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Visitor Visa from Saudi Arabia

I&D2018

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Aug 13, 2018
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Hi,

We have a family friend who wants to visit Canada from Saudi Arabia. He is a professional with a business in Saudi Arabia. His nationality is from Yemen.

Will he have issues getting a visitor visa?
 

canuck78

VIP Member
Jun 18, 2017
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Given the war in Yemen they will assume that he is likely to apply for asylum so it will probably be difficult to get a TRV.
 

Legend6892

Hero Member
Jul 31, 2017
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Inform your friend not to waste money on Canadian TRV application, I’m 100% sure that it will get rejected.
 

bcgigabyte

Member
Apr 6, 2012
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my best guess is that he might be approved if:
1- He has significant business in Saudi Arabia (owns a company with a good income, owns car(s), owns investments ...etc) or has a really good job (management level or so) with very large bank balance to show that he is not looking for work.
2- Has family members that will not travel with him.

CIC red flags will be:
1- He's travelling with all his family, this is a no no for them given his citizenship.
2- His situation in Saudi Arabia is not deep rooted so he can easily migrate somewhere else.
 

I&D2018

Star Member
Aug 13, 2018
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I have searched all over the website and cannot find anything like that. Canada has a program to take more refugees from Syria due the war but I have not seen anything about outright denying all visitor visas.