Applying for Parents Visitors visa while their PR Application is pending

[Seashells]

Hi All,

I am a permanent resident in Canada from June 2005 and my own Citizenship application is currently under process and will be complete in next 4-6 months.I sponsored my parents for PR immigration in Dec 2007. The process will likely take another 2 years to complete.

I would like to apply for Parents Visitors visa however since their PR Application is pending, I am not sure what to expect.Parents have visited USA and Canada twice before in 2005 and 2007 before I filed their PR application in Dec 2007.

1)Could anyone advise what the usual/normal response is in such cases.Are visitor visas always denied if their PR application is under process?

2) Is it advisable to even try for Visitors visa at this time?

The only reason to invite them to visit Canada is to spend time with me,their daughter and they will return to India within 6 months and wait PR to be processed. My only sibling i.e. my brother and sister in law are on work visa in USA and parents also have a 10 year Multiple entry visa for USA.

Please let me know if anyone has any experience/ knowledge regarding this and if you can lead me to where I can find more information on similar cases.

Thanks in advance,

Seashells

 

[job_seeker]

Hi All,

I am a permanent resident in Canada from June 2005 and my own Citizenship application is currently under process and will be complete in next 4-6 months.I sponsored my parents for PR immigration in Dec 2007. The process will likely take another 2 years to complete.

I would like to apply for Parents Visitors visa however since their PR Application is pending, I am not sure what to expect.Parents have visited USA and Canada twice before in 2005 and 2007 before I filed their PR application in Dec 2007.

1)Could anyone advise what the usual/normal response is in such cases.Are visitor visas always denied if their PR application is under process?

2) Is it advisable to even try for Visitors visa at this time?

The only reason to invite them to visit Canada is to spend time with me,their daughter and they will return to India within 6 months and wait PR to be processed. My only sibling i.e. my brother and sister in law are on work visa in USA and parents also have a 10 year Multiple entry visa for USA.

Please let me know if anyone has any experience/ knowledge regarding this and if you can lead me to where I can find more information on similar cases.

Thanks in advance,

Seashells

This is dual intent and is possible: http://www.canadavisa.com/immigration-canada-dual-intent.html

Dual Intent refers to the concurrent processing of an application for Permanent Residence and an application for Temporary Status, therefore demonstrating the intention to both reside in Canada permanently and only temporarily, at the same time.
Although this may appear contradictory at first glance, in fact it is possible. Imagine, for example, the following scenario:

An individual submits an application for a Canada Immigration Visa. Before receiving the Canada Immigration Visa, the individual wishes to visit Canada for a short time and applies for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV), or appears at the Port of Entry, if a national of a TRV exempt country. This is perfectly acceptable as long as the individual intends to leave Canada at the end of the visit.

The same principle applies to individuals who are in the process of applying for a Canada Immigration Visa and wish to obtain a temporary Work Permit or Study Permit.

An individual whose application for Permanent Residence in Canada is pending is subject to the same requirements as others when seeking entry into Canada temporarily. The individual should therefore have a reasonable purpose for entry, be prepared to leave Canada at the end of the temporary stay and understand that if a Canada Immigration Visa is issued, he or she must leave and re-enter Canada in order to officially land as a Permanent Resident.

An application for Temporary Status may be scrutinized more closely when a Permanent Resident application is under review, as there is an obvious intention to settle in Canada permanently. If the individual’s ties elsewhere can be demonstrated, however, an application for Temporary Status should succeed.

Your parents can file an application for TRV. Attach a letter explaining precisely what you have explained here. Or put it as part of your "invitation letter". All the best.

 

[Seashells]

Thank you very much for your response.It is very much appreciated.

Regards,

Seashells