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Hi Pointednose, in a nut shell, you can not qualify for a visa with another person’s ties. Unlike the US. USA process, every Canadian visa applicant is judged individually, including minors.
The focus here should be on you and your ties primarily. Not to sound mean, but people leave their spouses or even agree with their spouses when they land to seek asylum and likes. Focus on making the VO understand the visit is temporary. That’s it

pointednose:
I want to use my spouse's land documents, vehicles documents for my application. They are all in his name. Our house rent receipts are also in his name.

I will be self-sponsored. How do I go about this? What are my options?

Thank you.

Business folks don’t have pension accounts but secure visas daily. For Canada, as we have discussed over and over on this thread, it’s primarily not about how much money you show.
Way back, my first Canadian visit visa was issued when I earned N80k monthly. But my job was inline with my academic qualifications which creates the impression the applicant is ‘building’ his career. Several work sponsored trainings home and abroad was evident in the application. I didn’t have money to pay but my mother wrote me a sponsorship letter and transferred the mentioned sponsorship amount to my account and I provided proof of her income, transfer docs and everything necessary documentation.
Ties assessment, as VOs say it, is a holistic approach. Age(yes there are high risk migration age 22-29), income, qualifications, employer, wife/husband/children and if you’re traveling with them, travel history and so many others are considered. You have to measure up in more areas than you lack. You could have traveled the whole world and be refused a Canadian visa because if you check migration trends, even Brits are some of the most that migrate to Canada but barely any Canadian move to Europe or elsewhere.
Again, for Canada, US, Australia and new Zealand, it’s not primarily about money. If you want a money conscious country, the UK are willing to give you whatever you want so far you don’t do money lodgement.

tessytessy:
OP,

This people have seen it all.

People have packaged their application for like 6 months claiming salaries of up to that amount and yet disappear after being issued the visa. A big issue would be the reputation of the place where the applicant claims he works.

Having that huge amount in cash and not in a pension plan presupposes that he has enough money to settle should he decide not to come back to Nigeria.

LOL. Do you know how hard it is to get an employer to sponsor you under whatever category? Think of it this way, if not maybe an act of sheer nepotism, what skill could one possibly have that’ll make an employer go through the stress and pay for it just to have you employed. There are thousands of highly skilled people without jobs in Canada. The jobs are not easy to get just like in Nigeria. Whenever someone wants to migrate, or even visit as in the scope of this thread, it is best to manage their expectations because I know people personally that have Canadian MSc but no reasonable job yet.
The easiest way to move to Canada and have free status is via express entry which I’d say is the easiest process out there just a tad long.
Again, the point of this comment is that the LMAI sponsorship is near impossible.
Thanks

compactimmi:
You've said the truth though, but you can actually convert a tourist visa into Temporary residence (work permit and study permit, but it pretty tough.

As long as you can find an employer to apply for LMIA, then you're good to go. You can apply for a "closed work permit", instead of open work permit. The person will be limited to a particular employer, since the employer is the one that got him/her the LMIA(Labour Market Impact Assessment). Like i said earlier, it pretty straight forward if you can find one, but you cannot work or school without a permit. Except on a short course of 6months of less.

Secondly, changing a tourist visa to study permit. The applicant must have a clear intention before proceeding to Canada on Tourist visa. If you've applied to study before securing the tourist visa. There is a regulation under the Canadian Immigration law "Dual Intent". The word explain itself explicitly. As long as you have mentioned it in your application or at the port of entry. You can apply for tourist visa from Nigeria, arriving at the port of entry for CBSA examination. YOU MUST MAKE THAT INTENT CLEAR THAT YOU'VE APPLIED FOR A PROGRAM OR YOU'LL APPLY FOR ONE DURING YOUR STAY IN CANADA. Make sure you have every necessary documents such as proof of funds, intent to leave at the end of your program. Everything here is based on case by case, but for study permit to be issued to a FN(foreign national), it must be submitted to any nearby Canadian visa offices for processing OUTSIDE OF CANADA. It's either a yes or no. It is very dangerous for anyone with SINGLE Entry Visa!!!. Imagine you're asked to attend an interview in the U.S and you only have one entry, that's a goner. If you're refused for the study permit, you have no fundamental reason to be allowed back into Canada. That's just the risk. If you can pay the $20,000 GIC and another one year tuition fees, provide enough proof and documents, you should be fine, but it's not guarantee.

