Applying visitor visa for my parents (for tourism) as I have got a job in Canada and my immigration has been initiated

[RohanKumar007]

Hi all,

I am currently based in India and I have got a job in Canada and they are working on getting my immigration going (about to initiate LMIA). Since it is taking some time to get even temporary visa, I thought I would initiate the visitor visa process for my parents as I am here to help them with the process (due to Work From Home). Since Canada would be bit of known place to me (spent many years in US), I am thinking to bring my parents for few months in summer (April or May) of next year as soon as I land in Canada (and get home and car).

To give background, the reason I am giving is my parents are planning for a visit to US early next year to meet extended family and also thinking to visit Canada for few days. My parents have visited US couple of times in last 8 years, and still have valid US B1/B2 visa. I would probably book few days of hotel reservation in Niagra Falls Canada to be on the safer side. Since I am nowhere in Canada or about to be there, this seems to make more sense. I don't want to wait till I get work permit and then wait for 4 more months for visitor visa (might be winter of 2022 by then).

So I have few questions:

1. My parents have limited liquid funds ($7000 CAD) but other things like mutual funds etc. I can also show 30,000 CAD in one of my accounts and say I am sponsoring their trip. I would give a sponsorship letter along with it.
   1. Do I need to show bank statement from all my banks or just one bank with 30,000 CAD. I applied for Schengen Visa/UK visa in past and only showed the required funds.
   2. Can also attach few months of my payslips
2. My parents don't have a marriage certificate. I was reading on forums here that it is not mandatory for visitor visa to show a marriage certificate. Even an affadavit does for supervisa and PR. For visitor visa, the passport page with spouse information is also okay as per forums.

Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

 

[Naturgrl]

You are not living and working in Canada so your funds aren’t considered. Your payslips make no difference. Even if your funds were attached they still need to show funds and $7000 for a two month visit is not enough. You can’t even issue a letter of invitation. There is no such things as sponsorship. They need to show their own funds to support their visit plus home ties, travel history etc.

So they can apply for a visitor visa and see if approved.

 

[RohanKumar007]

You are not living and working in Canada so your funds aren’t considered. Your payslips make no difference. Even if your funds were attached they still need to show funds and $7000 for a two month visit is not enough. You can’t even issue a letter of invitation. There is no such things as sponsorship. They need to show their own funds to support their visit plus home ties, travel history etc.

So they can apply for a visitor visa and see if approved.

Okay. Well my cousin sponsored his parents trip to Schengen area and UK while his parents were coming to him to US. His parents didn't had any money, so he gave them sponsor letter for UK and Swiss consulate in India. I thought if someone is sponsoring the trip, it is assumed to be okay since the reason they are coming to Canada is for tourism. Like they are visiting Niagra in US and thinking to just drive to Niagra in Canada with their US family. I am no where in the scenario, excepting sponsoring their trip as blood relative.

My mother and sibiling also have a joint account which has close to 40,000 CAD. But since my mother is a housewife, i thought it would look funny and better I sponsor their trip.

 

[Naturgrl]

Okay. Well my cousin sponsored his parents trip to Schengen area and UK while his parents were coming to him to US. His parents didn't had any money, so he gave them sponsor letter for UK and Swiss consulate in India. I thought if someone is sponsoring the trip, it is assumed to be okay since the reason they are coming to Canada is for tourism. Like they are visiting Niagra in US and thinking to just drive to Niagra in Canada with their US family. I am no where in the scenario, excepting sponsoring their trip as blood relative.

My mother and sibiling also have a joint account which has close to 40,000 CAD. But since my mother is a housewife, i thought it would look funny and better I sponsor their trip.

So your cousin in the US sponsored parents for their European and US trip? So what does this have to do with a Canadian visitor visa? Your mother can show joint account as long as she has access to the funds. It is her funds. They are applying for a visitor visa without your support or letter of invitation.

 

[canuck78]

Hi all,

I am currently based in India and I have got a job in Canada and they are working on getting my immigration going (about to initiate LMIA). Since it is taking some time to get even temporary visa, I thought I would initiate the visitor visa process for my parents as I am here to help them with the process (due to Work From Home). Since Canada would be bit of known place to me (spent many years in US), I am thinking to bring my parents for few months in summer (April or May) of next year as soon as I land in Canada (and get home and car).

