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How to Write a Visa Invitation Letter for Australia Tourist Visa (Subclass 600)
Writing an invitation letter for Australian visa or any country can be quite challenging. What is most important is to ensure that all the required information is in the letter. There is no specific method or style once all the required information is visible in the letter. The Australian Consulate or Embassy requires this letter.
In summary, the following should be on the invitation letter.
Your letter must include the following information about the person being invited:
- Complete name.
- Date of birth.
- The person’s address and telephone number.
- Your relationship to the person being invited.
- The purpose of the trip.
- How long the person you are inviting intends to stay in Australia.
- Details on accommodation and living expenses.
- The date the person you are inviting intends to leave Australia.
Your letter must also include the following information about the person writing the letter:
- Complete name.
- Date of birth.
- Address and telephone number in Australia.
- Occupation in Australia.
- Your status in Australia
- A photocopy of documents proving your status in Australia and financial Status.
Before you start writing your letter
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Below is a sample invitation letter. The names on it are fictitious but this format has been used and visas have been issued using this format. There are other formats that can be used. The most important thing is for the information required to be on it. Remember that this is just a sample and we are not in any way connected to Australia immigration.
Writing an Invitation Letter is just one piece of the puzzle, your guest may need help with Visa Application or Interview.
January 27th, 2018
Daniel Smile,
123 Street Name, Apt 2
city, Postal Code
Australia
+Tel (in Australia)
To Whom It May Concern:
Application for Tourist visa: Samuel Odu; May 13 1982; Passport No: AO3453378
I am writing to confirm I wish to invite Samuel Odu to visit me in City, Australia for 3 weeks in order to have a short holiday. I hope he will be able to come on 20th of June 2018.
I am an Australian Citizen and Electrical Engineer Working at DemsTech in Adelaide. I will be on vacation at that time.
I am able to accommodate him for the duration of his stay in Australia. Please find attached evidence of my accommodation.
I have enclosed the following documents:
• Copy of passport
• Tenancy agreement
Should you require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours faithfully,
Daniel Smile
Do not forget to send a scanned copy of your passport. You do not have to notarize the letter
Writing an Invitation Letter is just one piece of the puzzle, your guest may need help with Visa Application or Interview.
Sample 2
Mary Slessor
(insert your complete Address in Australia)
Dear Sir or Madam,
To Whom It May Concern:
Application for Australian Visitor Visa for Mellisa Roe; 30th March 1981; Passport Number – A0100010
I am writing to confirm that I wish to invite Mellisa Roe to visit me in Australia for 4 weeks in order to have a short holiday. The date she would like to come is July 15, 2018 I would like her to stay with me for the 3 weeks.
I have been studying at James Cook University where I recently completed a degree course in Electrical Engineering and have leave to remain in Australia indefinitely.
I am able to accommodate her for the whole duration of her stay in Australia and I will also pay for her living expenses. Please find attached evidence of my accommodation and also evidence of my financial status which shows that I am able to meet Melissa Roe’s living costs during the time she will be staying with me.
I have enclosed the following documents for your consideration as required:
– Copy of passport and the page with Australian Visa
– Rental Documents as proof of accommodation
– 6 months bank statements
Should you require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact me on 0432 3333 333.
Yours faithfully,
Signature
Mary Slessor
Here are other sample invitation letters
Sample Invitation Letter for a Girl Friend and her daughter
Here is a sample invitation letter written by a man in Sydney Australia who wants his 30 years old girlfriend and her 5 years old daughter who live in Kenya to visit him. This particular sample is addressed to the mother but it could also be addressed to the consulate in Kenya. In either case however, the letter should be sent to the guest.
488 George Street,
Sydney, NSW, 2000,
Australia.
23 October 2018
Dear Karunji,
This is a formal invitation for you and Jojo your daughter to visit me in Sydney for Christmas. I enjoyed my visit with you in May and I really look forward to spending the Christmas with you.
During your visit, you will stay with me in my apartment and I will take care of your transportation around the city. Please plan to come on December 15th and stay for one month until the 15th of January when you have to return to your work.
You can use this letter as part of your application for a visit visa. I have attached a scanned copy of my passport. I hope to see you soon.
