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| Subject: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada |
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Hi,
I´m creating a new topic because I haven´t find one describing my situation.
I´m a Canadian Citizen married to a foreigner. I´m currently waiting for my Permanent Residency Visa and my work permit here, in her country which I should get soon.
Since I´m just waiting here (I can´t work, I don´t have my work permit yet) and my wife will be on vacations soon, we are looking to go to Canada for 2-3 weeks to visit my family. Also, since we might visit Canada more then once in the next few years, we might just ask for a multiple entry visa.
So, I know she needs a TRV and to support her application, the Embassy told me I can provide any documents to prove she´ll (we´ll) come back here so we are planning to send those documents:
* Invitation Letters (from myself & from my Dad since we´re planning to stay at his place)
* Letter from her job
* 2 photos
* Payment
* Wedding certificate
* Copy of my Immigration card issued by the government here (so I can stay in the country until I receive my actual visa) + the immigration registration stamp in my passport.
* A copy of my visa requests form (letter from lawyer) with the seal of the country (proof the documents were presented and received)
* My birth certificate (to prove I´m Canadian)
* The required application form
* A document describing our itinerary (with who we´re going to visit with relationship with us)
* Copy of my (her´s as well ?) bank account record ?
Any comments ? Anything else we should send ?
How good would you evaluate our chances to get it (for what our personal guesses worth Wink)?
Thanks a lot !
[04-06-2010,09:54]
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Robert |
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(in reply to: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada)
Hi Robert,
You have done your home work very well. I would suggest to include your return ticket to and from Canada. It would be a great support to show you will surely come back.
Best luck,
Nisha
[04-06-2010,13:46]
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Nisha |
(in reply to: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada)
thanks Nisha
[04-06-2010,17:14]
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Robert |
(in reply to: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada)
Robert,
the most important document is where you provide evidence of very strong ties to her home country so that she will leave canada after the trip. this needs to be quite profound evidence. i went through the same process for my fiancee and her visa request was refused. from my point of view we provided a very throurough documentation including all the material you´ve listed above ans also very strong arguments for her to return to her home country after the trip (job, apartment owner, family, etc.) but this did not help. i read quite a lot cases where people were refused a visitor visa even to attend funerals of one of the couples parents - so be prepared accordingly (also in regards to booking your flights). pls keep us updated how CIC decide in your case.
good luck!
brian
[05-06-2010,18:43]
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brian |
(in reply to: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada)
Brian: Do you think that the fact we are married (vs you fiancee) would change something/help?
[05-06-2010,22:29]
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Robert |
(in reply to: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada)
add to previous post:
since we could applied for the Canadian permanent residency and it would be cheaper than my PR in the country where we are...
Yes, I´m waiting for the ticket because I know how "special" CIC can be.
[05-06-2010,22:39]
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Robert |
(in reply to: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada)
Not quite sure whether this really makes a difference since this doesnt provide a reason for her to leave the country. if you two had very well paid jobs abroad, expensive real estate, etc. that would probably be more convincing for cic. someone from toronto who´s married to an asian and who´s running a business in her home country told me that even though her business with 3 emplyoees would be a quite persuading reason to return to her home country cic wouldnt let her visit her parents in law who reside in ontario. they unsuccessfully applied two times and a third time for a business visa.
but you never know you still could be lucky. it seems that some people try it several times - more or less with the same application material and guess what, suddenly the visa is being granted after two or three rejections... which bothers me most because this turns applying for a visa pretty much into gambling... we applied one time and i´m not willing to do it again because it´s ridiculous. we´ll getting married soon and then we´ll apply for her PR. if her PR visa is being rejected (because cic might label it as a fake marriage since she´d never visitied me in canada before... lol) I´m happy to leave canada to move to her country...
again, good luck!
brian
[06-06-2010,00:19]
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brian |
(in reply to: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada)
Robert,
It doesn´t matter if she is your girl friend or wife. This is how CIC will look at the situation:
CIC doesn´t care about you and your status in the country where you are residing at the moment. The reason being is you are a Canadian citizen.
She... in the other hand, has to prove that she is not going to stay in Canada and she has more than enough ties to her home country.
Her assets, lenght of employment, career, salary, kind of employment, previous trips, what is she going to do in Canada, how long? why? etc, 90% chances she will be called for an interview. Her answers will make a difference.
You are not working and eventhough you are waiting for documentation to be allowed to work, there is nothing to prevent you to visit Canada with your wife and stay here. That is how CIC will look at it.
A foreign national is a potential illegal immigrant until proven otherwise.
Even if she gets a TRV that doesn´t give her an automatic right to enter Canada. Bring enough prove to show to the CBSA officer upon arrival.
Those applications, specially newly weds get flagged right from the getgo.
[07-06-2010,19:42]
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DocD |
(in reply to: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada)
What do you think of adding a document (for additional info with the letter) saying something like (to put more emphasis on why we have to be back here):
We live in Panama together and here´s what we paid for PR and work visa XXXX$ (with details). If we don´t comeback together, my application will be declare invalid.If our objective was to stay in Canada, she could apply for Canadian PR for 550$ which represent basically 1/3 of what we paid so far (for my PR here)...and my wife would be able to stay legally in Canada with the right to work ?
Thanks for your feedback
[07-06-2010,21:04]
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Robert |
(in reply to: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada)
It is not just $550, it is that plus the Right of Permanent Resident Fee.
Anyway, that is not the point. You have to send your application to Guatemala anyways, there is no Embassy in Panama other than a consulate. They will run a quick interview there but in Guatemala their decision is going to be based on the documentation you provided.
Again, pay attention on her ties to Panama not in yours.
[08-06-2010,11:25]
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DocD |
(in reply to: Temporary Residence Visa - Canadian Outside Canada)
DocD:
Even though it´s not what i´d like to hear :P I really appreciate your feedback
Thanks
[08-06-2010,13:25]
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Robert |
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