Visitor Visa for my wife

[orhanov]

Hi Everyone,

I am a PR and living in Canada, has a good job with a reputable company..salary is not so high though

My wife is in Egypt, and i did the sponsorship and immigration application for her, but since it's gonna take some time i was thinking of bringing her to Canada till they make a decision.

I know the first step would be to get her here on a visitor visa and then apply for extension.

I don't have much right now on my bank account neither does she. but i can afford her trip and living expenses and i have a stable job here in Canada.

I can get a letter from my employer and i have the pay stubs ..we have our marriage certificate and everything to prove that we are married

I am planning to go back to Egypt and then bring here with me.

My question is, what is the possibility the visa will be approved? and are there any other documents needed (Other than the application package, marriage cert, employer letter, invitation letter, copy of PR card, my pay stubs)in this case because CIC site has not been clear enough on this type of visa to my spouse.

Thanks a lot in advance i just want to prepare everything and get the plane tickets. that's why i wanna know if it's gonna work, and if anyone else done it before.

Thanks again!

 

[peacekeeper]

While her PR application is Process, Chances for geting Visit Visa NON, so better to wait till her PR Visa approval.

 

[orhanov]

Thanks for the reply...

But if we haven't applied for PR for her, then we could have applied for visitor visa first???

would it then be considered? plz anyone can help????

 

[louieong]

Hello, I had similar situation. as long as your application is in process. They will not issue a Canadian visitor visa for your wife. My wife applied for one, and they denied her.

It was about 6 months of waiting from submission of the application till she got her immigration visa, but we are very happy now. It was is very hard being far from each other and nothing we can do about it, except go through the waiting period.

Good luck.

 

[lands]

It can go either way..I had read in this forum that sometimes if you have a PR application in process and you apply for a TRV..instead of granting you a TRV they will fast track your PR....or they might just deny the TRV and make you wait for the PR to come through...

A TRV will be denied if the applicant fails to show sufficient proof that he or she will return back to thier home country...In your case..regardless of what proof you show..the fact that she is going to visit her spouse is a no brainer for the IO officer to figure out that she will not be coming..on the other hand..since you have a PR app in process...it can also work in your way..since the last thing you want to do is to screw up your PR application and not show up for the interview...(If there is an interview..not all applicants are called for interviews...) which means she will be required to come back..

I am not 100% on this..but I think you cannot change from outland to inland..so she will be required to go back.....

The bottom line..it all depends on what proof and how convincing you can be when you apply for your TRV...

 

[rjessome]

Chances of getting a TRV for your wife are very slim, even if you haven't applied for PR yet UNLESS she can show VERY SIGNIFICANT ties to her home country that would require her to return after her visit. Examples of this would be dependent children, job, ownership of property, etc. Even with all of this, still a very slim chance of approval.

It doesn't matter if you've applied to sponsor her because she is your WIFE. The presumption the VO will give is that you want to stay together. And they are right in this case. Sorry.

They WON'T fast track an application without very serious extenuating circumstances and even then, not without political/media pressure. They would really have to be extraordinary too because it's just not done unless there is a serious disaster like in Haiti! Don't know where you heard that but it's wrong.

You CANNOT transfer an outland application to an inland application.

 

[iarblue]

You need to apply for the visitors visa anyway and if you can afford to have it rejected try but every case is different and it is not how much money you have or wether you have a good job or not.She must have enough money to support herself while she is here(point is if she is here you get inj a fight kick her out she has money to help herself)she must have great ties to her country to prove she wil go home at the end of her visa stay if an extension is not approved.
And as said so many times in this forum cause this question is asked everyday they only thing they would consider a good tie to home during a PR process is if she was to leave a child home that she had to return to.But if its just here the chances are very slim.But you can try nobody knows the outcome but a immigration officer.
If you are American sometimes they allow it but to others usually not a chance.

 

[rjessome]

If you are American sometimes they allow it but to others usually not a chance.

Americans don't need visas to travel to Canada.

 

[iarblue]

Thats where everyone goes wrong Americans and others are visa exempt but that does not mean your allowed to come when ever you please and will be let in.Applying for a visa is no different that coming to the border you have to prove the same things its just on a applied visa they do the checks before hand.
But just because they are american or visa exempt does not mean anything other than you dont need to apply for it,but your still under the same rules as a non visa country.

 

[journeyman]

Hi, I suggest you read the following post from another topic:

quote author=RobsLuv link=topic=41403.msg284990#msg284990 date=1273537362]
Read through the information on the US2Canada website under Visiting/Visitor Records
[/quote

I suggest you read the above link.

My husband had difficulty trying to visit while waiting on sponsorship approval and was turned back at the border, and I was accompanying him as recommended in this link. He remains in the U.S. I travel the other way but cannot stay for months at a time. It is difficult.

 

[rjessome]

Ok, let me backtrack a little.

You are both right that if an American is waiting for PR to be approved for Canada, it can be very difficult at times to enter the country depending on what seems like the "mood" of the officers at the POE. Difficulties can be prevented or assauged if very well prepared. And even then, there are cases with circumstances that make it almost impossible. However, this is NOT the norm if prepared at the border with employment letters, bank records, lease agreements, etc. If feels like overkill but better than getting refused entry.

However, I maintain that VISA's, which are travel documents, are NOT required for Americans to come to Canada. I didn't mean to imply that it meant the border was wide open to Americans. Just that it's not a requirement like it is for say, Mexico.

Sorry for the confusion.

 

[orhanov]

Great thanks to everyone in here...You really helped so much, although it's very sad, and somehow stupid not allowing this while the know the chances are high they're gonna give her PR later on...And it's very hard for me too staying away all this long, we love each other much and at the same time i can't leave my job here to go back to home country.

I don't know what to do but i think i will try to apply for both and hope for the best.

Thank you so much for your support

 

[chelley]

orhanov...

keep in mind that your wife will need to apply for the canadian visa at least a month prior to her intended travel... you can try and see how it goes... it's not a matter of you going to bring her back and just give it a go at the airport or something...

i guess all you really have to loose is the application fee ($100 i think)... as others have mentioned, chances of approval aren't all that great... to get a visitors visa, the applicant must demonstrate that their intent is to "visit" and that they have sufficient ties to their homeland and reason to return... with you (her husband) being in canada and her not having much in the bank the case will not make for a strong case for you... does she have any other signficiant ties to her home that you can put emphasis to? (her job? children/family responsibilites? house/car? all those would demonstrate ties to home country and help strengthen your case some... also family in canada or a specific event/reason to be there as opposed to just visiting you alone, (lying that you aren't married wouldn't be a good idea to help future endevours))

good luck...

 

[canadianwoman]

Keep in mind that for her PR application you having a good job and money and proof you can support her is good, but it is irrelevent for her TRV application. For the TRV, she has to prove she will leave Canada.As others have said, her job, or a child, would be good evidence. But she's coming from a poor country to visit her husband, so probably the answer will be no.
Still, if you're willing to waste $100, a TRV application after the PR application won't hurt.

 

[Avicon2016]

My husband is canadian citizen and just submitted our application for spousal sponsorship. I am working in Singapore but I am a Filipino holding Philippine passport. I would like to visit my husband on our first anniversary. It will be about 8 days because that's the maximum vacation leave I can take. I will be able to provide leave approval and other documents. What are my chances of getting tourist visa?