J1+J2昨天下午2000被CHECK----签经

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我们约的是12:30，但我们进去后轮流着上厕所、喝水、坐下，等到1:30那一批人都进来了（其实他们1:00进的），我们才决定去交材料。等的时候我真的不耐烦了，多次催老婆上，但老婆相信她算的好时辰在3:00以后，所以一直等了下去，等到1:30那批进来不少了岁数挺大的、估计和我们不是一类签证的，觉得排在这些人后面可能对我们有利，我们决定上了。等的过程有警察过来问我们为什么不交材料，我们就说在等一个同伴打发他。
我们交材料，我交了CV、申请表、收据、护照、DS表和Support Letter,但那小姐要退我们的SL，我马上央求说这是我未来老板写给VO的，那小姐也就勉强地收下了SL。这很重要，因为如果这时不能把CL夹进去，到真正VO的时候可能就没有机会递交SL了，即使硬塞VO也不接，更谈不上看了。
接下来就是检查指纹及漫长的等待。我建议等的人多的时候，还没有进入VO窗口的阵列之前，不要站着傻等，那样太消耗体力，保存体力太重要了，最好退到后面的窗台上坐着等（人多时VO看不到的），去WC或喝点水都是可以的。
我们最后被领到一比较壮的、没有戴眼镜的、30多接近40岁的美国男人的4号窗口前，而且我们是那一队最后签的，我们那一队除了我们因专业是材料学被CHECK，其他人全过了，好象我前面40出头一男一女去美国种蔬菜什么（还全部用中文说）都过了。但5号窗口的亚裔不停地拒人，我8月12日1000时就是栽在他手里。
VO先叫我老婆名字，我老婆上，但她没有想到要她先上，边走边回头看着我，一副很无助的样子，她手里没有牌子，VO立即反应过来我们是携签，边示意我也上。
ME：Nice to meet you, sir. Here is our card. She is my wife, J2 holder.
VO: OK. 开始边看我的材料边问我：Have you got your Ph.D. degree? ME: Yes. I got it from University of Science and Technology Beijing in March 2003. Now I am a postdoctor of Tsinghua University, and I will finish my postdoc projects in the coming October。他还在翻我的材料，我马上说: Below is the support letter written to you.
他看SL很认真。我觉得可以说一些什么的，马上开始：I am invited to go to XXX University to do a short-term project funded by the US Department of Energy. In that project, I will develop analytical and mathematical modells based on experimental results to optimize the design of materials. VO还在仔细地看SL，示意我停下。然后抬头问我：Your major is about corrosion?
ME: Yes. Corrosion and protection of metallic materials is my research field. And my future project is about high temperature corrosion and protection.
VO: Nod. Yes. Metals can be easily eroded at high temperature, and you should do research about how to protect them.
然后翻我的申请表，发现我们1000被拒。问：Your visa application was once rejected last time?
ME: Yes.
VO: Why was your application rejected last time?
ME: That visa officer thinks I should apply for H1b visa instead of J1 visa, but actually, I will go to XXX University to conduct a short-term project. I will never be employed by XXX University as a teaching staff or a faculty, so XXX University arrenges me to apply for J1 visa. Frankly, it does not matter for me because I will definitely come back after my stay in US for one year.
然后翻我的简历，我简历上页眉是兰字写的清华大学英文和地址（英文），开始是基本信息（右边是彩色照片），紧接着是一段斜体黑字几句SUMMARY。再把教育和经历合在一起，很简洁，目的是想在第一页突出发表文章（上次亚裔看了我简历第一页，但没有往后翻），他翻到第二页，还全是文章（共23篇）。VO：Your academic background is excellent! ME: My comprehensive quality in materials research is also excellent! VO朝我看并点头，然后在我简历里好象在找敏感之类吧。
后来问：How long have you married? ME: More than 3 years. How long have you known each other? ME: More than 4 years. How to know your wife? ME: At a party. What kind of party? 我立即意识到要我老婆开口，马上翻译：签证官问我们在什么样的聚会上认识的？我老婆马上用中文说，我立即用英文笑眯眯说：We fell in love at the first sight. VO也笑了。我老婆赶紧把小影集往窗口塞，VO看得很有兴趣。看完照片后，VO说：Your academic background is really excellent, but your major is sensitive, so a routine backgound check is needed before visas are issued to you. The check will normally take 3 to 4 weeks. It is OK for 1 person to come in to pick up visas next time. Wish you would get great success in your materials research in US!
ME: Thanks a lot. Have a nice day!
签证官问都没有问我的回国计划，为什么要回国之类的问题。

与1000相比，我2000很自信，而且很运气。第一次亚裔说我应该申请H1B签证时我还没有反应过来就盖拒签章了，整个过程晕晕的。为了2000，我准备得很充分，所以很自信。我认为，首先要做很仔细的准备，在回答问题时要简洁，做适当的PUSH就可以了，要努力与VO形成交流，不要象背诵。