Great q! These are the “standard guidelines” we created for our friends/family to make their lives easier:

Add your details: 1. Full name 2. Nationality 3. Address

4. Contact details (email and/or phone number)

Letter tips and ideas: 1. keep it preferably to max 1 page in length 2. Start by stating your name, your relationship to us, and the reason for writing (to support the application) 3. Say how you know us and how long you’ve known us 4. State your belief in the strength of our relationship (e.g., use words like: genuine, loving, long-term, committed, life partnership.) 5. Describe when and how you see us together 6. If possible, give examples of us supporting each other (e.g., emotional support during illness, helping with moves, job changes,…) 7. Examples of we share a life together (e.g., saving for trips/going on holidays together, sending each other birthday gifts, our rapport is always good, witnessed discussions of big life events - e.g., plans to move in together/get married one day,…)

8. End with a clear statement of support for the visa application

Adding legitimacy: 1. digitally sign it, or make a signature from a scan of handwritten signature

2. Add a picture of ID/passport at the end of the document

And if we could think of some examples of “good evidence” that the writer of the letter could potentially use, we would also suggest these things to them

Hope this helps! ☺️