You can study without a permit on tourist visa for a short program of six months or less. You won't be needing any permit to do this:

"Individuals do not require a study permit in order to pursue a program of study for six months or less. Courses may consist of any subject(s), and may be taken on a part- or full-time basis. In order to be deemed exempt from the requirement for a study permit, the course of study should be completed within the six month period. A visa extension will not be granted for the sole purpose of completing a short-term program.

Foreign nationals in Canada without a study permit who wish to enroll in an educational program must apply for a study permit from outside Canada. An exception may be made if the course is short-term in nature and can be completed within the original period of stay specified upon their entry to Canada.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada recommends that foreign nationals seek a study permit for a program of six months or less if they intend to work on campus or continue their studies in Canada after completion of the initial program"

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=484&top=15

it is advisable to always apply for one, but if your program is less than 6months; then you're fine. Should in case you decide to further your education after the six months program elapsed, then you must apply for one OUTSIDE of Canada. mostly, tourists are allowed to stay six months, even with multiple entry visas. Except otherwise by the P.O.E(Port of Entry) officers known as CBSA.

Again, I've only sited with a link that it's possible. Always try to apply for from your home country......................

Hi Guys,

just to update the house.
I applied for an Irish short stay visa to attend a training in Cork, Ireland for a week. below are documents submitted;

invitation letter from training company
letter of introduction from employer
personal self introduction letter including all required details (apparently this is very important but i am always very detailed with this letter)
six months account statements of all bank accounts held even though employer is sponsoring (explain lump sums and show the money trail)
return flight reservation
accommodation reservation
mortgage papers

its good to note that i have extensive travel history but this, i believe, did not play a big role as other colleagues have not traveled much. I wrote all our letters on intro myself in accordance with everyone's circumstance and please don't forget to include the declaration at the end of it that you must leave Ireland and state reasons in Nigeria that will bring you back home. also worthy to note that this training is directly in line with my job roles and responsibilities.

application timeline;
submitted - 31-05-18 (a week after colleagues group application. I was away on another trip)
received at Irish consulate - 04-06-18
temporarily withdrew passport - 07-06-18 (received 08-06-18)
returned passport to embassy(with a prepaid return courier) - 04-07-18
tracked passport return courier envelope on 10-07-18 out of curiosity because my colleagues who applied earlier on 23-05-18 as a group received their visas on 09-07-18 and it had been passed on to courier
received passport from UPS - 11-07-18

please always feel free to contact the embassy for anything. they are warm and always helpful. i needed my passport for another consulate visa that would take a month and i contacted the embassy who instructed i send my request to abujaembassy@dfa.ie and it was dispatched to me same day with instructions of how to return it and apparently since all applications are attended to in a chronological order, your application will still be in queue and no delays, at least in my case.

NB: please do photo copy all your documents before heading to VFS including all passport pages.
best of luck guys.

tripplebabygirl:
Hello please help:
My valid visa will expire in 2 months time(September) same time with my passport.
I want to travel this month so l renewed my passport,
1. Hope the new passport will be stamped while the visa is on the old passport or do l need another visa?
2. I am returning in August before the visa expires, hope there won’t be problem at the Poe?
Thank you.

Hi, I had this dilemma sometime in the past and decided to find out in advance and this was what I got from the horse’s mouth
1) you don’t need a new visa
2)you’re good. The validity of your visa is the time frame you can appear at POE and request for entry. Entry can be granted, though at CBSA officers discretion, for up to six months even beyond your visa validity.

borvick:
Still waiting for response......


