Personal invitation letter and accommodation undertaking (Spain)

When to use this document

• ·You are inviting a relative from abroad to stay with you in Spain and want a personal letter to go with the police invitation.
• ·Your guest's consulate wants more detail on the visit, the home and who pays for what.
• ·You already have the invitation letter from the police and want to explain how you know your guest.
• ·You want to write an invitation letter promising to put up a friend during the visit.

What you fill in

The details the document asks for.

• ·Sender
• ·Sender's address
• ·Sender's DNI or NIE (Spanish identity number)
• ·Spanish embassy or consulate where the visa is applied for
• ·Address of the embassy or consulate
• ·City
• ·Date
• ·Date of the invitation letter issued by the police
• ·Person invited
• ·Invited person's date of birth
• ·Invited person's nationality
• ·Invited person's passport number
• ·Invited person's home address
• ·How the invited person is related to you
• ·Purpose of the visit (e.g. family visit, tourism)
• ·Date of arrival in Spain
• ·Date of departure from Spain
• ·Address of the property
• ·Host's right over the home where the guest stays
• ·Host's date of birth
• ·Host's status in Spain
• ·Costs of the stay the host takes on

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