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In the evening, Xu Qiu and the others returned to Caiyi 216 of the Handan campus to continue dealing with the matter of going abroad.

The first is the problem of the power plug. Xu Qiu searched the Internet and found that there are two main differences between the domestic plug and the pretty country.

First, the living voltage in China is 220 volts, while in the beautiful country it is 110 volts;

Second, the commonly used three-pole plug in China is three vertical flat, while the most commonly used three-pole plug in the beautiful country is one round and two vertical flat, the ground wire is round, and the zero and live wires are flat.

So, Xu Qiu directly bought three adapter plugs on Taobao, 20 yuan each, from Bull.

Although it is a bit expensive, he is not at ease buying other brands of sockets.

Secondly, it is about hotel reservations. Ctrip has now expanded its business overseas.

Xu Qiu directly booked the Hyatt Hyatt Hotel in Phoenix on Ctrip, checked in on April 1, and left on April 7, a total of six nights, the total price is 10228 soft sister coins.

Converted down, it is almost 1705 yuan a day, about 300 dollars.

The Hyatt Regency Phoenix is ​​a four-star hotel, not a five-star hotel, and the price is a little bit expensive.

It may be because during the conference period, there are many guests and few rooms. If it is the usual off-season, the price is estimated to be 50% off, 800 yuan or 150 dollars a night.

The room rate has been prepaid to Ctrip, and Ctrip will remit the money to the Hyatt Hotel. If you check out one week in advance, you can get a full refund directly.

In fact, it is a little early to make an appointment now, almost six months in advance.

It also means that the more than 10,000 yuan is kept there for six months and cannot be moved.

If you calculate carefully, according to the annualized rate of return of 5%, that is 1W*5%*0.5=250 yuan, and you will lose 250 yuan in interest.

Of course, if the annualized rate can reach 5%, it is basically a medium-to-high-risk investment, and it is likely to lose money. Maybe some operations are as fierce as a mouse. Look at the record - the annualized rate is negative 5%.

If you are conservative and invest in a 2-3% annualized money base, you can earn more than 100 yuan in interest. However, if inflation is included, it seems to be a loss. The current inflation rate is more than two or three points per year.

Sure enough, as long as you consume in advance, you will earn money. Consumerism does not deceive me.

In addition, the hotel reservation form shows that this fee already includes service fees and taxes.

The service fee here is definitely not a tip. Xu Qiu guessed that it should be similar to the service fee given when I went to the "Tire Forest" with Blue River before, and it was used to provide high-quality service. Extra labor costs.

Like many high-end restaurants and hotels, there will be a service fee, which is generally around 10% or 15% of the total price, both at home and abroad.

In terms of taxes and fees, when consuming in a beautiful country, the price is generally given without tax by default, and the taxes and fees will be specified separately, and then the customers will pay, such as consumption tax, which is about 8% or 10%.

In China, taxes and fees are usually directly included in the price of the product. Usually, when buying an item in a supermarket, customers only know how much they paid, but they don’t know how much of it will be taken away in the form of taxes.

Because Xu Qiu shared a room with one person, he chose a double room, while the two girls, Han Jiaying and Wu Feifei, shared a room with two people, so they chose a standard double room.

Xu Qiu's room fee was paid in advance by himself, and Han Jiaying and the others' room fees were paid in advance by the junior girls. After all, Wu Feifei didn't have extra income like Xu Qiu, Han Jiaying, and Chen Wanqing, so money was still a little tight, so she took it all at once. It's still a bit painful to come out of 10,000.

After the hotel business was over, Xu Qiu and the others continued to fill out the DS-160 form. The three of them sat down in a row. Tian Qing, as a military adviser, pulled a bench and sat behind them.

Tian Qing introduced: "First of all, we open this website, select the language, Simplified Chinese, so that although it is still an English interface, it will not directly change the page to Chinese, but when we move the mouse pointer to the English text, it will automatically display Chinese translation."

"Then choose the place to apply for the visa. We are Magic City. Then click to start filling out the application form, and then click Next. At this time, an application number will be generated, which is the AA code. It needs to be recorded. This is very important and will be searched later. Reply, revise the certificate of the DS-160 application file..."

"Set a security question here, just select the default 'what is your mother's name', and fill in the rest yourself. There are a dozen pages in total, remember to click save at any time."

