Invitation from family or friends
What is an invitation?
An invitation is a letter written by the person you plan to visit. You must submit the invitation together with your other application documents.
Some embassies have their own invitation form. You will find this in the embassy’s checklist. If the embassy has such a form, the person you are visiting can fill in this form instead of writing a letter.
What must the invitation contain?
- information about why you have been invited, for example to a wedding or another family event
- proposed dates for the visits and, if relevant, the dates of the family gathering
- information about the person inviting you, for example about his/her work and home
- information about the relationship between you and the person inviting you, for example whether you are related
If the person inviting you is also giving a financial guarantee, this should be stated in the invitation.
Processing of personal data
All relevant information is registered and stored in the relevant case in the Visa Information System (VIS) in accordance with applicable regulations and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration’s (UDI’s) privacy declaration. This also applies to information about you as an inviter and/or sponsor, as well as to information about you if you are not an applicant or sponsor in a visa case, but are nevertheless associated with such a case as a private individual or a business.