Visitor Visa
A person coming to visit you from abroad can enter the U.S. on a B1 (Business visa)/B2 visa (visitor for pleasure) by completing the documents requested by the U.S. consulate outside the U.S.
As a general outline, the following are the requirements and should be sufficient for the visitors visa, though consulates have broad discretion in approving or denying tourist visas.
a.) Letter of employment from U.S. sponsor's employer stating the salary
b.) Letter from the bank showing total balance in bank accounts
c.) I-134 (Affidavit of Support), which you can obtain from your local INS office or online
d.) Sponsorship letter, stating that the sponsor will take care of the obligations of the visitor. It is advisable to get medical insurance, especially for elderly visitors.
e.) Visa application and fee for each applicant at the U.S. consulate
f.) MOST IMPORTANT : Proof of visitor's ties to his or her home country (This can include a job letter, evidence of home ownership, letters from family members, and so forth.)
When the U.S. consulate is aware that an adult U.S. citizen could file for his or her parents to obtain a green card, but has not done so, it is sometimes helpful to get the B1/B2 visitor visa.
Attaching Sample Cover Letter as below :
Sample Cover Letter
To,
American Consulate General
From,
Your Name,
Address
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Request for Visitor's visa to the United States
I, YOUR NAME , would like to request you to please grant me Visitor's Visa to visit the United States of America during TIME FRAME WHEN YOU WANT TO GO TO US. I would definitely come back to India within the allowed timeframe for the following reasons.
1.YOUR REASONS
2.YOUR REASONS
3.YOUR REASONS
....
.....
.......
Once again, I would like to humbly request you to consider my application and grant me visitor's visa.
Sincerely,
YOUR SIGNATURE
( YOUR NAME - TRAVELING PERSON'S NAME)
Provision for extension of a visitor visa
It is possible for a person here on a visitor visa to apply for an extension of stay. Whether that extension will be granted depends upon several factors, including the reason for requesting the extension and whether the INS is convinced that the applicant does intend to return to his or her country at the conclusion of the stay. In order to determine how long one is allowed to stay here, you need to look at the I-94 card, which is the white card in the passport. That will have the expiration date. The expiration date of the visa is not relevant to the length of authorized stay.
You can look at most of the typical questions for Visitor Visa Interview Questions & Answers, on the following link :
Visitor Visa Questions
Look out for this space for more information.
A person coming to visit you from abroad can enter the U.S. on a B1 (Business visa)/B2 visa (visitor for pleasure) by completing the documents requested by the U.S. consulate outside the U.S.
As a general outline, the following are the requirements and should be sufficient for the visitors visa, though consulates have broad discretion in approving or denying tourist visas.
a.) Letter of employment from U.S. sponsor's employer stating the salary
b.) Letter from the bank showing total balance in bank accounts
c.) I-134 (Affidavit of Support), which you can obtain from your local INS office or online
d.) Sponsorship letter, stating that the sponsor will take care of the obligations of the visitor. It is advisable to get medical insurance, especially for elderly visitors.
e.) Visa application and fee for each applicant at the U.S. consulate
f.) MOST IMPORTANT : Proof of visitor's ties to his or her home country (This can include a job letter, evidence of home ownership, letters from family members, and so forth.)
When the U.S. consulate is aware that an adult U.S. citizen could file for his or her parents to obtain a green card, but has not done so, it is sometimes helpful to get the B1/B2 visitor visa.
Attaching Sample Cover Letter as below :
Sample Cover Letter
To,
American Consulate General
From,
Your Name,
Address
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Request for Visitor's visa to the United States
I, YOUR NAME , would like to request you to please grant me Visitor's Visa to visit the United States of America during TIME FRAME WHEN YOU WANT TO GO TO US. I would definitely come back to India within the allowed timeframe for the following reasons.
1.YOUR REASONS
2.YOUR REASONS
3.YOUR REASONS
....
.....
.......
Once again, I would like to humbly request you to consider my application and grant me visitor's visa.
Sincerely,
YOUR SIGNATURE
( YOUR NAME - TRAVELING PERSON'S NAME)
Provision for extension of a visitor visa
It is possible for a person here on a visitor visa to apply for an extension of stay. Whether that extension will be granted depends upon several factors, including the reason for requesting the extension and whether the INS is convinced that the applicant does intend to return to his or her country at the conclusion of the stay. In order to determine how long one is allowed to stay here, you need to look at the I-94 card, which is the white card in the passport. That will have the expiration date. The expiration date of the visa is not relevant to the length of authorized stay.
You can look at most of the typical questions for Visitor Visa Interview Questions & Answers, on the following link :
Visitor Visa Questions
Look out for this space for more information.
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