Can anyone guess ?

[Bryanna]

Hi,

Here are my suggestions:

2. How long did he want to visit? - We mentioned 2 months, reason - he has not seen us from last 8 months and want to spend time with her granddaughter during her summer off starting from July 1 till end of August.

Do keep his visit to 3-4 weeks max. Not for two months.

Also, don't mention that he's visiting because he has not seen you/your family since the last 8 months. That is pretty recent.

Do prepare a day-by-day itinerary for the Purpose of his visit.... sightseeing as a tourist, summer activities, meeting friends/family, etc.

However Last year Sep-2015 he added me as joint holder in his account, does it make any difference??

This is fine

4. Does your dad live with immediate family: your mom, grandparents, your siblings? - My dad live alone as my mother passed away in 2014 and I moved to the Canada Oct-2015.

Does your sister live with your dad? Is she married, has children, or lives in the same city as your dad?

Notarized copy of evaluation report of above mentioned house Fair Market Value INR 7150000, Seventy one Lacs Fifty Thousand.

Was the valuation done by a CA? Regardless of this, notarization does not help.

Also, include evidence of indicative market rates ie Property Times, MagicBricks, Citibank Realty Report, etc (any of these).... for the area where your dad's property is located.


Apart from this:
1. Is your dad working after his retirement? Any voluntary or charity work?

2. Is your dad a member of the Society Managing Committee for the property where he lives?

3. Do include a reason to return to India by a specific date with evidence. For example, wedding in the family, AGM of the housing society, or a legal/financial reason.

4. Are the FDs solely in your dad's name? Are they locked-in?

5. Does he have other financial investments (shares, mutual funds, PPF, LIC, etc)?

6. Do purchase an Overseas Travel Medical Insurance policy.... refundable + date changes are allowed (this is not mandatory)


Cheers

 

[satindsi]

Dear friend Bryanna,

You are right, I should keep the very visit time limited to 2-3 weeks max.

Sure, I will not mention this reason now and prepare day by day visit plan.

Yes, my sister is married 18 year back and have two kids. She lives in same city and close to dad's house.

Validation is done by architect and he says he is authorized for such requirements but yes not from CA.

Yes my dad worked after retirement and last he worked till Dec-14. (Same place from where he got retired)

I think we can give proof of his return as he has to submit life certificate every year November otherwise his pension will get stop.

Yes FDs are on my dads name only, although my mom name mentioned as joint holder but I submitted my moms death certificate also.

He doesn't have any Lic, PPF or other investments.

Please suggest how soon can I reapply and does online application get equally attention as someone in my relatives told me to apply paper application only because his parents visa get rejected 4 time before when he applied online all the time but the got Visa with paper application.

Do I need to reapply my own with all your valuable comments or I should approach any agent/advocate.

Thanks a lot in advance

Regards

Hi,

Here are my suggestionso keep his visit to 3-4 weeks max. Not for two months.

Also, don't mention that he's visiting because he has not seen you/your family since the last 8 months. That is pretty recent.

Do prepare a day-by-day itinerary for the Purpose of his visit.... sightseeing as a tourist, summer activities, meeting friends/family, etc.

This is fine

Does your sister live with your dad? Is she married, has children, or lives in the same city as your dad?

Was the valuation done by a CA? Regardless of this, notarization does not help.

Also, include evidence of indicative market rates ie Property Times, MagicBricks, Citibank Realty Report, etc (any of these).... for the area where your dad's property is located.


Apart from this:
1. Is your dad working after his retirement? Any voluntary or charity work?

2. Is your dad a member of the Society Managing Committee for the property where he lives?

3. Do include a reason to return to India by a specific date with evidence. For example, wedding in the family, AGM of the housing society, or a legal/financial reason.

4. Are the FDs solely in your dad's name? Are they locked-in?

5. Does he have other financial investments (shares, mutual funds, PPF, LIC, etc)?

6. Do purchase an Overseas Travel Medical Insurance policy.... refundable + date changes are allowed (this is not mandatory)


Cheers

 

[Bryanna]

Hi,

Yes, my sister is married 18 year back and have two kids. She lives in same city and close to dad's house.

Your dad can stress on these family ties. You must include some other evidence and not your sister's education certificate.

Validation is done by architect and he says he is authorized for such requirements but yes not from CA.

He's the wrong guy.