Good day great folks here, lve been a silent reader and lve really learnt a lot from this forum. I need advice on how to go about my application please.
Firstly, my present passport expires April 2019, is it possible for me to get a new passport before l put up my application in August? I intend to travel to Canada during my visit to Newyork by November this year. I have been to the US for visit two times.
Secondly, the purpose of my trip is to visit my son in Canada who’s schooling with study permit, which document do l need and what are my chances, lm the one sponsoring my son’s education, he’s been in school since 2016.
Kindly assist a mother, l don’t want to do mistake, l fear all these VO’s o�.
Thanks for your response.

Hi borvick, I believe the thought of renewing your passport is a good one. firstly, the canadians will not issue a visa exceeding your passport validity so you may see yourself going to manor house again sooner than later for a renewal.
secondly, you mentioned you want to apply in August, what if by the time they approve and request for your passport, you dont have up to six months on it? i dont see why you cant renew and apply at the earliest possible time and i think you should apply online so invase it doesnt come out on time, it doesnt ruin your US trip.
thirdly, which i think is worthy to note, you plan to travel to the US in November while your passport expires April which brings it within the six months mark depending on dates, have you checked with CBP and your Airline to make sure this will not be an issue as a lot of carriers will refuse to airlift you if you fall short of 6months or more validity on your passport?

then on your application, i honestly believe that, if you are compact and intellectual with it, it may come out well. the most important thing to note here is that your son has a profile and you must have been listed there so lying about anything will certainly ruin your application. these VOs compare stories and documentation a lot. the docs i believe you need;
your sons admission letter
your sons birth certificate showing your name clearly
your sons study permit/ student visa
any evidence of payment of his school fees
evidence of your source of income and tax clearance
accommodation plan clearly showing duration of visit
flight reservation showing destination(which should be your son's city of residence), arrival and departure dates but do not pay a dime
an invitation letter from him if he is an adult but dont fret over this. any other relevant docs

if i was making this application, i will make sure not to mumble documentation because it is easier and faster for a VO to refuse an application than to request for addition clarification/documentation. write a well detailed letter of explanation(but not more than 2 pages) introducing yourself and relationship with your son, use separate paragraphs to address each category of your travel ;introduction and relationship, income, accomodation, transportation, ties to home country, visa refusals to other countries and why you feel they may have refused you unjustly because they will find out anyway. dont ever listen to people that tell you have excess documents so far the documents are meaningful. attach the first 4 documents i listed to your explanation letter as one upload and make sure to upload all documents in the right places and note that you may have to upload some documents in more than one place. best of luck with your application and I hope you see your son soon.

Quick Note: you did not mention if you are a single mum or anything about family so put that into consideration. the VO may also wonder why your son wouldnt get a visa and meet you in the US instead so make sure to have an explanation to that.

paparazzi1987:
Your EE applications has nothing to do with your previous study permits refusal and it will not affect your wife visitors visa. Since your EE is still a profile and you have not been nominated.

However, if you still insist on deleting it; You can only WITHDRAW an Eligible EE profile. but in your own case, it says you are NOT ELIGIBLE...so your profile is just dormant and nothing to worry about.

hi paparazzi1987, i honestly think this may be false. the applicant created and submitted an EE profile and was deemed ineligible. it was not a case of using the CRS tool to check eligibility. this is a clear indication of an intent to migrate to Canada expressly. he then has 2 study visa refusals with a concern 'not a genuine student' and you're saying it wasnt due to the EE profile created? yes there is something called 'dual intent' but this is a hard case to prove. it is tough for an applicant to show plans to migrate to canada permanently and at the same time want to go study in which a condition is that he has to go back home thereafter. my guess here is that he may have gotten a TRV, then created the EE profile which was deemed ineligible and then applied for the study visas which were refused. if this was the sequence, then the VOs comments are clear enough grounds for refusal but if not, pardon my misunderstanding.

