How do i invite someone to be able to visit the US?

Question

I have a friend who lives in Englnd but is from pakistan and he tried to come here earlier this year they said he did not have enough funds when he proved them wrong they then said he would not come back to england. So how do i send him an invitation so he can visit here and be able to go back to england?

Answer 1

To be blunt about it, you don't invite them so much as the US government decides to issue a visa or not.

Sounds like he has a Pakistani passport. Because with a UK passport, he could hop on the next flight. Americans, Europeans, Aussies, Kiwis, etc can go just about anywhere without a visa but we don't extend that privledge to other countries' nationals. Not fair, but true.

He apparently fits a "profile" of someone they fear will overstay his visa (or, possibly, they fear as a security threat). Each government gets to decide who they let in. And they don't have to be logical nor do they have be explicit about who they accept or everyone would know how to spin their story.

Things that help make it look like he will return to England (or Pakistan) are: immediate family there, a house in his own name, an established and respected profession there, a nice portfolio of bank accounts and investments that didn't just show up last month, and having kept his nose clean regarding previous overseas travel.

I have heard anecdotal reports that applying and failing for one type of visa (tourist, for instance) hurts your chances of getting a different type (student, au pair, etc). The logic being that the subsequent applications are simply attempts to circumvent the original visa denial.

I'm sorry to say that it sounds unlikely that (you or) he could do some simple thing to facilitate a visa. If there was, a few million people would be doing it. And the things that do help (family, profession, finances) take time and are impossible for many.

I'd suggest you have a fall-back plan like you traveling to England or you both traveling to some third country. Getting a visa after a "No." is notoriously difficult.

-David

Answer 2

if that person is visiting your state or city look up or tell them about the best things and places there if its just the u.s its self tell them y you like it here and look up some stuff about the u.s.a