationalities. National Identification Number is the domestic ID card number. Both US Social Security Number and US Taxpayer ID Number choose Does not apply.
Address and Phone Information
Fill in the Australian address, telephone number and email information, and mail address
Passport Information
Enter passport information. Passport Book Number also has a small number on the right side of the photo page on his passport. Or choose Does not apply.
Travel Information
前往美国临时商务游客的目的(B).
Specify selects Business & Tourism (Temporary Visitor) (B1/B2)
Do you have any travel plans? This is optional No, because the U. S. Embassy website also says it is best not to buy a ticket or book a hotel or make any travel plans before the visa is granted, and the visa officer will ask if you want to say it when you sign it. At that time, I used to copy a simple itinerary from others for a few days, so I chose yes, to fill it out.
Intended Date of Arrival, should pay attention to this, because you are not sure when you fill out the form, but also reserve the time to sign and prepare, so try to postpone a date of at least a month and a half months later.
Intended length of stay in US, recommends filling in for about 10 days, short time, less savings, and fewer questions that visa officers will ask and feel better to approve.
With regard to the address of the United States, if no friends are in the United States, you can search a hotel and fill in the hotel address and telephone number.
Who is in charge of your trip? It is very troublesome to choose yourself, otherwise, if you choose others, it will be troublesome to provide other information.
Travel Companions Information
It is recommended to choose No if someone is a partner, mainly referring to spouse and relative. It is recommended to choose No. Of course, if there is a couple`s father and daughter, then fill in other relevant information.
Previous US Travel Information
Have you ever been to the United States before? fill in it as it is.
US Point of Contact Information
American contact information! You can fill in friends or relatives. If no friends are in the United States, you can search a hotel and fill in the hotel address and telephone number.
Family Information: Relatives
Fill in your parents` information, consistent with ID card.
Present Work/Education/Training Information
Enter your current work situation
Previous Work/Education/Training
Whether or not you have worked in the past, if you choose yes, you have to provide previous work information. And you can add more previous work information.
Additional Work/Education/Training
Do you belong to a clan or tribe? Whether you belong to a clan or tribe, truthfully fill in.
Security and Background
There are five parts of Safety and background, mainly on diseases, infectious diseases, illegal and criminal, violence, terrorist activities, illegal immigration and other aspects of the investigation.
Under normal circumstances, all choose "No".
Finally got to the last step! If you`ve uploaded photo before, it`s convenient. If not, upload it again. Then there is preview, check, at this time to carefully check each item oh ~ if you find that there is a need to modify, click on the edit in each item to modify it. You can sign and submit after you confirm it.
If you have a printer at hand, please click "Print Application" to print the application form first, if you do not have a printer, or type the file as a PDF file to save, if not, click "Email Confirmation". Send the confirmation letter to your own email, and when you find the printer, just print it out. It`s best to hit it.
Make an appointment for an interview
After you get the confirmation page, you can pay the fee and start making an appointment for face-to-face signing!
Come to this page
http://www.ustraveldocs.com/au/index.html?firstTime=No
Click create account. in the upper right corner The account you apply for will be linked to your DS-160 application ID, and you can log on to the control panel (Dash board) to see the progress of the visa application.
Click New application/Schedule Appoinment in the upper left corne
Select Nonimmigrant, and then select the location of the application, and finally select Business and Pleasure/Transit, to select B1/B2
Anyway, according to the operation step by step, the final payment to make an appointment for the interview time!
Pay by credit card (visa/master card), visa fee card after payment seems to be 208 Australian dollars.
After the payment is successful, fill in the mailing address.
Finally, you can make an appointment for the visa! You can make an appointment by arranging your appointments in succession.
You can choose the date and time of available.
Face-to-face signs need to be accompanied by printed DS-160 confirmation page and successful interview appointments. Remember to print it out of the mailbox.
After that, if you need to adjust the reservation time, you can also adjust it here in reschedule appointment. But the number of reschedule can be limited, and finally be ready to go to the interview!
Interview process
Prepare the materials mentioned in the above application materials, calculate the time needed on the road, and arrive at the consulate a little earlier. After entering, will be divided into two rows, waiting there, there will be security arrangements for each number of entry.
When you go in, someone on the left will check the photo of your DS-160 form and ask when you took it. I answered two weeks ago, because the photo request must be a recent photo within six months. After inspection, go to the right to store your carry-on bag and carry out security check, except for the materials you need, do not bring in, including mobile phones and other electronic devices. You will also be told to take your credit card with you in case you need some extra payment.
After the security check, sit in the chair and wait for your goods to get your license. Then the security will come and take you upstairs. When you get upstairs, you need to put the items on the table one by one and pass through the security check door again. Then the staff will tell you to line up in the line where you want to record the fingerprint first, and after recording the fingerprint, you will be told to line up in another line. There are a lot of people, and you need to wait patiently. This time, it is said to meet directly with the visa officer for the interview.
The interview was different from what I thought. I thought it was me and the visa officer sitting in chairs with a table in the middle. But in fact, after entering the house, the visa officer is standing in it, I also have to stand, the interviewer will speak very quickly and ask a few questions, ask me what to do? How long are you going? Where do you go back after you go?. In less than a minute, I said I could get my passport in seven working days, and I yelled out!
After I went out, I was completely confused, because I heard before that if I had signed you, the visa officer would have told you on the spot, and mine had not told me. I was a little worried. I waited downstairs. When I saw the people I saw in line, I asked. Some of them were in the same situation as me, but they all said that as long as the passport was collected, it would be all right!
END
The above is the whole process of my application for American signing for ten years, which took a few days to sort out and remember, much more tired than when I applied for it myself. I have seen the hope of respecting the labor achievements of ko and giving more likes and forwarding.
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