{"id":691,"date":"2019-11-14T10:54:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T15:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/?page_id=691"},"modified":"2024-10-25T11:50:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T15:50:20","slug":"invitation-letters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/other-resources\/invitation-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your family and\/or friends would like to visit you in the U.S. to attend your graduation ceremony, sightsee, etc., we recommend that you provide them with an invitation letter. Follow the step-by-step guide below, and gather the proper supporting documents to send to your family and\/or friends.<\/p>\n<h2>Step-by-Step Guide:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Download the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2019\/11\/invitation_letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Invitation Letter (PDF)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Wherever you see information <strong>[in brackets like this]<\/strong> you should enter your own information.<\/li>\n<li>Once the letter is complete with your information, print on regular printer paper; letterhead is not necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Sign the letter in blue ink where you see <strong>[your signature]<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Send the letter to your family and\/or friends overseas. Sending the original via postal mail is preferred, but sending a scanned copy is acceptable as well.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to this letter, send the following to your family and\/or friends:\n<ul>\n<li>Copies of your I-20 and passport ID page (with your photo).<\/li>\n<li>If you are a current student, send copies of your official transcripts. Transcripts can be requested via NEST.<\/li>\n<li>If you are graduating, send proof of your graduation. This can be obtained from Red Hawk Central (Cole Hall, 2nd floor)<\/li>\n<li>If you are on post-completion OPT\/Academic Training, send a copy of your EAD card (front and back) or DS-2019, and an offer letter from your current job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If your family and\/or friends would like to know more about applying for the B1\/B2 visitor visa, refer them to the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/tourism-visit\/visitor.html\" target=\"_blank\">Department of State\u2019s website about Visitor Visas<\/a>. The Office of Global Engagement is unable to advise on Visitor Visas.<\/li>\n<li>If you have additional questions, please email <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"mailto:oge@mail.montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">oge@montclair.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your family and\/or friends would like to visit you in the U.S. to attend your graduation ceremony, sightsee, etc., we recommend that you provide them with an invitation letter. Follow the step-by-step guide below, and gather the proper supporting documents to send to your family and\/or friends. Step-by-Step Guide: Download the Invitation Letter (PDF). [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":254,"parent":686,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-691","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=691"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4560,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/691\/revisions\/4560"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}