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Visiting Canada - Proof of funds?

job_seeker

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Jul 27, 2009
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You better have a good travel history considering you don't have "ties" in the US being a visitor there.

lipu12 said:
hii...i'm in USA on multiple visit visa. I've opened a bank account on 26th august. now i want to apply for canada visit visa for 3-4 days from new york. i'm planning to apply at the end of september or at the starting of october. i just want to know if i submit just 1 month bank statement where i've sufficient fund, will it be alright as proof of my fund available. Please help me out.
 

lipu12

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Sep 12, 2011
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thanks for the reply... actually i came to USA on 31st july... at the port of entry IO gave me 6 months entry permit on my I-94... i've already attended a fair here and i'll attend another fair at the end of november in new york for my business purpose. i've also confirmed return ticket to my country in december...i also traveled australia, uk and india before with my current passport... so will all these be helpful to establish my travel history...
 

job_seeker

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Nobody for sure can say whether you'd be granted a TRV or not. All you can do is try to show as much proof as you can that you have enough to take trip and leave, have enough funds in case of emergency. Another member was able to obtain a TRV from the US to Canada.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/trv-from-newtork-office-t82127.0.html;msg980342#msg980342 "kingwil's post"

lipu12 said:
thanks for the reply... actually i came to USA on 31st july... at the port of entry IO gave me 6 months entry permit on my I-94... i've already attended a fair here and i'll attend another fair at the end of november in new york for my business purpose. i've also confirmed return ticket to my country in december...i also traveled australia, uk and india before with my current passport... so will all these be helpful to establish my travel history...
 

collegeguy

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Aug 18, 2011
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Ok. Well I just got back from Canada, and I decided to stay for only 1 month, since I didn't want the risk of getting denied entry. I was not asked for proof of funds, however, I still was referred to a secondary interview by the POE officer. It seems like even a month is a long time for "visiting" purposes for them. The majority of questions involved was just for them to find out if I have enough ties in the U.S., although the second immigration officer who interviewed me said that the return ticket was all they are really looking for to grant me entry.

As a first time visitor to Canada, the interview seems unsettling, but the Canadian IO's attitude made the whole process feel like they're not there to find reasons to deny you entry. It was a good experience, overall, and I hope that my future visits to Canada will be hassle-free as well :)