New Required documents for CITIC Bank Prior Travel Program

Effective on 16 April 2007, all applicants who are qualified for the CITIC Bank Prior Travel Program will still need to appear at the Consular Section of the U.S. Consulate General, Shanghai to have their fingerprints taken, but in most cases, they will not need to remain for additional questions and can leave immediately after providing their fingerprints.  In this way, applicants can shorten their waiting time in our office. To facilitate this new procedure, we require some extra documentation with their visa applications (See below).

Required documents for the prior-travel expedite program include:

• China CITIC Bank application fee receipt.
• A passport valid for at least six months beyond the travel departure date
• The completed DS-156 visa application form in English, with a recent (taken within the last six months) 2-inch square (50-mm square) photograph attached.
• For all applicants over age 16, one copy of the supplemental application form DS-157 must also be included in English).
• For applicants and their dependents renewing F-, J- or M-class visas, one copy of the supplemental application form, DS-158, in English, must also be included.
• For those who renew their B1/B2 visas, a valid invitation letter is required.
• For those who renew their F1/M1 visas, a valid I-20 form and the copy of transcript are required, for their dependents, a valid I- 20 form is required.
• For those who renew their J- visas, a valid DS-2019 form is required.
• For those who renew their H- visas, a valid I-797 form is required.
• For any applicants whose previous visa application was delay for additional processing, we suggest that they also submit an updated resume or Curriculum Vitae.