What is an invitation?

Invitations are letters that are sent by acquaintances, relatives, or companies for the purposes of visiting, shopping, working, and so on. Sometimes special organizations invite a person or persons to their country. Invitations may be sent for various purposes, but usually they are for commercial, familial, exhibition, business, or medical reasons. Whether the person is only invited, or they have been guaranteed according to the laws of the country, is effective in the process of obtaining a visa.

Business invitation

Business invitation is one of the types of invitation which is aimed at business and economic development. For business purposes, the destination company invites a person and sends a business invitation. The process of obtaining a visa becomes easier and faster by receiving a business invitation. The purpose of sending a business invitation is to purchase a device, visit the company, participate in an exhibition, enter into a contract, or expand the economy and business. The appearance of the business invitation is not particularly important for the embassies. The only important factor, is that the letters must provide full explanations for their business invitation and to clearly state the reasons for inviting the person or people. The business invitation must be stamped and signed by the host company and its date must be known. If a person with suitable financial conditions and a legal and multi-year business applies for a Canadian tourist visa with this type of invitation, he will have a chance of receiving it.

One of the most popular visas is the business visa which enables people to stay in a country for a period of time and do business. Business opportunities in some countries make many business people think of investing or doing business in the country. These people can travel to those countries with this type of visa and have commercial relations with their companies.

In some countries, the required documents are different, but in general they are:

Administrative forms and visa application

Original passport along with 2 white pages and copies of the first to fifth pages and the pages with the visa stamp. (Passport must be valid for at least 6 months)

National card and Iranian birth certificate (translated into English with a copy)

Three pieces of color photos with a new white background (the size and number of photos may vary according to different countries)

Letter of financial ability and circulation of the last 6 months of the account

Travel insurance with a coverage of 30 thousand euros

Invitation from real or legal partner on letterhead

Confirmation of the company in the mentioned country to bear all travel and accommodation expenses of the applicant

Original introduction letter

Documents related to the company

Employment certificate, company registration number or business license

International personal credit card

Valid business card

It should be noted that all documents must be translated into English.

The documents must be complete and without any defects to be reviewed for the issuance of this visa. Any defects in the file will result in rejection of the application. Submission of documents does not mean that final approval and issuance of this visa is 100%.

Having an invitation from the applicant company will speed up the process of obtaining this visa. This invitation must be written on the letterhead of the mentioned company, and the principles must be observed. This invitation letter should be sent to the applicant officially or online with a seal and signature from the desired company. Also, this invitation must be sent with complete honesty and good faith.

In order for applicants to receive this type of visa for any country, they must first receive an appointment from the embassy of that country in Iran (which is possible both in person or online) in order to submit their documents, attend a face-to-face interview and proceed with the rest of the stages of obtaining a business visa. To schedule an appointment, the applicant must go to the website of the embassy of the desired country and request an appointment for a business visa. Alternatively they can visit the embassy in person. After this stage and receiving the appointment, ​​the applicant must go to the embassy with the necessary documents in hand to obtain a business visa. It is mandatory for the applicant to be present at the embassy of the for biometrics, the interview, and other procedures.

After the appointment, submission of documents, face-to-face interview, etc., the applicant must wait for a period of time to receive their visa. The time for issuing this type of visa and receiving it, will range from one week to several weeks, depending on the country.