I want to visit my boyfriend in Canada

[canadarockie]

i want to make a girlfriend in canada.. would be great to visit, hunt for a girl friend, get married and then citizenship

 

[yoshimura]

1) Because jails are already overcrowded and expensive. The punishment really hurts Canadian taxpayers more than the invitee. Also, can you see the invitee physically tackling the visitor and dragging hm to the airport. The lawyers would have a field day.

2) A world without borders would mean all poor peoples would migrate to the richer areas -- and the richer peoples would end up paying for the newcomers` social services. Everyone`s standard of living -- for workers and for lazy people -- would float to the same level: up fr the lazies and down for the industrious. This is communism or socialism in disguise, and while it makes a beautiful theory, history shows that human nature cannot stand a socialistic environment for too long. Too many opportunists, too much resentment.

1) That's why there shouldn't be taxpayers.

2) Social services are funded the same way a mob gets their money; through threat of violence. What I'm describing is capitalism.

Simple video to illustrate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P772Eb63qIY

 

[mdan1984]

hi i respect your opinion too. im just confuse cause i read some of the posts here that they find it more difficult to get in if they plan to visit their spouse, well anyway its really a case to case basis. wow congrats to your wife having a visa. is it single entry/multiple? mind if i ask?

It is only single Entry. But that will be enough for what we are doing.

Best wishes

 

[honeylaine]

Hi Mike,

Thank you for a very informative advice. Me and my fiance decided to get married on August and he will apply for spouse sponsorship for Permanent Visa.

He is a French Canadian from Montreal. Do we have to undergo the same process as what you did with your wife?

Hoping for your response.
thanks!

 

[KristinB15]

Thank you all for your discussion it has been helpful to me.

My boyfriend would also like to come and visit me in Canada. Unfortunately, we have been denied a TRV once already. In the first application we applied for a multiple entry visa which was probably a mistake but we were hoping it would make things easier for us in the long run.

In the first application we specified that our intent was to be able to spend more time together. We are now planning to have my parents invite him to come stay and emphasize tourism as the primary intent. Since my boyfriend just finished university his ties to his home country are somewhat limited as are his finances. What do you think are his chances of getting a single enrty visa valid for 2 months if my parents (who make good $$) fill out the undertaking of support and we include a letter about his family responsibilities in his home country (he is the eldest child and his father passed away)?

Length of stay, ties to his home country, finances and travel history were all identified on the first rejection letter. I'm afraid because of the circumstances his chances of being able to visit look so slim. I'm not sure what else we can do. Any advise would be very helpful. Thank you!

 

[steaky]

i want to make a girlfriend in canada.. would be great to visit, hunt for a girl friend, get married and then citizenship

Checkout craiglist in Canada and would notice so many women looking for men advertisement. Happy hunting.

 

[jeans22]

Checkout craiglist in Canada and would notice so many women looking for men advertisement. Happy hunting.

LOL!!! ;D ;D ;D

 

[steaky]

you can also try msn dating

 

[radioheadfan]

Apologies for bringing back to life a long-dead, but rather informative post - but - is it any different I have a girlfriend I want to visit in Canada? She's a student there on a study permit and I am a student in the US on F1. How difficult/easy is it going to be for me to visit her? Thanks!

 

[petermare]

Hi there. You are right of the fact of not losing hope. But the relationship means everything to the embassy . If it was a husband she was going to visit it would be 100 times easier. I have got proof of that. For different situations there are different levels of difficulty so I just told her the truth of what I went through.
I have a friend that is in the same situation as me but he is a Chinese citzen trying to visit his Canadian girlfriend. He proved EVERYTHING to the best of his abilities. They proved their ties beyond a shadow of a doubt, did all the paperwork they needed, And they were able to provide more information due to the properties they own and the money they both have. The embassy didn't grant the visa to EVERYONES surprise.
My wife is Chinese, and I am Canadian. She got the visiting visa no problem. They didn't even look at all the materials. It was good enough for them to know that we were married.
Because simply put, it is natural to want to go and visit your husband. They normally wont deny visas for that reason unless the materials that you get together are lacking or insufficient

Cheers

Well! I think it depends on a whole lot of factors! My wife was denied after 2/3 years of marriage! We have know each other for 5 or 6 years! I think it depends a lot on what is the occupation of the parents! But, I am sure that if she had a house,... it might have been different! She has absolutely no interest in living in Canada. I think Canadians think that everyone wants to live in Canada. Are they not aware that it is cold or rainy most of the times here? There are thousands of better places to live than Canada! Plus, when you immigrate, they usually don't recognize your credentials to pay you nothing. What a joke!

Check my post: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/wife-has-just-been-denied-t110718.0.html

 

[Pippin]

Toby's comment about downplaying the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship is sound. It only emphasizes the ties to Canada. As does the boyfriend's offer to pay for EVERYTHING. More ties to him and less to the girlfriend's ABILIITY to pay her own way through having a solid job and resources in her home country. Also, if they were to break up during the holiday and she comes without her own financial backing, what does she do until the date of her return? The VO is much more impressed if she shows that she will pay for her own holiday, has a decent bank account and property, job leave, family members = STRONG ties that will pull her back home. I don't think there is a magic forumla, just a lot of hard work, knowing what the pitfalls are and good luck.

