Renewing TRV while married and border entry

[oxolodo]

Hi, I'll try to be short:

My girlfriend and I will get married in 2 weeks (March 23rd) in Canada.
She'll then go back to Peru to visit for 2 months
Her TRV expires on May 28th
She will "rush" back to Canada before May 28th, with the intention to apply inland

1. Reading this forum, we figured that since she already has a valid TRV, it is very unlikely that she will get denied re-entry at the border, even though we will be married. Can you confirm?

2. She would like to apply for a new TRV while in Peru, so that she can stay a bit more than 2 months (not "rush" back). Reading this forum, it seems likely that they will deny her since we will be married. In the case of a denial, would that lower her chance of re-entry at the border with her old TRV?

Thank you

 

[canuck78]

Hi, I'll try to be short:

My girlfriend and I will get married in 2 weeks (March 23rd) in Canada.
She'll then go back to Peru to visit for 2 months
Her TRV expires on May 28th
She will "rush" back to Canada before May 28th, with the intention to apply inland

1. Reading this forum, we figured that since she already has a valid TRV, it is very unlikely that she will get denied re-entry at the border, even though we will be married. Can you confirm?

2. She would like to apply for a new TRV while in Peru, so that she can stay a bit more than 2 months (not "rush" back). Reading this forum, it seems likely that they will deny her since we will be married. In the case of a denial, would that lower her chance of re-entry at the border with her old TRV?

Thank you

Not a good idea to apply again from Peru. The chances of being denied are very high. In general, she can be denied at any time at the border. Given that she is entering right before the expiry date there may be more questions. She'll need to show she can support herself and she shouldn't appear to be moving to Canada and bring lots of extra luggage.

 

[oxolodo]

Thanks a lot for your answer.

So a TRV denial may be a red flag later when she comes back in May right? There IS something to lose in applying for it.

For her re-entry, she'll have a return flight, let's say 3 weeks later, but obviously don't intend on using it since she wants to apply inland. At the border, she won't tell things they don't ask about, but also don't want to lie. How do you conciliate that? What if they directly ask "do you intend on staying longer than 3 weeks" or "do you intend to apply for PR"?

My guess is that the best thing to do is to keep the storyline "visiting husband for 3 weeks only". But can that be held against her during PR application?

 

[Imjennah]

yes it definitely can be held against her if she says she is visiting only a few weeks. Always tell the truth. The dont ask dont tell policy is valid, but the matter of the fact is also that she will be asked a lot of questions because

A)she is married to a canadian
B)shes trying to get in with TRV right before it expires, without having asked for an extension

 

[oxolodo]

That's very good to know. No lie.

I don't get the extension thing. I think I might have been unclear. Right now her visitor status is NOT about to expire, she's only here for less than 3 months in this trip. It's her passport (and the visa inside it) that will expire when she'll be in Peru. That's what I was referring to with "TRV". That's not something you can just "extend" right?

The plan is to get a new passport in Peru, but keep the old one with the visa (still valid) to re-enter. Indeed, the fact that it will be about to expire is the reason she's coming back so fast to visit me. This is a bit obvious of course, but problematic? (disregarding the PR application).

 

[canuck78]

That's very good to know. No lie.

I don't get the extension thing. I think I might have been unclear. Right now her visitor status is NOT about to expire, she's only here for less than 3 months in this trip. It's her passport (and the visa inside it) that will expire when she'll be in Peru. That's what I was referring to with "TRV". That's not something you can just "extend" right?

The plan is to get a new passport in Peru, but keep the old one with the visa (still valid) to re-enter. Indeed, the fact that it will be about to expire is the reason she's coming back so fast to visit me. This is a bit obvious of course, but problematic? (disregarding the PR application).

Expiring TRV will likely lead to a few more questions as well as the fact that she was recently in Canada.