STUDENT INFORMATION SERVICES Canberra ACT 2601 Australia

DIVISION OF STUDENT ADMINISTRATION Telephone: 135 ANU(268)

STUDENT CENTRAL (X-005) student@anu.edu.au
ANU CRICOS PROVIDER NUMBER: 00120C www.anu.edu.au

INVITATION LETTER REQUEST

If you are a current student at ANU and a friend or family member would like to visit you during your studies or for
your graduation ceremony, they will need to apply for a visitor visa through the Australian Government Department
of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP).

As of the 1st of August, 2013, the Australian National University will not be able to provide an Invitation Letter to
your friend or family member as support documentation for their visitor/tourist visa application. This letter will
need to be provided by you, rather than the University.

You will need to:

 Write a letter inviting your family member to visit you (locate an example over page)
 Print and enclose copies of your Enrolment Confirmation and Program confirmation letters from ISIS
 Enclose a certified copy of your Passport and Australian student visa
 Print and enclose the official ANU Graduation Ceremony Information, as published on our website
(http://www.anu.edu.au/students/graduation)
You will then need to give your invitation letter and supporting documents to your relatives or friends to be
included with their tourist visa application.

Supporting Documentation:
If you are requiring a Completion Letter, this may be collected from your ANU Academic College.

Completion letter - includes:

 Your name
 Your date of birth
 Your program name, code, type and duration
 Date of commencement and date of completion (research students)
 Expected date of completion (coursework students)

As part of your visitor’s invitations, you may need to supply a Confirmation of Enrolment and/or Confirmation of
Program Letter. These will NOT be supplied by Student Information Services. You may generate this yourself on ISIS.

Program Confirmation letter – includes:

 Your name and student ID
 Semester/session date for the academic year
 Language of tuition
 University CRICOS provider number

Enrolment Confirmation letter – includes:

 Your name and student ID
 Your program name
 Your course enrolment for the academic year
 Summary of full-time/part-time student status for each semester
 University CRICOS provider number

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Both the Program Confirmation and Enrolment Confirmation letters are available on ISIS. Go to the ANU Students
Homepage: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/

1. Click on the ISIS link on the toolbar at the top of the screen. Log in to ISIS using your University ID and
password. The ISIS homepage will load.
2. Click on the ‘MAIN MENU’ button at the top left of the screen.
3. A drop down menu will appear. From the ‘MAIN MENU’ drop down, select ‘ISIS’.
4. Under the ‘ISIS’ drop down menu, select ‘ACADEMIC RECORDS’.
5. From the ‘ACADEMIC RECORDS’ drop down menu, select ‘LETTERS’.
6. Select what type of letter you want – either the Program Confirmation or the Enrolment Confirmation
letter.
7. The letter will open as a PDF document. You can print this off directly, or save a copy to your student file.
You may attach a saved copy to an email if you need to.
8. Don’t forget to log out when complete.

In case of any further queries, please feel free to contact Student Information Services on student@anu.edu.au.

EXAMPLE LETTER FOR YOU TO FOLLOW:

DAY/MONTH/YEAR YOUR NAME

YOUR PROGRAM
Address of the YOUR PHONE NUMBER
Australian VISA Office YOUR STUDENT ID@anu.edu.au
In your home country YOUR ADDRESS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

YOUR NAME
Student ID number

I am currently enrolled in the <insert degree name> at the Australia

National University.

I am expecting to complete my program on <insert graduation date>. I wish

to invite <name of your relatives> to visit me in Australia for <duration of
their stay> and attend my graduation ceremony <insert ceremony date, or
date range>.

I have attached a certified copy of my passport and Australian student visa,

proof of my enrolment in my program at the Australian National University,
and proof of the Graduation Ceremony dates, as published by the
Australian National University on the official ANU website.

Please consider my family/friends for a visitor visa.

Yours sincerely,
<your name>

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