Xu Qiu looked at the dozen or so pages on the left side, feeling a little tingly, and casually complained, "It's time to check the household registration again. This time it seems to be more detailed."

The first page is personal information, the front is very normal, including surname, first name, Chinese name, and whether there is a previous name, and then there is a strange question "Does the name have a Chinese code?"

Xu Qiu has lived for more than 20 years, and this is the first time he has heard of the "Chinese code".

I went to Qiandu to check the information, only to know that this thing has a long history, even dating back to the last century.

Chinese telegraph code, also known as standard Chinese telegraph code, Chinese commercial telegraph code, Chinese telegram code or Chinese telegram clear code, was originally a method of transmitting Chinese information in telegrams. It was the first code table to convert Chinese characters into electronic signals, usually by Composed of four digits.

Tian Qing explained: "There are ready-made Chinese code converters on the Internet, and you can just convert them directly."

After finishing the Chinese code, Xu Qiu clicked on the next page.

The second page is other personal information, including marital status, date of birth, birth status, country of birth, nationality, whether you have other nationalities, whether you have permanent residence certificates (green cards) from other countries, etc.

After completion, enter the third page, which is travel information. First, determine the type of visa. Xu Qiu and the others go to a meeting, which is considered a regular travel visa, which is B1/B2. Then you need to fill in the itinerary, including the arrival city, departure City, flight number and other information, and then the place of stay, that is, the specific location of the hotel.

The fourth page is the information of the companions, including the companions and their relationship.

Tian Qing said: "Just fill it out truthfully. It may be more convenient to apply for a visa at that time. If one passes, the interview with the companions will be smoother."

Therefore, Xu Qiu filled in Han Jiaying and Wu Feifei, both of whom are friends.

On the fifth page, previous trips to the beautiful country, ask if you have been to the beautiful country before? Is there a visa for the beautiful country? ? Have you ever been refused a visa? Have you ever applied for a beautiful country immigration? Xu Qiu chose all of them.

The sixth page, address and phone number, includes detailed home address, phone number, email address and other information, and also fills in the social accounts used in the past five years, which is very troublesome.

On the seventh page, passport information, Xu Qiu took out his passport and filled it out truthfully.

On the eighth page, the contact information in the United States, directly fill in the information of the MRS conference party.

Page 9, family information, including parents' names, dates of birth, whether the parents are in the beautiful country, whether there are other immediate family members in the beautiful country, and whether there are any non-immediate relatives in the beautiful country.

Seeing this, Xu Qiu couldn't help complaining: "It's because I'm afraid that people will stay in the beautiful country and not leave."

"After all, it is a lighthouse country. Countless people flock to it. There are also pregnant women who go to the beautiful country to give birth, just to let the child land in the beautiful country and get the nationality of the beautiful country." Tian Qing added: "Of course, this kind of country is easy to be deceived. The visa officer found out and directly refused the visa.”

"Is Pretty Country really that good?" Xu Qiu looked at Tian Qing curiously.

"Don't look at me, I'm just traveling for a short distance. I stayed there for less than half a month, and what I saw may not be real." Tian Qing rolled her eyes and said, "Maybe Teacher Wei will know, After all, he has been in the beautiful country for nearly ten years, why don't you ask him?"

"...Next time." Xu Qiu turned the page and continued to fill out the DS-160 form.

On the tenth page, work/education/training information, you need to fill in your education background, current job, and work address. Xu Qiu is a student, so he directly filled in the address of the school. The educational experience is very similar to the file form filled out when he entered school. It starts from high school and continues to the postgraduate stage.

Page 11, Supplementary Information, asks to write the language in use, and other countries or regions visited in the past five years, and also asks a few questions:

Do you have a special skill or training? For example: firearms, explosives, and devices, biological, chemical aspects.

Have you ever served in the military?

Have you ever joined an anti-government army organization?

Xu Qiu glanced at the question, and said, "I feel like the question is starting to become more powerful."

Tian Qing said with a smile: "This is where it is. It will be called Gao Neng when the next page starts. Then just choose No for all the options. You don't need to look carefully."

After choosing "No" to all the questions on the current page, Xu Qiu entered the next page with curiosity.

Page 12, Safety/Background Information, has five sections.

The first part, with only three questions, is mostly about physical or mental illness.

