- May 14, 2010
- 1
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Bogota
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 20-07-2010
- Nomination.....
- 22-08-2010
- AOR Received.
- 14-12-2010
- File Transfer...
- 30-08-2010
- Med's Done....
- 10-06-2010
- Passport Req..
- 09-02-2011
- VISA ISSUED...
- 19-04-2011
- LANDED..........
- 04-05-2011
Hello,
Firstly i would like to apologize for how verbose this post is,
We have been in contact with our local government official since a friend of ours tourists visa application was rejected. The government of Canada performed a formal inquiry with the immigration office in question and helped us more closely fulfill the requirements based on the details/troubles indicated by the given immigration office. However, even after fulfilling the requirements outlined by the immigration office the application was rejected with new grounds of prior travel history, as well as the previous grounds. Ive listed the details below,
1)You have not satisfied me that you meet the requirements of Regulations 179...,
2)Your travel history,
3)Your Family ties in Canada and your country of residence,
4)Your personal assets and financial status.
What is interesting about this situation, is the applicant has owned property in the country of residence for over six years(worth approx. $80k-$100k Canadian) and has substantial investments into a startup business and has monthly resources of 10x the monthly minimum wage. Several notarized letters from business contacts outlining investment, and a formal letter from a certified accountant outlining monthly income. The applicant also included business licenses for all companies that supplied letters of reference.
The applicants entire family is in the applicants home country and nobody lives in Canada, the applicant does have an Uncle that lives in the United States. Outlining this clearly in a formal letter indicating strong ties ones home country and substantial economic resources in ones home country.
The part that is difficult to understand for the government of Canada, who has enquired into the application, is the applicant has had an American Visa since age seven, and has regularly visited the United states, three times alone in the last 12 months, staying on average 9 days. The applicant successfully returned every time, which indicated a past diligence concerning tourist visitation and actions in the united states. Please let me stress the applicant never visited the united states for business reasons, always stamped as tourist, which is very important concerning past travel history requirements, which the immigration office looks at. If they were business visa's this would be a different story and the immigration officer would be just in stating, 'past travel history'. The government states this is clear proof of satisfying Regulation 179, because the applicant has successfully returned, which shows they would, in all likelihood, return to their home country after a visit to Canada. The applicant still has a valid American tourist Visa until March 2012.
We are not exactly sure what we can do at this point, we feel the application is very good and possibly the applicant is being confused with someone else. We also know individuals in the country of residence that almost guarantee tourist visa application acceptance, not based on any sort of extra documentation, there is a small fee payable after acceptance. We felt this is not the appropriate way to go, however we are rather embarrassed because this would indicate a level of corruption or prejudice concerning visa applications submitted by individuals vs. immigration consultants(travel agencies, etc), which is against Canadian legislation.
Any thoughts or suggestions would greatly be appreciated at this point,
Thank You,
Firstly i would like to apologize for how verbose this post is,
We have been in contact with our local government official since a friend of ours tourists visa application was rejected. The government of Canada performed a formal inquiry with the immigration office in question and helped us more closely fulfill the requirements based on the details/troubles indicated by the given immigration office. However, even after fulfilling the requirements outlined by the immigration office the application was rejected with new grounds of prior travel history, as well as the previous grounds. Ive listed the details below,
1)You have not satisfied me that you meet the requirements of Regulations 179...,
2)Your travel history,
3)Your Family ties in Canada and your country of residence,
4)Your personal assets and financial status.
What is interesting about this situation, is the applicant has owned property in the country of residence for over six years(worth approx. $80k-$100k Canadian) and has substantial investments into a startup business and has monthly resources of 10x the monthly minimum wage. Several notarized letters from business contacts outlining investment, and a formal letter from a certified accountant outlining monthly income. The applicant also included business licenses for all companies that supplied letters of reference.
The applicants entire family is in the applicants home country and nobody lives in Canada, the applicant does have an Uncle that lives in the United States. Outlining this clearly in a formal letter indicating strong ties ones home country and substantial economic resources in ones home country.
The part that is difficult to understand for the government of Canada, who has enquired into the application, is the applicant has had an American Visa since age seven, and has regularly visited the United states, three times alone in the last 12 months, staying on average 9 days. The applicant successfully returned every time, which indicated a past diligence concerning tourist visitation and actions in the united states. Please let me stress the applicant never visited the united states for business reasons, always stamped as tourist, which is very important concerning past travel history requirements, which the immigration office looks at. If they were business visa's this would be a different story and the immigration officer would be just in stating, 'past travel history'. The government states this is clear proof of satisfying Regulation 179, because the applicant has successfully returned, which shows they would, in all likelihood, return to their home country after a visit to Canada. The applicant still has a valid American tourist Visa until March 2012.
We are not exactly sure what we can do at this point, we feel the application is very good and possibly the applicant is being confused with someone else. We also know individuals in the country of residence that almost guarantee tourist visa application acceptance, not based on any sort of extra documentation, there is a small fee payable after acceptance. We felt this is not the appropriate way to go, however we are rather embarrassed because this would indicate a level of corruption or prejudice concerning visa applications submitted by individuals vs. immigration consultants(travel agencies, etc), which is against Canadian legislation.
Any thoughts or suggestions would greatly be appreciated at this point,
Thank You,