Tourist visa for refugee parents

[SilentHill]

Hello to everyone.

I passed the court in November 2020 and made my PR application. My PR card has not reached me and I do not expect it to arrive in the next 2 years. I want my mother to apply for a tourist visa to see me. My mother is a teacher in my country and only wants to come to Canada for 1 month. Is there any possibility that my mother will not get a visa because I am a refugee? Do I have to write a letter to the government on this subject during the visa application?

I wonder if people who have a refugee status and have a visa for their parents can help.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hello to everyone.

I passed the court in November 2020 and made my PR application. My PR card has not reached me and I do not expect it to arrive in the next 2 years. I want my mother to apply for a tourist visa to see me. My mother is a teacher in my country and only wants to come to Canada for 1 month. Is there any possibility that my mother will not get a visa because I am a refugee? Do I have to write a letter to the government on this subject during the visa application?

I wonder if people who have a refugee status and have a visa for their parents can help.

Yes, there is a possibility that she won’t get a visa based upon you claiming asylum . As well you just recently got approved for PR
It can appear that since you only recently got approved , that you want your mother to join you here
Then there’s a slim chance she’ll be approved

 

[SilentHill]

Yes, there is a possibility that she won’t get a visa based upon you claiming asylum . As well you just recently got approved for PR
It can appear that since you only recently got approved , that you want your mother to join you here
Then there’s a slim chance she’ll be approved

My only wish is for her to come to Canada for a month to see me. I heard that there are some refugees here who are getting visas for their parents. So is there no way my parents can see me in Canada? Too bad it happens.

 

[SilentHill]

Yes, there is a possibility that she won’t get a visa based upon you claiming asylum . As well you just recently got approved for PR
It can appear that since you only recently got approved , that you want your mother to join you here
Then there’s a slim chance she’ll be approved

Would it work if I wrote a letter to the government at the time of the visa application and gave a guarantee that she would not apply for a refugee? Does something like this work?

 

[Copingwithlife]

My only wish is for her to come to Canada for a month to see me. I heard that there are some refugees here who are getting visas for their parents. So is there no way my parents can see me in Canada? Too bad it happens.

Thats not what I said . There’s a slim chance it’ll be approved
And no, a letter stating she won’t claim asylum won’t help
Because if she did, what would the Government be able to do ?

 

[scylla]

Would it work if I wrote a letter to the government at the time of the visa application and gave a guarantee that she would not apply for a refugee? Does something like this work?

There is no way for you to guarantee this. Having said that, your mother can certainly try to apply. There's no harm in trying and she may get lucky and be approved. She will want to demonstrate ties to her home country in the application - that's what will be most important. She should try to show as much of the following as possible: proof of employment including leave letter from the employer, pay stubs, and letter from employer indicating how long she has been working there / that she is employed full time; proof of property ownership; proof of any business owned; proof of bank accounts and other assets to demonstrate ties and to show that she can cover the costs for her trip to Canada; proof of previous travel to countries requiring visas such as the US / UK. Good luck!

 

[SilentHill]

There is no way for you to guarantee this. Having said that, your mother can certainly try to apply. There's no harm in trying and she may get lucky and be approved. She will want to demonstrate ties to her home country in the application - that's what will be most important. She should try to show as much of the following as possible: proof of employment including leave letter from the employer, pay stubs, and letter from employer indicating how long she has been working there / that she is employed full time; proof of property ownership; proof of any business owned; proof of bank accounts and other assets to demonstrate ties and to show that she can cover the costs for her trip to Canada; proof of previous travel to countries requiring visas such as the US / UK. Good luck!

I think I did not express myself correctly. My mother is 55 years old and she has been working as a chemistry teacher for 30 years. So far she got 1 USA and 3 schengen visas. My fear is that he will not be granted a tourist visa because his son is a refugee. Do you think there is such a possibility?

 

[scylla]

I think I did not express myself correctly. My mother is 55 years old and she has been working as a chemistry teacher for 30 years. So far she got 1 USA and 3 schengen visas. My fear is that he will not be granted a tourist visa because his son is a refugee. Do you think there is such a possibility?

Yes - there's a possibility the TRV will not be granted for this reason.