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Sponsoring Wife Sister for TRV - question about Bank Account

chris_j11

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Dec 31, 2014
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My wife and I are sponsoring her Sister (from Philippines) for TRV
My question is about our bank account statement
I moved most of our money to my Mother's Tangering account to take advantage of the 6months 2.75%.
This means that eventhough we both have full time job that pays every 2weeks, our Chequing account will show very mimimum amount (enough to pay bills and expenses)
Will this be a minus in the immigration?
Will show that we both do not have enough funds to support her Sister while she is here?
If I move back the money back to our account, Will this be more suspecting since a large sum of money just suddenly get transfer?
 

Buletruck

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May 18, 2015
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Your finances for your sister in laws TRV are secondary and don't carry significant weight in her TRV approval. She will need to show adequate finances of her own to support herself during the trip and for airfare. Her bank statements will need to support her salary and any last minute transactions to boost the account will be detrimental to her application.
 

chris_j11

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Dec 31, 2014
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Thanks for the reply
we are thinking of getting her a accountant to professionally documents her finances/business situation

I know her situation/chances are very low - looking for anyway to increase it as much as possible
She's in her 40's, Single, No Child
Finance situation - Possibly enough money in the bank for (flight and expences here in Canada, Family business in her name
Travel History - mostly in Asia (Singapore, Thailand, HongKong...)

Because She is in charge of the business - we were looking at 1month visit
The main question is - what information can we provide to increase her chance of getting approve Visitor Visa?
 

Buletruck

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May 18, 2015
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A month is too long to ask for and will result in a refusal, particularly if she is the head if the business. If she gets a TRV, CBSA will determine how long she gets to stay, often it’s 6 mi this if they don’t see any issues. Don’t ask for more than 2-3 weeks. The reality may be different, but more than that will result in a refusal for a first time applicant.