Hi all,
I'm a Canadian citizen living in Malaysia, and in a relationship with a Malaysian man. One year ago, my boyfriend applied for a TRV to join me in visiting my family and friends during Christmas in Canada. His TRV was denied and as you can imagine, we were both devastated. The application took ages to prepare, and we were very thorough and honest in the application. There was absolutely nothing shady about his reasons for wanting to visit Canada with me - it was simply to spend time with my family and experience a Canadian winter/Christmas!
He would like to apply for a TRV again to visit my friends and family in Canada with me this December, though to be honest, I'm not very optimistic.
I have a few questions before we attempt another application:
1. Should he address the reasons why he was denied the first time he applied, which was one year ago? For example, one of the reasons the CIC listed was that his "purpose of visit" was unacceptable. When I later applied for the GCMS notes to find out exactly what the problem was, it listed that the CIC did not believe we were in an authentic relationship. They said it was suspicious that I was living and working in Canada, while my boyfriend lived in Malaysia. The agent who handled his case clearly didn't read his application thoroughly. I submitted documentation about my job in Malaysia (my work visa, a letter detailing my employment with the government of Malaysia, an invitation letter from my parents that stated their daughter (me) was working in Malaysia etc). Should he address all of the points the CIC listed as reasons to deny him entry (all of which were contestable), in this new application?
2. Would it be worth listing him and I as common law partners? Would this help or hurt our case? Technically, from a Canadian point of view, we are common law - we've lived together for 2 years; however, in Malaysia, it's illegal for us to be living together unmarried, so obviously this isn't stated in any official Malaysian documentation.
3. My boyfriend recently changed jobs - bad timing, I know. By the time he applies for this TRV, he will only have been at his current company for one month. His new boss has already granted him time off in December for a few weeks, should his TRV be approved. Is this going to look absolutely terrible to the CIC? In your opinion, should he even bother reapplying if the fact he's only recently started at his company might raise alarm bells with the CIC?
4. Since we do live our lives as common law partners, would it be helpful to submit my salary slips as well? I do earn a considerable amount more than he does.
Many thanks in advance for your help. Trying to stay positive!
I'm a Canadian citizen living in Malaysia, and in a relationship with a Malaysian man. One year ago, my boyfriend applied for a TRV to join me in visiting my family and friends during Christmas in Canada. His TRV was denied and as you can imagine, we were both devastated. The application took ages to prepare, and we were very thorough and honest in the application. There was absolutely nothing shady about his reasons for wanting to visit Canada with me - it was simply to spend time with my family and experience a Canadian winter/Christmas!
He would like to apply for a TRV again to visit my friends and family in Canada with me this December, though to be honest, I'm not very optimistic.
I have a few questions before we attempt another application:
1. Should he address the reasons why he was denied the first time he applied, which was one year ago? For example, one of the reasons the CIC listed was that his "purpose of visit" was unacceptable. When I later applied for the GCMS notes to find out exactly what the problem was, it listed that the CIC did not believe we were in an authentic relationship. They said it was suspicious that I was living and working in Canada, while my boyfriend lived in Malaysia.
The agent who handled his case clearly didn't read his application thoroughly. I submitted documentation about my job in Malaysia (my work visa, a letter detailing my employment with the government of Malaysia, an invitation letter from my parents that stated their daughter (me) was working in Malaysia etc). Should he address all of the points the CIC listed as reasons to deny him entry (all of which were contestable), in this new application?2. Would it be worth listing him and I as common law partners? Would this help or hurt our case? Technically, from a Canadian point of view, we are common law - we've lived together for 2 years; however, in Malaysia, it's illegal for us to be living together unmarried, so obviously this isn't stated in any official Malaysian documentation.
3. My boyfriend recently changed jobs - bad timing, I know. By the time he applies for this TRV, he will only have been at his current company for one month. His new boss has already granted him time off in December for a few weeks, should his TRV be approved. Is this going to look absolutely terrible to the CIC? In your opinion, should he even bother reapplying if the fact he's only recently started at his company might raise alarm bells with the CIC?
4. Since we do live our lives as common law partners, would it be helpful to submit my salary slips as well? I do earn a considerable amount more than he does.
Many thanks in advance for your help. Trying to stay positive!