TEMPLATE - SUPPORT LETTER FROM INDIAN HOST COMPANY

[TO BE TRANSCRIBED ONTO THE OFFICIAL LETTERHEAD OF INDIAN COMPANY]

Visa Department
High Commission of India
London

Dear Sirs,

Re: [Insert name of employee - D.O.B.: XX.XX.XXXX – {insert nationality} National]

We write to confirm that [insert name of the employee/visa applicant] has been invited to attend our offices in India on business.

Mr/s [insert name of the employee/visa applicant] will be arriving at [insert port of entry in India] on [insert date].

The purpose of this trip is to enable Mr/s [insert name of the employee/visa applicant] to [add/delete any of the following as necessary – attend internal meetings/ visit clients/attend a training course.].

Mr/s [insert name of the employee/visa applicant] will return to the UK on [insert date] to resume his/her employment.

{ add/delete as necessary – Thereafter Mr/s will be required to visit India on a regular basis to attend various meetings. Accordingly we request that a 2 year multiple entry visa be issued to Mr/s[insert name of the employee/visa applicant]}.

For the duration of the business trips to India, Mr/s will remain an employee of his/her UK employer on the UK payroll and will not perform any duties or carry out any activities which would constitute employment.

During his/her visits in India, [insert name of the company] will bear the costs of all accommodation, subsistence and return flights to the UK. {add/delete the following as necessary [In addition Mr/s [name] is covered by the company’s international travel insurance] }.

Should there be any questions arising in respect of this matter or any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.

Yours faithfully

[Insert name, job title and contact details of the signatory]