Types of Visas
Temporary Business or Tourism – B visas
For those persons going to the U.S. on tourism, please make sure to indicate on your application form where you will be staying. If you are visiting friends, please feel free to bring correspondence or letters of invitation from them, explaining the circumstances of your visit. PLEASE do NOT bring a notarized form or letter to this effect. The consular officer may ask how you met the person you are visiting. If you are visiting family, please indicate the inviting person's relationship to you and indicate whether that person is a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident (i.e. bearer of a U.S. Green Card), or nonimmigrant in the U.S. on a work or student visa.
Individuals applying for business visas should be prepared to documentarily explain what kind of business trip they are making. For those persons visiting business contacts or clients, please bring correspondence that explains the nature of the trip. If you choose to include an invitation letter with your visa application, it is NOT necessary that it be notarized.
For more information on the B visa classification, see the Department of State’s web site: http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1262.html.
