Hey all,
I'm kind of at a loss what to do right now, was hoping for other thoughts. My partner and I applied for a supervisa for my parents in October, 2021 and we received a notice a few months ago that we were approved but only for approximately 15 months!
We pored over our applications with our lawyer and even double (and triple) checked for stupid errors like not noticing passports expiring right away or something. There was nothing wrong, we did everything by the book.
So, we requested a reasoning, and were told it was granted per the officer's discretion. More forcefully we then requested the notes under an ATIP request but again, there was nothing of substance to justify it in those notes and they repeated the exact same language "the visa was granted as per the officer discretion" language. Nothing regarding surveillance, health issues, expiring documents, misrepresentations, etc.
Meanwhile, my parents have had several visitor visas to Canada before (that they used), they just renewed for a second 5-year US visitor visa, and have regularly travelled North America and Europe. They own property and operate a business in our home country and support my grandparents and two brothers still living at home. They're under 60 and have no major health issues. My partner and I both have stable, generous incomes. Something is wrong but they just won't tell us.
Obviously I'm never going to reapply for a supervisa after how long it took and how much money it took for such a lackluster result but I'm worried now even if I apply for visitor visas there's something that is clearly an issue that isn't being expressed. But since it isn't in the notes and because the supervisa application was technically granted, my lawyer told us there's basically no path to appeal it with IRCC so I guess I just have to waste time and money trying with visitor visas and hope for the best?
Any thoughts? Kind of at a loss here. Huge waste of time and money.
Thanks!
I'm kind of at a loss what to do right now, was hoping for other thoughts. My partner and I applied for a supervisa for my parents in October, 2021 and we received a notice a few months ago that we were approved but only for approximately 15 months!
We pored over our applications with our lawyer and even double (and triple) checked for stupid errors like not noticing passports expiring right away or something. There was nothing wrong, we did everything by the book.
So, we requested a reasoning, and were told it was granted per the officer's discretion. More forcefully we then requested the notes under an ATIP request but again, there was nothing of substance to justify it in those notes and they repeated the exact same language "the visa was granted as per the officer discretion" language. Nothing regarding surveillance, health issues, expiring documents, misrepresentations, etc.
Meanwhile, my parents have had several visitor visas to Canada before (that they used), they just renewed for a second 5-year US visitor visa, and have regularly travelled North America and Europe. They own property and operate a business in our home country and support my grandparents and two brothers still living at home. They're under 60 and have no major health issues. My partner and I both have stable, generous incomes. Something is wrong but they just won't tell us.
Obviously I'm never going to reapply for a supervisa after how long it took and how much money it took for such a lackluster result but I'm worried now even if I apply for visitor visas there's something that is clearly an issue that isn't being expressed. But since it isn't in the notes and because the supervisa application was technically granted, my lawyer told us there's basically no path to appeal it with IRCC so I guess I just have to waste time and money trying with visitor visas and hope for the best?
Any thoughts? Kind of at a loss here. Huge waste of time and money.
Thanks!