Do you suffer from the following infectious diseases related to public health: soft jaw, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinale, infectious leprosy, lymphogranuloma venereum, infectious syphilis, active tuberculosis, etc.?

Do you travel around with a mental or physical illness that poses a threat to the physical safety and interests of others?

Do you or have you ever abused drugs and become addicted?

The second part has seven questions, mainly about crimes and crimes.

Have you ever been arrested or sentenced for a violation or crime even if you have since received a clemency, pardon or other similar award?

Have you ever been involved in or contemplated money laundering?

Have you ever committed or conspired to commit or conspire against human smuggling in Pretty Country or somewhere other than Pretty Country?

...

The third part has eleven questions, also crimes, but more serious.

Have you ever directed, incited, engaged in, narrated, or participated in a mass genocide?

Have you ever been or plan to be a terrorist or provide emergency or other support to a terrorist organization?

...

The questions in the first three parts were really high-energy, so Xu Qiu decisively chose "NO" for all of them.

For part four, there is only one question.

Have you ever attempted to deceive or knowingly falsify or otherwise illegally obtain, or help others, a visa to the Pretty Country, entry into the Pretty Country, or other immigration benefits?

In the fifth part, there are three questions.

Have you ever refused to give custody of a Pretty Country child outside of Pretty Country to someone who has been granted legal custody by a Pretty Country court?

Have you violated any laws or regulations by voting in the beautiful country of Europe?

Have you ever renounced the citizenship of the beautiful country in order to avoid paying taxes?

Continuing to "NO" all the way, Xu Qiu complained: "These questions are big thunder, and if you get a basic visa, you will be rejected in seconds."

Tian Qing nodded: "Yes, even if she did it, she would definitely choose to hide it, so these questions are prepared for honest people."

After that, upload the electronic photo of the US visa obtained from the photo studio.

Then, the page automatically pops up all the content that has been filled in before, and needs to be confirmed again.

After confirming one by one, there is still a question to answer: Is there anyone to help you fill out this form?

In order to avoid trouble, Xu Qiu, Han Jiaying and Wu Feifei decisively chose no.

Finally, enter the passport number and verification code, and make a promise: "I am sure that false statements about soybean milk will be punished in accordance with the relevant provisions of the law of perjury in the beautiful country, and I hereby confirm that the above statements are true and correct."

Xu Qiu clicked OK, printed the confirmation page, printed the application form, and then asked, "What should I say next?"

Tian Qing: "Pay the visa fee and make an appointment for an interview."

Xu Qiu: "It cost more than 200 yuan to apply for a passport before, how much does it cost to apply for a visa this time?"

Tian Qing: "160..."

Xu Qiu: "That's pretty cheap."

Tian Qing: "160 dollars."

Xu Qiu: "All right, pretend I didn't say anything."

Tian Qing: "Well, I paid 160 U.S. dollars at that time, which is about 1,000 soft sister coins. The price should not have changed now. If you pay, you have to pay with China CITIC Bank. I will pay for you directly with a credit card. You can pay again. Just transfer the money to me."

"Okay." Xu Qiu and the three had no objection.

After that, I filled in a bunch of information, many of which were repeated with the DS-160 form.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the format of filling in the date here is different from the general format in China, such as the date of issuance of a passport, the format is month/day/year.

After filling in the information, Tian Qing made the payment on her behalf, but the price remained unchanged, $160.

After that, Xu Qiu and the three began to discuss the appointment time for the interview.

Today is Tuesday, November 2, and the next two weeks are either fully booked, or the time is awkward at seven or eight in the morning.

In the end, they all made an appointment three weeks later on November 23, which is Tuesday at 13:45 pm.

Xu Qiu took a long breath: "Phew, it's finally finished, this time I can rest for a few days."

Tian Qing immediately poured a basin of cold water on it: "Afterwards, I have to prepare materials for the interview. There are not many, just a dozen or twenty copies."

Xu Qiu, Han Jiaying, Wu Feifei: "..."

Tian Qing reminded again: "Also, don't forget to apply for a credit card."

PS: According to the time in the book, the visa fee can only be paid by bank transfer, but in reality, Alipay can be used to pay the visa fee from May 2019.

PS2: The monthly pass is less than 100. The bowl has been set up. Please ask for the monthly pass. There are only 28 days in this month, not a few days...