Visitor visa application for my spouse after submitting sponsorship application

[Maxxx]

I am a Canadian permanent resident (citizen of Trinidad and Tobago) living and working in Canada, and I will be sponsoring my wife to come to Canada with me in the near future.
My question is about her applying for a visitor visa to come to Canada and visit me while the sponsorship application is taking place.
She has been granted visitor's visas prior to us being married, and has visited me numerous times, but her last visitor visa expired last year, and this will be the first time she will be applying for a visitor's visa as my spouse.
She has been permanently employed in Trinidad for over 10 years so I am hoping this will show that she has ties to Trinidad.
Is it likely that the visitor visa application will be rejected, and if it is rejected, will this adversely affect the sponsorship application?

 

[Wyz]

I have sponsored my husband and we applied for a visit visa for him last month. Although slightly different than your case in that I am a Canadian citizen. We have not received the answer yet so I can't say for sure how the approval rate is but I can tell you this much:
It's important for your spouse to prove that she has a reason to go back, this could be the fact that she has a job back home or property in her name. Also, you need to prove that you have enough to sustain her and pay for her during her trip here, also where she will be staying and such. You on your part should send your bank statement with her application and also a letter of invitation. Here is the CIC link where you can see exactly what you need in this letter:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/letter.asp

Also, I've asked a few lawyers and also call center of CIC and my MP's case worker, usually people say it will not negatively affect your spouse's sponsorship application. However, it is really up to you to decide.

 

[Maxxx]

Thank you for responding Wyz.
Please keep me informed as to the the outcome of your spouse's visitor visa application.

 

[amenia]

Truthfully I was going to try and get my husband here but I was told because he would have a reason to stay (reason being me)they would not approve his visa. I was told this directly from someone who works for immigration. They are very strict but if u wish to pursue it best of luck to u.

Hope it was helpful

 

[Leopold_31]

Truthfully I was going to try and get my husband here but I was told because he would have a reason to stay (reason being me)they would not approve his visa. I was told this directly from someone who works for immigration. They are very strict but if u wish to pursue it best of luck to u.

Hope it was helpful

Does not hurt to try. It all depends on the visa officer that will look at your application. You can make the best application you can and hope for a miracle. Only costs $75. If you want to be with your loved one I don't know why you would not try it.

 

[amenia]

Well I don't need to know cuz he got accepted for PR were just waiting on his visa which they said within a month and the 2 weeks later after that he will be come. But as I said best of luck just wanted to let u know what they told me that's all