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. Non-Immigrant Visa Information for Tour Operators and Inbound Tourism Industry Representatives 对旅游从业人员及国内旅游业代表的 美国非移民签证信息介绍
. Consulate General, Shanghai 美国驻上海总领事馆
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Visa Basics 签证基本要点
Application Procedures 申请程序
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Visas: What is a Visa? 签证:什么是签证?
Permission to request admission to the US at a Port of Entry (POE), usually an airport.
Validity for B “visitors visas” is now one year, with multiple entries allowed.
在入境处,通常为机场,予以进入美国的许可
B类型签证的有效期现在为一年多次入境。
Key: DHS officers at the POE decide how long a visitor can stay.
注意:国土安全部的官员在入境处决定来访者能够在美国逗留的时间。
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B1, B2 and B1/B2: “Visitors Visas” B1, B2 和 B1/B2: “旅行类签证”
mon category
最常见的类型
Perfect for employees or customers on orientation, business meetings
最适用于公司雇员或客户参加公司培训或会议
Perfect for vacation, too!
也非常合适用于旅游!
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Common B2 Visa Misconceptions B2签证常见疑问
Misconception: Tourism travelers to the . must travel with a pany 误解:申请去美国旅游必须随同某个旅行公司去
Misconception: Certain tour operators are “preferred” in the eyes of the Consulate 误解:领馆对某些旅行机构有好感
Misconception: Travelers to the . for pleasure are always refused visas
误解:去美国旅游观光的申请总是被拒签
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Visas Issued In Shanghai
In CY-07 (January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007), . Consulate General Shanghai adjudicated over 151,000 non-immigrant visa applications and issued nearly 123,000 visas (in all visa categories). In other words, during this period, four out of every five NIV applicants were issued visas.
整个2007年度(2007年1月1号– 2007年12月31号),美国驻沪总领事馆总共受理了151,000多个签证申请,其中通过签证的将近123,000个(包含各种各样的签证类型)。换句话说,在这段期间,平均5个申请人中就有4个获得签证。
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Visas Issued In Shanghai
Our daily average volume is 740 applicants per day, making Shanghai the 12th largest NIV-issuing post in the world.
我们每日平均接待申请人的数量是740个,这使得上海成为世界上美国非移民签证量最大的第12个领事馆。
. Consulate General Shanghai issued nearly 11,000 B-1/B-2 visas in summer (May – August) 2007, an increase of 21% over summer 2006 issuances.
2007年夏天(5月-8月),美国驻沪总领事馆签出将近 11,000个B-1/B-2签证,比2006年夏天增长了21%。
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