What exactly is sponsoring General Visitor?

[1bellb]

Hi,
I am a British Citizen living in the UK and I have been looking all over the UK Border Agency website to find out how to help get a friend of mine who lives in India to visit for 3 weeks for a holiday as a treat from me.
I found these Sponsorship Visa Forms but I don't quite understand exactly what they are as I don't find the site very clear. So I just have a few questions about them.
If I complete a Sponsorship Undertaking Form from your website and send that off what happens next?
Does my friend still need to apply for a Visa at his end or will he not have to do anything until he lands here in the UK?
--If he still has to apply for a visa does he apply before, after or during my application for sponsorship.
And also after completing a Sponsorship Application Form, where do I send it? I found no address to send it to.

Thank you in advance
Ben

[Lucapooka]

He only needs your sponsorship if he will be relying on your benevolence. If he is of independent means then he does not need a sponsor.

The Sponsorship Undertaking form is only used for the settlement of elderly dependant relatives. So not relevant or necessary to his circumstances.

He applies for a visa (on-line in some countries) and provides the details of your sponsorship (money and accommodation).

[1bellb]

He only needs your sponsorship if he will be relying on your benevolence. If he is of independent means then he does not need a sponsor.

The Sponsorship Undertaking form is only used for the settlement of elderly dependant relatives. So not relevant or necessary to his circumstances.

He applies for a visa (on-line in some countries) and provides the details of your sponsorship (money and accommodation).

Ok thank you, so I just need to give him all the details and stuff then and he applies with them. Cool, thanks