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首先特别感谢demonsdau 的这个攻略 http://www.moonbbs.com/thread-1016894-1-1.html,他写的很详细,需要的人可以看看,尤其买旅游保险什么的很有帮助。
美国不同地方的法国大使馆材料要求稍微有些差别,但总体差不多。
我这周一在Houston的法国大使馆面签,约的9:30, 但不到9点就去了,人不多,不需要check-in,直接就办了,而且因为人少签证官当场让我们等10min就给我们办好了,本来带着回寄信封也没用上。
首先是预约。貌似预约的时候只能选择同地区的法国大使馆,这点我不确定能不能跨区,好像面签的时候也没有查。预约链接:http://www.consulfrance-houston.org/spip.php?article468 (休斯顿法国使馆)
我6月10号左右预约的,当时最早的位置是6月底,周二周三的样子,因为老公要上班,我们觉得周中开过去houston太麻烦,就选择了7月的一个周一。暑假预约的人比较多,我当时也查了意大利和西班牙的大使馆,最早都要8月了,所以建议提早预约,预约是不需要交任何费用的,而且可以取消。
关于预约哪个国家使馆,要求是:
To be able to apply at the Consulate general of France, you must of course visit France. (如果签法国,首先一定要去法国) If you intend to visit only one Schengen country, you must apply at the Consulate of that specific country. (如果只去一个国家,就去那个国家使馆签)
If you intend to visit several Schengen countries, you must apply at the Consulate of the country where you are going to stay the longest. (去多个国家,签待的天数最长的国家) If you intend to visit several Schengen for the same amount of time, you must apply at the Consulate of your first entry. (待相同天数情况下,签入境国)
我们的行程是法国入境,法国8天,意大利7天,西班牙2天。所以签法国。
材料是申根签的重点,准备好材料基本签证都没问题。
休斯顿法国使馆对申根签的要求是:
1. 护照+复印件,一般中国护照有效期10年,所以只要护照有效期还有超过3个月并有两个以上空白页就可以了。
Original passport or travel document (+ ONE COPY of the identity pages). Your passport must have been issued less than 10 years ago, be valid for at least three months after your return to the USand have at least 2 blank visas pages left. In the same way, the visa AND the US resident status must be still valid at least 3 months, after the last day of stay in the Schengen Area (short stay) .
2. Processing fee: by credit card (Visa, Mastercard) or the exact amount in cash only. Personal checks or American Express are not accepted. 签证费是$68/人,面签时交。
3. One short stay application form filled out completely and signed by the applicant. 申请表填好,贴上证件照。申请表信息基本就是个人信息,美国住址,要去的国家,天数,酒店地址等。我们面签的时候签证官有问我们一共待多少天,每个国家几天。所以大家面签之前还是要熟悉自己写的行程。
4. One ID picture 一张证件照,贴在上面的申请表上。我们就用到这么一张照片,最后签证上的照片是面签现场照的。
5. A valid U.S. permanent residence card ("green card") or a valid US visa with valid I-94 / valid I-20 (+ ONE COPY) , or an Advance Parole document. Applicant must bring the original green card or US VISA toghether with photocoies of those documents too. We do NOT accept applications from B1/B2 visa holders. They must apply in their country of residence美签和I94及复印件,要求有效期到回美后三个月以上,比如9月从欧洲回来,拿签证至少有效到12月。I94最近都是电子版的了,可以去I94 record网站把最近的入境信息的I94号打印下来。B类旅游签不能在美国办申根。 我们是H1B+H4,本来也准备了H1B的I797,但是最后面签时签证官没问我们要。但是持H签证的亲还是要准备着以防万一。
6. Proof of socio-professional status (if you are working) : - letter of employment in the U.S confirming your salary, hire date, position and dates of vacation (business registration if self employed)
- and your last 2 payslips
- or letter from your school or university confirming your enrollment status, attendance and expected graduation date
我们是H签证所以要工作证明,需要老板签字的empltment letter和过去两个工资单,但是我们面签的时候没有问我们要这些,但还是要准备着。
7. Proof of financial means : your last 2 bank statements 财产证明,最近两个月的银行statement
8. Your travel itinerary : you MUST BOOK your airline ticket but do not purchase until the visa has been approved. 机票预定确认单。他说要预定但是不购买。 我之前有问过这个怎么操作,也给delta打了电话,最后的结果是在美国这样操作不太现实。但是美国绝大多数航空公司有24小时免费取消的政策,可以预定拿到确认单之后存好然后取消掉。 或者,全价refundable机票可以随时取消,没有费用,机票价格一般比较高,但是反正可以取消啊。 面签的时候他们一般不会查你机票是不是还有效的。
9. 意外医疗保险。要求是: Proof of medical coverage: you must present a letter from your insurance company stating that you are covered for repatriation, urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospitalization or death, with a minimum coverage amount of 50,000 USD. This coverage must be valid for the Schengen States or worldwide, and indicate your name and dates of coverage. The medical insurance company must pay directly the providers. A medical insurance with a 0 deductible is strongly recommended。 这个我是看开始提到的那个攻略贴推荐的AIG买的,AIG有很多额外的比如取消行程,行李之类的保险,那种就会比较贵,要2,300美金。如果单纯要满足签证需求就买MEDEVAC PER TRIP就好了,我们两个人20天的保险一共71美金。买完后打电话让他们给你发一分schengen visa letter,证明他们的保险满足要求,签证时带着。
10. 酒店信息,我在priceline上预定的可以取消的酒店。我们面签的时候签证官会仔细看酒店信息然后算我们在每个国家待几天,因为我们行程上去法国意大利西班牙三国。所以大家要算好了。
11. 未满18岁申请人要出生证明和父母同意书之类的,我没有细看。
12. 如果不能去取要带好回寄信封,要求带tracking, prepaid,收件人和寄件人都写申请人自己的地址。如果一家人的话可以买flat rate的信封一起寄回去。我们最后当场拿到所以信封没用上。Fedex的express信封是如果你买了但是没有寄,就是没有driver scan,是不会charge你钱的。 you cannot come back to the Consulate to pick up your passport (the Consulate will keep you passport during the processing time) and your visa, you will need to bring a self-addressed prepaid envelop with a tracking number (FEDEX, UPS, EXPRESS MAIL). FEDEX Account number and FEDEX Ground envelops are NOT accepted.You may use one envelope per family if you buy “flat rate”.
要求的材料就是这些,最后I797和工作emplyment letter什么的没有问我们要,我们两个人也就要了一份银行证明。一般中国公民的process时间是2~3个工作日,所以还是挺快的。之前看攻略贴,感受就是Houston的法领馆好像更松一些。德州附近的妹子需要的话可以去Houston签。
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