Invitation letter to UK

Hello,

I am English and have a Colombian boyfriend who wants to come over to visit me. I understand that its easier for him to get a visa if I write him an invitation letter. I need to write it this week and have no idea what the best way is to do it or what I need to include. Would it be easier to get the visa if I said he was just a friend? or is it ok to say hes my boyfriend. He will be staying at my house and I can look after him while hes here although he will bring his own money aswell. If anyone can give me information I would really appreciate it because I want to make the letter the best I possibly can to make the process easier. Thanks so much.

By SarahS on Dec 18, 2006, 10:57 in Visa & paperwork.

buzbeech says on Dec 18, 2006, 12:24:

In U. S. you have to be relative I don't know how it is in UK but in U. S. it has to be a relative before they will accept a letter of invitation. It is not really my business but I hope this person is someone you know very well. I was caught in a situation where I was trying to get someone to U. S. and found out they could not come to this country because they had been deported and would be arrested if they returned. I found this out only after 2 years of trying and lots of money spent. Take Care!

Charlie

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mujerdeIrlanda says on Dec 18, 2006, 13:49:

invitation letter to UK Hi Sarah

I wrote a invitation letter for boyfriend but left out about him being my boyfriend and just said he was a fried. You just need to let them know how long you've been friends for, the address he will stay at and your profession and how long he will stay!! If you are going to say you will support him while he is here then you need to show bank statements. Hope this is some help!!!

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SarahS says on Dec 19, 2006, 18:05:

thankyou Thanks for your reply, I dont think I have to be a relative, from what i know its a bit easier to get a visa for the uk than for the us. What you say aboutknowing him well, I dont know, I suppose you never know do you until something happens. ive known him for about 10 motnhs and stayed with his family in Colombia for a few months. they wereall so lovely to me and let me stay for freeand I really want to do the same for them. I got to know his family really well but like i said you never know do you! It does cross my mind sometimes, the possibilty that there might be an ulterior motive with him but its only because of stories ive heard from other people, its nothing that hes done thats made me thinklike that. So I guess I cant judge anyone just because of steryotypes or other peoples experiences but I do have to be careful i know. I suppose I just have to be aware of the risks and keep my eyes open. Im not paying for anything though so Im not risking money anyway which is one less thing to worry about!

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SarahS says on Dec 19, 2006, 18:06:

perfect Thanks so much,

that sounds perfect, thats more or less what I was thinking,just wantedto make sure. So did your boyfriend end up coming? Is it easy to get the visa?

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Fionalatina says on Dec 20, 2006, 12:29:

... Hello Sarah,

I am Colombian and my fiance is British, he sent me an invitation letter last year and I got my tourist visa without any problems, I took the paperwork in the morning and got it in the afternoon. I do have U.S. visa and have been several times out of the country... that is something else that they will look.

He did say in the letter that I was his partner but this was only my case.

Good luck!!!

Fiona

Fiona

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SarahS says on Dec 20, 2006, 14:32:

thanks fiona,

its nice to hear someone say its easy cosIm getting worried its going to be really hard! Hopefully it will al go ok. Thanks alot,

Sarah

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sarfaraz says on Dec 21, 2006, 00:04:

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casachucky says on Mar 9, 2008, 08:03:

HI If your interested in the basic structure of a invitation letter go to www.invitationletter.net
I used that sampel for my family.

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getting better says on Mar 9, 2008, 12:02:

I invited a friend over last year, they invited him for interview and were not happy that he had enough money to stay in the UK. But they didn't reject it they said come back tomorrow with more evidence and I emailed a copy of my bank statement. But he was lucky he managed to contact me overnight else it would have gone wrong.

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