To give background, the reason I am giving is my parents are planning for a visit to US early next year to meet extended family and also thinking to visit Canada for few days. My parents have visited US couple of times in last 8 years, and still have valid US B1/B2 visa. I would probably book few days of hotel reservation in Niagra Falls Canada to be on the safer side. Since I am nowhere in Canada or about to be there, this seems to make more sense. I don't want to wait till I get work permit and then wait for 4 more months for visitor visa (might be winter of 2022 by then).

So I have few questions:

1. My parents have limited liquid funds ($7000 CAD) but other things like mutual funds etc. I can also show 30,000 CAD in one of my accounts and say I am sponsoring their trip. I would give a sponsorship letter along with it.
   1. Do I need to show bank statement from all my banks or just one bank with 30,000 CAD. I applied for Schengen Visa/UK visa in past and only showed the required funds.
   2. Can also attach few months of my payslips
2. My parents don't have a marriage certificate. I was reading on forums here that it is not mandatory for visitor visa to show a marriage certificate. Even an affadavit does for supervisa and PR. For visitor visa, the passport page with spouse information is also okay as per forums.

Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

Would be much better to invite them when you have already moved to Canada and established themselves. If they apply now and given there lack of savings there may be concerns they are attempting to move to Canada with you.

 

[RohanKumar007]

Would be much better to invite them when you have already moved to Canada and established themselves. If they apply now and given there lack of savings there may be concerns they are attempting to move to Canada with you.

But they have been to US several times. So their travel history is clean, right? My father has a pension and savings and a house in India that's worth 400,000 CAD. My mother and sibiling have a joint account which has close to 40,000 CAD. My sibiling puts part of his monthly income in that but my mom is housewife, so not sure if I can show that account as their source of funds.

I dont know how Canada works but at least European countries and US are also okay giving tourist visa if a child (who doesn't even live there) is ready to sponsor them. Like my cousin sponsored tourist visa for EU/UK for his parents, they have no savings/pension and not even a house in India.

The main point is, they are going as tourist to US and think Niagra from Canadian side looks cooler.

 

[RohanKumar007]

So your cousin in the US sponsored parents for their European and US trip? So what does this have to do with a Canadian visitor visa? Your mother can show joint account as long as she has access to the funds. It is her funds. They are applying for a visitor visa without your support or letter of invitation.

Thanks. Just asked because most western countries have similar rules. At least thats what I observed in decade of stay in US and trips to several European countries.

 

[RohanKumar007]

But they have been to US several times, stayed legally and left timely. So their travel history is clean, right? My father has a pension and savings and a house in India that's worth 400,000 CAD. My mother and sibiling have a joint account which has close to 40,000 CAD. My sibiling puts part of his monthly income in that but my mom is housewife, so not sure if I can show that account as their source of funds.

I dont know how Canada works but at least European countries and US are also okay giving tourist visa if a child (who doesn't even live there) is ready to sponsor them. Like my cousin sponsored tourist visa for EU/UK for his parents, they have no savings/pension and not even a house in India.

The main point is, they are going as tourist to US and think Niagra from Canadian side looks cooler. So its more

 

[RohanKumar007]

Let me maybe elaborate. This is my source of confusion, the IRCC website

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/visitors/proof-funds-financial-support.html

The top section says "Friends or family giving verbal or written commitment about availability of funds". It doesn't mention they have to be in Canada. Generally, US and European countries are okay if a person working in any 3rd country is also sponsoring their parents. But the second paragraph is bit confusing that mentions host or family. So there seems to be some confusion (at least to me) about inference of these two sentences.

Anyway, if the latter is the case can I show my mother and sibiling joint account as it has close to 40,000 CAD. Would a statement from joint account be acceptable?

Also, please comment about the marriage certificate thing if you know.
Thank you

 

[Naturgrl]

Let me maybe elaborate. This is my source of confusion, the IRCC website

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/visitors/proof-funds-financial-support.html

The top section says "Friends or family giving verbal or written commitment about availability of funds". It doesn't mention they have to be in Canada. Generally, US and European countries are okay if a person working in any 3rd country is also sponsoring their parents. But the second paragraph is bit confusing that mentions host or family. So there seems to be some confusion (at least to me) about inference of these two sentences.