Love you
Daniel Johnson
Guest Information
Name: Karunji Masala
Address: 230 Gigiri Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: 254.20.22.08.000.
Passport no: XXXXXXXXXX
Date of Birth: 30th of June 1985
Relationship: Friend
Occupation: Accountant
Name: Jojo Masala
Address: 230 Gigiri Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: 254.20.22.08.000.
Passport no: XXXXXXXXXX
Date of Birth: 13th of June 2010
Relationship: Friend’s daughter
Host Information
Name: Daniel Johnson
Address:488 George Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Phone: 254.20.22.08.000.
Passport no: XXXXXXXXXX
Date of Birth: 3rd of January 1978
Occupation: Engineer
Please don’t forget to sign the letter before sending it. Many consulates would accept a scanned copy of the letter. If you have access to a notary. You can notarize the letter.
Sample invitation letter from a son in Australia inviting his mum to visit him.
This letter is addressed directly to his mum.
Adam Mollus
39 Edgewater Drive,
Sydney, Australia. NSW2153
Dear Mum,
As a followup to our phone conversation, please take this as a formal invitation to visit me and my wife Lilly in Sydney. It’s been almost 6 years since I saw you and I am full of excitement that you will finally be able to meet all the people who have made my stay in Australia so beautiful. I can’t wait to hold my beloved mum in my hands again.
While you are here, I will be responsible for your accommodation, feeding and movement around Australia.
Here are the details of your trip:
Duration: June 4th – July 4th 201X
Accommodation – You will be staying with me and Lily at 39 Edgewater Drive, Sydney, Australia.
Here are your details for the Visa Application:
GUEST: Mrs Mary Mollus
Date of Birth: 15 June 1950
Passport Number: A0XXXXXXXX
ADDRESS: 123 Someplace street, Accra, Ghana.
Telephone: 1111111111
Email:marymollus@gamil.com
CITIZENSHIP – Ghanian
Host Details
Name: Adam Mollus
Passport No. XXXXXXXXXX
Occupation: Nurse at Sydney General Hospital
Relationship – Mother
Citizenship – Australian
Tel: 111111667
Name: Lilly Mollus
Passport No. XXXXXXXXXX
Occupation: Teacher at Sydney High School
Citizenship – Australian
Tel: 111111667
I have attached copies of the Biodata pages of our passports and our rental agreement.
love you mum
Do not forget to sign the letter (it happens from time to time)
Adam
Delivery
The Letter can be faxed, scanned and emailed or sent by regular mail. If you have enough time, I always suggest that you scan and send a scanned copy, then place the original in the mail.
Sample Invitation Letter addressed to the Australian Embassy to invite an Uncle and His wife for a vacation in Sydney.
You can choose either to write directly to your uncle and his wife or to the Embassy.
Honourable High Commissioner,
Australian Embassy,
[Address of the Embassy]
INVITATION LETTER FOR MR HUE WILLIAM AND MRS JANE W WILLIAM
This is to confirm that I, Susan Miller, Australian Passport 000222221 have been living at 19th street ABC, YZ, Sydney, Australia since August 2008. I am a permanent resident of Australia working with widget Manufacturing Company as a Sales Executive for last 8 years.
Mr. Hue William (DOB: 5th August 1960; Passport Number: 25252 ) and is wife Mrs. Jane William (DOB: 15th August 1965; Passport Number: 252525) are my uncle and aunt (my father’s brother and his wife). Mr. & Mrs. William are planning to visit Sydney in February 2013 on my invitation. I can confirm that I will be more than happy to show them around during their time here. During their stay, we plan to visit most of the famous tourist attractions in Sydney, including Darling harbor, Bondi beach, Sydney opera house, museum, St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney etc
Please find attached my employment letter as proof of my employment with Widget Manufacturing Company and a copy of my passport as proof of my status in Australia.
I request you to assist Mr. & Mrs. Hue William in granting them the appropriate visa for their visit.
Yours sincerely,
(Insert your Signature Here)
SUSAN MILLER
Other Invitation Letter Samples for Australia
- Sample invitation letter to a spouse or girl friend
- Business Invitation Letter for Australian Business Visa
Writing an Invitation Letter is just one piece of the puzzle, your guest may need help with Visa Application or Interview.
