| A visit to the consulate is a lot better if you're a US citizen, but still no fun at all. It's really "fortress America," and reminds me exactly of all the things I don't miss about the U.S. I have a one-year visa as well, but that's because I work for a company incorporated in China, i.e. a local company. I think it's different if you're in the U.S. working for a U.S. company and want a visa. Jianshuo, your experience only shows that it's easier for a Chinese citizen to go to the US than to Hong Kong if they've already got a visa. If it's a first-time applicant it's not the case at all. A friend of mine recently applied for a visa to go to the US for the first time on a business trip and was told that the earliest possible time for an interview was over a month (although he later did get an earlier one.) It's incredible to me that you need an interview to get a visa for a business trip. |
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