visitor visa for my fiancee's mother/brothers

[joeythecat]

My filipina fiancee and I plan to get married next year and would like her family here to be with her. If getting her brothers here is too much trouble, just her mom would be great. Can someone please walk me through the steps that we will need to take. I am born and raised in Canada and I assume I would be the one to apply as a sponsor? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[charmainefrances]

START HERE:


http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/tourist.asp

this is a link for tourist visa application. You can either apply online or you can apply through paper application.

Where to submit the application:

online or

http://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/Philippines/

Is your fiancé a PR already? if yes, then both of you can write the invitation letter for her mom. If not, then yes, you are the one who will write the letter. You have to gather your COE, NOA, T4, payslips, bank account statement.. etc. If you need a sample invite letter, please check my previous posts.

Also, is your future mother in law still working? she also has to show ties in the Philippines like, job, house under her name , bank statement, if not then on your letter of invitation, you have to mention that you are the one who is responsible for the expenses etc.

I hope this helps!

 

[joeythecat]

thanks,

Does anyone know how long it takes to get the visitor visa? It looks like we are getting married in October and we want her brother to come

Also, the fact that he is a student, will that have an effect on whether he gets approved or not?

 

[bellaluna]

thanks,

Does anyone know how long it takes to get the visitor visa? It looks like we are getting married in October and we want her brother to come

Also, the fact that he is a student, will that have an effect on whether he gets approved or not?

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/index.asp will give you an estimate, but not a guarantee. Right now, it's showing 11 days in Manila. In my experience, that was calendar days.

Maybe, maybe not.

 

[joeythecat]

thanks,

what exactly is the process.

Do we have to do it online and then he goes to manila and does an interview or something? Or do we send him my documents and he goes to manila with them?

I would rather do it from my end and then he will go to the canadian embassy in manila

 

[bellaluna]

thanks,

what exactly is the process.

Do we have to do it online and then he goes to manila and does an interview or something? Or do we send him my documents and he goes to manila with them?

I would rather do it from my end and then he will go to the canadian embassy in manila

The process is in the link that charmainefrances gave you. Please read it.

You can do it for him online and act as his representative.

Start here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/ctc-vac/getting-started.asp (answer the questions as if you are here, then declare yourself as representative)

There is no interview, he won't have to deal directly with the embassy at all.

If the visa is approved, he has to send his passport to a third-party, VFS Global, for stamping.

 

[joeythecat]

The process is in the link that charmainefrances gave you. Please read it.

You can do it for him online and act as his representative.

Start here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/ctc-vac/getting-started.asp (answer the questions as if you are here, then declare yourself as representative)

There is no interview, he won't have to deal directly with the embassy at all.

If the visa is approved, he has to send his passport to a third-party, VFS Global, for stamping.

Thank you very much for the info. do you think him being a student and not having a job really effect this? we have a pretty big problem dont we

 

[bellaluna]

Thank you very much for the info. do you think him being a student and not having a job really effect this? we have a pretty big problem dont we

It's a case to case basis, depending on the information and documents you will present for him. It's not a guaranteed denial, just that it will be harder for him to prove ties if he is young and not yet employed. His schooling can be a tie, but that may actually depend on which school and what course he's taking.

BTW, sorry, I'd meant to type earlier "answer the questionnaire as if you are him (the applicant)"