There is an invitation letter for visiting relatives in the United States. What else do you need? My uncle invited me, that is, my grandfather's nephew and made an appointment with the American Consul

There is an invitation letter for visiting relatives in the United States. What else do you need? My uncle invited me, that is, my grandfather's nephew and made an appointment with the American Consulate in Shanghai. The following is the information on the official website of the American Embassy:

1. Valid passport: If your passport will expire within six months from your expected arrival date in the United States, or it is damaged, or there is no blank visa issuance page on your passport, please apply for a new passport before coming for an interview.

2. confirmation page of ds-16 form: please indicate your Chinese name, telegram code of your Chinese name, Chinese home address, company name and address on it. Please print your form confirmation page vertically on A4 paper. Please bring the printed confirmation page of DS-16 form with you during the interview. Do not use the fax confirmation page. Please click here for an example. Please click here to check the code.

3. A photo: a color frontal photo of a square with a white background of 2 inches by 2 inches (51 mm by 51 mm) taken within 6 months. Please see the photo requirements for details. Please stick your photo on the cover of your passport with scotch tape.

4. Original receipt of visa application fee: You can pay the visa application fee of RMB 1,24 at any branch of China CITIC Bank in China. Please stick the receipt on the lower half of the confirmation page with glue or adhesive tape.

5. Passports containing previous visas to the United States, including passports that have expired.

6. Evidence that can explain why you will definitely return to China: produce documents that are binding on you in economic, social, family or other aspects to help you prove that you intend to return to China after a short stay in the United States. Due to different personal circumstances, the evidence that the applicant should produce is also different. The following documents can help the visa officer to evaluate whether you intend to return to China: household registration book, ID card, employment certificate, payroll that objectively reflects your monthly income, passbook with regular access records, etc.

7. Invitation letter: If you are invited to visit relatives and friends in the United States, it will be helpful for your application to provide the following information: the information of the inviter, the purpose of your visit to the United States, and the travel schedule arranged in advance. If you just travel to the United States, then you don't need to show an invitation letter.

proof of funds: it proves that you have the ability to pay for the whole period of your stay in the United States without working, such as a payroll that objectively reflects your monthly income, a passbook with regular access records, etc. Note: Please don't show your bank deposit certificate. The certificate of deposit is not helpful for visa application. )

8. If you visit relatives in the United States, you should provide materials to prove that you have a true and uninterrupted kinship with the inviter, and you should also consider providing their status after entering or immigrating to the United States. The following documents may be helpful to your application: household registration book or other documents that can prove true kinship, photos taken with American relatives in recent years, copies of American passports or green cards of relatives, copies of passports of relatives staying in the United States for a short time, and copies of American visas. If your last stay in the United States exceeded the date specified on the I-94 card at the time of entry, please show the original extension certificate approved by the US Department of Homeland Security during the interview.