You can do a self-valuation for the indicative market value. You can include clippings from Time of India Property Times, MagicBricks, Citibank or Knight Frank Realty reports.

Yes my dad worked after retirement and last he worked till Dec-14. (Same place from where he got retired)

Is he working now.... or doing any freelance/voluntary work? Any charity work?

I think we can give proof of his return as he has to submit life certificate every year November otherwise his pension will get stop.

Include the relevant web page prints from the government website for this

I strongly suggest including some other must-return-by-date event with evidence (apart from the pension renewal).... such as a wedding in the family, some event in your sister's family, or going on another holiday, etc

It's your personal choice whether to apply as a paper or online app.... and also if you want to hire an immigration consultant (I personally believe they do not do anything after taking their fees)


Cheers

 

[satindsi]

Hello Bryanna,

Thanks for your reply again,

What all other documents can we present to prove family ties. We included education certificate to indicate my fathers name on her certificate, also electricity bill has been attached as address proof.

My dad is not working anymore.

We don't have any upcoming event in our family however we can add doctors appointment paper.

Regarding self assessment of property, do CA validate self assessment or they would have their own format.

You are right, immigration consultant would not do anything new.

What do you suggest to overcome with objection point " NO TRAVEL HISTORY "

Thanks and Regards

Hi,
Your dad can stress on these family ties. You must include some other evidence and not your sister's education certificate.

He's the wrong guy.

You can do a self-valuation for the indicative market value. You can include clippings from Time of India Property Times, MagicBricks, Citibank or Knight Frank Realty reports.

Is he working now.... or doing any freelance/voluntary work? Any charity work?

Include the relevant web page prints from the government website for this

I strongly suggest including some other must-return-by-date event with evidence (apart from the pension renewal).... such as a wedding in the family, some event in your sister's family, or going on another holiday, etc

It's your personal choice whether to apply as a paper or online app.... and also if you want to hire an immigration consultant (I personally believe they do not do anything after taking their fees)


Cheers

 

[satindsi]

Please reply

Hi,
Your dad can stress on these family ties. You must include some other evidence and not your sister's education certificate.

He's the wrong guy.

You can do a self-valuation for the indicative market value. You can include clippings from Time of India Property Times, MagicBricks, Citibank or Knight Frank Realty reports.

Is he working now.... or doing any freelance/voluntary work? Any charity work?

Include the relevant web page prints from the government website for this

I strongly suggest including some other must-return-by-date event with evidence (apart from the pension renewal).... such as a wedding in the family, some event in your sister's family, or going on another holiday, etc

It's your personal choice whether to apply as a paper or online app.... and also if you want to hire an immigration consultant (I personally believe they do not do anything after taking their fees)


Cheers

 

[Bryanna]

Hi,

What all other documents can we present to prove family ties. We included education certificate to indicate my fathers name on her certificate, also electricity bill has been attached as address proof.

You can include address proofs of your sister/her family and your dad to show they live in the same city.

We don't have any upcoming event in our family however we can add doctors appointment paper.

Yes, you can include this.

Also, it's a good idea to include a copy of an overseas travel medical insurance policy for the duration of his visit (can be cancelled for a small fee).

Regarding self assessment of property, do CA validate self assessment or they would have their own format.

A CA will do a complete assessment of assets and liabilities.... or even just a valuation of the property. In addition to the CA valuation for your dad's property, you must include proofs for indicative market rates like I have mentioned earlier.

The format is called a 'Net Worth' certificate.

You can prepare a similar document yourself (if you prefer, Google it) and back the value of each asset (movable/immovable) with proofs.

What do you suggest to overcome with objection point " NO TRAVEL HISTORY "

There's nothing that you can do about this refusal reason.... unless your dad gets a visa for the UK, US, Schengen countries.... and travels to that country.


Apart from the pension and doctor's appointment, try and include a *family ties* reason (some event, some reason.... with your sister and her family)

Do post the new list of documents which you plan to submit


Cheers

 

[Jasdir]

Today after logging in my account I found that the status is closed and the application has been approved.

Can anybody make a guess when will I get my passport ?

 

[Bryanna]

Today after logging in my account I found that the status is closed and the application has been approved.

Can anybody make a guess when will I get my passport ?

Congrats

I can guess this one.... you'll get your passport either Thursday/Friday.... post-lunch through Blue Dart Couriers

 

[Jasdir]

Thank you bryanna