hi all,
couple of questions about the application to extend stay in Canada as a visitor for my wife, who is a US citizen and first arrived in mid June 2016
i intend to file the application online, but as a first step i have looked over the paper application and had a few questions:
1. one of the questions asks about current country of residence, which is Canada obviously. It asks for the time period, as 'from date' 'to date'. The from date is easy as the date of entry. For application purposes, what would the 'to' date be. The date of filing the application (which is one month before her status expires), or is it the date on which her status expires? Or some other date?
2. on the details of visit to canada, it asks about how long plan to stay - the way i interpret this question is that from date would be from when her current visitor status expires, and to date would be essentially how long we are requesting an extension for - is that right? or do i use from date as the date of the application to extend? or from when she first got here (back in June) - or any other guidance?
3. the instruction guide referneces info needed for application:
Evidence on how you will support yourself or be supported in Canada and how you will pay for transportation to leave Canada, such as:
Guarantor’s letter
Bank statement indicating the account holder’s name and the account number
Details about your plans to leave Canada, particularly the date and time of departure and the means of transportation.
- regarding the guarantor letter, is there a template or sample that anyone can point me to?
- where would i indicate details about plans to leave Canada? its not on the application itself, so would I add in a separate sheet or something?
- regarding the bank statement, is there a certain amount of funds that should be
4. How long is reasonable extension to request? I believe 6 months is common, although we are planning to do her PR app at some point - but have not started as yet. She is going to live here and not move back (ideally) unless status expires or is otherwise required to. 1 year would seem to be a reach though - any thoughts?
Thanks everyone for your help. It is greatly appreciated.
couple of questions about the application to extend stay in Canada as a visitor for my wife, who is a US citizen and first arrived in mid June 2016
i intend to file the application online, but as a first step i have looked over the paper application and had a few questions:
1. one of the questions asks about current country of residence, which is Canada obviously. It asks for the time period, as 'from date' 'to date'. The from date is easy as the date of entry. For application purposes, what would the 'to' date be. The date of filing the application (which is one month before her status expires), or is it the date on which her status expires? Or some other date?
2. on the details of visit to canada, it asks about how long plan to stay - the way i interpret this question is that from date would be from when her current visitor status expires, and to date would be essentially how long we are requesting an extension for - is that right? or do i use from date as the date of the application to extend? or from when she first got here (back in June) - or any other guidance?
3. the instruction guide referneces info needed for application:
Evidence on how you will support yourself or be supported in Canada and how you will pay for transportation to leave Canada, such as:
Guarantor’s letter
Bank statement indicating the account holder’s name and the account number
Details about your plans to leave Canada, particularly the date and time of departure and the means of transportation.
- regarding the guarantor letter, is there a template or sample that anyone can point me to?
- where would i indicate details about plans to leave Canada? its not on the application itself, so would I add in a separate sheet or something?
- regarding the bank statement, is there a certain amount of funds that should be
4. How long is reasonable extension to request? I believe 6 months is common, although we are planning to do her PR app at some point - but have not started as yet. She is going to live here and not move back (ideally) unless status expires or is otherwise required to. 1 year would seem to be a reach though - any thoughts?
Thanks everyone for your help. It is greatly appreciated.
