How to get tourist visa as 19year old

[Apollonios 0]

Hello,

Im 19 years old and im from greece.

I'm planning on going to america in january to visit family friends.I will stay at their house for 3-4 months.

I'm really worried that i won't get my visa.

Here's my situation and i want to know how can i prove strong ties to my homecountry Greece.

In a few days i will begin my full time job at a store which is a huge chain store all over greece.

I will work there until late december because they only need me for the high-season.And i want to go to america in january.

Second of all,im not married.I live with my mother,brother,grandmother and stepfather.The house we live in is ours.I dont have any property but my mother has the house,also has a shop that we rent to somebody else.

In greece everybody MUST go to the military.You can also postpone your entry in the military,which in my case i have postponed it for 3 years,last year so i have two years left but i can always cancel and go immidiately to get it out of the way..Is that maybe a strong tie? The military obligation?

My brother got an us working visa few years ago when he was working at ships and they were going to america quite often and he got it fairly easy because during the interview,they found out that my mother had been inside the american

military base here in my hometown few years back when she was going there for job interviews,unfortunately she never got a job in there but it was a plus for my brother that my mother had been inside the american military base quite often.

What do you think? I'm really worried.I will apply for the visa once im hired.

Thanks for reading

[lost_at_sea 995]

The chain store is letting you take 3-4 months off? Or is that before you start the job?

Greece is part of the visa waiver program, so you may not need a visa at all: http://athens.usembassy.gov/vwp-greece.html

If you *do* need a visa because you don't qualify for the VWP, you can apply for a tourism visa and hope for the best. Having a job is good, but it would be even better if you can get your manager to write you a letter explaining that they are allowing you a holiday and are expecting your return to your job on XX date. Do you do anything else? School?

Edited November 10, 2014 by lost_at_sea

[Boiler 43,397]

If I understand it the nob is just for Christmas.

Also wondering about the VWP.

[Mike-eeh and Odie 192]

I will assume you are a law abiding Greek citizen and you have no infractions on your record. That said, Greece is a Visa waiver Program (VWP) country, so you dont need a tourist visa, simply go to the USA under the VWP.