Any ideas?

[Jyee]

Good day fellas, and welcome to my problematic topic.

I have a couple of issues here regarding my boyfriend's tourist visa application. He wants to visit me in Vancouver this July for the first time.
We've known each other for a while but we've been in a relationship for 3 years now.
We have traveled once (2010) together and I visited him last December (2012) in Aussie. His parents know me, my parents know him.
He's an international student in Australia but is in Brunei for the Chinese New Year.

Now, I present to you our problems:
1) He is stateless. He's a permanent resident in Brunei but still uses a Bruneian Passport. Will this issue hinders the application by any chance?
2) I am Canadian, currently a student and working part-time on weekends, sometimes 8 hours a week depending on the school work loads.
Since I'm inviting him over, what kind of proofs should I need to provide? I already gave him an invitation letter and copies of my Canadian passport. What else? Bank statement? Pay stubs?

And no, he won't move in with me nor this is an issue about marriage. He only wishes to visit me for 2 weeks max, and he'll go back to Australia to finish his study until December 2013.
He already filed his application yesterday and has been wary since. It's making me feel uneasy too so I decided to ask you folks.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Pippin]

I think you may face some challenges proving that he has strong ties to his home country. What did he show for proof of those ties? As a student in Australia, PR in another country, and citizenship in another he is going to have to prove he has ties elsewhere that are stronger than those to you in Canada. As you have already submitted the application all you can do is wait now, but keep researching all the posts and see if there are things that are relevant to your case. Good Luck.

 

[just_do_it]

Usually, in cases where one is inviting their gf/ bf over, the chances of a visa are very slim to none because it is a clear indication that the person may never leave (one of the things that a Visa Officer needs to be convinced that the applicant will leave Canada at the end of their stay).

If he can show strong enough reasons that he will return to Oz, he may be permitted.

 

[Jyee]

Is that so? Hmm. Now, that is discouraging. How strong does it have to be though?

*sigh* Being a sole applicant might actually sounds better at the moment and might do him good than me inviting him over.

Sorry for the late reply. It's been a really busy 4 weeks in school so far, but thank you both for the responses.

 

[scylla]

He should include strong evidence to show that he will return to Australia - example: proof he has paid his tuition fees until x date, proof he has paid residency fees (if he's living on campus) or has a place rented (rental agreement). Anything else you or he can think of that will demonstrate he will return at the end of his trip.