I (Canadian citizen) have submitted outland sponsorship PR application for my wife (Pakistani citizen, lives in Pakistan) and it was received at CPC Sydney on Dec 31 2020 - no AOR yet and I am assuming it will take at least a year (assuming they're getting back on track after the initial delay due to COVID) for the PR visa. I wanted to apply for her TRV so she can visit me in Canada in the meantime but have concerns about refusal due to following issues:
- She is a housewife and has no job, but she owns some investments (worth few million rupees) in Pakistan and her immediate family (parents, siblings) live there - is that enough for proof of ties back home?
- If I am inviting her (include a letter of invitation with the TRV application), does she still have to show her financial assets or can I just show mine, explain that I will be responsible for her finances and that will suffice for the TRV?
- How do you 'declare' dual intent (since her sponsorship PR application is already submitted) on a TRV application? Will it improve chances of the TRV application being accepted?
- IRCC's website mentions the processing time for tourist visa on the website (updated last week) from Pakistan as 445 DAYS(!!). That is longer than the processing time for spouse PR on the website! so if I submit TRV now I should expect a decision to be made by summer 2022? Or does it mean something else? I thought tourist visa decisions before COVID were made in a month or two - maybe twice as long now due to COVID. If it really is taking a year and a half now, is it worth it even applying or should I just wait for the PR visa?
Thanks, it has been difficult - we have been away from each other for a year now since I'm studying in Canada and she's in Pakistan.