In Reply to: It's more a matter of posted by gecko on Sunday, 13. January 2008 at 10:04 Bali Time:
should be written on a Stat Dec form available from your local newsagency for around 50 cents. Include cultural and tourist places of interest to visit with your friend as well as family life comparisons/ differences etc. that he can experience.
In many sponsorships of family and friends have never been asked for insurance! Most important for us is to always to have made sure the balinese tourist is carrying enough cash (used to be $30/day) on them when they arrive in Australia!! Need to work out how to get them Aust. dollars, you don't want the grief that can stress them at immigration if they can't produce the funds!!