Read my experience

[samsaini]

Hi All,

Today I am here to share my experience of getting a second refusal for canadian visitor visa. I got my first refusal for same category visa in 2013 with two reasons. Travel history & status in country in residence. I was working on entry level job with holding work permit in new zealand. So i thought my application wasn’t strong.

then I waited four & half year to improve situation. Now I am holding a senior position in a five star hotel in new zealand and gained permanent resident status as well. provided my leave approval letter from job stating my position, salary etc etc. showed a very genuine bank statement with $8500 to for a two week trip in canada. showed them my multiple entry visa for Australia where I made short visit in last year. also a letter of explanation with day to day itinerary.

Today i got refusal saying travel history, personal assets & purpose of visit. Now i would like to clarify my points towards refusal reasons.

Travel History- I visited australia first & planned for canada now. what they wanted too see? a trip to half of the world to prove my travel history.

Purpose of visit.. oh cmon you know a general tourist can visit canada without any major reason to show for visit. i don’t have relatives etc there but why can’t go as tourist as I did for australia. it’s just ridiculous reason to refuse.


3. personal assests - now do i have to own a business necessarily or buy a half million dollar house in new zealand to prove my ties here. just to visit canada for 2 weeks? Well a person being a permanent resident of country like new zealand, why would he intend to work or overstay in canada when he has best opportunities to work here in NZ. or just for a moment imagine even if he stays or work in canada . why would he work on $12 per hour or less when he has job in NZ as manager getting over $20 per hour.. and If i had to overstay or work illegally then I would have stayed in Australia too where salary starts from $20 per hour. but that wasn’t my purpose. I wanted to see different countries. I am an asian. So of course I would choose other continents to explore. Europe was also an option but i choosed canada as europe is bit more far & need more time to see number of countries there. I had leave approval of 2 weeks & canada was more suitable option. I know people from many countries would like to move or work because of better opportunities or more money earning. But it doesn’t mean other countries like NZ, Australia are any less than Canada in terms of living standards or earnings. There are people like me who genuinely look at Canada as destination to visit as tourist & come back here.


Anyways I had enough of it. I don’t think a person would prefer to loose his lifestyle/job being a legal individual as permanent resident in NZ just because he can over stay in canada illegally for unexpected reasons. who does that?

I will be citizen on NZ in next few years & that time can expect canada to ask me for two or three citizenship to enter canada saying that they are not satisfied with one passport of New Zealand. I think they can do it as well. Because they can pick any reasons. anyways good luck to everyone with their application & thanks to Visa Officer for making an incredible decision for refusal. Claps.

 

[Bryanna]

Hi All,

Today I am here to share my experience of getting a second refusal for canadian visitor visa. I got my first refusal for same category visa in 2013 with two reasons. Travel history & status in country in residence. I was working on entry level job with holding work permit in new zealand. So i thought my application wasn’t strong.

Sorry to hear you were refused again. Even though you have far stronger ties to NZ now as compared to your previous TRV application, it is possible that you did not present these ties well and/or you did not include critical evidence.

Not sure how much of the advice and suggestions you had followed through with:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/anyone-applied-visitor-tourist-from-new-zealand-to-canada.475432/#post-5788800

You can order your case notes to get a better idea of the visa officer's observations.

I'm sure you will get a TRV if you reapply

 

[rish888]

I know there is whole historical ties thingy but it really amazes me that Canada gives US PR's visa free access (especially when the US doesn't reciprocate) but not PR's of other highly developed Western countries when Americans commit the highest number immigration violations whereas visitors from other Western countries and HK, Singapore etc have a pretty good track record with compliance.

 

[rish888]

I will be citizen on NZ in next few years & that time can expect canada to ask me for two or three citizenship to enter canada saying that they are not satisfied with one passport of New Zealand.

hahaha...

 

[samsaini]

Thanks bryanna, I have just lost faith in TRV decision makers. I know getting a visitor visa is a privilege, not a right. But when someone clearly shows their zero intentions to stay/work in canada.. and not only he shows with his words.. besides his job, his ties to NZ, his earnings, his travel history to country like Australia where people can find alot more money than canada if they have to work illegally..

after looking at all these things and making a refusal just because they can find any reason to refuse then I don’t think I am apply ever again.

Also I am sure if even if i had travel history of few more countries, they could still refuse my application. When a VO has to refuse, they can find a thousands of reason to refuse.

Since I told my friends about my refusal, it’s kinda of example for them to remember that people can get rejected even after showing their best ties to return here.

I wish i could ask only one thing to my VO that please tell me how many people have you seen like me holding these kind of working opportunities & PR in NZ has overstayed in Canada to earn alot less in canada by working illegally there.. how many?