Could someone in the know please enlighten me about New Delhi Consulate office's expection with respect to visitor visa application.
I have been on work permit in Canada for last 4 years and have our (me and my wife's) application for permanent residence already under process (medical stage). I tried two times to get visitor visa for my in-laws at New Delhi Consulate and was denied on both occasions.
First time the reasons listed for denial included not convinced that they will return back, insufficient funds, lack of travel history.
We strengthened the application second time with every possible document we can like my in-law's previous overseas travel history (which doesn't include Canada though), more funds and detailed explanation on why they will return back because of their ties in India due to income from his apartment given out on rent, his own house, his old mother to take care of etc etc.
They removed few reasons from list on second time. They kept insufficient funds and included a new reason on second time. It says something like "temporary nature of the host"! I have couple of questions
1) How much fund is good enough for them? I showed 85000 Canadian dollars from my own personal bank account in Canada as proof of my own fund claiming I will handle ALL their expenses in addition to my in-laws own bank account fund of around 7 lakhs rupees (~13000 CAD) first time, and increased to 14 lakhs (~26 CAD) the second time. How much more do they expect ordinary salaried people to have in the form of liquid cash!?
2) Regarding second reason about temporary nature of stay of the inviting host in Canada, can only permanent residents and citizens invite their relatives?
3) Do they have fixed quota to grant visitor visa? It looks like they work hard to find ways to reject visa application rather than accept it.
4) Does it help to go through travel agents? I did it on my own on both occasions.
Although I have lost hope because of frustrating experience and not applying any time again soon, I would really appreciate if someone went through similar experience and managed to get the visa later.
I have been on work permit in Canada for last 4 years and have our (me and my wife's) application for permanent residence already under process (medical stage). I tried two times to get visitor visa for my in-laws at New Delhi Consulate and was denied on both occasions.
First time the reasons listed for denial included not convinced that they will return back, insufficient funds, lack of travel history.
We strengthened the application second time with every possible document we can like my in-law's previous overseas travel history (which doesn't include Canada though), more funds and detailed explanation on why they will return back because of their ties in India due to income from his apartment given out on rent, his own house, his old mother to take care of etc etc.
They removed few reasons from list on second time. They kept insufficient funds and included a new reason on second time. It says something like "temporary nature of the host"! I have couple of questions
1) How much fund is good enough for them? I showed 85000 Canadian dollars from my own personal bank account in Canada as proof of my own fund claiming I will handle ALL their expenses in addition to my in-laws own bank account fund of around 7 lakhs rupees (~13000 CAD) first time, and increased to 14 lakhs (~26 CAD) the second time. How much more do they expect ordinary salaried people to have in the form of liquid cash!?
2) Regarding second reason about temporary nature of stay of the inviting host in Canada, can only permanent residents and citizens invite their relatives?
3) Do they have fixed quota to grant visitor visa? It looks like they work hard to find ways to reject visa application rather than accept it.
4) Does it help to go through travel agents? I did it on my own on both occasions.
Although I have lost hope because of frustrating experience and not applying any time again soon, I would really appreciate if someone went through similar experience and managed to get the visa later.