What to include in letter of invitation inviting a friend to canada?
Notarized is to get a Notary Public to sign it thus proving it is an authentic letter. They just need to look up their local Notary Public in the yellow pages and will be some sort of fee for the service. The basic thing about the letter of invitation is it shows you do know someone in Canada for a reason to visit. It also lets them know your expenses may be less than someone coming based on staying at a $200 a night hotel room. Thus customs might be less worried about checking into how much cash you have. The letter should be specific about your full name and address, their full name, occupation, address, specifics on when and where (city/province) you plan to stay, and information about what they invite you to do. Like invite you to stay as a guest in their home.