valid reasons to extend visitor visa canada

[Francescatree1]

Hi there,

I have a question with regard to extending my visitor visa. I spend 1,5 years in Canada from May 2016 until November 2017 on a work and travel visa and then a visitor visa, then went back to Germany for 15 months and am now back in Canada since march this year. I want to extend my current 6-month visitor status for another 6 months. Because of my former stay in Canada, I am afraid of being refused for another six months and so I would really appreciate information about valid reasons to justify my extended stay in Canada and get another visitor visa.
My true reason is, that I am in a fresh relationship and would love to spend more time with my new partner to see if we actually want to do the common-law sponsorship. But because it is so fresh it would feel easier for now to find other reasons and not to have to make an official statement of common-law partnership in order to extend my stay.
We do consider that though if it would increase my chances of staying a lot and for that case I would also appreciate all information possible about what I need to do. (Do I then still need to show a return ticket, do we need an official statement of income already just for the visa extention and so on...)

If anyone has helpful information, plese let me know.

Thank you,
Francescatree1

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi there,

I have a question with regard to extending my visitor visa. I spend 1,5 years in Canada from May 2016 until November 2017 on a work and travel visa and then a visitor visa, then went back to Germany for 15 months and am now back in Canada since march this year. I want to extend my current 6-month visitor status for another 6 months. Because of my former stay in Canada, I am afraid of being refused for another six months and so I would really appreciate information about valid reasons to justify my extended stay in Canada and get another visitor visa.
My true reason is, that I am in a fresh relationship and would love to spend more time with my new partner to see if we actually want to do the common-law sponsorship. But because it is so fresh it would feel easier for now to find other reasons and not to have to make an official statement of common-law partnership in order to extend my stay.
We do consider that though if it would increase my chances of staying a lot and for that case I would also appreciate all information possible about what I need to do. (Do I then still need to show a return ticket, do we need an official statement of income already just for the visa extention and so on...)

If anyone has helpful information, plese let me know.

Thank you,
Francescatree1

Tell the truth. Don't make up or "find other" fake reasons.

You don't need a ticket. You do need to show sufficient proof of finances to support your extended stay.

 

[Francescatree1]

Thank you!
my concerns in telling the truth are just, that with telling the truth I would actually state an intention to immigrate which I read is often a reason to refuse a visa extention. I heard you should never tell that at a boarder because you are likely to be refused to enter the country.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thank you!
my concerns in telling the truth are just, that with telling the truth I would actually state an intention to immigrate which I read is often a reason to refuse a visa extention. I heard you should never tell that at a boarder because you are likely to be refused to enter the country.

You shouldn't tell CBSA that at the border. However, extension apps are processed by IRCC, not CBSA, and there is a very big difference between the mandate of IRCC and CBSA.

It's fine to tell IRCC that you want to stay longer to become common-law and apply for sponsorship.

 

[Francescatree1]

@canuck, Thank you again for your help...
If I tell them that I want to stay longer to become common law, do I then already have to submit the document where my partner states officially that we are common law?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

@canuck, Thank you again for your help...
If I tell them that I want to stay longer to become common law, do I then already have to submit the document where my partner states officially that we are common law?

You aren't common-law. You have to live together for one continuous year first