Freaking nonsense... This only got our hopes up. I attached this twitter conversation along with link to the twitter conversation in my application. We were confident that the officer who sees this will take note of it. But seems like the officer ignored everything and went straight to rejection. And look at the rejection letter "you can reapply if you feel you can respond to these concerns and can demonstrate that your condition meets the requirements"
These guys just want to make money by giving false hopes.
I am really sorry to hear that your TRV was rejected. Unfortunately, the grounds for refusal in the letter are too generic which makes it difficult to address the concerns if one intends to reapply. I understand the IRCC keeps a GCMS file for tourist/visitor visas too? Would it be possible for you to gain access to that to know what the Immigration Officer was thinking when he/she made this decision? Does anyone have prior experience with this and if it helps?
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"you can reapply if you feel you can respond to these concerns and can demonstrate that your condition meets the requirements" but then again they do not pinpoint any concerns for us to address. This TRV system for spouses has to change. If an upstanding, law-abiding and taxpaying PR/citizen of Canada is assuring the Government that their spouse will return back home within a few months/weeks, they should consider this. Having a guarantor in place could work too. I think changing this system is most necessary right now because the IRCC is keeping mum on how and when they will clear this significant backlog of spousal applications. They do not have a strategy in place so what do they expect us to do? How long are we supposed to wait in the dark before we can start our lives with our spouses?
It is an incredibly stressful situation for all of us, I totally empathize with you.
I personally know the background of two cases where the TRV was approved during COVID-19 times. In one case the PA had successfully completed her biometrics/medical and applied for a TRV 'to take care of her husband during COVID-19' since he was classified as an essential worker and they had prior plans to meet in the PA's home country but could no longer do so. In another case, the PA filed for a TRV by citing the reason that his wife had delivered a premature baby.
Some TRV cases have been approved for spouses during this time but many have been rejected too. I don't know if Immigration Officers are well-trained to study TRV files (or if they even bother going through them) or if they reject/accept applications based on which side of the bed they wake up on that particular day.
I come from a country where bureaucratic/government procedures are messed up but I surely expected better from Canada. To keep us in the dark like this and give contradictory statements such as "we are processing files received on/before Jan 12th/Feb 12th/March 12th" is just..heartbreaking and irresponsible.
Let's make sure our voices and stories are heard, there is a rally between 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm today in different cities of Canada to highlight our plight. An MP is set to speak at the venue in Vancouver. If you can join it, please do so. You can find more details about it on this Facebook group: Canada Spousal Sponsorship Applicants Affected by COVID-19