TRV Refused second time .Need guidance to correct mistakes and reapply

[pbdeepak]

First time I applied for TRV for tourism and to visit my friend in July 2015. Visa was refused stating Insufficient funds and travel history.

Then I left that. After that I travelled to Malaysia in Sep 2015 and again malaysia and singapore for business purposes in feb 2016. Also after there was good flow in my business and good earnings. I am running my own IT starup in chennai for past 5 years. Also I am doing CA in correspondence.

I decided to visit canada this time only as a tourist as my friend is not there in Canada. I submitted all the documents and wrote a detailed explanation letter. But within 2 days visa was refused again. I need proper guidance to correct my mistakes to apply again. I want to stay less than a week in Canada montreal

 

[scylla]

For travel history, CIC is looking for travel to countries requiring visas like the US, UK and Europe.

What evidence did you provide in your application to prove strong ties to your home country?

 

[pbdeepak]

Hi scylla,

I attached Fixed Deposit, Insurance Policy, Property worth 20 lakhs which is my mothers name, press releases about my social activities (to show social committments, my CA course details and enrollment for next level exam i.e intermediate

 

[CaroM8]

What reason did they list for the refusal this time?

And FYI, the property under your mother's name is not good proof. It's not yours, so you can't use it as a tie back home.

 

[pbdeepak]

Hi CaroM8,

I am waiting for refusal letter will post it tomorrow . Would power of attorney from my mother would help ?

 

[Bryanna]

Hi,

1. What are the reasons for your second refusal?

2. To a visa officer, it would seem unusual for someone who does not have travel history to want to visit Montreal for a week. What documents did you submit to prove a well-planned trip?

3. Do post the list of documents which you submitted this time.

4. Are you the sole director of your company? What documents did you submit for your company + employees + company financials?

5. CA Intermediate through correspondence will not help as a tie. Are you interning/working with any CA firm to prepare for your CA exam/get practical training?

6. Your mom's property nor a Power of Attorney will not work. Do you own any property/land? Or have a lease agreement (residence/commercial) in your name?


Cheers

 

[pbdeepak]

Hi Bryanna,

1) I still not received passport with refusal letter. But online status showed as refused

2) I have travelled before Malaysia and Singapore for tourism and business

3)
CONFIRMED ROUNDTRIP AIR TICKET
HOTEL CONFIRMATION
TRAVEL INSURANCE
SAVINGS ACCOUNT STATEMENT
CREDIT CARD STATEMENT
FIXED DEPOSIT ADVICE
LIFE INSURANCE
INCOME TAX RETURNS OF LAST 2 YEARS
MAGAZINE AND NEWS PAPER RELEASES 5 SETS
LETONYX(PREVIOUS COMPANY) – SSI & ST CERTIFICATE
PRODIGI – UDYOG AADHAR MEMORANDUM & SERVICE TAX CERTIFICATE
HIGH SCHOOL MARKSHEET
INTERNSHIP CERTIFICATE
SEO CERTIFICATE
BRITISH COUNCIL CERTIFICATE
PROPERTY VALUATION AND DOCUMENT
COMPANY PROFILE
CMA – REPORT, PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE, ID CARD, FOUNDATION RESULT

4)LETONYX(PREVIOUS COMPANY) – SSI & ST CERTIFICATE
PRODIGI – UDYOG AADHAR MEMORANDUM & SERVICE TAX CERTIFICATE\

5) Since its not necessary to get practical training with CA firm for intermediate exam I have not done so. Only Postal coaching and oral coaching available
6) I have commercial rental agreement of my new office which I have not submitted

 

[pbdeepak]

My full copy of visa letter :

