Sample Commencement Invitation Letter
Summary
This is a sample commencement invitation letter for friends and family of international students. It should be written on Harvard department letterhead by someone in the student’s school e.g. resident dean, student service office, etc.
Copy and paste this template and fill in the fields noted in brackets:
[Date]
U.S. Embassy/Consulate
Non-immigrant visa section
[Name of Country]
Dear Sir or Madam:
Harvard Commencement will be celebrated on ___/___/___. It is a significant and festive occasion, and Harvard students are encouraged to invite their family members. [Name of student], a Harvard student from [name of country] who is graduating this May, would like to invite his/her parents to Commencement. [His/her] parents will need visitors’ visas to travel to the United States. We would appreciate any consideration that may be given to their applications to allow them to travel to Cambridge, Massachusetts this May.
Sincerely,
[Name of University employee]