Visitor Visa Rejected for Family Friend

[mail.kr]

Hi,
Need your Suggestion on How to Proceed now.

I am married and In Toronto on Work Permit under Transfer of Company from Bangalore. I applied for my parents and Family Friend Visitor Visa for 12 weeks. My parents visa got approved, However my friend visa got rejected, Page 1 of Refusal Letter IMM5621 says to reapply If she can respond to the concern and
demonstrate that
situation meets the requirements.
The rejected reason in Page 2 says -
- You have not satisfied me that you would leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary
resident. In reaching this decision, I considered several factors, including:
- Travel history

In addition In Page 3 it says, Other Reason -

Considering the economic conditions, employment, travel history, economic and family ties, I am not
satisfied that you would return after the authorized visit.

Now, below are the Documents my Friend submitted - She is Female, Single and works for an MNC as German Catalog Associate. ( She Knows german as Language). She has traveled recently to Indonesia, bali for tourism and return back in 5 days. other than this, she has not traveled to any country.

1) Invitation Letter From Inviter(me) - Saying, the purpose as Tourist and want to travel through Cities in Canada+Travel Duration+Return Travel Ticket+Food and Expenses borne by Inviter+ A bullet point saying Inviter will personally make sure that his friend will return to India after her authorized stay.

2) Cover Letter from Invitee - Mentioned details about Purpose of visit as tourist+ All Expenses will be bourne by Inviter + mentioning sufficient balance 5000CAD + Return Ticket + Company Leave Approval letter and NOC + Residential Plot Sale Deed.

3) Regular Visitor Visa Application Form

4) Invitee Family Info Form - All Family member are based in India ( Bangalore and Delhi)

5) Inviter WP + Bank Statement + WORKER VISA + 2 Salary Slip

6) Invitee - 6 months Bank Statement + 3 Salary Slip + ITR for last 2 yrs.

7) Invitee Company Leave Approval Letter - mentioning the leave dates and rejoining office in India Date.

8) Residential plot Sale Deed in Bangalore in Invitee Name.

9) Return Ticket - 7th Sep - 6th Dec , Bangalore - Toronto - Bangalore ( Return ticket was together with parents of Inviter)

Now, I want to know, what I missed, What can be done now to get approval.

I have plan to first ask for some notes to find out the actual reason for rejection and then reapply.

Anything that I need to do before I reapply.

Please guide.

 

[bellaluna]

I applied for my parents and Family Friend Visitor Visa for 12 weeks.

What do you mean by "12 weeks"? Did the application take 12 weeks, or did you request for her to stay for 12 weeks, or is this a typo and you meant to say "1-2 weeks"?

 

[mail.kr]

I requested for 12 weeks stay

 

[Bryanna]

IMO, GCMS notes are NOT required in this case. It's a straightforward refusal for very obvious reasons:
1. A visit of 12 weeks is not that of a typical tourist/visitor (friend, it could be different for a family member)

2. A visit of 12 weeks indicates weak employment ties = Someone else can take on her employment responsibilities and/or she can work remotely (considering the nature of her employment).

3. Finances of CAD 5000 are low, and does not cover the cost of the airfare + the visit (typically/unofficially CAD 1,000 per week of visit)

4. She has no travel history. Indonesia and Bali are not considered as travel history.

5. She has no strong ties to return to. A residential plot of land is not a tie that's because unlike an apartment or a house type of property there are no compelling reasons to return in case of a plot of land.


I suggest she does not reapply until she establishes stronger ties to India first

 

[mail.kr]

So Should I reapply again as below -

1 - is it fine if we apply only for 3-4 weeks
2 - leave for 3-4 weeks should justify her employment??
3 - finance of CAD 5000 is in addition to return Ticket fare which is already booked and I think for 4 weeks CAD of 5000 will be sufficient.
4 - Travel history is not there, I cant do anything here.
5 - Residential plot of land is counted as property in India, its valued at 50000 CAD, She is the only daughter of her parents and all family member are in India. Plus if we apply for 3-4 weeks her Job employment will also be considered.

Please guide, If I can apply for 3-4 weeks this time and not for 12 weeks.

 

[lossada]

So Should I reapply again as below -

1 - is it fine if we apply only for 3-4 weeks
2 - leave for 3-4 weeks should justify her employment??
3 - finance of CAD 5000 is in addition to return Ticket fare which is already booked and I think for 4 weeks CAD of 5000 will be sufficient.
4 - Travel history is not there, I cant do anything here.
5 - Residential plot of land is counted as property in India, its valued at 50000 CAD, She is the only daughter of her parents and all family member are in India. Plus if we apply for 3-4 weeks her Job employment will also be considered.

Please guide, If I can apply for 3-4 weeks this time and not for 12 weeks.

1-2 week is enough but there was a rejection
try using VAC, not online
https://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/india/

 

[Bryanna]

Any significant changes in the new TRV application would raise red flags + would seem like she is desperate to visit Canada.

For example: Reducing the visit from the earlier three months to 3-4 weeks. Also, a visit of 3-4 weeks (despite a leave approval letter from her employer) would still seem like weak employment ties.

finance of CAD 5000 is in addition to return Ticket fare which is already booked and I think for 4 weeks CAD of 5000 will be sufficient.

Hope this CAD 5,000 matches her income and was not borrowed/transferred from someone else for the visa application.

We don't advise booking plane tickets until visas are issued. A confirmed return ticket proves nothing to a visa officer because the return flight can be cancelled later/someone may not board that return flight.

Residential plot of land is counted as property in India, its valued at 50000 CAD, She is the only daughter of her parents and all family member are in India.

Like I mentioned in my previous post, a residential plot of land is not a compelling tie to return to.

A residential plot of land is a *dormant tie* and not an *active tie*. This means it can lie vacant/no construction on it for years without the owner having to visit/return to check the status of that plot of land.

Also, the visa officer would figure whether or not the residential plot of land was purchased with her income and/or if it was gifted/transferred by a family member to show as a property tie for the visa application.

Her family living in India would be a strong tie if her parents and/or siblings are dependent on her for their well-being and their finances. Otherwise, her family is not a strong tie to return to (from a visa perspective).


I still recommend that she does NOT reapply for some months until she establishes strong ties because she is young + no previous travel history + employment ties are not really strong + finances are on the lower side + no real ties to return to.

IMO, if she reapplies without building up a convincing case first, she could get another TRV refusal. It's your friend's choice though