The Visa Office,
High Commission of Canada
New Delhi

Dear Ma’am / Sir,
My Name is Deepak Perumbol Bhaskar and I’m writing this letter in Application for Multipe Entry Temporary Resident Visa to Canada.
• I intent to travel to Montreal in Canada as a tourist between 08-11-2016 and 13-11-2016, would therefore like to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa to Canada
• I am running my own startup called Prodigi Technologies, a digital marketing agency in Chennai
• Also running a NGO called Voice of Indian which guides people to use RTI Act for availing government benefits and schemes without bribery and corruption
• As a tourist and business traveler, I have been to Singapore and Malaysia before
• I have decent income from my business that I will bear my flight, hotel and other travel expenses attached proofs for same

• I will be staying at Auberge Bishop Backpackers Hostel, 1447 rue bishop, Montreal(Quebec), H3G 2E9, Canada

• I will land in Montreal by 8-11-2016 and will depart from Montreal by 13-11-2016 (detailed travel plan attached separately)

• I’m holding a confirmed round trip flight ticket

TRAVEL PLAN:
a) FLIGHT DETAILS:
DELHI TO MONTREAL:
DATE DEP TIME FROM TO ARRIVAL FLIGHT NO TERMINAL AIRLINE NAME
08 NOV 0655 DELHI(DEL) ISTANBUL(IST) 8 NOV
1025 TK717 3 TURKISH AIRLINES
08 NOV 1455 ISTANBUL(IST) MONTREAL(YUL) 8 NOV 1655 TK035 I TURKISH AIRLINES



MONTREAL TO DELHI
DATE DEP TIME FROM TO ARRIVAL FLIGHT NO TERMINAL AIRLINE NAME
13 NOV 2250 MONTREAL(YUL) ISTANBUL(IST) 14 NOV
1520 TK036 TURKISH AIRLINES
14 NOV 1955 ISTANBUL(IST) DELHI(DEL) 15 NOV 0515 TK716 I TURKISH AIRLINES

STATUS: CONFIRMED
PRICE: 795 CAD

b) HOTEL:
Auberge Bishop

1447 rue bishop, Montréal (Québec), H3G 2E9, Canada -
Phone: +15145088870
Your reservation 5 nights, 1 dorm bed
Check-in Tuesday, November 8, 2016 (from 14:00)
Check-out Sunday, November 13, 2016 (until 11:00)

PRICE: 121 CAD
c) ITINERARY:
DAY – DD/MM/YYYY TIME PLACE
DAY 1 – 08/11/2016 6.00 pm Auberge Bishop( Hostel Stay)
DAY 2 – 09/11/2016 9.00 am Mosaicultures Internationales
12.00 pm Botanical Garden
4.00 pm Le Village
DAY 3 – 10/11/2016 9.30 am Old Montreal
12.30 am Notre-dame Basilica
4.00 pm Place Des Arts
6.00 pm Mount Royal Park
DAY 4 – 11/11/2016 11.00 am Musee Des Beaux-arts De Montreal
2.00 pm Planetarium Rio Tinro Alcan
5.00 pm Olympic Park (Parc Olympique)
DAY 5 – 12/11/2016 8.00 am Mont Royal Cemetery
10.00 am Montreal Biodome
1.00 pm La Fontaine Prk
4.00pm Clock Tower Beach
DAY 6 – 13/11/2016 Shopping, farewell to Canada



d) TRAVEL BUDGET:
ITEM EXPENSE (in CAD)
FLIGHT 800
HOTEL 130
FOOD, DRINK & TIPS(100*6 DAYS) 600
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION(including Montreal MTL City Passport) 150
COMMUNICATION (10*6 DAYS) 60
TOURIST PLACES ENTRY 200
SHOPPING & MISC 400
TOTAL 2340 CAD
(1,18,293 INR)

