Hello everyone,
My husband and I have recently put in an application for my brother in law (my husband's brother) on a TRV or visit visa and have just received word that he has been refused. He is Albanian.
My husband has recently become a permanent resident in Canada (8 months ago). I supplied all of the documentation that I could think of, wrote formal invitation letters stating that all of his expenses would be taken care of during his trip. I supplied letters from the bank indicating a substantial balance, further letters from our overseas bank accounts, and a letter stating my brother in law's personal balance of 5000 Canadian dollars in his Albanian bank account.
He is 24, lives with parents so he does not own a home. The family shares a car. We purchased a return ticket but were still refused based on the following:
- The officer is not satisfied that he would leave Canada at the end of his stay. The following were considered when making the decision:
1) Travel history (in all reality, he barely has any travel history. He has stayed in Italy for 2-3 months twice in his life, with our extended family)
2) family ties in Canada and in country of residence
3) Length of proposed stay in Canada (we asked for anything between 3-12 months, it didn't really matter, the longer the better)
4) employment prospects in country of residence
5) current employment situation
6) personal assets and financial status
Does anyone have any clue as to how to approach this now? I would like to re-apply, though I have no new information to submit. In relation to point 5), I did submit a letter from his employer, which is his uncle. He owns a business and my brother in law works with him. Apparently this was not good enough, as he gets paid in cash (as many Albanians do) and there is no paper trail to support his employment there. Also, he is a certified plumber/electrician and works private jobs when they are available, but there is no way to prove that either, as they are also paid in cash and very informal.
If you have any guidance, please help! Thank you ever so much.
Renee
My husband and I have recently put in an application for my brother in law (my husband's brother) on a TRV or visit visa and have just received word that he has been refused. He is Albanian.
My husband has recently become a permanent resident in Canada (8 months ago). I supplied all of the documentation that I could think of, wrote formal invitation letters stating that all of his expenses would be taken care of during his trip. I supplied letters from the bank indicating a substantial balance, further letters from our overseas bank accounts, and a letter stating my brother in law's personal balance of 5000 Canadian dollars in his Albanian bank account.
He is 24, lives with parents so he does not own a home. The family shares a car. We purchased a return ticket but were still refused based on the following:
- The officer is not satisfied that he would leave Canada at the end of his stay. The following were considered when making the decision:
1) Travel history (in all reality, he barely has any travel history. He has stayed in Italy for 2-3 months twice in his life, with our extended family)
2) family ties in Canada and in country of residence
3) Length of proposed stay in Canada (we asked for anything between 3-12 months, it didn't really matter, the longer the better)
4) employment prospects in country of residence
5) current employment situation
6) personal assets and financial status
Does anyone have any clue as to how to approach this now? I would like to re-apply, though I have no new information to submit. In relation to point 5), I did submit a letter from his employer, which is his uncle. He owns a business and my brother in law works with him. Apparently this was not good enough, as he gets paid in cash (as many Albanians do) and there is no paper trail to support his employment there. Also, he is a certified plumber/electrician and works private jobs when they are available, but there is no way to prove that either, as they are also paid in cash and very informal.
If you have any guidance, please help! Thank you ever so much.
Renee
