Guide: Canada Visitor Visa Letter Of Invitation

If you are in Canada on a valid status, you can prepare a letter of invitation inviting your family member, relative or friend on a visitor visa.

This letter of invitation will be required by the visitor visa applicant outside Canada.

However, an invitation letter does not guarantee you will receive the visa.

Even with the invitation letter, the visa officer will evaluate your application to decide if you meet all the requirements.

This article will help you understand the letter of invitation requirements and the information you should include about the person you are inviting and yourself.

Information to include “about the person” you invite in the invitation letter

Writing an invitation letter does not imply that you are legally responsible for the visitor once they arrive in Canada.

Still, you should write the letter in good faith. You must tell the truth and intend to follow through on the promises you make in the letter.

Send your letter (notarized if the visa office requests it) to the person you invite to Canada.

When applying for a temporary resident visa outside of Canada, the person must submit this letter to the Canadian embassy or consulate.

You must include the following information about the person to whom you are inviting:

• The person’s complete name (as mentioned on the passport)
• DOB-date of birth
• Contact number and address
• Your relationship with the person
• Purpose of the trip
• Person’s duration of stay in Canada
• The place where the person will be staying and how they will pay for things, and
• When they plan to leave Canada

Information to include about yourself in the letter of invitation for Visitor Visa

When drafting an invitation letter, you must include the following information about yourself. These include:

• Your complete name
• DOB-date of birth
• Your Canadian contact number and address
• Your job title
• Specify whether you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident
• Provide evidence of your status in Canada, such as a photocopy of the following:
• Provide your Canadian birth certificate (if applicable)
• Copy of your Canadian citizenship card if you are a naturalized citizen, or If you are a permanent resident, provide proof of your PR card or IMM 1000 proof of landing

Include your family details, such as:

• Names and date of birth of your spouse and dependents (this information is mandatory for parents and grandparent super visa)
• Information about the total number of people living in your households, such as people you sponsored and their sponsorship, is still in effect. (this information is mandatory for parents and grandparent super visa).

SAMPLE1: Letter of Invitation

[Your Address]
[Your Telephone number]
[Your email address]

Letter of Invitation for (indicate name of [parents, mother or father or other]

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is (indicate your complete name) and my date of birth is (indicate your date of birth).  I am a student at McGill and have avalid Study Permit, a copy of which is attached for your easy reference.

I provide this letter of invitation on behalf of my parents (mother, father. other), Mr. (indicate complete name) and Mrs. (indicate complete name), born on (indicate date of birth of father) and (indicate date of birth of mother), respectively, and who live at:  (indicate address of parents, etc. and telephone number).

My parents (or other) are applying for a Temporary Resident Visa so that they may visit with me for a few days/week/weeks/month from _________ to ________________ (indicate dates of expected visit to Montreal) as I am graduating on (indicate the date of your convocation) and it is very important to me and to them that they be in attendance so that we may celebrate this special moment together (or indicate other PURPOSE).

My parents (or other) will stay with me at the above indicated address and they will be responsible for their own financial support for the duration of their visit.  Specifically, they will be bringing with them funds in the amount of (indicate approximate amount of funds in Canadian Dollars) as proven by the attached bank account statement(s) (or other document(s) proving adequate funds).

If you have any questions regarding this invitation letter then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Otherwise, I thank you for your attention to and cooperation in issuing my parents (or other) their Temporary Resident Visas as soon as possible.

Best regards,
(Your signature)

Sample 2: Letter of invitation

The Canadian Embassy
Immigration Section
(Address, City, Province, Country, Postal Code of Canadian Embassy to which you are applying)

Letter of invitation for my (indicate name of (parents, grandparents, father, mother, brother, sister)

Dear Visa Officer,

I am writing this letter of support for my (parents, grandparents, father, mother, brother, sister) for
(his/her/their) Temporary Resident Visa application to Canada. The purpose of (his/her/their) trip will
be to (indicate reason of visit). (Name) will stay at (address) for a total of (#) of days. They plan to
arrive in Canada on (date of arrival) and stay until (date of departure).

The cost of their trip and financial support for the duration of their visit will be covered by (name of
person responsible for expenses).

(Invited Guest(s) Name)’s personal details are as follows:

• Date of Birth
• Current Address in Home Country
• Telephone
• Email Address

I am a student at Coquitlam College in Coquitlam, British Columbia with a valid study permit. I have
enclosed a copy with this letter.

My personal details are as follows:

• Date of Birth
• Current Address in British Columbia
• Telephone
• Email Address

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require further information.

Sincerely,
(Signature)
(Name)
(Remember to include your Enrollment Letter, Unofficial Transcript and Study Permit)