The majority of citizens of our country preferstravel by tickets purchased at a travel agency. However, in order to travel abroad, the availability of a voucher is not necessary. You can go to any part of the world on your own, and you'll have to do all the necessary documents in this case yourself. Today we will talk about how to get a visa to America.
Getting a visa in the United States by invitation shroudeda lot of myths and rumors, which in most do not correspond to reality. In fact, the process of obtaining a guest visa is quite simple. First, a citizen who decided to go to the States receives from the country a written invitation, drawn up in English. This invitation can be sent by a close friend or relative living in the United States and having their citizenship. Then the invitation letter together with the current passport, two photos and a questionnaire filled in in Russian will be sent to the courier service, which will deliver these documents to the right address. Then the applicant is informed of the date and the exact time of the interview in the consulate, according to which the guest visa is either issued or denied.
Interview in the consulate is an important stageobtaining the necessary document for the trip to the US. It is recommended to prepare it properly. Pay close attention to the package of necessary documents. A visa to the United States by invitation is issued only in the case of presenting this invitation to a consular officer. A guest invitation can be written by hand or printed on a blank sheet. The presence of seals on it does not matter. It is always necessary to indicate the exact place of residence and phone number of the inviting party.
Application for a guest visa is filled indirectly in the courier service and transferred to an employee who translates the data specified in it into English and drives them into a questionnaire located on the consulate's website. After that, it remains to pay for the courier service and for the visa itself.
At the present time, the erroneousthe view that a visa to the United States by invitation is not issued to young unmarried women. Indeed, when going to an interview for a consulate, a young girl should be ready to be refused a document. However, this occurs infrequently. In this case, you can make sure of 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. Speak best in your native language, even with excellent knowledge of English. The consulate is not at all a place where you should fully demonstrate your knowledge of foreign languages. When asked about language proficiency, it is recommended to answer something like "entry level", "school level".
During the interview, as an additionaldocuments, a consular officer may ask for a certificate of monthly income, a certificate of marriage, the birth of children, possession of any property. Any document should be presented only on demand, but not to spread a bunch of certificates on the employee's desk.
A visa to the United States by invitation only can be obtained after an interview, during which the following questions may be asked:
- Who do you have inviting party? How long have you known each other?
- Are you going to stay, work or study in the USA?
- What cities are you going to visit during your trip?
All questions are recommended to answer calmconfident 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 of country. This behavior may seem at least strange.
A visa is issued in the United States at the invitation ofa few weeks or even months before the intended trip. In this case, it is not necessary to buy an air ticket in advance. If a visa is denied, a sufficiently large amount of money will be lost. Therefore, the ticket should be bought after its receipt.
Even with a relatively small income, and rarelygoing abroad, getting a visa is quite realistic. 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 to the consulate.