 

[Venemex]

Mike: I don't understand the logic CIC uses. You say (and I think you are right) that in granting a visitor's visa, Canada mainly wants to know that the visitor will return to the home country, and not stay in Canada beyond the visa expiry date.

Then why does it help to show how strong the relationship is between boyfriend and girlfriend, or (better yet in your assessment) between husband and wife? Surely the strength of the relationship tempts the visitor to stay in Canada, even after the visitor visa expires?

I talked to an immigration lawyer a long time ago, and he said that once a couple applies for residency (thus declaring their intent to be together in Canada), it is very difficult to get a visitor's visa, because Canada is afraid that if the residency is denied, the visitor will be tempted to stay illicitly in Canada. In other words, any strong ties to Canada (and having a spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend in Canada is certainly a strong tie) will actually make a visitor's visa more difficult to get.

This suggests that an application for a visitor's visa should stress the ties making the visitor return to the home country, and NOT stress the ties to Canada (e.g. boyfriend or girlfriend). Nothing much one can do about being married -- must not lie in the application -- but in the case of a boyfriend/girlfriend, it is difficult to prove the relationship exists, so no need to emphasize it.

Then there are those couples who want to unite in Canada by means of a visitor's visa, then get married in Canada and apply for residency inland. Now THAT woudl be difficult to explain to CIC!!

Hi

Could you explain why not to apply for a Visitor Visa to come to Canada and apply for PR inside Canada WHILE LIVING TO YOUR HUSBAND?

If you could give me the information about this process in Manila I will apreciate it.
I am helping a friends who are married but I am not from Philipines.

Thanks for your promptly response because I am sending their papers this Friday to apply for Temporary visitor visa to Canada in Manila and the once she is here to apply for PR inside Canada?

 

[bienncorey]

hello everyone!
my boyfriend is a Canadian citizen but is working in Australia, we are planning to visit Canada for a month holiday after my college graduation this October.. he will file a month leave so we can travel together. im from the Philippines by the way. we will visit Canada for the purpose of tourism, to meet his family and friends, and for me to experience their weather. we are actually engaged and planning to get married on January of 2013 here in the Philippines. this visit to Canada is part of my preparation because by the time we are married he will go back to Canada and when he already have a job he can sponsor me for a spouse visa...

do you think it's possible for me to enter Canada?
what are the documents needed so i can prove them i will go back after a month? is a plane ticket a proof?

hope you can advice me with my situation guys... thank you lots

 

[ovasquez1]

how long a US citizen stay in Canada?6months? I visited Canada for 4 months Nov 28 to Apr 15 about 4 1/2 months..I came home and worked. I have off until October and plan to visit Canada again Aug 11-Sept22...about 1 month and 1/2..is that allowed? will i have trouble with immigration????

 

[Manere]

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Hi there

I just wanted to give you a heads up to your situation. I understand what it is like to be in your situation. Canada is a very beautiful place to live but unfortunately it is the most strict in regards to getting visas and stuff. Originally, it was the United States that was the hardest country to get a visa, but now it is Canada. To go over there now to visit your 'boyfriend' will not be an easy task.
I am NOT saying it isn't possible, but I am saying that the steps involved are lengthy and if you skip out on or, simply, DONT have then you chances of getting a visa are extremely lower.

I am a Canadian citizen and my wife is Chinese. I know that you are Filipino but you are trying to get to Canada and the requirements will be the same. The other difference is that I was married last year and in your situation, he is your boyfriend. Your situation is going to be really really tough. Sorry to give you bad news .
My wife knows so many people that get visas for people as their business and so we know sooo much about this process. So, I just saw your post and thought I would spend 25 minuets or so writing a good and clear explanation for you and others to see.
So read carefully if you want to try to apply for a visa to see your boyfriend.

This will be a very good list for someone who is from China trying to visit their boyfriend or husband. But this list will work for people of other countries INCLUDING the Philipinnes I take it.

1. It is not going to be easier. It will be 100 times easier if you were married to him. Because if you are not married to him, the embassy will be afraid that you will go there and not come back. They know that many people try to go there and immigrate. If you were married, then you would be going to see your husband and that is a whole different situation. So the process of proving that you will NOT come back will be a difficult one for him and for you to prove. Can it be done? Yes, but depending on the visa officer you get and the strictness they have set for your country, if you dont provide a material that is needed, you wont get a visa.

2. Because he is your boyfriend, it will be extremely difficult to get a visa to Canada.
I know that you will have to prove your relationship very clearly. Printing out email conversations, MSN chat conversations. Provide many pictures of you guys together (this is a must)
You will also have to prove you will be coming back, so a letter from your work that is stamped and signed by the manager stating that you work with them. Your position and your salary. Another letter from your company that is stamped and signed that allows you a short leave of absence. If it is too long, they will be suspicious that you are going there to immigrate.

