B1/B2 Visitor Visa Documents, Sponsor Parents (H1B, L Workers)

If you are working on an H1B or L1 visa in the USA and want to invite your parents to the USA for a temporary visit, you need these documents for their B1/B2 business/ visitor visa sponsorship.

If you want to visit the US for business meetings using a business B1 visa, your employer (US or non-US) should provide you with the sponsorship letter.

Sponsor Documents

#1 Passport copy

The first page is with your photo and the last page is with your address.

#2 I-797A approval copy

For example: if you are working in the USA on an H1B visa, you can send a copy of your most recent h1B approval i797A.

#3 Your i-94 copy

The most recent i94 is attached to your i797A approval form if the extension was applied recently. You can also download the i94 from the CBP website.

#4 W2 form

I recommend sending the last 3 years’ W2 form copy. If you do not have any, just because you have recently come to the USA, you do not need to send them.

#5 Stamped Visa copy

You should have a valid legal status in the USA. The most recent valid visa that you used to enter the USA.

#6 Most recent 3 pay stubs

#7 B1/B2 Consulate Letter (or Invitation Letter)

You can use this sample consulate letter for your B1/B2 visa application. It’s not required but recommended to carry it with you at the visa interview.

Create the support letter with tried and tested language. This letter can be given to the US embassy with your B1/B2 application.

#8 US bank account verification letter

You can request your bank to provide an account balance verification letter. They normally charge $10 for this service. This letter should have this information:

1. Date account opened;
2. Total amount deposited for the past year; and
3. Current balance.

If you cannot obtain a bank letter for any reason, then you can use the last 12 months’ bank statement (your salary account). You can print it yourself by downloading it from your bank account’s online system.

#9 Employment verification letter

Get an employment verification letter from your US employer.

If self-employed, then, use these documents to prove Employment or legitimate work

1. Copy of last income tax return filed; OR
2. Report of commercial rating concern.

#10 Sponsorship letter

This is optional but strongly recommended if your parents, relatives, or friends whom you are calling to the US do not have enough funds in their home country to support their stay in the US.

In the case of parents or siblings, we strongly recommend including this letter to make your application stronger.

Form I-134 – Affidavit for Support – Download this form and fill it up.

The visa officer will judge the ability to support yourself in the US and this affidavit helps place the financial responsibility on the person who is sponsoring this trip.

B2 Visa Interview Documents

All these documents are parents, relatives’, or friends’ own documents that are required to be submitted or carried to the US embassy.

1. Passport photocopy – Front, last page
2. Address Proof – Any utility bill (landline Telephone Bill, water, or electricity)
3. Homeownership Papers (Optional, good to carry) – If they own any property, it is good to carry them with you to the US consulate interview.
4. PAN card (Optional, good to carry) 
5. Photographs (Optional, good to have)  – Good to carry pictures with the person currently in the USA as proof of some relationship.
6. Income Tax Returns (Optional, good to carry)  – If the applicant files income tax in India, you should carry the originals at the time of the interview.
7. Original Birth Certificate (Optional, good to carry) 
8. DS-160 form – Applicant can print it or you can send it by mail after printing it with all other sponsorship documents.

Collect all sponsorship documents and own B1 or B2 visa applicant papers and carry them to the visa interview.

The documents required at the OFC location (for fingerprinting and Visa photo are mentioned here).

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