couple visitor visa short trip

[Leo_martins31]

Hello,
I need some advice, My wife and I are planning a 2 week trip to Canada by February or March. We will be on a month vacation either one of the months informed. We have ties in brazil because we´re both employed and we´ll have to return after our break. We have family here as well , and we are going to be funded by our parents. well I was wondering if the agent at the VO office in Brazil will do a United States background check on me? No specific reason, just generally speaking. Will VO office do a US background check for a couple´s retreat for 2 weeks to Canada?

Thanks,

 

[scylla]

The US and Canada certainly share records. As part of the process of reviewing your application it's quite possible CIC may check to see if the US has a record of you - or to verify information in your application. Make sure you answer all of the questions in the visa application truthfully. Failure to do this is misrepresentation which results in a five year ban from Canada.

 

[Leo_martins31]

ok, but do they do it to ALL APPLICANTS or just who they choose to?

 

[scylla]

ok, but do they do it to ALL APPLICANTS or just who they choose to?

I can't answer that question.

But you should assume it's all applicants and that it's entirely possible it will be you. Make sure all of the information in your application is accurate to avoid problems.

 

[scylla]

Just to add - if you have ever been removed from the US, or refused entry into the US or refused a visa to the US - assume CIC will know. If you have anything like this, it needs to be declared in your visitor visa application to Canada - or you'll be looking at a refusal + misrepresentation ban.

 

[Leo_martins31]

what if I go with my European Italian passport. then I don't need a visa right. therefore Canada will not do a US background check right?



The reason why I ask is cause I know of a Brazilian acquaintance that was arrested for drug dealing, gun trafficking and running a prostitution scheme. Was in prison for 5 years in the USA, and was deported back to brazil. Went to Portugal, and overstayed his visa 2 times and then went back to Brazil on personal recognizance. Applied for a visitor visa and was approved and now he is in Canada. I doubted at first, but we face timed and I he showed me from his window the CN Tower.


If that's the case then how is it possible he was granted permission to enter Canada.

 

[scylla]

what if I go with my European Italian passport. then I don't need a visa right. therefore Canada will not do a US background check right?



The reason why I ask is cause I know of a Brazilian acquaintance that was arrested for drug dealing, gun trafficking and running a prostitution scheme. Was in prison for 5 years in the USA, and was deported back to brazil. Went to Portugal, and overstayed his visa 2 times and then went back to Brazil on personal recognizance. Applied for a visitor visa and was approved and now he is in Canada. I doubted at first, but we face timed and I he showed me from his window the CN Tower. If that's the case then how is it possible he was granted permission to enter Canada.

If you use an Italian passport, then you don't need a visa. As for your friend, he got incredibly lucky. However he also clearly lied to immigration officials. This means his status in Canada will never be safe. Even if he becomes a permanent resident or citizen, his status in Canada could be revoked at any time and he could be removed from Canada at any time since he lied to obtain an immigration benefit. So sooner or later it's quite possible his lies will catch up to him and he'll be removed from Canada. Once that happens, it will be next to impossible to ever return.

 

[Leo_martins31]

yes he told me that he overstayed his visa, and he is now currently "illegal" in Canada, But aren't a lot of people.
He also told me that his life is extremely better then it was in Brazil or Portugal. Even though he´s illegal. He has a better life.
I agree with him, Brazil is turning into a Communist country.
any developed country is

Well thanks for the advice, and by the way he isn't my friend. I don't have friends that are ex-convicts. ;D

 

[scylla]

yes he told me that he overstayed his visa, and he is now currently "illegal" in Canada, But aren't a lot of people.
He also told me that his life is extremely better then it was in Brazil or Portugal. Even though he´s illegal. He has a better life.
I agree with him, Brazil is turning into a Communist country.
any developed country is

No - lots of people aren't illegal in Canada. Only a small minority are. The US has a far larger illegal immigrant population as a percentage of its total population.

It may be working for him now, but he would have been far better off to immigrate legally. It would be very silly to assume the life he has now is permanent. Sooner or later this will all catch up to him and life will be bad. Either he'll be caught and removed - in which case he's never coming back. Or maybe he'll need health care for a serious illness and won't be able to get it. It's not a good life plan.

 

[Leo_martins31]

Things change, he could marry a Canadian and have kids. and will Canada really separate a child and their father like that, probably not. Anyways each case is different. yeah there are little illegals in Canada that are accounted for, but what about the ones that weren't accounted for. well no one will really know how many illegals there are, because no illegal will inform that they are illegal. so the exact number of illegals in Canada cant be established with an exact count. Especially if someone illegal speaks English with extreme fluency. Like for example an American. we can assume the proximity of illegals there are in Canada. the same as with USA. we will never actually know. irrespective of someone's status in USA or Canada. It is 1,000% better then living in underdeveloped countries where you aren't treated with dignity and respect, and lack the 3 main resources which are: Healthcare, education and security.

 

[scylla]

Things change, he could marry a Canadian and have kids. and will Canada really separate a child and their father like that, probably not.

Canada will certainly separate them if he's inadmissible to Canada due to his criminal past. Based on his US charges, he's certainly inadmissible to Canada at this time. He may or may not qualify for a waiver of admissibility (this will depend on the seriousness of his crimes). So marrying a Canadian and having a Canadian child may fix nothing.

Anyway - it's his life.