I have sufficient funds to support my travel:
INSTRUMENT VALUE
SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT ICICI BANK
A/c No: 104001001082 Rs.3,20,000
CREDIT CARD- ICICI BANK
43XX XXXX XXXX 8009 TOTAL CREDIT LIMIT: Rs. 85,000
AVAILABLE CREDIT LIMIT : Rs.57,000
CREDIT CARD - KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK
41XX XXXX XXXX 7959 TOTAL CREDIT LIMIT: Rs.20,000
AVAILABLE CREDIT LIMIT: Rs.11,000

i) ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
o Finished +2(High School) in the year 2009 from M.L.M Mamallan Matric Hr Sec School, Kanchipuram
o Completed SEO Training by VSkills(Govt of India)
o Joined Mensagam Technologies as Web Development Internship
o Passed Google Adwords, Analytics and Hubspot Inbound Certifications
o Joined CMA(Cost& Management Accountant) in Southern India Regional Council of Institute of Cost and Management Accountant to improve my financial and business management skills
o Currently pursuing Inter level of CMA, exams are coming in December 2016
ii) PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
o 6+ years’ experience in Web Development and Digital Marketing
o Started LetoNyx Technologies in 2013 and rebranded as Prodigi Technologies 3 months ago with new office at Alwarpet , Chennai
o Prodigi Technologies provides Web Development, E-commerce Development, Integrated Digital Marketing, Digital analytics, Online Reputation Management
o Specialist in Digital Marketing Strategy Planning and Management
o Expert in Online Reputation Management
o Handled 100+ clients from India and 10+ clients from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and USA
o Digital Marketing Consultant to The Global trade Driver, an organization which supports Indian Entrepreneurs establishing business in USA by providing legal documentation support, immigration support, office, HR, warehouse facilities, trade fair delegation , etc…
o Prodigi Tecnhnologies works closely with Presto, branding company in Chennai which handles accounts of Regional clients
o Company Profile attached separately
o My business had turnover of Rs.10,00,000/- in last financial year 2015-2016 . This financial year 2016-2017 predicted to cross Rs.30,00,000/- turn over has Rs.10,00,000/- turn over has crossed in last 4 months
o Prodigi Technologies has a Sales person in Singapore who is my friend Nagarajan Chandrasekar is handling
o ‘Formed a Digital Marketing Event called DIGITOCAS which is yet to be formed as All India Association with core members as Navneet Kaushal of Page Traffic, Vivek Bhargava(iProspect), Ezhil Raja from Payoda, Abdul Malick from Cognizant. First event conducted at Cognizant Technology Solutions MEPZ Campus , Chennai on July 15,2016. Next event will be conducted in Hyderabad during November month end.


iii) FINANCIAL ASSETS:
PROPERTY VALUE
House in my mother’s name at 87, Annamalai Street, S S Nagar, Kamatchi Amman Colony, Orikkai PO, Kanchipuram – 631502 Rs.20,00,000/-
FIXED DEPOSIT at ICICI BANK
A/c No: 104013000458 Rs.100,000/-
KOTAK LIFE INSURANCE
POLICY NO: 03421378 Annual Premium: Rs.35,000/-
BASIC SUM ASSURED: Rs.294,983/-
GUARANTEED MATURITY BENEFIT: 546,479/-
SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT ICICI BANK
A/c No: 104001001082 Rs.3,20,000/-


iv) SOCIAL BACKGROUND:
o Right to Information Activist, Anti -Corruptionist
o Runs NGO called Voice of Indian
o Voice of India, a NGO which don’t accept donations and memberships. Main work of NGO is to propagate and protect RTI(Right to Information ) Act by conducting training sessions in districts of Tamil Nadu State, social media campaigns also conduct RTI Help Desks
o RTI Help Desks functions in Chennai on every month 1st and 15th, Theni – 1st Saturday of every month, Madurai – 2nd Saturday of every month and Vellore – every Thursday
o Through Social Media campaign and media exposure, people visit our help desks with government related grievances. We guide them to use RTI act to get information and make their grievance solved, thus people will know the power and benefits of act
o I handle Chennai Help Desk and out Chennai training sessions, along with my team Suresh Kumar and Balasubramaniam
o We solved 10000’s of grievances and helped 15000+ students to get education loans through proper guidance through RTI act without any hassles
o Voice of Indian published a book on RTI Act. Revenue from book sales and monthly spendings from me and team members are used to conduct training classes and help desks
o My social service got featured in Times of India and popular Tamil Magazines like Kungumam, Puthiyathalaimurai , Vikatan
o Kungumam gave CONFIDENT YOUTH OF THE YEAR 2014 title for my service, for students in getting educational loan

