What is a Letter of Invitation?
A letter of invitation is where a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada ‘invites’ a person who is outside of Canada and wishes to enter Canada on a Temporary Resident Visa. A letter of invitation may be required by a person applying for a Temporary Resident Visa to visit Canada. Some visa offices may require that the letter of invitation be notarized by a notary public.
The letter of invitation must include particular information about both the person inviting the person to Canada and the person being invited.
Once you have the letter of invitation and, if necessary, had it notarized you must send it to the person you are inviting to Canada. They will then have to submit the letter of invitation to the Canadian Embassy or Consulate outside of Canada when they apply for their Temporary Resident Visa.
A letter of invitation does not guarantee that a visa will be issued.
