Hi Experts,
After reading quite a handful of threads on this forum about TRV refusal, I'm starting to worry about my case (haven't submitted yet). Let me explain my situation here and any advice / guidance would be greatly appreciated!
BACKGROUND:
I'm residing in Hong Kong, holding a Malaysian passport. I'm married and live with my wife and I have 2 kids (all holding US passports). We were all born in Hong Kong. I have just got my US visitor visa recently and we are going to visit US in mid June for around 3 weeks, and figured we would rent a car and drive up to Toronto for sight seeing as well as visiting relatives & friends. My wife and I visited Toronto (by car also) back in 2004 and had had some trouble crossing the border: back then I wasn't aware that I needed a visa to enter Canada, so I didn't have a valid visa... but in the end I was granted to enter Canada (had a valid stamp on my passport). We stayed for a couple of days and left as scheduled.
ISSUES WITH TRV APPLICATION:
1. Would the incident back in 2004 affect my chance of getting a TRV this time?
2. We haven't decided the exact time to visit, and we don't have a detailed itinerary (where to go, what to do etc.); and since we are not arriving Canada by air, would the round trip air tickets (HK<->US) be enough evidence that we're going to return on home city after the visit?
3. I'm working in IT field on contract based (although I'd been working in the same organization for many years), if I show them the pay stubs, the current contract (till Aug 2016) and employment letter, would this be considered as "strong tie to home country"? (if I don't return to work, I'll violate the contract and need to compensate for the loss)
4. About the financial support, is it enough to present my bank statements for the past 6 months showing that I have a lumpsum (CAD30,000 say) that can support the expenses for my trip? We have a property (but under my wife's name), will presenting this information work for or against my case?
5. I have an uncle (now retired) and a friend (full-time employed) who both offer place for us to stay, who would be a better candidate to ask for the "Letter of Invitation"? Or should I ask both of them?
Again, any help / advice / guidance would be much appreciated!
Thank you very much!!
After reading quite a handful of threads on this forum about TRV refusal, I'm starting to worry about my case (haven't submitted yet). Let me explain my situation here and any advice / guidance would be greatly appreciated!
BACKGROUND:
I'm residing in Hong Kong, holding a Malaysian passport. I'm married and live with my wife and I have 2 kids (all holding US passports). We were all born in Hong Kong. I have just got my US visitor visa recently and we are going to visit US in mid June for around 3 weeks, and figured we would rent a car and drive up to Toronto for sight seeing as well as visiting relatives & friends. My wife and I visited Toronto (by car also) back in 2004 and had had some trouble crossing the border: back then I wasn't aware that I needed a visa to enter Canada, so I didn't have a valid visa... but in the end I was granted to enter Canada (had a valid stamp on my passport). We stayed for a couple of days and left as scheduled.
ISSUES WITH TRV APPLICATION:
1. Would the incident back in 2004 affect my chance of getting a TRV this time?
2. We haven't decided the exact time to visit, and we don't have a detailed itinerary (where to go, what to do etc.); and since we are not arriving Canada by air, would the round trip air tickets (HK<->US) be enough evidence that we're going to return on home city after the visit?
3. I'm working in IT field on contract based (although I'd been working in the same organization for many years), if I show them the pay stubs, the current contract (till Aug 2016) and employment letter, would this be considered as "strong tie to home country"? (if I don't return to work, I'll violate the contract and need to compensate for the loss)
4. About the financial support, is it enough to present my bank statements for the past 6 months showing that I have a lumpsum (CAD30,000 say) that can support the expenses for my trip? We have a property (but under my wife's name), will presenting this information work for or against my case?
5. I have an uncle (now retired) and a friend (full-time employed) who both offer place for us to stay, who would be a better candidate to ask for the "Letter of Invitation"? Or should I ask both of them?
Again, any help / advice / guidance would be much appreciated!
Thank you very much!!
