New to the process - Looking for advice

[vs2016 0]

Hello everyone!

I am new here and looking for some advice. To give a short background, my wife and I are Indian citizens, currently living in Canada as permanent residents. We both have jobs here. We live in a rented apartment but do not have a lease agreement. We do not have any relative in US.

We want to go to US for four days during black Friday to do some shopping and so we are applying for US B2 visa together for both of us. None of us have applied for any US visa before.

Following are the documents which I was planning to take with us for the interview:

1. Employment letter from both of us.

2. Pay stubs.

3. Bank statements.

4. My Canadian tax return for this year (My wife has arrived in Canada this year, so she has not filed for tax returns yet)

I would like to know if the above documents are sufficient or should I carry something else also to show my ties to Canada?

When I go for the interview, do I have to carry any cover letter mentioning our purpose of visit? The form DS-160 does not ask for purpose of visit so mentioning the purpose verbally to the interviewing officer is sufficient?

Also, I did not do any hotel bookings yet. I was thinking to do it once the visa is approved. In the DS-160, I've mentioned only the tentative dates. Is this ok or should I book the hotel and take the proof in the interview?

I'd really appreciate your help.

Thanks!

[Merrytooth 5,748]

Do not book any flight or hotels prior to visa issuance.

[vs2016 0]

Thanks Merrytooth for you response.

Any suggestions on my rest of the questions please.

[xyzxyz 0]

Hi, I'm from the Philippines! I will be graduating from college on April next year. My aunt will be sponsoring my trip to the US if ever, since it will serve as her and my grandmother's graduation gift to me(I am currently a scholar). My grandmother is 78 yo already and is ill, and it has been more than a decade since we've been together. I don't plan to apply for a job here in PH after graduating right away because I want to visit them first and being employed will limit the amount of time of my stay. Would this be the major reason of my application's rejection? Basically, I don't have enough ties in the PH except for my family, but I don't intend to live in the US permanently. What are my chances of being granted a visa? Thank you!

Edited November 8, 2016 by xyzxyz