Need guidance from experienced people about visitor visa for certain family member

[Robbssiee]

Hi Community,

My elder brother got the visitor visa in september 2017 and visited me in 2018 for a month , Now i wanted to apply visitor visa for his wife and 2 kids , but since my brother's wife is a homemaker , she still has a joint bank account with my brother and owns some real estate , i wanted to understand is this a difficult situation , since she is not working , my brother already has the visa and i wanted that the whole family could come visit together along with the kids this summer , also 1 of the kid is 15 ,

wanted some experience guidance , if any one can help

 

[vensak]

well it is not up to you to apply for visitor visa for your adult brother or his family (because technically speaking this is not your direct family - only spouse, children, parents or grand parents). That is their own task.
What you can do is to invite them to Canada (invitation letter). After that it is up to them to prove their ties to their home country (country of current residence) and enough financial funds as well.

 

[Robbssiee]

Hi Vensak,

Thanks for the quick reply, i understand what you said, they will apply on their own , i am just trying to understand what can help with this case , for example if the husband already has the visa , but the wife and kids apply now , they have ties , in terms of property and finance in the banks , but there is no business or job for my brother's wife , thats where my concern is, but they all plan to travel together , if anyone has been in a similar condition can help me with this please.

 

[21Goose]

Hi Vensak,

Thanks for the quick reply, i understand what you said, they will apply on their own , i am just trying to understand what can help with this case , for example if the husband already has the visa , but the wife and kids apply now , they have ties , in terms of property and finance in the banks , but there is no business or job for my brother's wife , thats where my concern is, but they all plan to travel together , if anyone has been in a similar condition can help me with this please.

It's very common in many countries that one spouse doesn't work and it's not difficult to get a visa as long as the rest of the application is strong. For example, their travel history, finances (joint finances are fine), property etc.

Relatives of mine have received a visa - the husband was working, showed his job and finances, wife is a homemaker, son is 15. Plenty of other travel to the US, Europe, Aus/NZ etc. They had no issues and didn't have to submit anything besides the guy's bank statements and a couple of recent paystubs. Of course the travel history helped, but they received visas to these other countries based on the exact same circumstances.

 

[Robbssiee]

It's very common in many countries that one spouse doesn't work and it's not difficult to get a visa as long as the rest of the application is strong. For example, their travel history, finances (joint finances are fine), property etc.

Relatives of mine have received a visa - the husband was working, showed his job and finances, wife is a homemaker, son is 15. Plenty of other travel to the US, Europe, Aus/NZ etc. They had no issues and didn't have to submit anything besides the guy's bank statements and a couple of recent paystubs. Of course the travel history helped, but they received visas to these other countries based on the exact same circumstances.

Thanks alot for the reply , i understand that , the only concern i had was the husband already has the visa and has visited once , the wife and kids dont have the visa and wish to apply now , i understand if the whole family applies together its stronger ,but since the husband already has the visa, and only the wife and kids need to apply , thats were my concern was

 

[21Goose]

Thanks alot for the reply , i understand that , the only concern i had was the husband already has the visa and has visited once , the wife and kids dont have the visa and wish to apply now , i understand if the whole family applies together its stronger ,but since the husband already has the visa, and only the wife and kids need to apply , thats were my concern was

The husband having the visa doesn't really make much difference. The totality of the application will be looked at.

There can be cases where it's better for one parent to apply alone - the family staying back in India will be a strong tie. Heck, if the whole family applies and the purpose is weak, and there are no strong ties, it can look like the whole family is trying to escape to Canada.

It all depends on the purpose of the visit, finances, previous travel etc. Don't worry too much about the family not applying as one unit, that really doesn't make all that much difference.

 

[Robbssiee]

The husband having the visa doesn't really make much difference. The totality of the application will be looked at.

There can be cases where it's better for one parent to apply alone - the family staying back in India will be a strong tie. Heck, if the whole family applies and the purpose is weak, and there are no strong ties, it can look like the whole family is trying to escape to Canada.

It all depends on the purpose of the visit, finances, previous travel etc. Don't worry too much about the family not applying as one unit, that really doesn't make all that much difference.

Thanks alot for your reply , i will take that into advisement