- Apr 12, 2015
- 1
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Manila, Philippines
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- June 11, 2016 (recd June 13 by CIC)
- AOR Received.
- June 30, 2016
- File Transfer...
- SA: August 11, 2016
- Med's Done....
- Up Front: May 5, 2016
- Passport Req..
- not yet
- VISA ISSUED...
- not yet
- LANDED..........
- not yet
Hi,
Just wondering if this topic has been covered here on the forum or elsewhere. There doesn't seem to be much on the CIC website under the Facts and Figures page either. What I would like to know is the statistics surrounding rejection rates and reasons for rejection for Canadian Permanent Resident applications.
The reason behind my thoughts on this are some of the rules that are in place for foreign spouses. We have to put a lot of effort into proving genuine relationships, and at the same time it is very difficult to obtain a TRV for a spouse to visit Canada. I've assumed for so long that it must be because of so many marriage fraud cases that spoiled it for the rest of us, but I would like to see the ratio of total PR applications vs. rejected applications because of marriage fraud (among any other common rejection reasons).
As I mentioned in another thread, the US has a number of options when immigrating or planning to immigrate to the US to be with your spouse or prospective spouse... https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/general/all-visa-categories.html#iv
1. The US has a fiance K-1 visa that allows a foreign fiance to enter the country with the intention of marrying within 90 days. In Canada, if you say you are visiting your fiance when applying for a TRV (the only option for visiting for non visa-exempt countries), it is automatically rejected because they assume you are going there to stay with your fiance, so you have to prove strong ties to your country and convince them you are there temporarily. This is tough to do because they assume the strongest tie is to your fiancé if you have no kids, property or loans.
2. The US has a non-immigrant K-3 visa, which is specifically for a "spouse of a U.S. Citizen awaiting approval of an I-130 immigrant petition", i.e. visiting while waiting out their permanent residence. In Canada, we have no special spousal TRV, so in many cases spouses are forced apart and wait for the long PR processing time of months and years in order to be together, the complete opposite of "family reunification is our priority" motto that CIC supposedly follows.
So my main question here is, are the marriage fraud rates so much higher in Canada vs. the US that they've had to crack down on letting fiances and spouses into Canada. Canada is forcing spouses to be apart for abnormally long periods of time, while the US enjoys much more freedom of choice, to be with your spouse.
Comparing the US and Canada isn't always equal of course, there are good and bad things about each country. I just want to know the reasoning behind this disconnect between the countries and what the true cause is. Why can't Canada adopt similar immigration practices as the US to make it easier for spouses to be together?
Just wondering if this topic has been covered here on the forum or elsewhere. There doesn't seem to be much on the CIC website under the Facts and Figures page either. What I would like to know is the statistics surrounding rejection rates and reasons for rejection for Canadian Permanent Resident applications.
The reason behind my thoughts on this are some of the rules that are in place for foreign spouses. We have to put a lot of effort into proving genuine relationships, and at the same time it is very difficult to obtain a TRV for a spouse to visit Canada. I've assumed for so long that it must be because of so many marriage fraud cases that spoiled it for the rest of us, but I would like to see the ratio of total PR applications vs. rejected applications because of marriage fraud (among any other common rejection reasons).
As I mentioned in another thread, the US has a number of options when immigrating or planning to immigrate to the US to be with your spouse or prospective spouse... https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/general/all-visa-categories.html#iv
1. The US has a fiance K-1 visa that allows a foreign fiance to enter the country with the intention of marrying within 90 days. In Canada, if you say you are visiting your fiance when applying for a TRV (the only option for visiting for non visa-exempt countries), it is automatically rejected because they assume you are going there to stay with your fiance, so you have to prove strong ties to your country and convince them you are there temporarily. This is tough to do because they assume the strongest tie is to your fiancé if you have no kids, property or loans.
2. The US has a non-immigrant K-3 visa, which is specifically for a "spouse of a U.S. Citizen awaiting approval of an I-130 immigrant petition", i.e. visiting while waiting out their permanent residence. In Canada, we have no special spousal TRV, so in many cases spouses are forced apart and wait for the long PR processing time of months and years in order to be together, the complete opposite of "family reunification is our priority" motto that CIC supposedly follows.
So my main question here is, are the marriage fraud rates so much higher in Canada vs. the US that they've had to crack down on letting fiances and spouses into Canada. Canada is forcing spouses to be apart for abnormally long periods of time, while the US enjoys much more freedom of choice, to be with your spouse.
Comparing the US and Canada isn't always equal of course, there are good and bad things about each country. I just want to know the reasoning behind this disconnect between the countries and what the true cause is. Why can't Canada adopt similar immigration practices as the US to make it easier for spouses to be together?
