成都领事馆提示: 请与配偶和孩子一起申请签证!

社会上对签证申请人有一些糟糕的建议，即： 若你和你的配偶及孩子分开申请签证而不是一起申请的话，比如，相隔几周，就更容易得到签证。然而，如果一家人很方便一起申请签证时，为何不这样做呢？实际上，若签证官不能同时与几个相关的申请人面谈，则很难确定他们之间的婚姻关系或亲属关系。这就是说，分开申请的结果为签证持有者的配偶及孩子得到签证增加了难度。

我们已注意到，这种现象尤其存在于J （访问学者）、F（学生）、H（工作）签证申请人中。有些主要申请人（如：J1、F1、H1签证申请人）在面谈时告诉我们：只有他/她一个人去美国，其配偶不会去。但几周后，他/她的配偶和孩子又前来申请，这就导致签证官对这些配偶和孩子的真实身份产生怀疑。

所以，申请人若要申请J1、F1、H1签证，而其家人不能同时申请时，请在面谈结束时告诉签证官，你的配偶和孩子也可能要申请签证。签证官就会在系统里作上备注，以便让另外的签证官知道你的配偶和孩子打算到美国探望你，这样使他们容易得到签证。

由于美国涉及直系亲属（配偶或孩子）签证的法律比较简单，所以如果主要申请人被认为符合签证的条件，那么与其有着真实关系的配偶或孩子也符合签证的要求。

更多关于直系亲属签证信息，请参见我们领事馆的网站：

http://chengdu-ch.usembassy-china.org.cn/dependents.html

Spouse/Child Visas: Please Apply Together!

There seems to be some bad advice out there that it’s easier to get a visa for you and your spouse/child if you apply separately, a few weeks apart, instead of applying together. While you can do this if it is convenient, there really is no reason that you should avoid applying at the same time. In fact, often it makes it harder for our visa officers to determine whether or not someone has a valid marriage/parent relationship if we cannot talk to all the applicants at the same time. This means it might make it harder for your spouse/child to obtain a visa if they wait to apply after you have received your visa.

We have noticed this especially with our J (visiting scholars), F (students), and H (worker) visas. Sometimes the primary applicant will go so far as to tell us that their spouse won’t be visiting them, and then their spouse/child applies for a visa a few weeks later. This causes the visa officer to doubt the identity of the spouse/child.

If you are applying for a J, F, or H visa and you can’t apply with your family at the same time, please tell the visa officer at the end of the interview that your spouse/child will probably also apply. The officer will add a note in the system that allows the next interviewing officer to know that the spouse/child is planning on visiting the United States, making it easier for them to obtain a visa.

The US visa law for dependent visas (spouses/children) is fairly simple. If the primary applicant is found to fulfill our requirements for a visa, the dependents are also eligible for a visa as long as the relationship between the spouse/child and the primary applicant is credible.

For more information about dependent visas, please visit our Consulate website:

http://chengdu.usembassy-china.org.cn/dependents.html

来源: 成都领事馆签证处Blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_628e02d40100fhtv.html