Do I need an Invitation Letter for Visitor Visa?

[maplemasala 0]

Hey folks. I'm a permanent resident in Canada. I already have a B1 visa for the USA. I'm applying for US visitor visa for my parents living in India. We have close family members who are US citizens. When my parents visit me in Canada, I want to take them to the US to meet with our extended family there.

 

Would it help if I provide an invitation letter from close family who are US citizens?

[JeanneAdil 6,721]

No, it would not help

B2 tourist visa parents need to qualify on their own merit 

 

and best for them to petition before getting to Canada and they need to do this ASAP

 

site for B2 visa for USA in Canada

https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/

 

Notice

Non-Canada resident applicants can anticipate wait times of approximately 600 calendar days for an appointment.

[Boiler 46,336]

You will need a B2 to visit family

[appleblossom 3,392]

19 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

 

 

Notice

Non-Canada resident applicants can anticipate wait times of approximately 600 calendar days for an appointment.

It’s not much better in India, hopefully the OP’s parents aren’t traveling for a while. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/global-visa-wait-times.html

[maplemasala 0]

24 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

No, it would not help

B2 tourist visa parents need to qualify on their own merit 

 

and best for them to petition before getting to Canada and they need to do this ASAP

 

site for B2 visa for USA in Canada

https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/

 

Notice

Non-Canada resident applicants can anticipate wait times of approximately 600 calendar days for an appointment.

Thank you for replying. They will surely be applying from India itself. Not from Canada. I'm just curious, in what scenarios do these invitation letters from US citizens help? Or are they of no use in visa applications?

[maplemasala 0]

4 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

It’s not much better in India, hopefully the OP’s parents aren’t traveling for a while. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/global-visa-wait-times.html

 

26 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

No, it would not help

B2 tourist visa parents need to qualify on their own merit 

 

and best for them to petition before getting to Canada and they need to do this ASAP

 

site for B2 visa for USA in Canada

https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/

 

Notice

Non-Canada resident applicants can anticipate wait times of approximately 600 calendar days for an appointment.

Yes, they're not planning to come any time soon unfortunately due to the wait times . For context, they got their Canadian visa in ~3 weeks including the appointment and the stamping.

[SalishSea 18,234]

1 hour ago, maplemasala said:

Thank you for replying. They will surely be applying from India itself. Not from Canada. I'm just curious, in what scenarios do these invitation letters from US citizens help? Or are they of no use in visa applications?

Such letters are not required and don't "help."  There is also no sponsorship for B visas.

[JeanneAdil 6,721]

11 hours ago, maplemasala said:

 

Yes, they're not planning to come any time soon unfortunately due to the wait times . For context, they got their Canadian visa in ~3 weeks including the appointment and the stamping.

yeah,  New Delhi for 1 is 442 days so they need to file ds 160 as soon as they can

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=india+US+consulates&rlz=1C1JPGB_enUS833US833&oq=india+US+consulates&aqs=chrome..69i57.11695j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

Even if u were USC,  letter of invitation would not help and sometimes hurts the tourist visa petition

Edited Tuesday at 02:49 PM by JeanneAdil