What next after the Letter of Invitation is written?
The invitation letter is just one of the steps involved in obtaining an Australian visa. Read the following articles to get more information about the various visas.
- How to obtain an Australian business visa
- Fiancé Visa Australia
- De Facto Visa
- Partner Visa (How To Bring My Spouse To Live With Me In Australia)
Am from South Sudan and i study in Russia,,,I really want to visit my cousin in Australia for a short term.he is a citizen of Australia so do i need a invitation from him? he has to pay money to immigration office there in Australia? how much is it?
Yes Robert,
You need an invitation letter from him! Its better to find our more details about the visa application fee on the Australian immigration website. You will be the one to pay the fees. All he has to do is write you a letter of invitation and show some documents to prove his status.
how do i get someone to write for me an invitation letter
Hi my name is Dah . I’m glad I come to this page. I really need help.
I plan to invite my fiance to visit me to Australia . Me n my fiance have a son together and his four soon to be 5 In October. But the thing is there no proof that my fiance is my son’s father because my son was born in Australia. I am Australia citizen. I don’t work but looking for one. I am full time caring for my son. I just want to know if I can invite him to visit us. I also need help with what to write on invitation letter. Please help me
Hi Dah,
The situation is a bit complicated but he can still try to apply for a visitor’s visa. He will need to have strong ties in his home country though. Have you considered immigration?
No I haven’t…. So we plan to start with him visiting for that, I want to know if I can put him as fiance on the invitation letter??
Yes you can. What do you have to loose? If he is refused, you still have an option. I have seen a few people get visas to visit their fiances.. I know some people that have been refused too.
MY NAME IS KARANDEEP SINGH , I’M FROM INDIA ( PUNJAB ). I HAVE COMPLETED MSC IN MLT ( MEDICAL LAB TECHNOLOGY ) BUT NOW I HAVE CLINICAL LAB IN JALANDHAR CITY. I WANT COME TO AUSTRALIA AS A TOURIST. CAN YOU PROVIDE INVITION LETTER FOR COMING TO AUSTRALIA . I HAVE 3 YEAR OLD ITR AND I HAVE GOVERMENT APPROVED CERTIFICATE AND I ALSO DO PAY GST TO GOVERMENT. I HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCOUNT BALANCE IN THE BANK. I HAVE ARROUND20,000 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR. CAN YOU GIVE SUGGESTION . HOW I CAN GET INVITION LETTER .
1 peraon is known of me in australia
but i want without any help 4 years temprary work visa
i want to temporary work visa 4 years and come back to india
My passport no. is L-4161944
hope australian government will be help me.
Not possible bro. You can’t get work visa without any job offer letter.
Hello .. My wife wants to visit her parents in australia, its her second time prior to this she have been ther efor 3 months, can anybody guide me on sample letter format ? i need to give it to my father in law so he prepares and sends accordingly… you can connect to me at piyush.mehta@outlook.com
Hi Piyush, you can adapt any of the sample letters on this site! We have not written any one from a mother to a daughter yet!
Dear Name of daughter,
Please take this as a formal invitation for you to visit me from date arrival to date of departure…
Add some info about accommodation. At the end give details of guest and host!
Thanks
Hi i just got recently married with my husband and we applied for his spouse visa this March 2015. We are planning to get his 2 sisters and brother in law and one child to visit Australia for only 6 days. Is it possible for me to invite them? I am a permanent resident here. Will they be in only one application? Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.
Hi Vel, yes you can invite them! You could use one letter and each of them can include a copy of the letter in their visa applications!
You may also visit the Australian consulate website for their home country to see if they can apply for the visa in one application! The family with the baby can apply in one application, I’m not sure if the other adult can be on the same application !
Hi
I prepared all the docs and ready to send, but I dont know where I have to send?in australia or oversees embassy ?
Hi There
I am Australian Citizen and my wife is Permanent Resident.
Now, Can we invite my wife’s Father,Mother,Sister and her son(sisters) to visit us for a short period of time?
