afgkab said:
This is a wonderful thread. I hope experts in this thread give me awsome advice for my appliacation, Specificaly Fkl & Waqar whos previous comments are very usefull.
I need experts guide if I can reapply for TRV as my application is refused in first attempt.
Following reasons are stated for my visa refusal
1. Length of proposed stay in Canada
2. Purpose of visit
3. Your current employment situation
4. Your personal assets and financial status
I applied for a special advanced IFRS 2days course in toronto. Overall I had stated in my application 10 days stay in Canada.
My purpose of visit was to attend the course sponsored by my employer. I work in multinational telecom company.
I just really dont know what do they mean by my current employment situation.
I provided them the letter from employer that they will cover all my cost associated to this trip. I also provided them my personal bank statement had a running balance of US$8000.
Please someone guide if I can reapply.
Best Regards, AK
That is a tough one to pick cause for. I will only speculate based upon what i know.
Generally speaking very short term courses are not viewed as of enough value to travel that far. Of course for e.g. if it is world renowned conference and you are an established researcher going to present a paper, it might be a different thing.
A few questions - are you married? How much of relevant job experience you have here in Pak? Are you making a good enough living here that you may not be considered a potential immigrant even illegally?
I am not asking you to disclose your compensation or any thing, but following would help.
Canada and US have quite similar grounds of suspicion on visit visas.
Many years ago, i applied for a business visit visa to US. I was working in an MNC in Pakistan which had head office in the US and all my expenses would be afforded by my employer. I was approximately 3 years experienced then and was making some where around 50k per month at that time to give a perspective.
Salary matters, because we had to submit slips and bank statements showing proof of income being transferred to account (in a similar way banks do for credit cards locally). Then experience matters (3 years is considered less for some one needed to be sent to US from a company office here). The visa officer in Islamabad said right into my face. "You have barely 3 years and you consider yourself experienced enough" (US visas have a mandatory interview for every applicant).
Last ground is marital status i.e. if you are married and have wife and kids here, it is treated as "strong ties" for you to return latter. My visa was rejected in that attempt.
Some years latter i applied again. This time i was working for a different employer (another MNC) at a more senior role with better compensation and experience and was again going to the head office of employer in US. Also i was married with 2 kids at that point. Visa was easily granted. In fact i received passport in record time i.e. 10-12 days from the date of interview.
That does not mean, if you are single, you won't always get visa. But you should have a very good job here, are experienced (the more - the better), show healthy income (pay slips and bank statements showing compensation being transferred regularly to your accounts). Available funds in account rarely matters in a case where your company is sponsoring the visit.
Hoping that helps.
