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I'm going to write an invitation letter for my brother-in-law to visit Canada. He has family and work in his country and family in Canada. I looked through these threads and it seems like a no-win situation. Whenever someone gets refused it seems like the responses agree with the Visa Officer...

In general, should an invitation to Canada include a photocopy of your Passport? Is it optional, helpful? What if you don't include it, can you E-Mail the passport number to your guest? Is it possible the immigration officer reviewing the application could contact me directly and ask for my...

1. With Travel History, if one shows a track record of always returning and within the Visa Dates, this helps. In your case you were honest and there's nothing you can do. 2. You want to note family ties of country of residence i.e. to show that the invitee has a reason to return home, so that...

Thanks. Ties to here or ties back home? I'm thinking many get a Visitor Visa even if they have no family in Canada. I'd have to send sensitive documents with the invitation? I didn't think anything was required except my address and birth certificate photocopy. Although I thought things like a...

Thanks for your responses everyone. Yes, the fact that I'm questioning this is a bad sign in itself. Our conversations seemed normal. I was practising my French with him. He hadn't expressed much of an interest in particular about Canada. And out of nowhere, it seemed, he asked me to send him...

A fellow I met on-line at a language website wants me to send him an invitation letter as a friend. It seems suspicious to me because 1) why Canada and 2) I've only known him on-line and for 5 months. Although I did speak to him on the phone once. And he specifically asked me to get the letter...