Most citizens of our country prefer to travel on permits purchased at a travel agency. However, in order to travel abroad, a permit is not necessary at all. You can go to any part of the world on your own, and you will also have to do all the necessary documents in this case yourself. Today we’ll talk about how to get a visa to America.
Obtaining a visa to the United States by invitation is shrouded in many myths and rumors, which for the most part are not true. In fact, the process of obtaining a guest visa is quite simple. First, a citizen who decides to go to the States receives a written invitation from the country, drawn up in English. This invitation can be sent by a close friend or relative living in the United States and having their citizenship. Next, an invitation letter along with a valid passport, two photographs and a questionnaire filled out in Russian is transmitted to the courier service, which will deliver these documents to the exact address. The applicant is then informed of the date and exact time of the interview at the consulate, as a result of which the guest visa is either issued or is refused.
An interview at the consulate is an important step in obtaining the necessary document for a trip to the USA. It is recommended to prepare well for it. You should pay close attention to the package of necessary documents. An invitation visa to the USA is issued only if this invitation is presented to a consular officer. Guest invitations can be written by hand or printed on a blank sheet. The presence of seals on it does not matter. In this case, it is mandatory to indicate the exact place of residence and the phone number of the inviting party.
The questionnaire for obtaining a guest visa is filled directly in the courier service and transmitted to the employee, who translates the data indicated in it into English and drives them into the questionnaire located on the consulate's website. After that, it remains to pay for courier services and for the visa itself.
It is now a very common misconception that a visa to the United States is not issued to young unmarried women by invitation. Indeed, going to an interview at the consulate, a young girl should be prepared for the fact that she will be refused a document. However, this is not common. In this case, you can insure the presence of an invitation letter from a woman who is a relative or friend of the family. It is equally important to behave correctly at the time of the interview. It is best to speak the native language, even with excellent knowledge of English. The consulate is not at all a place where one should fully demonstrate one's knowledge of foreign languages. It is recommended to answer something like “entry level”, “ school level” to the question of language proficiency.
During the interview, as an additional document, a consular officer may ask you to provide a certificate of monthly income, a marriage certificate, a birth of children, and ownership of any property. Any document should be presented only on demand, but not put a bunch of certificates on the employee desk.
A visa to the United States by invitation can only be obtained after an interview, during which the following questions can be asked:
- Who do you have the inviting party to? How long have you known each other?
- Are you going to stay to live, work or study in the USA?
- What cities are you planning to visit during the trip?
It is recommended to answer all questions with a calm confident voice and, in general, try to make a positive impression on the employee. You should not go into the details of your life, talk about patriotism and love for the motherland. Such behavior may seem at least strange.
A visa to the United States is issued by invitation a few weeks or even months before the proposed trip. At the same time, it is not necessary to buy an air ticket in advance. If the visa is refused, a sufficiently large amount of money will be lost. Therefore, a ticket should be bought after receiving it.
Even with a relatively small income, and rarely traveling abroad, it is quite possible to get a visa. If the invitation is drawn up by an existing person, and the documents are in perfect order, there should be no reason to refuse to issue it at the consulate.