Visitors visa - documentary evidence when hotel and air tickets not booked

[Neel Kailash]

US consulate advises that “travellers should made arrangements for flight, hotel accommodation, travel plans etc” after getting Visa only. However DS 160 seeks information on contact details at US. Since we do not have any relatives or friends who will sponsor us and we want to travel independently, what is the convincing documentary evidence we can show at the time of interview when we have not booked hotels or tickets etc? Without these, will the folks at Consul be convinced to issue tourist visa?

[Libra_14]

US consulate advises that “travellers should made arrangements for flight, hotel accommodation, travel plans etc” after getting Visa only. However DS 160 seeks information on contact details at US. Since we do not have any relatives or friends who will sponsor us and we want to travel independently, what is the convincing documentary evidence we can show at the time of interview when we have not booked hotels or tickets etc? Without these, will the folks at Consul be convinced to issue tourist visa?

You should correctly fill in the city, where you are planning to stay for the maximum period (let it be 2 days). Now you can provide address of any hotel, which you think you may be booking, once your visa is issued.

For tourist visa, officer would like to know:
1. If you can afford your visit (i.e. sufficient funds)
2. If you'll return back (i.e. ties to your home country)
3. If you have no intention to stay there (i.e. property in your name, immediate family members)