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DanB
Toronto
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 Posted - 08/09/2007 : 11:03:25
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I am pregnant and am inviting my parents to come visit us for few months. The first application was rejected with reason - no family ties and financial ties in home country. We did not know that we have to send property documents as well. So we are applying again with all the financial documents.
Also, we found out that our baby will need a surgery at 3 months time after birth. My question is, will this information help us to get visa or will further make our case weak.
Any suggestions!!!
Dan
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Moderator
Ontario
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Posted - 08/14/2007 : 12:50:06
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Hello Dan,
Thank you for sharing your situation with us.
Unfortunatley, it is difficult for us to provide a definitive response regarding this since in the end, it is the visa officer who will assess the applications and make a decision.
However, you can find some additional information on what to include here:
Invitation Letter
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/letter.asp
Here are some excerpts from this page,
"A letter of invitation does not guarantee that a visa will be issued. Visa officers assess the applicant to determine whether they meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Send your letter (notarized if necessary) to the person you are inviting to Canada. They must then submit this letter to the Canadian Embassy or Consulate outside of Canada when they apply for their Temporary Resident Visa.
Your letter must include the following information about the person being invited:
*Complete name.
*Date of birth.
*The person’s address and telephone number.
*Your relationship to the person being invited.
*The purpose of the trip.
*How long the person you are inviting intends to stay in Canada.
*Details on accommodation and living expenses.
*The date the person you are inviting intends to leave Canada. "
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.
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Anna
Settlement.Org Content Coordinator, CIRS
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rana77
Toronto
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Posted - 08/14/2007 : 13:30:23
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Hi Dan,
I'm planning to invite my father along with my brother and sister to come and visit.
Do I need to send a letter of invitation to them?? Is there a template or sample of an invitation letter for a visitor Visa??
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
RD
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Moderator
Ontario
8067 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2007 : 13:51:00
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Hello RD,
Sometimes a person applying for a Temporary Resident Visa to visit Canada is asked to provide a letter of invitation from someone in Canada. Some visa offices may require that your letter be notarized by a Notary Public.
For additional information,
Invitation Letter
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/letter.asp
You may also want to contact CIC directly here:
1-888-242-2100 (In Canada Only)
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.
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Anna
Settlement.Org Content Coordinator, CIRS
Settlement.Org
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Navtej
Brampton
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Posted - 08/14/2007 : 15:01:54
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Hi Rana !
Some settlement agencies in GTA have settlement workers who have powers of Oath Comissioners.If you approach them with your proper identity and P.R. card, they will help you in making an invitation letter free of charge.For this purpose you have to check with couple of them over the phone and then take an appointment.
Navtej
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Moderator
Ontario
8067 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2007 : 15:56:08
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Thanks Navtej!
That is very helpful information.
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Anna
Settlement.Org Content Coordinator, CIRS
Settlement.Org
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rana77
Toronto
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Posted - 08/14/2007 : 19:19:32
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Many thanks Navtej for the helpful info. I'll definitely consider this.
Rana:)
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canim
ottawa
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Posted - 10/15/2007 : 23:28:23
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I had sent a simple letter to my dad as follows.
Date:
Dear Dad,
I am doing alright and hope you are doing well. I would like you to spend time with me in Canada, and during your stay, we will visit various tourist places such as blah, blah, blah.
I will be taking care of your living, accommodation, touring, round-trip airfare to Canada, medical insurance, food and any other personal expenses.
Herewith i am sending all the required documentation. I would be eagerly awaiting your arrival.
Your loving daughter
signature.
The key is to be as original as you can be in the visitor visa letter you will be sending across to your parent.
The love and affection should naturally flow.
What worked for me was my bank statement and the living accommodation proof of a house i owned, as well as in the application for the visa, the funds being available to spend was more than $10,000 which is more than enough to sustain someone for 2-3 months.
Yes they need to show proof of their ties to the home country like house ownership, bank statements, pension slips if they are retired, if one parent is working, an employment letter from the firm is very valuable too.
