Bad idea to have wife come visit Canada after engagement?

[mikeymyke]

I heard of some people being flagged by CIC because they came to visit Canada after being engaged, even just for a temporary visa. Is this true?

My plan was, after being engaged, I would like my fiance to come to Canada to visit my family there, but I won't do it if it will jeopardize her ability to come here when we marry.

 

[Avana]

All depends where she comes from... Does she come from a country with a visa waiver?

If not, it usually very difficult to get a visitor's visa when you are engaged. Reason being that they don't think the person will return to their country once that visa expires...

 

[mikeymyke]

Country is Vietnam, yes it is a bit difficult to get visa from this country. But even if she is successful in applying, would it be a bad idea to bring her over here?

 

[Avana]

As long as when her visa expires she goes back, i dont think it could cause any harm... but it will be difficult to get, and difficult to prove she has a plan on going back. She should purchase a round trip ticket and have something to go back to in vietnam to make your case a good one. No harm in trying, just might get refused! That's my guess!

Good luck

 

[I.N]

Yes, she could try to get a visitor visa.

If she has strong ties (like childrens, a house , a good job, a business... etc) to her country then it will not be a problem at all.

Good luck!

 

[canadianwoman]

I heard of some people being flagged by CIC because they came to visit Canada after being engaged, even just for a temporary visa. Is this true?

CIC flags PR applicants who have applied for a TRV, and were refused. If she actually manages to get a TRV, comes to Canada to visit you, and then goes back to Vietnam, this will not hurt her case at all.
In her situation, it will most likely be hard to get a TRV, though. She will need a lot of proof it is for just a visit: proof that shows she will return to Vietnam.

A few forum members have reported that they managed to get a TRV after they had sent in the paperwork for a PR, even from offices with a difficult reputation (for eg., Thailand).

 

[mikeymyke]

But she's not a PR applicant, she will just be my fiance at the time, we won't even be married yet during the time she will come to Canada. So if she was refused, even if it was for a "not so bad" reason, like she doesn't have enough family ties back home, then she'll be flagged when she does a PR application? If that's true, then maybe its better she just stay in VN.....

 

[mikeymyke]

Also she's lived in the USA for 1.5 years under a student visa and has studied there, and didn't overstay her stay, and she was never denied one time, for this student visa, will this help strengthen her case?

 

[canadianwoman]

Yes. Keep in mind that visa applications and refusals are a sliding scale, very open to interpretation. If she applies for a TRV, and is refused, that will be noted on her PR case file, but if in the PR application it is clear she applied for a TRV to visit Canada with you, and there is only one refusal, this should not negatively affect her application.
Contrast this with someone who has applied for 3 TRVs, a study permit, visitor visas to other Western countries, etc., and all were refused. If he or she then marries a Canadian, the visa officer is really going to have a problem with the numerous refusals. They will be viewed as desperate attempts to leave his or her country by any means; the marriage to the Canadian will be seen as just another way to leave. So this person will need a lot of proof that the relationship is genuine.