Note: You can apply via mail if your last visa expired within 48 months + there is no “CLEARANCE RECEIVED” text on your previous visa https://www.ustraveldocs.com/jp/jp-niv-visarenew.asp#how-to-apply-by-mail

https://www.ustraveldocs.com/jp/

• Read guideline
• write and submit
• get an 10 digit number
• print a copy
• One 2×2 inch photo

https://www.usvisascheduling.com/en-US/

• Pay Visa Fee → get a 12 digits receipt number
• Schedule an appointment with the 12 and 10 digit number
• Go to the interview

• For business visit (B1 Visa): Have a introduction letter from your company, proving that you need to enter USA multiple times in the future, so that you could get a 10 year VISA.
• For tourist visit (B2 Visa): single or multiple entrance is decided by the officer who interviews you. He will decide basing on your condition. No special document needed.

* Zairyu card copy * Current proof of income, tax payments, property or business ownership, or assets. * Your travel itinerary and/or other explanation about your planned trip. (better be very detailed) * A letter from your employer detailing your position, salary, how long you have been employed, any authorized vacation, and the business purpose, if any, of your U.S. trip. * Criminal/court records pertaining to any arrest or conviction anywhere, even if you completed your sentence or were later pardoned. * latest school results, transcripts and degrees/diplomas.

• February 5th (Wednesday): Visa interview. (I also mailed some supplementary material later)
• March 2nd (Monday): mailed my passport to embassy.
• March 6th (Friday): Visa was issued.

LS:你说我是先买飞机票还是先办签证？便宜的飞机票不能退，万一签证没办成就完了….

LZY:当然先办签证

LS:好！那旅馆啥时候订呢？

LZY:旅馆先定一个，因为办签证需要住宿信息，签证下来后再调整宾馆

LZY:一般情况下宾馆都可以提前几天取消