The age of parents is a factor too. If they are very old, it is very hard for the officer to say yes.
You would need to think from the officer's point of view. Their main goal is to assess whether an individual will return back or not, are they healthy enough or not and is the person in Canada a close relative or not and is the financial proof strong enough to sustain their visit to Canada.
Moreover if you have had any relatives from foreign countries (except US/mexico) visit you before and when they left, please include that information in the application.
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rana77
Toronto
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Posted - 10/16/2007 : 09:54:00
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Hi there,
I sent an invitation letter addressed to the Visa Office to my dad to forward to CHC with his application for TRV as follows:
TO: CHC
Dear Sir/Madam:
I am a Canadian Citizen and I reside in Toronto, Canada. I have invited my father, FULL NAME & DOB, along with my brother FULL NAME DOB and my sister FULL NAME & DOB to come and visit me for holidays in Canada from DATE TO DATE.
During their visit in Canada, they will be staying with me at my home at the address above. I will be responsible for all of their accommodation, transportation (plane tickets), and living expenses while they are in Canada. Upon the termination of their visit, they will return to COUNTRY NAME. My father, FULL NAME will be presenting this letter to you, together with his application for Temporary Resident Visa.
Attached to this letter please find copy of my Canadian Citizenship Card, Canadian Passport, Notice of Assessment from Canada Revenue Agency, as well as my Bank Statement, as proof of fund that I have available for their stay in Canada.
Your kind consideration to this request will be greatly appreciated. Should you require further information, please contact me.
Yours very truly,
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My dad submitted his application to the Visa Office on October 11th. However, he has not attached his house ownership or land ownership proofs to his application as it was not requested in the TRV application guide. He has provided a letter of employment from his employer though. Do you think not providing these proofs with his application might cause refusal ??
Should he send them to the Visa Office now??? Or should he wait??
Rana
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canim
ottawa
20 Posts |
Posted - 10/16/2007 : 20:12:40
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Rana,
Many visitor visa applications get denied because of limited proof of an individual's ties to the home country from which they applied.
House ownership, Pay slips and bank statements are a strong indicator of home ties.
I think, in my opinion, in your case there maybe very limited proof. Hope for the best, that is all.
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Navtej
Brampton
175 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2007 : 09:47:05
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Hi Rana !
Any updates with the visitor visa processing of your relatives which you would like to share?
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qazi_zaighum
Mississauga
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 20:47:15
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Hi Rana,
Whats update about the visit visa process for parents as I wish to apply for my parents now. and hope you can provide me any additional information which helped you other then detail you did provide here.
Thanks and regards,
Zaighum H Qureshi
Mississauga
quote:
Hi there,
I sent an invitation letter addressed to the Visa Office to my dad to forward to CHC with his application for TRV as follows:
TO: CHC
Dear Sir/Madam:
I am a Canadian Citizen and I reside in Toronto, Canada. I have invited my father, FULL NAME & DOB, along with my brother FULL NAME DOB and my sister FULL NAME & DOB to come and visit me for holidays in Canada from DATE TO DATE.
During their visit in Canada, they will be staying with me at my home at the address above. I will be responsible for all of their accommodation, transportation (plane tickets), and living expenses while they are in Canada. Upon the termination of their visit, they will return to COUNTRY NAME. My father, FULL NAME will be presenting this letter to you, together with his application for Temporary Resident Visa.
Attached to this letter please find copy of my Canadian Citizenship Card, Canadian Passport, Notice of Assessment from Canada Revenue Agency, as well as my Bank Statement, as proof of fund that I have available for their stay in Canada.
Your kind consideration to this request will be greatly appreciated. Should you require further information, please contact me.
Yours very truly,
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My dad submitted his application to the Visa Office on October 11th. However, he has not attached his house ownership or land ownership proofs to his application as it was not requested in the TRV application guide. He has provided a letter of employment from his employer though. Do you think not providing these proofs with his application might cause refusal ??
Should he send them to the Visa Office now??? Or should he wait??
Rana
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