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Invitation letter from a host for a Standard Visitor visa (UK)
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales · in English
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Start with GOV.UK’s free guidance on the Standard Visitor visa and its guide to supporting documents: they say who can apply and what a visitor may send. This letter is for someone in the UK inviting a relative or friend from abroad. It tells UK Visas and Immigration who you are and your status here, your relationship to the visitor, the dates and purpose of the visit, where they will stay and who pays. The visitor applies and decides what to send. It is your own statement of facts, not advice on the application; no letter guarantees a visa.
- Made for use in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
- Last updated October 29, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- You are inviting your parents from abroad to visit you in England and they are applying for a visa.
- A friend overseas has asked for a letter of invitation to send with their UK visitor visa application.
- A relative will stay at your home in Wales and you want to explain the dates and who pays.
- You want to write a host’s invitation letter rather than copy one from a forum.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Host (your full name)
- Host's address (house and street)
- Town or city
- Host's postcode
- Phone
- Date
- Person invited
- Invited person's date of birth
- Invited person's nationality
- Invited person's home address
- Invited person's passport number
- Relationship to the invited person (e.g. relative, friend)
- Travelling from
- Travelling until
- Purpose of the visit (e.g. a family visit, a holiday)
- Where the visitor will stay (e.g. at my home, at the address above)
- Who pays for the visit
- Host's status in the UK (e.g. British citizen, settled status)
- Host's occupation (blank to leave out)
- Attachments
Common questions
- Does the Home Office require an invitation letter for a Standard Visitor visa?
- No. GOV.UK’s free guidance comes first: its Standard Visitor pages and its guide to supporting documents say who can apply and what kinds of evidence a visitor may send. The visitor applies online, pays the fee and decides what to send. When a visitor stays with family or friends, a letter from the host stating who they are, their status, the dates, the accommodation and who pays is commonly included. No letter guarantees a visa: the decision is UK Visas and Immigration’s.
- Can you help with the visa application itself?
- No. In the UK only advisers regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority, solicitors and others authorised by law may give immigration advice or services in the course of a business, paid or not (Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, ss 82, 84 and 91). This letter is the host’s own statement of facts about themself and the visit; it says nothing about whether the visitor qualifies. For questions about the visa, read GOV.UK’s guidance or ask a regulated adviser.
- What should the host send with the invitation letter?
- Copies, not originals, of what shows the facts the letter states: the host’s passport or other proof of their status in the UK, proof of address such as a council tax bill in Great Britain or a rates bill in Northern Ireland, or a tenancy agreement, and, if the letter says the host is paying, evidence that they can, such as recent bank statements. The visitor decides what to send with their application. Everything in the letter must be true: false statements can lead to the application being refused, and to later applications being refused too.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
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