5. Interview
In this part, I will mainly present the following parts: carrying materials, interview process, and questions asked by the interviewer.
A. Carrying materials
Again, because time is tight, we have prepared the most basic materials that are circulated on the Internet. Of course, there are also some with our own characteristics. I will tell you one by one!
1. Interview confirmation form + DS160 confirmation form (the one with the barcode). You must bring these two things, if you know how to use them, you won’t need a visa if you don’t bring them, haha
2. Passport + old passport (if there is an old visa in the old passport, you must bring it with you, because the visa officer will look at it!) Because my husband has been in Japan for many years, there are many Japanese entry and exit records in the old passport, and I took the initiative to provide it to the visa officer at that time!
3. Although I haven’t read the ID card + household registration book, please bring it with you, just in case!
4. Proof of work. Because I am a foreign company, the company issued a unified employment certificate. It was very brief and included the position, joining time, and salary. If it was in English, it was OK. My husband works in a private enterprise and issued a salary certificate in Chinese and English, which only includes the above information. He also prepared a stamped copy of the company's business license.
5. Proof of property. Let’s talk about this in detail. Although we didn’t ask about this aspect at all, I have some friends who have encountered it when applying for visas, so I can give you a reference.
I personally think that the American mentality is to be well-founded. For example, if you say you have a house or a car, then provide the real estate certificate and vehicle driving license to prove the authenticity of what you say. I believe most students will notice this, but I have a very carefree friend who asked if he has a room? Answer: Yes. Asked again: Where is the real estate certificate? Answer, I didn’t take it. . . In fact, this friend of mine actually owns a house, and it's quite big. . . But he was too lazy to take it. . . Later, the visa officer asked him about his car. He said he had one and it was parked outside the embassy. You could go out and get it. In fact, it was my friend's car or a 100W car. . . As a result, the visa officer said no need. As you can imagine, he was rejected. . . The reason is laziness. . . If he brings all these documents, I think it will be easy for him to get the visa.
Okay, let’s get down to business. Please bring along your passbook, bank card statements (six months or one year is acceptable), car ownership, real estate, credit card statements and other proofs that can prove you have money. My husband and I really don't have much savings. We spent all the money we had, so we brought a passbook, two people's salary card statements, no house, but a car license, that's it. Of course, the visa officer didn’t even look at it.
6. Others. (Including marriage certificate, travel photos of the two of you, original academic qualifications at all stages, English resume, self-made English itinerary, and our employee card)
For example, we brought our master's degree obtained by studying abroad, our resume in English, and our domestic undergraduate degree certificate (because we didn't fill out the DS-160 well…) You can bring some according to your own strengths, just in case.
Attached is the English itinerary to share with everyone. ITINETARY America 2014.pdf51.83KB
All originals are enough, no need to waste paper and spend money on photocopies! ! !
B. Interview process
To put it simply, the process is very simplified now: line up to enter the embassy — go through security check (don't bring electronic supplies, mobile phones, USB flash drives, etc.) — line up to hand in the form (submit it first, and wait next to it after handing it in, and you will be asked to pick it up later) — line up in another line to have your fingerprints printed — final interview.
Throughout the entire process, there will be Chinese staff greeting you, and they will tell you to stand wherever you are told, so don’t worry at all!
C. The interviewer asks questions
We reached the step that I was looking forward to, facing the visa officer, because I was very curious about what questions he would ask us. At window No. 13, there was a young, male, white man. Speaking of which, I would like to add that there was actually a couple in line in front of us. Later, because we felt that the 13th was unlucky, we moved to the window next to us. But in fact, when we had successfully obtained the visa, we saw that they were still being questioned by the visa officer at the window next to them. . . So it's better to just take things as they come, just go with whatever you're assigned, there's nothing to hide and nothing to be nervous about.
As soon as we went up, my husband and I said in unison, "Hello."
I handed over my husband's and mine passports, as well as my husband's old passport.
Then the visa officer started to ask us while tapping the keyboard frantically, hahaha:
What to do in the United States? Answer, travel
What unit do you work in? Answer: XXX (a well-known foreign company), my husband answered: XXX (a private company, and also said what the company does). The visa officer said: Very good
What school did you study for your master's degree? My answer: XXX (a university in Europe)
What major should I study? I answered: XXX management interviewer said: Well, very good
In what city? I answer: XXX (the capital of a country)
The visa officer said: Well, I wish you a happy trip to the United States! The old passport was returned and the new passport was received.
The entire interview lasted 1 minute.
Final advice: Be real! This is my best advice to everyone. Of course, this is only for students who really want to have fun. If you have other purposes and need to obtain a U.S. visa, that’s a different matter. I won’t elaborate here. At the beginning of the post, I said that I wanted to go to the United States during the Spring Festival, so I hurriedly applied for a visa. However, during the preparation process, I found that air tickets to the United States during the Spring Festival were too expensive. Instead, May Day tickets were very suitable. Later, we changed our travel plan to May Day in 2014. Of course, in DS-160, we also truthfully wrote that we would go there on May Day, and we did not write out the Spring Festival because we wanted to get a visa as soon as possible! Facts have proved that what we did is correct!
Also, agents are very dogmatic and not suitable for everyone! Why do I say that? At first, because I didn’t do my homework and was anxious, I wanted to find an agency on TB to apply for a US visa. But what the staff of this agency said was, 1. It’s too late for the visa. The appointment has been scheduled for after the 16th. . . (I consulted on the 8th), but in fact, I went for the interview early on the 13th! 2. You cannot apply to go on May Day yet. You must apply within 3 months before travel. . . But it’s a fact that we got the US visa on the 16th! So the old saying, do it yourself and have enough food and clothing is still true!
Finally, I wish everyone can successfully get their visas and have fun going to the United States! ~
