Invitation Letter Instructions Family or Friends

Inviting Friends or Family to Canada
You can invite your family or friends to visit you as long as you have legal status (e.g., valid study permit, implied/maintained
status, etc.) in Canada. If the person you are inviting needs a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) to visit Canada, they must apply
for it in their home country or at a Canadian Embassy, Consulate or High Commission serving their area. For a list of Visa
Application Centers, please visit the IRCC webpage: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-
citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc/offices/find-visa-application-centre.html.
Before you begin:

Make sure that you have collected all the supporting documents:
Verification of Enrolment from Okanagan College – request using the webpage:
https://forms.office.com/r/WKsGHEA6HH OR using the Okanagan College iCent app, available for free download
on Google Play or App Store - may take 10 to 15 business days
Official Okanagan College transcript (order online through your myOkanagan account for $10).
Copy of your valid study permit, OR work permit – if you are working full-time. Some visa offices may require you to
notarize any copied documents.
Proof of residence, especially if the person you’re inviting will be staying with you e.g. copy of your lease, or a credit
card or phone bill with your current address.
If you are currently working full-time on a post-graduation work permit, you can submit a letter from your employer.
The following documents may be required:

Marriage certificate, if you are inviting your spouse
Birth certificate, if you are inviting your child
The person you are inviting may be required to provide the following:
Proof of funds, if they are sponsoring their own travel
Proof of economic and social ties to their home country i.e., proof that they plan to return to their country after their
visit.
Economic ties include bank statements, investments, letters, business ownership or proof of property.
Social ties include evidence that family members/organizations back home depend on them for financial support/social
support.
Note: You may be required to provide additional supporting documents. Remember to verify all supporting documents on the IRCC website.
All documents need to be in English or French.
Application Steps
Step 1: Request your Verification of Enrolment and Transcript
Complete and submit your Verification of Enrolment request using the webpage
https://forms.office.com/r/WKsGHEA6HH. You can order your official transcript directly from your MyOkanagan
account.
Step 2: Write an invitation letter – see next page
You will need to write a letter to the visa officer explaining that you are inviting your family member or friend to Canada.
For a sample invitation letter please see the next page. Please note that Okanagan College (OC) cannot write this letter
for you, and OC does not provide any specific letter to invite your family member or friend to Canada.
The information in this document has been reviewed and endorsed by a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) pursuant to the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations. This is not a legal document. Information herein may change without notice. Always
refer to https://www.cic.gc.ca/ for the most updated information. This document was last updated on August 3, 2023.
Step 3: Send your documents to the person you are inviting
Once you have written your invitation letter and received your Verification of Enrolment and transcript, you can send these
documents plus any additional supporting documents to the person you are inviting. If you are inviting more than one person,
you may have to submit separate documents for each person. You can verify this information with the visa office processing
your friend or family’s application. Your friend or family member will now have to apply for a TRV at a Canadian Visa Office
serving their country.
This document is for demonstration purposes only. Visit https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-

citizenship/services/visit-canada/letter-invitation.html for more information about inviting people to visit you in Canada.
Sample Invitation Letter

[Today’s Date]
The Canadian Embassy, Immigration Section

[Address line1]
[City] [Country]
[Postal Code, if applicable]
Dear Visa Officer,
Re: Letter of Invitation for my [person’s relationship to you], [Name] .
I am writing this letter of support for my [person’s relationship to you], [Name] for [his/her/their] Temporary Resident
Visa application for Canada. The purpose of [his/her/their] trip will be [purpose] at [place]. [Name] will stay at [address
of their residence in Canada] for a total of [number of days] arriving on [dd/month/yyyy] and leaving Canada on
[dd/month/yyyy]. The cost of [Name]’s trip will be covered by [Name].
[Name]’s personal details are as follows:

Date of birth: [dd/month/yyyy]
Address in [country of residence]: [Address line1], [City] [Country]
Telephone: [(+country code) – (area code) – (number)]
Email address: [name@email provider.domain]
I am a [student/worker] at [name of institution] in [city, province] where I am a [position/program/department]. I am

currently in possession of a [study permit/document name] and have enclosed a copy of it with this letter.
My personal details are as follows:
Date of birth: [dd/month/yyyy]

Address in [country of residence]: [Address line1] [City]
Telephone: [(+1) – xxx-xxxx]
Email address: [name@email provider.domain]
[Note: If you’re inviting your family/friend for your upcoming convocation ceremony, include the OC webpage link
https://www.okanagan.bc.ca/graduation/convocation-and-commencement-ceremonies as well as a screenshot of ceremonies info on the
same webpage, in your invitation letter and explain the same. Your program completion date would be stated in the Verification of
Enrolment.]
Please do not hesitate to contact me, should you require any further information.
Yours faithfully,
[Your signature]
[Your name]
The information in this document has been reviewed and endorsed by a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) pursuant to the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations. This is not a legal document. Information herein may change without notice. Always
refer to https://www.cic.gc.ca/ for the most updated information. This document was last updated on August 3, 2023.

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Inviting Friends or Family to Canada

Before you begin:

The following documents may be required:

Step 2: Write an invitation letter – see next page

This document is for demonstration purposes only. Visit https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-

Sample Invitation Letter

The Canadian Embassy, Immigration Section

Dear Visa Officer,

Re: Letter of Invitation for my [person’s relationship to you], [Name] .

[Name]’s personal details are as follows:

I am a [student/worker] at [name of institution] in [city, province] where I am a [position/program/department]. I am

My personal details are as follows:

Date of birth: [dd/month/yyyy]

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