Visa Application Form

Please be careful when seeking help from agencies, brokers and student consultants in completing your application.  Agents who encourage you to misrepresent yourself are not to be trusted and anyone who offers to sell you documents is acting illegally.  Lying in your interview and using fake documents can make you ineligible for a visa.

Online electronic DS-160  All non-immigrant visa applicants must apply online using the DS-160. There is no need for other forms.

BEFORE PROCEEDING TO FILL OUT THE FORM, PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

1. On the very first page of the form, please select Chinese as the language in the upper-right hand corner. The form will then automatically provide pop-up translation when you hold the mouse over the English text. For a picture of the instructions, please click here.
2. Once you click on “Start Application” button, when you get to the next page, please select "Guangzhou, China" as your location. For a picture of these instructions, please click here.
3. Please note that the entire form has to be filled out in English, except for one field where it asks for your name in your native language, in which case, you can use Hanzi to enter your name. For a picture of these instructions, please click here. 
   
4. Please save the file frequently onto a thumb drive or on your computer while completing the form. After completing the form, please save the final file onto a thumb drive or CD for ease of transportation. For more information on saving the file, please click here. 
5. If your first name has two characters, on the question that asks “Have you ever used other names (i.e., maiden, religious, professional, alias, etc.)?” please click on the “Yes” button and then enter your last name and first name with a space between the two words of your first name, as indicated. For an example, please click here.
6. If you have traveled to the U.S. before, please enter your prior visa number in the field indicated (this is the 8-digit number in red in the lower right side of your previous visa).
7. For other, frequently asked questions, please click on the following link. 
   
8. Once you have read and understood the instructions, please proceed to the DS160 application form by clicking here.

The Required Documents

Please bring the following documents with you to the interview.

1. The DS-160 application form confirmation page, with the telecodes for your name, your name, home address, company name and company address written in Hanzi handwritten on your form. Please click here for an example. If you need telecodes, please click here. 
   
   
2. 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.
   
    
3. The application fee bank receipt, glued or taped onto the bottom of DS-160 form confirmation page. Please click here for an example.
4. Complete EMS waybill.  Click here for detailed instructions.
   
   
5. A passport valid for at least six months beyond the intended stay in the United States.
   
   
6. Passports containing all previous U.S. visas, even if expired.
   
   
7. Suggested supporting documents, such as a resume in English. Please click here for specific instructions on each visa class.