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美国总领事带队宣讲签证“秘诀”（下）
（接上期）
3月7日，在美国总领事贺德炜先生与三名签证官一行四人与北大学生的见面会
上，一名签证官还“面授”了有关签证的“五大秘诀”。
秘诀1、关于免费获取申请学生签证的确切资料，可以上网（网址是：www．
usembassy?china．org．cn），也可以去位于京广中心28层的美国使馆文化中心
（电话：65973242）。这两处信息资源的信息都是免费的，何必花钱去别处找同样
的资料呢？
秘诀2、材料准备务必充分。面谈时要带上：a）I?20表（或IAP?66表）；b）
毕业证书；c）美国大学发来的所有信函与电子邮件，特别是要带上那些有关你的奖
学金、给你一份助教工作、含工作的资助以及其他形式的经济资助的信件；d）经济
来源证明（银行证明等）；e）你的名片（如果你有工作的话）；f）你认为是很重
要的其他所有文件。
秘诀3、问什么说什么，不要答非所问，不要背事先准备好的“演讲词”！下面
则是需避免发生的情况的例子：
签证官：“你今天可好？”
申请人：“我打算去XX大学学习化学工程。”
签证官：“XX大学？我去过那里好几次呢。”
申请人：“我毕业后一定回国，一定能在大跨国公司找到报酬优厚的工作。”
签证官：“〔意识到无法沟通以及申请人机械的背诵〕那么，今天天空的颜色
如何？”
申请人：“校方已经给了我一份助教工作，因为校方认为我的成绩和证书都很
优秀。”
此处，签证官与申请人未能沟通，这无助于申请人获得签证。
秘诀4、说实话。
如果签证官认为你在说谎，那签证肯定没戏。
秘诀5、回中国
这里有两层意思：
1）寒暑假期间回国，看看家人，与国内保持联系、保持友谊与业务的接触，学
生假期回国再申请签证不需去使馆面谈，在中信实业银行使用“免面谈”服务即可。
2）毕业后回国，将你在美国所学到的先进知识用在祖国的建设上，把她建设得
更美好。当年在法国留学曾对诸如周恩来、邓小平这样的领导人的一生产生了很大
的影响，未来的中国领导人当中会不会也有留美的栋梁之材呢？
这名签证官讲过之后，四位官员请同学们提问。由于对此无甚准备，开始时同
学们的提问不太踊跃，总领事贺德炜先生打趣道：“欢迎大家提任何问题，不要担
心提出了我们不喜欢的问题而被记住，日后就不给你签证了啊！”同学们笑了，话
匣子也打开了。有的问：“面谈时需要衣冠楚楚吗？”答曰：不需要。有的问：我
去过美国一个月，可不可以使用“免面谈”服务？答曰：不可以，因为二者属于不
同类别的签证……
所有问题答过之后，贺德炜先生还特意提醒同学们，申请学生签证不能在报到
时间90天之前申请，因为签证法规定，签证官不能在学校开课90天之前发放签证。
On 7th March, US Consul General David Hopper and three
other officials from the visa section of the American embassy
met with students at Beijing University. One of the
officials presented \"five secrets\" for getting a student visa:
?Secret One: Get accurate information on applying for a
student visa for free.
Visit the US embassy website （www.usembassy-china.org.cn）
or visit the US Cultural Center on the 28th floor of the
Jingguang Center （telephone: 65973242）. There is no charge
for using these resources. Why pay to get the same
information from other sources?
?Secret Two: Be thoroughly prepared. Make sure you
bring:
?* Your I-20 form （or IAP-66 form）
?* Your diploma（s）
?* All letters and e-mail from the school, especially
those that discuss scholarships, assistantships, fellowships
and other forms of financial aid
?* Evidence of funding for your studies （bank documents,
etc.）
?* Your business cards （if you have a job）
?* Any other documents that you think might be important
?Secret Three: Answer that questions that are asked.
Don?t give the visa officer a prepared speech! Here?s an
example of what to avoid:
?Visa officer: Hi, how are you today?
?Applicant: I?m going to study chemical engineering at X
University.
?VO: X University? I?ve been to the campus many times.
Applicant: I will surely return to China and find a good
job with a major multinational company.
?VO: [Recognizing the disconnection and robotic tone] So
tell me, what color is the sky?
Applicant: I was given a teaching assistantship because
the school believes my test scores and credentials are
excellent.
?These people are not communicating, and the applicant is
not advancing his cause!
?Secret Four: Tell the truth. If the visa officer
thinks you?re lying, you won't get a visa.
?Secret Five: Come back to China. We mean that in
two ways:
?1） Come back to see your family and maintain your
ties to China. Keep up your friendships and professional
contacts here. Students returning on vacation don?t even
need to come in for an interview; they can simply use the
drop-box service offered at many CITIC Bank locations.
?2） Come back to China after you graduate. Use
those advanced skills and theories that you learn in the US
to make China a better place. Study in France had a great
impact on the lives of leaders like Zhou Enlai and Deng
Xiaoping. Will study in the US have a similar impact on
the lives of China?s future leaders?
?After the speech by the visa officer, the four
officials asked the students for any questions they had.
Unprepared for the switch to question-and-answer format, the
students were slow to come up with questions. Consul General
Hopper interjected, with a touch of humor, \"All questions are
welcome. If you ask a question we don?t like, we won't
remember you and refuse you a visa because of it, so really
- don?t worry.\" The students laughed and began to open up.
One question was \"Do we need to wear formal clothes to the
interview?\" Answer: no. Another student said he?d been
in the US for a month, so he wondered if he could use
the drop-box. The answer was in the negative, because he?d
gone to America on a different type of visa.
?After getting through all the questions, Mr Hopper
pointed out that people seeking student visas should apply no
earlier than 90 days before the date when they must report
to their new university in the US. Visa rules do not
allow officers to issue visas more than 90 days before the
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发表于 2005-9-20 13:38:26
