Government addresses spousal backlog and wait times

[mikeymyke]

That is one of their big reasons for denying visitor visas. Just because you have a visitor record doesn't stop you from overstaying. What I don't understand is why it is used as a reason to deny a visitor visa but yet from reading on this forum there seems to be plenty of visa exempt people overstaying with no consequences. I've read many stories of people overstaying repeatedly or for many years. Often they just haven't been caught but if they are and have submitted a PR application CBSA usually just leaves them alone. Why if you apply for a visitor visa after applying for PR are these people not given the same treatment? If people who have already proven they will overstay are allowed to remain in Canada simply because they have a PR application in process, they should not be able to use overstaying as a reason to deny a visitor visa of a PR applicant.

There's this thread here for people whose spouses are in Canada, but out of status:
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/out-of-status-application-new-thread-for-those-feeling-lost-t414815.0.html

I feel bad for those who have spouses from non visa exempt countries as they have to prove they won't overstay. However, in that thread above, you can see that there are lots of people who don't need visas to come here, yet they still abuse their visa-free privilege by being out of status, submit their PR app, and CIC just forgets about the overstaying.

I've also read on the news somewhere that the country with the most overstays in Canada was actually the United States.

 

[MNM2015]

There's this thread here for people whose spouses are in Canada, but out of status:
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/out-of-status-application-new-thread-for-those-feeling-lost-t414815.0.html

I feel bad for those who have spouses from non visa exempt countries as they have to prove they won't overstay. However, in that thread above, you can see that there are lots of people who don't need visas to come here, yet they still abuse their visa-free privilege by being out of status, submit their PR app, and CIC just forgets about the overstaying.

I've also read on the news somewhere that the country with the most overstays in Canada was actually the United States.

Exactly my point! It annoys me there are no consequences for those people and yet my husband was denied a visitor visa twice because they were concerned about him overstaying.

If Canada is concerned about overstays we should be tough on everyone regardless of where they are from. If we don't really care then we need to stop using overstaying as an excuse to deny visitor visas especially when a PR application has been submitted. Almost all the reasons for visitor visa denials boil down to concerns about overstaying.

 

[hubbyjam]

It really sucks ..my husband had a two year trv visa and it expired a month before we got married ..we got married in Jamaica thinking since he already got one he would have no problem.getting another one ..well to our shock and horror he got denied twice !! So now my hubby is stuck in Jamaica until the process is over and the kingston vo has never been quick...

What confuses me is their thought process of he was going to over stay he had three oportunit3- to run off and never go back.to jamaaics but we were trying to do things right and now here we are separated .....