Dear Senior Members,
I'm an Indian citizen working in the Middle East planning to visit USA for attending a 4-day conference hosted by a major software company. I have a letter of invitation from the company in the US. The company in the US will be sponsoring my accomodation and personal expenses while I am there.
I will be taking care of the travel and visa expenses myself. I am going for this conference of my own interest and the company I work for (which is a software company in the middle east) has got nothing to do with it and hence I will not have a letter from my current employer. I plan to get the visa processed through the Consulate at Chennai.
Is it mandatory to have a letter from my employer for obtaining the B1 visa? I have a good balance in my bank account at my home country. What other document should I produce to show strong "ties" with my home country? i.e. what proof is usually produced (and accepted) to show that one's family is in India?
Please advice,
Ibrahim
I'm an Indian citizen working in the Middle East planning to visit USA for attending a 4-day conference hosted by a major software company. I have a letter of invitation from the company in the US. The company in the US will be sponsoring my accomodation and personal expenses while I am there.
I will be taking care of the travel and visa expenses myself. I am going for this conference of my own interest and the company I work for (which is a software company in the middle east) has got nothing to do with it and hence I will not have a letter from my current employer. I plan to get the visa processed through the Consulate at Chennai.
Is it mandatory to have a letter from my employer for obtaining the B1 visa? I have a good balance in my bank account at my home country. What other document should I produce to show strong "ties" with my home country? i.e. what proof is usually produced (and accepted) to show that one's family is in India?
Please advice,
Ibrahim
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