Hello everyone!
My fiancée and I applied for a 2 week visit to Canada on the 4th of December at VFS and got our passports back with a letter of refusal on the 24th December. The reasons that the VO stated for the refusal are as follows;
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, based on your travel history.
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, based on the purpose of your visit.
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, based on your personal assets and financial status.
We both got the same refusal letter with same reasons with just our perosnal details changed. This is my first refusal and I’m worried to reapply because they might just put my application away like “ahh we refused it once, how come he has new evidence or strong points this soon, so let’s refuse again without even going through what he has got to say”
Please advise me on reapplying? Should I go ahead and do it or should I just giveup?
Here’s the back story:
I was planning on visiting Japan with my family friends whom I have known since childhood and are permanent residents of Japan. I applied for Japan visit visa in July 2018 along with my friends parents and was granted a three month visit visa. I was working at the same place I work right now and I submitted leave approval letter (leave for the Japan tour was approved from 1st - 31st august 2018) and employment confirmation. During the month of august my office was going through some rough times and the director board requested me if at all possible to postpone my Japan tour and stay back with them to get back the client submissions on track. And since I love my job and workplace so much I was okay with it. Why not visit Japan some day later was my thought.
And last October, during a casual chat my superior officer asked me about the countries I would love to visit and stuff. And I was like Niagara is a dream to visit for both me and my fiancée. A few days later I got to know that i was granted an all expenses covered two week trip to Canada by my employer. This was as an appreciation to staying back during the hard times cancelling my Japan trip.
Having my wedding April next year, and my fiancées birthday in November, I thought I would surprise her with a two week canada trip because Niagara falls is right on top of her bucket list (I was overloaded with fiancée points - you know happy wife, happy life innit?) and then we applied for visas.
Travel History:
My fiancée has a fresh passport.
Me on the other hand has travelled to UK quite a few times (4 to be specific) becuase my dad is a British Citizen. 1 thailand visa and 1 unused Japanese visa. I started travelling on my moms passport the first time and later on my own passport. Of all the visits to UK I have not overstayed any. During the last visit which was in 2013 I tried to switch my visit visa to a dependent visa as I was 17 years and my dad had the finances to support me. I applied before my visit visa was expired so technically I didn’t over stay. Applications got rejected by the UKBA and we appealed went to a hearing, applied again, refused again, the process was costing alot for us and my time was just being wasted becuase I didn’t want to work or study illegally I just stayed at home while the UKBA approved me. Finally in 2016 I decided to voluterily withdraw and leave UK. Both my parents and my sibling is living in the UK having settled status. I am here doing my dream job and looking after my parents properties, marrying the love of my life, life is good.
Documents Submitted (applied as a group):
- two Completed applications
- Employment confirmation
- Two week travel plan
- Booking.com reservations (4 different hotels for the two weeks inorder to sync with the travel plan. These bookings were stamped by the company director to stay they approved the expenses)
- Return air tickets itinerary
- Letter from employer explaing the all expenses covered two week trip
- 3 months of employers bank statements (2 banks)
- land deed of my parents.
- valuation of the land.
- statements of remittances I get from my parents every month (around £1500/month)
- my personal bank book copies (around 1700CAD balance)
- my parents and my siblings British settled status proof. ( my dad british passport and my moms and siblings resident cards)
- joint account passbook copies (my mom and I jointly own it)
- joint account passbook copies (my fiancée and I jointly own it)
- wedding hall reservation confirmation email
- wedding invite
- copy of the surprise card I gave her on her birthday tell her we will be going to Canada (she was so excited and was already packing and I still haven’t told her about the refusal )
I will be covering my fiancée expenses so I gave a sponsorship letter and my finances stated above. I specifically stated on this letter that the accommodation approved by my employer can accommodate two people as stated on the bookings so she will not incur any costs for accommodation.
That’s pretty much it. Please help.
Thanks ever so much.
My fiancée and I applied for a 2 week visit to Canada on the 4th of December at VFS and got our passports back with a letter of refusal on the 24th December. The reasons that the VO stated for the refusal are as follows;
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, based on your travel history.
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, based on the purpose of your visit.
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, based on your personal assets and financial status.
We both got the same refusal letter with same reasons with just our perosnal details changed. This is my first refusal and I’m worried to reapply because they might just put my application away like “ahh we refused it once, how come he has new evidence or strong points this soon, so let’s refuse again without even going through what he has got to say”
Please advise me on reapplying? Should I go ahead and do it or should I just giveup?
Here’s the back story:
I was planning on visiting Japan with my family friends whom I have known since childhood and are permanent residents of Japan. I applied for Japan visit visa in July 2018 along with my friends parents and was granted a three month visit visa. I was working at the same place I work right now and I submitted leave approval letter (leave for the Japan tour was approved from 1st - 31st august 2018) and employment confirmation. During the month of august my office was going through some rough times and the director board requested me if at all possible to postpone my Japan tour and stay back with them to get back the client submissions on track. And since I love my job and workplace so much I was okay with it. Why not visit Japan some day later was my thought.
And last October, during a casual chat my superior officer asked me about the countries I would love to visit and stuff. And I was like Niagara is a dream to visit for both me and my fiancée. A few days later I got to know that i was granted an all expenses covered two week trip to Canada by my employer. This was as an appreciation to staying back during the hard times cancelling my Japan trip.
Having my wedding April next year, and my fiancées birthday in November, I thought I would surprise her with a two week canada trip because Niagara falls is right on top of her bucket list (I was overloaded with fiancée points - you know happy wife, happy life innit?) and then we applied for visas.
Travel History:
My fiancée has a fresh passport.
Me on the other hand has travelled to UK quite a few times (4 to be specific) becuase my dad is a British Citizen. 1 thailand visa and 1 unused Japanese visa. I started travelling on my moms passport the first time and later on my own passport. Of all the visits to UK I have not overstayed any. During the last visit which was in 2013 I tried to switch my visit visa to a dependent visa as I was 17 years and my dad had the finances to support me. I applied before my visit visa was expired so technically I didn’t over stay. Applications got rejected by the UKBA and we appealed went to a hearing, applied again, refused again, the process was costing alot for us and my time was just being wasted becuase I didn’t want to work or study illegally I just stayed at home while the UKBA approved me. Finally in 2016 I decided to voluterily withdraw and leave UK. Both my parents and my sibling is living in the UK having settled status. I am here doing my dream job and looking after my parents properties, marrying the love of my life, life is good.
Documents Submitted (applied as a group):
- two Completed applications
- Employment confirmation
- Two week travel plan
- Booking.com reservations (4 different hotels for the two weeks inorder to sync with the travel plan. These bookings were stamped by the company director to stay they approved the expenses)
- Return air tickets itinerary
- Letter from employer explaing the all expenses covered two week trip
- 3 months of employers bank statements (2 banks)
- land deed of my parents.
- valuation of the land.
- statements of remittances I get from my parents every month (around £1500/month)
- my personal bank book copies (around 1700CAD balance)
- my parents and my siblings British settled status proof. ( my dad british passport and my moms and siblings resident cards)
- joint account passbook copies (my mom and I jointly own it)
- joint account passbook copies (my fiancée and I jointly own it)
- wedding hall reservation confirmation email
- wedding invite
- copy of the surprise card I gave her on her birthday tell her we will be going to Canada (she was so excited and was already packing and I still haven’t told her about the refusal )
I will be covering my fiancée expenses so I gave a sponsorship letter and my finances stated above. I specifically stated on this letter that the accommodation approved by my employer can accommodate two people as stated on the bookings so she will not incur any costs for accommodation.
That’s pretty much it. Please help.
Thanks ever so much.