v) FAMILY BACKGROUND:
o My mother born and brought up in Chennai, Tamil nadu aged 43 is a professional tailor stitching ladies’ clothes in Kanchipuram
o My Father born and brought up in Kanchipuram aged 46 is an electrical contractor doing electrical services in household and industrial units.
o My younger sister aged 18 doing 2nd year B.Sc Microbiology in Indo-american college, Cheyyar, Tamil nadu

vi) TRAVEL HISTORY:
COUNTRY DATE NO OF DAYS PURPOSE
MALAYSIA SEP 3,2015 to SEP 5, 2015 3 TOURISM
SINGAPORE FEB 18,2016 to FEB 25, 2016 8 BUSINESS & TOURISM
MALAYSIA FEB 25,2016 1 BUSINESS


vii) STRONG TIES IN HOME:
o All family members are in India
o My family and sister’s education depends on me
o My business and economic viability is good in India
o Growth in Business
o Committed to social activities
o My girl friend Ms. Devi Chandria is living in India, our marriage will happen around June 2017

viii) TIES IN CANADA:
o No blood relations in Canada
o Around 5 friends in different parts of Canada Canada
o Have to build long term relationship with Canada

ix) REASONS FOR MULTIPLE ENTRY VISA:
o Although I am visiting Canada as Tourist and Visitor now, during this trip I will learn the opportunities available in Canada in Digital Marketing and Analytics domain to extend my business here
o Because most of tools we use for our clients are Canada based like gshift
o Want to build long-term healthy relationship with Canada, country of multi-diversity
o I understand that each entry is decided by Port Authorities even though I hold Multiple Entry Visa

 

[Bryanna]

1. It will be easier to advise you after you get your refusal letter/reasons.

2. Malaysia and Singapore do not count as travel history. It would've helped if you had visited countries like the US, UK, Schengen etc.

3. Are these FDs in your name? Since when?

4. You have not submitted any evidence to prove your company is actively trading on a day-to-day basis such as contracts/POs/payments from clients, employees hired by your company, audit statement, service tax returns, etc.

5. As per CA institutes, practical training is necessary for CA Intermediate. Anyways. Based on the evidence you have submitted, studying for your CA Intermediate is not a tie.

6. You must include copies of the lease agreement + 2-3 months rent proofs


When did you apply for the first time?

 

[Bryanna]

Please remove personal details/references from your previous post. This is a public forum

 

[pbdeepak]

Hi Bryanna,

1) Sure possibly will get it tomorrow

2) If visiting UAE would help ?

3) Yes its in my name from may 2015

4) I submitted IT Return with Profit and loss statement by Auditor. Service tax filed Nil return has turn over not exceeded 10 lakhs

5) No Bryanna, I am doing CMA which is equivalent to CA. As per institute rules after passing intermediate exam only one has to go minimum 1 yr for practical training before attending final exams

6) Rent Proofs means ? will voucher help ?

Previously I applied on July 2015

 

[Bryanna]

I'm guessing your refusal reasons will be:
1. Purpose of visit:
What you have stated in your cover letter as reasons to visit are not those for tourism..... but for business opportunities, training, etc.... and as a Business Visitor, you must have a Canadian company inviting you

2. Financial situation

3. Travel History

 

[pbdeepak]

How to overcome this Bryanna. Need your guidance on this

 

[pbdeepak]

Bryanna,
For purpose visit, what I meant was international exposure to candian market. I made a mistake. Please guide me to overcome this.

 

[Bryanna]

It would not help without knowing the actual reasons for refusal. So let's wait until you get the refusal letter