Visa for my spouse

[pocaboca]

My husband and I were recently married in South Africa on a month long trip there. He is from Colombia. We would like to apply for a visitor visa so he can come up for a visit for a week. We have been together 9 years before getting married. We have previously applied for a visitors visa 3 times prior in the last 6 years and each time the request was denied and the standard form letter citing financial resources, ties to home country and lack of travel. I have been traveling to Colombia several times a year and we always go on a vacation together outside of Colombia our most recent being a month log vacation to Southern Africa which involved getting many visas for him as we visited 5 countries . He also has a 10 year visa to the US and we have traveled there several times as well. He owns a farm and house in Colombia. Has family and an elderly aunt he takes care of and has 6,000 USD in his bank, plus several credit cards with no balance as well as stocks. He has no intention of moving to Canada as he has a great job in Colombia and I plan on moving there early next year. We are hoping that this time he will be granted a visa.
Do I need to state on the invitation letter that I plan on moving to Colombia next year and that we do not plan on living in Canada. What else would assist with the visa application.

 

[Bryanna]

Hi,

Based on your post, your husband has strong ties to his home country. Too many refusals either delay an approval/affect the chances of getting approved.

I'm guessing his previous refusals were because:
1. He did not present his strong ties/reasons to go back properly (including evidence for this)

2. He mentioned that he is visiting you (his girlfriend/intended spouse as that time)


You may want to order GCMS Notes before you reapply. This would help you to understand the refusal reasons better.

Although you intend to move to Colombia, that would only happen next year. To a visa officer, a lot can happen/circumstances can change between now and next year. So, unless you can substantiate your intentions of moving there next year with evidence, this may not really help.

Your husband must demonstrate as many strong ties as possible + you could include proofs i.e. plane tickets/hotel bookings for both of you for a visit to another country after his intended visit to Canada (this would prove that he will leave). However, do NOT book his plane tickets for Canada until he is approved


Cheers

 

[ziarehman80]

Hello Bryanna,

I have recently got Canadian Visit Visa (on 29th January 2017) valid till December 2020. My initial plan was to travel on 19th February but I have postpone this due to some of my personal and official reasons. Now I am planning to apply for rest of my family members (wife and two sons) to have a family trip in summer vacations. Some of details are as following.

1. Myself
• I am a software engineer by profession having more than 12 years of continuous working experience in different organizations on managerial and non-managerial positions.
• Total earning (Job) is almost 2.3 Million PKR per year.
• One of my brother is Canadian Citizen.
• I hold three properties total worth of 8.4 Million.
• 1.4 Million in Bank Account (Salary account).

2. Family: wife and two Sons( 7 Year and 3 year of age).
• My wife was a school teacher before marriage but now she is house wife and a running a home tuition setup.
• She is enrolled in one year distance learning program (Montessori education).
• She hold a property on her name. this property is purchased on installments total worth of 4.2 Million and 3.1 Million is already Paid following by ongoing installments.
• One of my son is enrolled in School (Class One).

Bryanna, I request you to please guide for the following points.

a. Covering letter will be from my side elaborating the purpose and other details or my from my wife?
b. In the invitation letter, will my brother invite all the family members or excluding me.
c. Can I attach my documents (education, working Experience and assets details with the application.

You are requested to please guide in this regards and any other suggestion. May you 100% Lucky all the times.

Regards,
Zia
(Pakistan)