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I have a friend who is not very well versed in English and so I'm asking this question on behalf of him. He is a U.S. citizen and married a Bangladeshi individual few years ago. He applied for her visa to the U.S. with I-130 and the subsequent steps. All of the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and National Visa Center (NVC) processing has completed along with a DQ (documentarily qualified) for their case. The case is supposedly in Dhaka, Bangladesh, awaiting for an interview. However, getting to the interview may take about an year or more per current backlog (depending on the current political situation in Bangladesh to settle down). In the meantime, he was thinking of applying for her to visit Canada at his cousin's home near Niagara Falls so that they can meet from time to time. Travel from and to Bangladesh from the U.S. is much more hectic than visiting Canada for the husband. Plus, his understanding is that if it is possible, then at least for 6 months, she can stay in Canada and he can visit her from time to time. Is such a scenario possible for him? Mainly, he is curious to know whether Canada will allow such a visitor visa for the wife? This couple's dream had been to do their honeymoon at Niagara Falls and if such a visitor visa is permitted, they can at least do that. Thank you.
I have a friend who is not very well versed in English and so I'm asking this question on behalf of him. He is a U.S. citizen and married a Bangladeshi individual few years ago. He applied for her visa to the U.S. with I-130 and the subsequent steps. All of the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and National Visa Center (NVC) processing has completed along with a DQ (documentarily qualified) for their case. The case is supposedly in Dhaka, Bangladesh, awaiting for an interview. However, getting to the interview may take about an year or more per current backlog (depending on the current political situation in Bangladesh to settle down). In the meantime, he was thinking of applying for her to visit Canada at his cousin's home near Niagara Falls so that they can meet from time to time. Travel from and to Bangladesh from the U.S. is much more hectic than visiting Canada for the husband. Plus, his understanding is that if it is possible, then at least for 6 months, she can stay in Canada and he can visit her from time to time. Is such a scenario possible for him? Mainly, he is curious to know whether Canada will allow such a visitor visa for the wife? This couple's dream had been to do their honeymoon at Niagara Falls and if such a visitor visa is permitted, they can at least do that. Thank you.