Throw some light PLEASE
THNKQ
My name is Ahmad from Libya. I have studied in Australia for almost tree years and willing to visit my home stay family in Australia. I’m just asking what is the subclass number of the visitor visa and how long this visa allows me to stay in Australia ? . Do I need an invitation from my homestay family?Is this kind of visas guaranteed to get ? . If I got this visa can I study there if I want to. Or change it to student visa ?
Please contact me on: ahmad 6462918@icloud.com
Kind Regards
This is very good
Hi I am looking to invite my fiancé to Australia. Although I have just come unemployed. My parents were looking to do the invitation. Will this be acceptable? Myself and my parents are Australian they would like to meet her.
A huge thanks for your feedback & response, this is a bit of a surprise for me uncertain if it will happen but it seems likely, i have a lady friend who apparently is organizing a similar invitation letter, judging by what i have read with your samples above it will be just for a holiday and to be a tourist
in Australia over the next few weeks, if all goes according to plan. As you can imagine i am pretty new at doing this and some feedback & some general ideas would be great, thanks P.C
Hello,
I need to apply for business visa to Australia. I will need a longer term visa for minimum 2 years. I will be going there only on business and will not stay for more than 8-10 days at a time. The business venture will require me to travel on short notice, I will neither be undertaking any employment nor will be deriving any income during my stays.
Can you please help me with the business invitation letter format? Thanks.
Hi I just want to know . My bf will sponsor my trip back to Australia. I’ve been in Australia once, it was a work related trip. Is it Okey that I don’t provide any of my financial proof since he is the one going to sponsor my trip? Appreciate your reply
Thanks for the samples.
Much appreciated!
Hi im currently working on how to get a visa for tourist visa application but im currently undecided if im gonna indicate that im employed or not because its negative for me to get authorization from er. what would be your suggestion? please need your help !
Hi,
I am on a working holiday visa in Australia. I would like to invite my Indonesian boyfriend to visit me. Is it possible for me to invite him as I am not a permanent resident?
Hi, I have a friend in Ecuador that is planning to come for a holiday in Dec. I’ve read the sample letter and that I am required to include a photo copy of my passport as well as copies of my bank statements! I think its ridiculous and a huge security risk sending it in the mail. What if it gets delivered incorrectly? Can I black out my Passport number and Bank Account Number? I have to send my letter, with my passport and financial details all the way Ecuador! Identity Theft is a huge issue.
Hi Kim, you really don’t need to send your bank account! It’s good to do so if you are offering to pay for the trip! As per your passport, a scanned copy is good enough! You could also send pdf copies of ur bank statements! Many people I know have used electronic copies and they were accepted! Not that emails are safer but at least the delivery is not as scary as regular mail!
My name is frank am from Nigeria and I have a gfriend we both meet online and we seriously love each other,she’s australia citizen and she want me to come over to australia so I want to know what’s the necessary thing we are to do is it by invitation letter or what
Yes frank she needs to invite you! You then apply for a visa and if you get the visa, you go and visit!
Hi,
I want to call my parents-in-law on my delivery, can you give me an idea/sample of invitation letter.Am Australian permanent resident .
Hi
My brother is working in Dubai at this time i want him to visit us here in australia for a couple months but i need an invitation letter for him to show to his employer so that he can get his passport to them. Could u please help me how to do it!
Cheers
Jude
Hi Jude, you can use any of the formats on this site! You invite your brother to visit u in Australia and mention that this will be a good time because of his vacation…
Hi, does a British citizen require an invite from me to visit Australia?
No! British citizens don’t need visas to visit Australia. So they don’t need a letter!
Hi, I’ll be going to Sydney,on tourist visa. is it ok if my friend from Melbourne send invitation?
Yes America, but you will need to state that you are going to Melbourne in the invitation letter.
Thank you for your reply. What if I stated that she’s coming to meet me at Sydney instead?
That should work as well. She could state that she is coming to meet you in Sydney! I wish you the best. The essence of the invitation letter is to give an idea of what you are going to do in Australia.
Hello,
Can you provide the sample letter of invitation for calling my mother during the time of my delivery. I am on student visa in Australia.
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards
Ammy
hello
my 1 friend already in Australia
& he is citizen
but i want to go for work only
if u can by roule 4 years temporary work visa, it wilbe very gud for me