Anyway, if the latter is the case can I show my mother and sibiling joint account as it has close to 40,000 CAD.

Also, please comment about the marriage certificate thing if you know.
Thank you

Show your mother’s $40k account with your sibling. You can show your funds but Canadian immigration leans towards those in living and working Canada. Your parents purpose of visit is to see Niagara Falls. Check if they are eligible to travel with vaccines etc. because they are going for tourism purposes only.

 

[canuck78]

Thanks. Just asked because most western countries have similar rules. At least thats what I observed in decade of stay in US and trips to several European countries.

Getting a visa to enter Canada tends to be harder than getting a visa to the US or many European countries because it is much harder to deport people from Canada.

 

[canuck78]

But they have been to US several times. So their travel history is clean, right? My father has a pension and savings and a house in India that's worth 400,000 CAD. My mother and sibiling have a joint account which has close to 40,000 CAD. My sibiling puts part of his monthly income in that but my mom is housewife, so not sure if I can show that account as their source of funds.

I dont know how Canada works but at least European countries and US are also okay giving tourist visa if a child (who doesn't even live there) is ready to sponsor them. Like my cousin sponsored tourist visa for EU/UK for his parents, they have no savings/pension and not even a house in India.

The main point is, they are going as tourist to US and think Niagra from Canadian side looks cooler.

The issue is that you haven’t established a life in Canada. When you have established a life in Canada it becomes much easier to invite your parents to visit you in Canada. If they want to travel when you plan on moving there are usually concerns that they are trying to move with you to Canada. Many attempt to have their parents relocate with them so IRCC does watch for this. Nobody can predict whether they will be approved but they have a much stronger application if you invite them once you have lived in Canada for 6 months.

 

[girikrish]

Hi all,

I am currently based in India and I have got a job in Canada and they are working on getting my immigration going (about to initiate LMIA). Since it is taking some time to get even temporary visa, I thought I would initiate the visitor visa process for my parents as I am here to help them with the process (due to Work From Home). Since Canada would be bit of known place to me (spent many years in US), I am thinking to bring my parents for few months in summer (April or May) of next year as soon as I land in Canada (and get home and car).

To give background, the reason I am giving is my parents are planning for a visit to US early next year to meet extended family and also thinking to visit Canada for few days. My parents have visited US couple of times in last 8 years, and still have valid US B1/B2 visa. I would probably book few days of hotel reservation in Niagra Falls Canada to be on the safer side. Since I am nowhere in Canada or about to be there, this seems to make more sense. I don't want to wait till I get work permit and then wait for 4 more months for visitor visa (might be winter of 2022 by then).

So I have few questions:

1. My parents have limited liquid funds ($7000 CAD) but other things like mutual funds etc. I can also show 30,000 CAD in one of my accounts and say I am sponsoring their trip. I would give a sponsorship letter along with it.
   1. Do I need to show bank statement from all my banks or just one bank with 30,000 CAD. I applied for Schengen Visa/UK visa in past and only showed the required funds.
   2. Can also attach few months of my payslips
2. My parents don't have a marriage certificate. I was reading on forums here that it is not mandatory for visitor visa to show a marriage certificate. Even an affadavit does for supervisa and PR. For visitor visa, the passport page with spouse information is also okay as per forums.

Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

Hi Rohan,

I wanted to check with you if you were able to secure visitor visa for you parents before you establish in Canada? I am in similar situation, Could you please advise?

 

[RohanKumar007]

The issue is that you haven’t established a life in Canada. When you have established a life in Canada it becomes much easier to invite your parents to visit you in Canada. If they want to travel when you plan on moving there are usually concerns that they are trying to move with you to Canada. Many attempt to have their parents relocate with them so IRCC does watch for this. Nobody can predict whether they will be approved but they have a much stronger application if you invite them once you have lived in Canada for 6 months.

Someone quoted me here so got reply. Thanks for the help. It seems there is something known as CAN+ for people with valid US visa and travel history to Canada in last 10 years. My parents visa was approved in 3 working days after biometrics. It seems Canada hands out visitor visa freely to people with US visa under CAN+. They dont even ask for financial documents. My brother applied for Canada visa recently, just attached passport bio and US visa scan, no financial/cover letter approved in 4 days.
https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=877&top=16