which countries to visit to improve Travel History significantly

[aj355]

My wife has a Canadian TRV rejection last year as the officer wasn't convinced that she would leave Canada, one of the points mentioned in rejection was No travel history. We are now trying to improve travel history.

Some of the seniors suggested that its better to visit developed countries as compared to developing/under-developed countries:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/trv-refusedone-reasonlack-of-travel-historyrequire-expert-advice-please-t230983.0.html;msg3338558#msg3338558

My wife is in U.S. now. She has U.S. and Bahamas visa. Also, we are in process of applying for visa for following countries: New Zealand, Australia, Italy (Schengen), U.K.

What are few other countries that could improve the travel history significantly?

 

[scylla]

The list you have is good. I don't think you need to add anything further.

 

[Bryanna]

Hi,

It's normally difficult for someone to get a TRV if the spouse is Canadian. 'Travel History' is an often cited refusal reason. Even if your wife visits these other countries, her visits would be for short stays, whereas her visit to Canada would mostly likely be long-term/overstay because of yourself. So building up travel history doesn't help much

I would not build any additional travel history (besides spending a small fortune in visiting these countries). Instead you may want to consider applying for her PR (if it has not been applied) and then apply for a TRV + focus on her other strong ties to her home country


Cheers

 

[aj355]

Thanks @scylla and @Bryanna for quick reply and your valuable suggestions.

Both me and wife are living and working in U.S. We don't plan to move to Canada until mid-2018. Since I have only Canadian PR (not citizenship), I can't apply for my spouse PR while outside Canada. Also, when we move to Canada in 2018, we want to move together and apply for inland PR (we don't want to live separately for outland PR). Therefore my wife would need TRV to enter Canada in 2018. Also, having a TRV would let my wife visit Canada for short trips before moving there permanently.

What do you think are chances for getting TRV approved for my wife? (I know final decision is with officer, but can we make a guess based on other candidates experiences from past) .These are few positive and negative factors:

Positive factors:
- living in U.S. now (on H4 visa valid till 2020) (as compared to India earlier)
- working in U.S. (as compared to working in India earlier).
- have travel history (U.S., Bahamas, New Zealand, Australia atleast, and possibly europe).
- spouse (me) is also living in U.S. with her, having a strong job in U.S. (I work full-time with Apple in California).

Negative factors:
- spouse which is a Canadian PR (but not living in Canada).
- previous TRV rejection (in September 2016 before our marriage) (refusal said:"Given economic conditions, employment prospects, considering your travel history, economic establishment and family ties, I am not satisfied that you would respect the terms of your admission as a temporary resident in Canada")

 

[Bryanna]

Given the significant change in your wife's circumstances, she has a pretty good chance of a TRV approval.

You must include evidence to prove that you (as well) will not be moving to Canada anytime soon..... your employment, rent agreement, etc. This would indicate that as you do not intend to move to Canada in the near future, your wife will leave Canada at the end of her visit(s)

 

[Jalex23]

My wife has a Canadian TRV rejection last year as the officer wasn't convinced that she would leave Canada, one of the points mentioned in rejection was No travel history.

The reason was "travel history", this is completely different from "no travel history".

When CIC officers state this as a reason it is due to a lack of travel history that supports the kind of visit requested is not usual for the person requesting it. A trip "not usual" is commonly a trip that lasts several weeks or months, for example if you requested 2 months visit, CIC would want to see trips of that length to other countries.

You do not need travel history to get a TRV. As long as the purpose of visit, resources and the length of that visit makes sense you should be good.

Also, travelling for the sake of travelling serves no purpose. The same for travelling for a few days helps you little if you are requesting months in Canada.

 

[aj355]

Thanks @bryanna. good point. I wonder how to get such evidence. I have a full-time employment, it's not a 1-year or 2-year contract which I can show. Also, my apartment lease is month-to-month. I am not able to think of any good evidence which can indicate that I am not going to move to Canada.

@Jalex23, another good point. I am going to apply for TRV for Canada for only 1 week, so my other trips should match.

 

[Bryanna]

Thanks @bryanna. good point. I wonder how to get such evidence. I have a full-time employment, it's not a 1-year or 2-year contract which I can show. Also, my apartment lease is month-to-month. I am not able to think of any good evidence which can indicate that I am not going to move to Canada.

You must include a leave approval letter from your employer stating the dates for your visit + 3-4 months pay stubs + 2-3 months' rent payments + lease agreement, etc.

Also, include evidence of a work commitment for which you must return to the US by a specific date (shortly after your intended visit)

Similar evidence for your wife too

 

[xpressentry]

To be approved a TRV, the applicant has to show ties in the home country or country of residence. Since you have PR and you can go to Canada, your wife's strong ties will be in Canada.

 

[aj355]

Given the significant change in your wife's circumstances, she has a pretty good chance of a TRV approval.

You must include evidence to prove that you (as well) will not be moving to Canada anytime soon..... your employment, rent agreement, etc. This would indicate that as you do not intend to move to Canada in the near future, your wife will leave Canada at the end of her visit(s)

I submitted the application for my wife's TRV and seems like it is Approved (she got passport request last week and the online status shows "Approved").

Thanks a lot for the valuable guidance @Bryanna @scylla and @Jalex23

@Bryanna, the suggestions you gave above were great, I included those documents in the application. I also added an explanation letter explaining why I don't want to move to Canada (as salaries are low in Canada) .

 

[Bryanna]

I submitted the application for my wife's TRV and seems like it is Approved (she got passport request last week and the online status shows "Approved").

Thanks a lot for the valuable guidance @Bryanna @scylla and @Jalex23

@Bryanna, the suggestions you gave above were great, I included those documents in the application. I also added an explanation letter explaining why I don't want to move to Canada (as salaries are low in Canada) .

Super fantastic! Congrats

Happy she has been granted a TRV until 2027

 

[aj355]

Thanks a lot @Bryanna. Your suggestions were definitely very great and made the application strong.

By the way, does the online status indicate the visa expiry date (link)? I am still not sure about validity.

 

[Bryanna]

I'm so glad my suggestions worked.

Yes, the expiry date stated in the counterfoil is the date until which her TRV is valid