united-states travel
Does a foreigner need an official invitation to visit the United States as a tourist?
<p>Does a foreigner (in this case a student from Ukraine) need an official invitation to visit the United States temporarily as a tourist (more specifically not as an immigrant)?</p>

<p>Is there any way an official invitation would help, or alternate method for obtaining a visa that requires an official invitation?</p>

<p>I'm just getting conflicting answers to this question.</p>

<p><a href="http://ukraine.usembassy.gov/nonimmigrant-visas.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The US Embassy</a> has a page on Ukrainian visitors to the US:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Who needs a visa?</strong></p>
<p>Ukrainian citizens require a visa to enter the United States.  Citizens of countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program do not need a visa if their passport meets certain requirements.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So no, you don't need an invitation. You need a visa.</p>
