Applying for Visitor Visa

[adcastro]

Hello!

I read that the visitor visa will grant a maximum of 6 months of stay in Canada. If my spouse will apply for the said visa, is it safe to say that the officer will grant her that maximum period of stay or it will also depend on the immigration/ border officer on how long they will allow her to stay?

I'm an international student and I want to invite my wife to visit me in Canada. The main purpose is to support me physically and emotionally during my studies because things are getting busy right now. I read that I also need to provide an itinerary, can I just mention in the letter that we do not plan to tour around Canada because the main objective of her visit is to support me and the tour is not a priority because I'm also too busy in my master's degree.

Thanks!

 

[scylla]

Hello!

I read that the visitor visa will grant a maximum of 6 months of stay in Canada. If my spouse will apply for the said visa, is it safe to say that the officer will grant her that maximum period of stay or it will also depend on the immigration/ border officer on how long they will allow her to stay?

I'm an international student and I want to invite my wife to visit me in Canada. The main purpose is to support me physically and emotionally during my studies because things are getting busy right now. I read that I also need to provide an itinerary, can I just mention in the letter that we do not plan to tour around Canada because the main objective of her visit is to support me and the tour is not a priority because I'm also too busy in my master's degree.

Thanks!

The length of the trip is determined by the CBSA officer at the border when a visitor arrives in Canada. Most visitors are allowed in for six months. However in some cases the CBSA officer will allow them into Canada for only a shorter period of time.

 

[kumarh2020]

Hello!

I read that the visitor visa will grant a maximum of 6 months of stay in Canada. If my spouse will apply for the said visa, is it safe to say that the officer will grant her that maximum period of stay or it will also depend on the immigration/ border officer on how long they will allow her to stay?

I'm an international student and I want to invite my wife to visit me in Canada. The main purpose is to support me physically and emotionally during my studies because things are getting busy right now. I read that I also need to provide an itinerary, can I just mention in the letter that we do not plan to tour around Canada because the main objective of her visit is to support me and the tour is not a priority because I'm also too busy in my master's degree.

Thanks!

Since you're the spouse, and are applying for visitor visa, you may not get the approval. As her ties are stronger here in Canada since you're the spouse, nothing else would convince the officer she would go back. Best is to apply for her sponsorship when you're eligible to.

 

[adcastro]

Since you're the spouse, and are applying for visitor visa, you may not get the approval. As her ties are stronger here in Canada since you're the spouse, nothing else would convince the officer she would go back. Best is to apply for her sponsorship when you're eligible to.

Her home ties in our country are our parents (senior citizens), her work, and our investments (mandatory government contributions that we can use when we retired).

 

[kumarh2020]

Her home ties in our country are our parents (senior citizens), her work, and our investments (mandatory government contributions that we can use when we retired).

Understood.. but once married, an individual's strongest ties are their spouse. (husband for the wife, and wife for the husband). Wish you the best in your application! Nothing personal, I was only trying to assist, based on the definitions said out by the Canadian Immigration folks.

 

[adcastro]

Understood.. but once married, an individual's strongest ties are their spouse. (husband for the wife, and wife for the husband). Wish you the best in your application! Nothing personal, I was only trying to assist, based on the definitions said out by the Canadian Immigration folks.

No worries. Thank you for sharing some information

 

[canuck78]

Hello!

I read that the visitor visa will grant a maximum of 6 months of stay in Canada. If my spouse will apply for the said visa, is it safe to say that the officer will grant her that maximum period of stay or it will also depend on the immigration/ border officer on how long they will allow her to stay?

I'm an international student and I want to invite my wife to visit me in Canada. The main purpose is to support me physically and emotionally during my studies because things are getting busy right now. I read that I also need to provide an itinerary, can I just mention in the letter that we do not plan to tour around Canada because the main objective of her visit is to support me and the tour is not a priority because I'm also too busy in my master's degree.

Thanks!

She isn’t actually a visitor and should be applying for an SOWP. Spouses of international students have a difficult time getting a TRV because it is usually assumed that the spouse isn’t an actual visitor and wants to remain in Canada.