Canada Visitor Visa (TRV) - For Wife's brother & his family

[canpr2020]

Hello All -

Me and my wife (we both are Canadians) are planning to invite her brother (& his family) to Canada for a visit for 2 months.

I have few questions which I need your guidance :

1. Will it be better to choose it as "Tourist Visa" or "Family visit"
2. Will it make case strong if we apply for wife's father & brother (& his family) together as single application with her father as primary ? (Her father is retired & not doing job now, not applying for her mother due to medical conditions and will stay back home)
3. Will it make sense to have wife's brother (& his family) apply separately ?
4. In case, only wife's brother (& his family) applying for TRV, invitation letter should be from me or my wife (she is homemaker).
5. How much funds should be sufficient required for 3 or 4 application ?
6. Document to prove relationship of my wife with her brother, can it be her birth certificate (from home country, not Canada) and brother's birth cert/passport to show the same parents) ?

Apologies for so many questions, however I feel, we have so many experienced people here on forum to guide here, so posting my queries.

Thank you so much in advance for helping me with this.

 

[Naturgrl]

Hello All -

Me and my wife (we both are Canadians) are planning to invite her brother (& his family) to Canada for a visit for 2 months.

I have few questions which I need your guidance :

1. Will it be better to choose it as "Tourist Visa" or "Family visit"
2. Will it make case strong if we apply for wife's father & brother (& his family) together as single application with her father as primary ? (Her father is retired & not doing job now, not applying for her mother due to medical conditions and will stay back home)
3. Will it make sense to have wife's brother (& his family) apply separately ?
4. In case, only wife's brother (& his family) applying for TRV, invitation letter should be from me or my wife (she is homemaker).
5. How much funds should be sufficient required for 3 or 4 application ?
6. Document to prove relationship of my wife with her brother, can it be her birth certificate (from home country, not Canada) and brother's birth cert/passport to show the same parents) ?

Apologies for so many questions, however I feel, we have so many experienced people here on forum to guide here, so posting my queries.

Thank you so much in advance for helping me with this.

1. Family. How many people are applying? Two months is a very long visit so cannot prove ties to return.
2. Father includes children if under 22. If not all are separate accounts.
3. Brother and his family (spouse and children under 22) are under same account.
4. Two months is way too long. Minimum of $20k in cash as need to show funds to afford visit but not use all savings.
5. Birth certificate

 

[canpr2020]

Thank you so much for your response, @Naturgrl.


1. Family. How many people are applying? Two months is a very long visit so cannot prove ties to return.
FIL, BIL, BIL's wife and 1 minor kid (total 4). For visa approval purposes, it can be reduced to 3-4 weeks. Will that work ?

4. Two months is way too long. Minimum of $20k in cash as need to show funds to afford visit but not use all savings.
If trip is shown for 3-4 weeks, will 15K CAD be sufficient to show in BIL's account.

Please help with below query :
1. In case, my wife's brother (& his family - spouse and 1 minor kid) applying for TRV, invitation letter should be from me or my wife (she is homemaker).

 

[Naturgrl]

Thank you so much for your response, @Naturgrl.


1. Family. How many people are applying? Two months is a very long visit so cannot prove ties to return.
FIL, BIL, BIL's wife and 1 minor kid (total 4). For visa approval purposes, it can be reduced to 3-4 weeks. Will that work ?

4. Two months is way too long. Minimum of $20k in cash as need to show funds to afford visit but not use all savings.
If trip is shown for 3-4 weeks, will 15K CAD be sufficient to show in BIL's account.

Please help with below query :
1. In case, my wife's brother (& his family - spouse and 1 minor kid) applying for TRV, invitation letter should be from me or my wife (she is homemaker).

1. So FIL is separate application for the other 3. Sure they can ask for a visit of 3-4 weeks. They are all showing ties to return (job letters with approved leave, business etc.).
2. FIL shows own funds to support visit, and then so does BIL for his spouse and child. $15k is not a lot for a visit. FIL should show that amount, and BIL should be over $20k. Want to show that they can afford to come to Canada but not use all savings.

Wife can send invitation that they are coming to visit but will fund their own trip.