邀请信在形式上大体分为两种：
1. 正规的格式 (formal correspondence)，亦称请柬；
2. 非正式格式 (informal correspondence), 即一般的邀请信。
邀请信在形式上不如请柬那样正规，但也很考究,书写时应将邀请的时间（年、月、日、钟点）、地点、场合写清楚.
范例1 ：
? 邀请参加新厂开工典礼
Dear [Mr. Harrison]:
Our new factory will be commencing production on [April 10] and we should like to invite [you and your wife] to be present at a celebration to mark the occasion.
As you will appreciate this is an important milestone for this organization, and is the result of continued demand for our products, both at home and overseas. We are inviting all those individuals and trust that you will pay us the compliments of accepting.
Please confirm that you will be able to attend by advising us of your time —— we can arrange for you to be met. All arrangements for your stay [overnight on April 10] will, of course, be made by us at our expense.
Yours faithfully,
亲爱的.[哈里森先生]:
本公司新厂将于[4月10日]开始投产，希望能邀请[贤伉俪]来参加新厂开工典礼。
如您所知，新厂的设立是本公司的一个里程碑，而这正是海内外对本公司产品不断需求的结果。我们邀请了所有对本公司的成功贡献一切力量的个人，我们相信，您一定会赏光。
如您确能参加，请来函告知您抵达的时间 —— 以便我们为您安排会晤。当然，所有安排您在[10日晚间]夜宿的费用，皆将由公司代您支付。
范例2：
? 邀请朋友同他们不认识的人一起共进晚餐
Dear [Susan]:
I know you are interested in [oil painting], so I’m sure you’ll be interested in [Mr. and Mrs. Lin dun]! They are coming here to supper [next Sunday night, October the twelfth], and we’d like you and [Walter] to come, too.
[Mr. and Mrs. Lin Dun] are that very charming couple we met in [London] last summer. They have a wonderful collection of [oil paintings of various stages]; and I understand that Mr. Lin Dun is quite an authority on [oil painting]. I’m sure you and Walter will thoroughly enjoy and evening in their company.
We’re planning supper at six; that will give us a nice long evening to talk. If I don’t hear from you before then, I’ll be expecting you on the [twelfth]!
Affectionately yours,
Li Ming
范例3：
? 邀请朋友共进午餐 Inviting a friend to informal luncheon
Dear [Zhang Ying]:
Will you come to luncheon on [Friday, May the fifth], at [twelve o’clock]?
My niece [Mary] is visiting us and I think you will enjoy meeting her. She is a charming, very
pretty girl … and very good company! [John and Jane] will be here, and perhaps we can [give a dance] after luncheon. Do say you’ll come!
Affectionately yours,
Li Ming
范例4：
邀请参加展会
Dear Sirs/Madam:
We hereby sincerely invite you and your company representatives to visit our booth at The Continental Exhibition Center from April 15th to 20th 20xx.
We’re one of the manufacturers specialized in sanitaryware, concluding one & two piece toilet, wash basin, cabinet basin, pedestal basin, bidet, urinal, counter basin , decorated ceramics and so on. Our new models offer superb design and their new features give them distinct advantages over similar products from other manufacturers.
It would be a great pleasure to meet you at the exhibition.We expect to establish long-term business relations with your company in future.
Exhibition Center : The Continental Exhibition Center
Booth Number : G-K105 G-K-106
Date : Apr 15th to 20th 20xx
Best Regards
五种常见的英文邀请信
1) 请对方来发表一个speech，这封信是要感谢对方，同时确认对方对技术设备的具体要求。
Dear Sir/Madam,
I'm delighted you have accepted our invitation to speak at the conference in [city] on
[date].
As we agreed, you'll be speaking on the topic " " from [time] to [time]. There will be some time for questions.
Would you please tell me what kind of audio-visual equipment you'll need? If you
could let me know your specific requirements by [date], I'll have plenty of time to make sure that the hotel provides you with what you need.
Thank you again for agreeing to speak. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely yours,
[name]
[title]
2) 这封信则是请对方来参加自己公司的一个招待会。
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your letter of [date]. I'm glad that you are also going to [place] next month. It would be a great pleasure to meet you at the [exhibition/trade fair].
Our company is having a reception at [hotel] on the evening of [date] and I would be very pleased if you could attend.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
[name]
[title]
3) 这封信是邀请对方公司派人来做介绍。
Dear Sir/Madam,
[Organization] would very much like to have someone from your company speak at our conference on [topic].
As you may be aware, the mission of our association is promotion. Many of our members are interested in the achievements your company has made.
Enclosed is our preliminary schedule for the conference that will be reviewed in the coming weeks. I'll call you [date] to see who from your company would be willing to speak to us. I can assure you that we'll make everything as convenient as possible for the speaker.
Sincerely yours,
[name]
[title]
4) 邀请收信人参加自己公司的产品演示会。
Dear Sir/Madam,
We would like to invite you to an exclusive presentation of our new [product].
The presentation will take place at [location], at [time] on [date]. There will also be a reception at [time]. We hope you and your colleagues will be able to attend.
[company] is a leading producer of high-quality [product]. As you know, recent
technological advances have become increasingly affordable to the public. Our new models offer superb quality and sophistication with economy, and their new features give them distinct advantages over similar products from other manufacturers.
We look forward to seeing you on [date]. Just call our office at [phone number] and we will be glad to secure a place for you.
