CaroM8 said:
Well we did a paper application, handed it ourselves to the Visa Application Center in Guatemala City. Got the email that a decision had been made on our application, went back to the VAC and got his passport back (that we had submitted with application) and inside was his visa, glued to one of the pages of the passport.
What I mean by strong application is that you need to prove you have strong ties to Mexico; basically the Visa Officer wants to see that you will go back home after your time in Canada. How to show that?
- Lease agreement or house ownership papers
- letter from your job saying that they approve the time off and what date you are returning to work
- school schedule where it shows what day you are supposed to go back to school
- evidence of family ties in Mexico
- proof of sufficient funds to pay for your entire time in Canada. If someone else is paying for you, they have to prove that they can afford it
- Travel history: if you have a US visa that's good, give evidence of that.
Oh okay, I get it now, there's no VAC in my city, I found agencies that do the process on behalf of me but it was very expensive, so I decided to try it online, I only had to fill three forms (IMM5257E, IMM5707E and 5257B_1) other requirements were, scan my passport with the seals of other countries (if i have it), scan my US visa, boarding passes of past travels, a digital photo and of course the payment, in the forms I got ask my job history, actual job or school, etc, nothing else, now that my process is being treated I have the next status:
Application/profile status Open
Review of medical results Not needed at this time
Review of submitted documents No additional documents are needed at this time
Scheduling an interview Not needed at this time
Review of biometric information Not needed at this time
Final decision Not Started
Thanks!
