TRV for My Wife While I Travel on eTA – Need Advice

[esutcarp]

Hello everyone,


I am looking for advice on applying for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) for my wife while I travel to Canada using my eTA. We are both from Argentina and hold Argentina passports, and I also hold an Italian passport, which allows me to enter Canada visa-free with an eTA, which I have done several times in the past to visit relatives. My wife, however, needs a TRV to travel.


We plan to visit my Canadian relatives in July 2026 and also use Canada as a layover for future international travel (e.g., to Japan in late 2025). Since we will always be traveling together, I initially thought we could apply for our visas at the same time, but I’ve read that applying together as a couple when only one of us needs a visa might complicate things.


I am the main earner in our household, working as a freelancer with an income of about $3,500–4,000 USD per month. My wife works part-time for the local government. We own property in Argentina, including a house under construction, land, and other real estate. My Canadian relatives (who are citizens) can provide a letter of invitation.

My aunt and uncle met my wife in 2023 during a visit to my family, and then came back in 2024 for our wedding with one of my cousins.
I visited them on 2014, 2017 and 2019 for the wedding of my other cousin.


Here are my main concerns:

1. Should we apply together, or is it better for my wife to apply alone, since I do not need a TRV?
2. If she applies alone, how should we present our financial situation? Since I am the main breadwinner, would it raise concerns if her bank account does not reflect our full financial strength?
3. Would mentioning our planned layover in Canada before traveling to Japan be a red flag for the visa officer?
4. Would a letter of invitation from my Canadian relatives be beneficial, or would it not be relevant in this case?
5. Any advice on how to best present our ties to Argentina to strengthen the application?
6. My wife does not have much history of traveling outside the country, only to countries where she did not need a passport in the region, I have traveled before to Canada, Europe and US. Is that an issue for her?

We want to do everything correctly to maximize the chances of approval. If anyone has gone through a similar situation, your insights would be greatly appreciated!


Thanks in advance!

 

[Naturgrl]

Hello everyone,


I am looking for advice on applying for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) for my wife while I travel to Canada using my eTA. We are both from Argentina and hold Argentina passports, and I also hold an Italian passport, which allows me to enter Canada visa-free with an eTA, which I have done several times in the past to visit relatives. My wife, however, needs a TRV to travel.


We plan to visit my Canadian relatives in July 2026 and also use Canada as a layover for future international travel (e.g., to Japan in late 2025). Since we will always be traveling together, I initially thought we could apply for our visas at the same time, but I’ve read that applying together as a couple when only one of us needs a visa might complicate things.


I am the main earner in our household, working as a freelancer with an income of about $3,500–4,000 USD per month. My wife works part-time for the local government. We own property in Argentina, including a house under construction, land, and other real estate. My Canadian relatives (who are citizens) can provide a letter of invitation.

My aunt and uncle met my wife in 2023 during a visit to my family, and then came back in 2024 for our wedding with one of my cousins.
I visited them on 2014, 2017 and 2019 for the wedding of my other cousin.


Here are my main concerns:

1. Should we apply together, or is it better for my wife to apply alone, since I do not need a TRV?
2. If she applies alone, how should we present our financial situation? Since I am the main breadwinner, would it raise concerns if her bank account does not reflect our full financial strength?
3. Would mentioning our planned layover in Canada before traveling to Japan be a red flag for the visa officer?
4. Would a letter of invitation from my Canadian relatives be beneficial, or would it not be relevant in this case?
5. Any advice on how to best present our ties to Argentina to strengthen the application?
6. My wife does not have much history of traveling outside the country, only to countries where she did not need a passport in the region, I have traveled before to Canada, Europe and US. Is that an issue for her?

We want to do everything correctly to maximize the chances of approval. If anyone has gone through a similar situation, your insights would be greatly appreciated!


Thanks in advance!

1. You don’t need TRV so she applies alone.
2. Show bank statements in both your names.
3. So you want a transit visa not a TRV.
4. If going to visit them but letter is least important document.
5. Ties are job letter with approved leave, any business, income property in her name.
6. Your history and ties are not relevant. So yes it may be an issue.

 

[canuck78]

3. If the layover is over 48 hours they still need a TRV.