US Tourist Visa (B2 Visa) Requirements and Procedures

USA Tourist Visa (B2 Visa) Requirements and Procedures

USA Visa Process Overview

1. Fill up online visa application (DS 160) online. (for visa form filling service please contact us on visainfo@gmail.com)
2. Visa fee payment and schedule biometric and interview appointment.
3. Appear in person Offsite Facilitation Center (OFC) for biometrics 
4. Visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate( except applicants renewing a full validity B-1, B-2, B1/B2 visa within 12 months of the prior visa’s expiration, and who were at least 18 years old at the time of the prior visa’s issuance)
5. Returning the passport with or without visa 

List of required documents for  USA Tourist visa application

From the applicant side 

• Passport with minimum six month validity from the date of entry to US.
• Photographs -if interview is exempted for you 
• DS 160 confirmation form.-Two know how to fill online visa application form (DS 160) click here
• Interview appointment letter
• Leave approval letter/NOC from the employer -If employed (for letter preparation  service please contact us on visainfo@gmail.com)
• Salary slips for the past 3 months –if employed
• Evidence of financial resources like
• Property papers (shop or business ownership documents) etc.
• Original Bank statements/Passbook.
• Fixed Deposit/ Share/mutual funds statement.
• Income Tax returns statements(for few years)
• Tour voucher and tour operator letter –if travelling in a package tour
• Permenant Residence copy –if you are not staying in your home country 
• Original Birth Certificate- If the applicant is below 14 yrs of age
• If a minor travelling alone -A no objection certificate signed by both parents
• If a minor accompanied by one parent -A no objection certificate by the other parent.
• If  students travelling - a permission letter from school/college, including phone numbers and address, confirming the leave for specified period of travel-for preperation service please contact us on visainfo@gmail.com)

If you are travelling to visit a friend or relative US and trip si sponosred by inviter, arrange following documents from the host

• Completed and notarized Affidavit of Support form I-134.
• A letter from Bank/banks (on their business letter head), stating the sponsor account summary.
• Copy of your Bank Statement, showing a good balance in order to justify your financial position.
• Certificate Letter  from your employer (on company's business letter head), stating that you are a permanent employee of the company, and also stating your salary.
• Pay slips copies.
• Copy of  income tax returns or  W2 forms of the past few years.
• photocopies of the relative’s proof of status  e.g. Green Card, naturalization certificate,
• Copies of your - Visa (H1/L1), H1 Approval Form (I-797) and I-94. (If visa has expired but has a renewed petition, a photocopy of the renewed petition.)
• If USA citizen: Copy of certificate of citizenship.
• If you are sponsoring your in-laws, photocopies of all pages including blank pages of your spouse's passport and your marriage certificate is also required.
• If sponsoring your parents, original birth certificate of the sponsor child (son or daughter) is required.
• If you are inviting your in-laws, then spouse's birth certificate is required not yours.
• A formal invitation letter addressed to the person(s) you are inviting to US.

For parents visiting a child resident in the U.S.:

• If child is an Indian citizen.
• Childs’s original birth certificate.
• Photocopy of all pages of child’s passport.
• Where the U.S. visa of child has expired, photocopy of the renewed petition required.
•  Where child is a legal permanent resident in USA, photocopy of the green card (front and back) is required.
•  Photocopies of the relative’s proof of status e.g. Green Card, naturalization certificate, valid visa etc.

Important;

• Above listed documents are not a final, Consulate/ Embassy may ask additional documents
• Since the basic criteria for tourist visa is to demonstrate the purpose of the visit is tourist related and has strong ties back in home country. Applicant should be able to convince the consular officer that applicant has some bindings back in India/home country and that he/she will come back after his/her visit.