Sincerely yours,
[name]
[title]
5) 邀请收信人参加公司总裁的退休仪式，这也是公司人性化公关活动的一种形式。 Dear Sir/Madam,
On [date], we will host an evening of celebration in honor of the retirement of [name], President of [company]. You are cordially invited to attend the celebration at [hotel],
[location], on [date] from [time] to [time].
[name] has been the President of [company] since [year]. During this period,
[company] expanded its business greatly. Now it's our opportunity to thank him for his years of exemplary leadership and wish him well for a happy retirement. Please join us in saying good-bye to [name].
Dear Jack,
I am writing to thank you for your congratulations on my success in the translation contest. In your letter, you told me that you wanted to know how to do well in translation. Here are some pieces of advice.
First, you need to grasp the basic grammar knowledge, which enables to you to understand the sentences correctly and translate the original language to the target language properly. Second, a wide range of extensive knowledge in different fields is preferred because the more you know, the easier it is for you to make clear what the passage is talking about.
I hope these pieces of information are of great help for your future study and translation.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
dear [mr. smith]:
it would give [me/us] great pleasure to have your presence at a reception in honor of the chinese delegation.
the reception will be held in the [the city hall], on [tuesday, october the fourth]. cocktails will be served promptly at [six] to be followed b dinner at [eight].
[i/we] sincerely hope you can attend. let [me/us] know.
sincerely yours
亲爱的[史密斯先生]:
如您能够出席为[中国代表团]而举行的招待会，[我（们）]将感到十分荣幸。 招待会定于[10月4日（星期二）]在[市政厅]举行。[6点钟]准时举行[鸡犬不宁尾酒会]， 随之在[8点钟]举行[正式的晚宴]。
[我（们）]期待着您的光临。请提前通知您能否出席。
Dear [Zhang Ying]:
Will you come to luncheon on [Friday, May the fifth], at [twelve o’clock]?
My niece [Mary] is visiting us and I think you will enjoy meeting her. She is a charming, very pretty girl … and very good company! [John and Jane] will be here, and perhaps we can [give a dance] after luncheon. Do say you’ll come!
Affectionately yours,
Li Ming
亲爱的[张营]:
您能在[5月5日星期五中午12点钟] 来吃午饭吗?
我侄女[玛丽]正在我们家中作客，我想您会乐于见到她的。她是个漂亮而聪明的女孩子，……同她在一起是很使人高兴的![约翰和简]也到这里来，也许在饭后我们能[开个舞会]，说好，一定得来呀!
Dear Susan:
I know you are interested in oil painting, so I’m sure you’ll be interested in Mr. and Mrs. Lin dun! They are coming here to supper next Sunday night, October the twelfth, and we’d like you and Walter to come, too.
Mr. and Mrs. Lin Dun are that very charming couple we met in Londonlast summer. They have a wonderful collection of oil paintings of various stages; and I understand that Mr. Lin Dun is quite an authority on oil painting. I’m sure you and Walter will thoroughly enjoy and evening in their company. We’re planning supper at six; that will give us a nice long evening to talk.
If I don’t hear from you before then, I’ll be expecting you on the twelfth! Affectionately yours,
Li Ming
Invitation Letter
MM DD, 20xx
Dear Visa Officer,
I, XXX(passport #: XXX) and my husband, YYY(passport #: YYY), are writing this letter to support of the B-2 visa applications for my father XXX (passport #: XXX) and my mother YYY (passport #: YYY). We invite them to visit us from DD MM YYYY to DD MM YYYY, approximate X months.
During the visit, my parents will live with us in our apartment at XXXX(美国的具体家庭地址). We plan to take them to travel around some famous cities in America, such as New York, Washington DC, Atlantic seashore, Falls of Niagara, Yellowstone National Park, San Diego and so on, to let them know how the Americans and we are living, as well as how we celebrate the Thanksgiving day, the Christmas, and the Chinese New-Year in USA. They will support all their expense, and we will support them in any emergency cases.
I'm now work as XXX（职务） with X visa at XXX company/came to US with X visa to reunion my husband, and my husband work at YYY with Y visa, and currently is
XX(职务) in Department of XXX. Please find photocopies of our passports, USA visa, I-94 and other documents in the supporting material for your reference.
My parents have very strong bonds in XXX, China, it's where they born, grew up, and living, where they have their own house and all their friends. They will return to China after their visit, and we also guarantee they will return to China after the visit.
I greatly appreciate your time to process their applications. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely yours,
Daughter: XXX （加签名） Son-in-law: YYY （加签名）XXX (职位) YYY(职位)
XXX (部门) YYY (部门)
XXX (单位/学校名字)YYY(单位/学校名字)
Tel: XXX Tel: YYY
Email: XXXEmail: YYY
Dear Sir or Madam， Nice to contact you ！We are glad to know your name and address on the Internet . Here writing you with expectation of establishing business relationship . Now we take this opportunity to introduce our pany. Our pany was founded in XX（year）. We have a very large international business with lots of countries.We are mainly produce all kinds of （product）. If something is attracting ，please let us know， then we should send you the price sheet. After you confirm the price ，the samples also can be dispathed to you for thepurpose of examining the quality.Hope our products meet your market. So that we can start our bbusiness relationship for mutual benefit. Thanking you in advance and looking forward to having your kind views on our business cooperation proposal. Your prompt reply would be highly appreciated waiting for your kindly reply.
Dear Jane,
We have four tickets for a famous film shown at Guangming Cinema, The
Longest Day, Friday, the ninth. Will you join us? We'll be looking for you
at eight sharp Friday night in front of the cinema, so don't disappoint
us!
Warmest regards.
Alice