Another thing you will want to provide is a property ownership certificate that proves that you have a house. That has a lot of leverage. If they see that then they can see that you have a home to come home too.

Another thing you will have to provide is proof that you have a lot of money in your bank account. If you dont have a lot of money in your bank account, if he wires you money, that is ok. But if the embassy actually checks your account and sees a whole bunch of money suddenly deposited into it, they will be suspicious that it is NOT your own money. These things will cause them to deny you a visa immediately.

Your boyfriend will have to write an invitation letter that is signed by him and NOTARIZED by a notary public. That way the embassy can see that it is true. It is really good if he writes an invitation letter where he declares and guarantees to pay for all of your expenses while you are away. Then get THAT notarized. Then he has to send that original copy through the MAIL to your address in the Philipines. A scanned copy of that kind of letter will not be accepted.

In reaching a decision whether you are elligible for a visa, the visa officer considers several factors, which include:

* the applicant's travel and identity documents;
* the reason for travel to Canada and the applicant's contacts there;
* the applicant's financial means for the trip;
* the applicant's ties to his or her country of residence, including immigration status, employment and family ties;
* whether the applicant would be likely to leave Canada at the end of the authorized stay;
* the applicant's health condition.

Officers make decisions on a case-by-case basis. The onus is on applicants to show that their intentions are genuine.

Other requirements may include:
1. Completed “Application for a Temporary Resident Visa” (IMM 5257). Accompanying children aged 18 years old and above must complete their own application form.

2. Completed “Family Composition Information and Details of Education and Employment” form for the applicant and each accompanying family member who are aged 18 years old and above, completed in English or French AND YOUR countries language

3. Three (3) identical photos of the applicant and each accompanying family member, colour or black and white taken against a plain white or light coloured background within the last 6 months. The frame size is 35mm X 45mm. On the back of one photo in each set, write the name in pinyin and date of birth (day/month/year) of the person appearing in the photo.

4. A valid passport for the applicant and each accompanying family member. There must be one completely blank page other than the last page, available in each passport and each passport must be valid for at least six (6) months prior to travel

5. Two (2) self-addressed adhesive labels with the applicant's current address

6. Two (2) self-addressed adhesive labels with the applicant's current address in Chinese characters (no envelope).

7. “Use of a Representative” form (IMM5476E) if someone has assisted you in making this application.

8. For children less than 18 years old, Parental Letter of Consent from your non-accompanying parent(s) authorizing your travel. This letter should contain the dates of travel and your parent(s)' contact information.

9. If you are employed, a signed original letter on company letterhead from the employer granting leave of absence and including the following information:
• the applicant's name, position, current salary and date of hire; and
• the employer's name and address in Chinese characters as well as the telephone and fax number.

10. If you are retired, a Retirement Certificate indicating the amount of the applicant's pension.

11. If you are a student traveling during periods other than school holidays, an original letter from your school confirming that you are enrolled and in good standing and that the school has approved your absence.

12. Original bank documents showing financial history over several months (e.g. Certificates of Deposits, bank books, etc.).

13. Evidence of assets your country (e.g. original house property certificate, vehicle registration, etc.).

14. Proof of relationship with the inviter in Canada (e.g. copy of birth certificate, copy of marriage certificate, proof of correspondence, photos, emails etc.)

15. An invitation letter stating the purpose and duration of the visit. This letter should be original and sent in the mail to the applicant in your country. This has more leverage then just writing a letter, signing it, scanning it and sending it via email to the applicant. If possible for the INVITER to write on the letter that he/she will provide all expenses to the applicant, that would be good. But the applicant STILL has to provide his/her own financial proof that would be enough in case of emergency.

16. A list showing the number of people in inviter's household.

17. A copy of the inviter's citizenship (eg. Birth certificate and passport)

18. Proof of inviter's income and financial situation in the form of independent, third-party documentation from a Canadian source which is reliable or easily verifiable. For example, but not limited to: Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Assessments [NOA], employment letters showing salary, pay stubs, banks statements, Statements of Remuneration Paid or financial statements prepared by a licensed professional.

I hope this helps. If you have any other questions, please ask me. I am not sure if i will be able to answer all of your questions but I will try.

Blessings

Mike

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Hi Mike,

Im Mexican, my boyfriend is Canadian from Montreal, we met in april 2010 in Czech Republic, we fell in love and since January 2011 he been living and working here in Mexico, that will make almost 2 years in Mexico, and we will make 2 years living together in February 2013. We got engaged the last September 14th. Now as you can see we want to go live in Canada but we are not married yet, we want to wait till we have more money, things and a place to live, but we are expecting leave Mexico next year, however, We are thinking to apply to sponsorship but we think the process won't be easy and will be long. Any advice that you can give me to we can do it well and don't get refused???
We have done some forms of the application, but still missing a lot of things.

Do you think it will work the sponsorship??



Thanks a lot

Manere