Hi,
My wife will be applying for a PR soon under the family/spouse class, and she is having a really hard time dealing with being apart for so long. It's only been a couple months since I came back from the Philippines. I can't imagine how much worse it may get if her application takes 8+ months.
We have an invitation to the US for a friends wedding, and I was hoping we could spend some time together in canada before that for a late honeymoon, and meeting my family. We have already started planning it out but I still worry about the chances of rejection on a TRV.
I'm thinking we can apply for a TRV at the same time we submit the PR paperwork, but all recent information says you can only submit online or at a VAC for temporary visas. Is that the case? Can we not include the TRV paperwork in with the PR?
Would it be better to apply separately and online before the PR application is submitted? I suspect the chances of a refusal for a TRV is somewhat high due to her being from a non visa exempt country.
TRV eligibility wise she has strong-ish ties to the philippines, including a large family (parents, 13 siblings, tons more extended family), a year+ long lease on a house, a job, and some property she's inherited from her parents (though getting proof of that may be interesting due to how long it takes to get an official land title from the Philippine govt). The main concern is they may think that since she's married to a canadian (me), that's a stronger tie than all of the above. The reality is we would NEVER do anything to risk the PR application and future citizenship. All we want is to be together as long as we legitimately and legally can. If that means 1-4 months at a time, that's fine with me. She has some travel experience in south east asia, but i hear that doesn't count for much in CIC's eyes.
I'm really hoping that a full trip plan including spending time at my mother's place in Nova Scotia, my sister's place in Vancouver, Aunt's place in Calgary, lots of sightseeing in Alberta (she loves the mountains, camping, etc), festivals in Edmonton, and my friends wedding in the US will be enough to overcome the high bar placed on non visa exempt foreign nationals trying to get a TRV, especially when they are married to a Canadian.
I've also been researching other methods, like work visas but they all seem to take quite a bit of time as well. What is the best way to get her here, even temporarily, without risking the PR application?
My wife will be applying for a PR soon under the family/spouse class, and she is having a really hard time dealing with being apart for so long. It's only been a couple months since I came back from the Philippines. I can't imagine how much worse it may get if her application takes 8+ months.
We have an invitation to the US for a friends wedding, and I was hoping we could spend some time together in canada before that for a late honeymoon, and meeting my family. We have already started planning it out but I still worry about the chances of rejection on a TRV.
I'm thinking we can apply for a TRV at the same time we submit the PR paperwork, but all recent information says you can only submit online or at a VAC for temporary visas. Is that the case? Can we not include the TRV paperwork in with the PR?
Would it be better to apply separately and online before the PR application is submitted? I suspect the chances of a refusal for a TRV is somewhat high due to her being from a non visa exempt country.
TRV eligibility wise she has strong-ish ties to the philippines, including a large family (parents, 13 siblings, tons more extended family), a year+ long lease on a house, a job, and some property she's inherited from her parents (though getting proof of that may be interesting due to how long it takes to get an official land title from the Philippine govt). The main concern is they may think that since she's married to a canadian (me), that's a stronger tie than all of the above. The reality is we would NEVER do anything to risk the PR application and future citizenship. All we want is to be together as long as we legitimately and legally can. If that means 1-4 months at a time, that's fine with me. She has some travel experience in south east asia, but i hear that doesn't count for much in CIC's eyes.
I'm really hoping that a full trip plan including spending time at my mother's place in Nova Scotia, my sister's place in Vancouver, Aunt's place in Calgary, lots of sightseeing in Alberta (she loves the mountains, camping, etc), festivals in Edmonton, and my friends wedding in the US will be enough to overcome the high bar placed on non visa exempt foreign nationals trying to get a TRV, especially when they are married to a Canadian.
I've also been researching other methods, like work visas but they all seem to take quite a bit of time as well. What is the best way to get her here, even temporarily, without risking the PR application?