Parents Visitor Visa Rejected. What to do now?

[sharathsatheesh]

Hi, me and my wife had our first kid recently and my in-laws came to Canada this July on visitor visa. They are currently staying with us and will go back in December.
Meanwhile I had applied visitor visas for my parents and my brother as they wanted to travel here next January.
Their application was rejected and the rejection letter says;

Dear
Thank you for your interest in coming to Canada. I have reviewed your temporary resident visa (visitor visa) application and supporting documentation to assess whether you meet the requirements for a visitor visa (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eligibility.html). This includes assessing whether you are coming to Canada temporarily for the reason(s) you describe in your application. I have determined that your application does not meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-2.5/index.html) and Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-2002-227/index.html). I am refusing your application.
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as required by paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-179.html). I am refusing your application because you have not established that you will leave Canada, based on the following factors:
• Your assets and financial situation are insufficient to support the stated purpose of travel for yourself (and any accompanying family member(s), if applicable).
• You have significant family ties in Canada.
• The purpose of your visit to Canada is not consistent with a temporary stay given the details you have provided in your application.

What does this mean? I had attached invitation letter for all three applicants and vouched that I will bear all their expenses in Canada.
Should I have shown their funds in home country also? I showed only some funds since I was saying in the letter that i will bear all expenses. Both parents are retired and brother is studying.

Please advise how I should move from here.

Thanks in advance.

 

[scylla]

Hi, me and my wife had our first kid recently and my in-laws came to Canada this July on visitor visa. They are currently staying with us and will go back in December.
Meanwhile I had applied visitor visas for my parents and my brother as they wanted to travel here next January.
Their application was rejected and the rejection letter says;



What does this mean? I had attached invitation letter for all three applicants and vouched that I will bear all their expenses in Canada.
Should I have shown their funds in home country also? I showed only some funds since I was saying in the letter that i will bear all expenses. Both parents are retired and brother is studying.

Please advise how I should move from here.

Thanks in advance.

Your parents and brother should be showing their own funds as well. IRCC generally wants to see that those visiting have the funds available to pay for their trip and stay.

What did you include in their application to show proof of ties to the home country?

How long a visit did they request?

Do they have previous travel to countries requiring visas?

 

[canuck78]

Hi, me and my wife had our first kid recently and my in-laws came to Canada this July on visitor visa. They are currently staying with us and will go back in December.
Meanwhile I had applied visitor visas for my parents and my brother as they wanted to travel here next January.
Their application was rejected and the rejection letter says;



What does this mean? I had attached invitation letter for all three applicants and vouched that I will bear all their expenses in Canada.
Should I have shown their funds in home country also? I showed only some funds since I was saying in the letter that i will bear all expenses. Both parents are retired and brother is studying.

Please advise how I should move from here.

Thanks in advance.

How old is your brother? Unless he lives in the summer hemisphere he would be in school in January. How long are they planning on staying? It seems to look like both sets of grandparents are trading off for 6 month stays. Are they both retired? Are you working? As visitors they can’t provide childcare so that may be a concern. How much person savings did your parents show? Do they have any previous travel history to places like the US, UK, Australia, etc.?

 

[sharathsatheesh]

Thanks @scylla & @canuck78 for the response.

Me and wife are both PR, working here.
My brother is 28 and still studying. He would be finishing his studies before traveling.
My brother and parents have not travelled to other countries before.
We asked to stay for 6 months.
I didnt include any documents to show ties to home country.
My parents are retired. They own properties but I didnt include any documents showing that.
I showed only minimal funds for my parents (around 4000CAD) and instead added my own paystubs and my wives paystub. I included a letter from both of us saying we will bear all their expenses. I didnt show any funds for brother.
I didnt know about these criteria beforehand.

My wife's parents had visited Canada very long time ago, and I had given their old UCI in their application. They did show more funds too. But I had given our paystubs and invitation letter and I thought that was what mattered more when their application was approved.

Do you think I can re apply immediately showing more funds? How can I show ties to home country effectively. My brother doesnt own any property back home.

Should I apply for super visa for parents instead of regular visit visa?

Is there any other type of visa they could apply for?
Thanks again for your help. I was really expecting to see my parents after a long time and they were also very excited to see their grandchild. Now I think I messed up everything.

 

[canuck78]

Thanks @scylla & @canuck78 for the response.

Me and wife are both PR, working here.
My brother is 28 and still studying. He would be finishing his studies before traveling.
My brother and parents have not travelled to other countries before.
We asked to stay for 6 months.
I didnt include any documents to show ties to home country.
My parents are retired. They own properties but I didnt include any documents showing that.
I showed only minimal funds for my parents (around 4000CAD) and instead added my own paystubs and my wives paystub. I included a letter from both of us saying we will bear all their expenses. I didnt show any funds for brother.
I didnt know about these criteria beforehand.

My wife's parents had visited Canada very long time ago, and I had given their old UCI in their application. They did show more funds too. But I had given our paystubs and invitation letter and I thought that was what mattered more when their application was approved.

Do you think I can re apply immediately showing more funds? How can I show ties to home country effectively. My brother doesnt own any property back home.

Should I apply for super visa for parents instead of regular visit visa?

Is there any other type of visa they could apply for?
Thanks again for your help. I was really expecting to see my parents after a long time and they were also very excited to see their grandchild. Now I think I messed up everything.

Your brother must apply separately from your parents since he is an adult. He will have a much harder time getting approved since he doesn’t have strong ties to your home country like a job, property, family (spouse and children) in his home country, may not have much personal savings, etc. He should show that he has the finances to support his own travels. Asking to remain for 6 months is too long for your brother. As a new graduate who is 28 years old he shouldn’t be able to take a 6 month vacation after he just graduated especially having never travelled before.

In terms of your parents a supervisa would likely be a better option if they don’t have a lot of savings or other assets as long as you have been in Canada for long enough to be able to show NOA that meets LICO. If you are planning on transferring money to them to increase their savings amount it will be pretty clear that they haven’t earned the money. If they have other savings that they haven’t declared and own property that has significant value they could reapply for a regular TRV. You would have to explain why they didn’t include their other savings in the first application. The fact that you hadn’t realized that their savings was what was important and not your savings iis a valid reasons for not including other savings if that is the first application. You could also wait for GCMS notes for more specific details for their refusal but it seems pretty clear that finances was the primary reason for your parents. Your brother’s case has multiple issues and wouldn’t suggest reapplying right away because the chances of approval are pretty low.