Write an invitation letter to explain and support the reason(s) why your relative intends to go to the United States. Although this explanation is not the main reason considered during the application process, your statement helps to prove initially that your relative will not work illegally in the United States, especially if you will provide room and board during his/her stay. However, your relative should provide documents proving his/her financial capacity to travel. He/she must have assets like house and lot, car and other properties owned in the Philippines. He/she must have a good job in a long-standing company that he will not easily consider abandoning in the Philippines. For a relative with his/her own family already, he/she can also prove that this person has ties to the Philippines if his/her immediate family is based in the country.
In your letter, state the duration of stay and approximate dates of the visit and how your relative will be financially supported during the stay, regardless of whether or not you are providing room and board.
Send the original signed letter to your relative in the Philippines before his/her visa application to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
Wait for the result of your relative's visa application. Your relative should also provide all documents required for submission for the visitor visa application, as required by the Embassy or Consulate.
For the visa application, your relative should provide a proof of funding, which may be a current original bank statement showing available funds to cover the trip and the duration of stay in the United States, regardless of whether or not you are providing room and board. Other primary requirements include original documents and photocopies of the applicant's passport, proof of identity through valid IDs, proof of Filipino citizenship and permanent residence in the Philippines and other documents to support strong ties to the Philippines.
