US Visitor Visa Support Documents - 101

US Visitor Visa Support Documents - 101

If you are sponsoring your parents to visit you in the US, you need to send a heap of documents for the visa interview at your friendly nighborhood US consulate. After going thru' the process 4 times over the past few months, I want to make sure that I remember the process next time over.

Given the fact that visa interviews are hard to come by, plan the trip atleast 6-8 months in advance, and get an appointment for the visa interview at your local US consulate. Your local travel agent can take care of this for you.

Support documents include:
1. Completed I-134 (Affidavit of Support) , notarized.
2. Employment verification letter (from your workplace, on its letterhead, signed by a HR rep).
3. Expenses letter (a letter saying that you will pay for all expenses)
4. Invitation letter (an invitation letter to your parents asking them to visit you)
5. Copy of Green card (or H1B, or US passport)
6. Copy of all passport sheets
7. Copies of 4 paystubs (most recent)
8. Copy of birth certificate
9. W-2 (tax forms) for past 4 years
10. Bank statements for past 3 months

The sponsoree takes these documents, along with their property documents, personal bank statements, NOC (if they are govt employees) and such, to the visa interview - to prove that they wont be potential immigrants to the US!