@Asihanmi, I hope you took your time with this one because its not an easy one and since you are listed in your wife's application, they may feel this is your easy way out and may refuse it.if your spouse's visa is approved, i advise you to be as prepared as you can at POE with return tickets, accommodation plan and enough money because it can either be a piece of cake 2 minutes or hours of grilling and confirmation. and if you work, please inform your office you're visiting canada.

Asihanmi:
Hello House. I need your assistance. My spouse was busy with studies when my child and I visited US and Canada for Vacation in 2016. Although,my spouse now has valid US visa but hasn't travelled with it, been to UAE and Ghana. We plan to go to Canada on vacation this year in end of July. I earn more so will include my financial statement with that of my spouse.
Meanwhile my spouse's passport will expire March 2019.
When I checked visitor's processing time it was 31days so I believe there is still time for my spouse to apply for visitor's this may.

My questions are:
1. Is it necessary unconfirmed air ticket is included in my spouse's application?
2. Will travel insurance for their whole family be required?
3.What will be compelling to put up as a motivation in the statement of purpose if required.
I welcome everyone's input as the application will be submitted next week.

Hi, when an entire family is travelling, there is a greater onus on the applicant because you can very easily decide not to come back or even take the high road(asylum). i dont really know if anyone can advise you on what to put in your statement of purpose. it is your story and you know how best to tell it. your job is simple, make the VO believe beyond any doubt that this is purely a visit visa and include every document including pictures from previous trips(if any) and be honest in your application. best of luck

Abidemi501:
Hello reader,
Please assist me by enlighten about visiting visa. I had someone at Canada. She promised me that I will find job when I get there. I don't know which visa to apply for. If I apply for visiting visa, will there be opportunity for me to work at Canada before 6month of stay runs out? Or what can I do to work there? I had no skills but I hold b.ed degree. I need honest response to this question

hi Abidemi501, i shall advise you to casually ignore this promise. no one can promise you a job really. if you have a B.ed degree, why dont you work for a while and see if the skilled worker/trades program will work out for you? if you get a visit visa, there is not permission to work or a way to convert it straightforwardly. just take your time and do things the right way, it is completely worth it.

SeriaBravo:
Good Afternoon, Please I got a passport request notification just now.I did the online application and I apply for my family.However, I recently resumed my MSC studies in Germany about 3 weeks ago but my family is still in Nigeria.Please how can I handle this?
Guru's please advise

hi SeriaBravo, i hope you have sorted this out. if not, raise a case specific enquiry on this issue and you shall be told what best to do. most likely you shall be asked to submit somewhere close to you while your family submit here. you can also take the high road and send down your passport to them for submission and stamping and then they send back to you. good luck

gentleiphy:
When it comes to Canada visit visa..profile is not what qualifies you to enter Canada..Canada no send whether you have been to the moon or space before,if you like visit the US once every two weeks ,that is not what Canada has ever looked for or looking for ward to use as a criteria.ordering your gcms note wont even solve the problem because your refusal reason has no basis ,Canada didn't just want to issue you with visit visa.I have told people that its easier to get US visa than that of Canada and i don't know why and nobody knows why.So just wait for some time and reapply.There is nothing more you need to add in your application..that's just the truth. Even the US visit visa people have argued that you need travel history,good job,family ties all are lies...the US visa officers dishes out visa according to their mood.When i got denied US visit visa,i went with my cousin who had never visited even Ghana,his passport was even gotten 2 months before the US visa interview and he just finished NYSC looking for job and single.I on my part just even returned from a work seminar from Berlin,i have been to 19 European countries,3 Asian,4 South America,3 Middle east,12 African countries some work related,some vacation with my family and some to watch sports games like Lawn tennis,world cups,Champions leagues but i was denied based on family ties,travel history and all not what after the visa officer flipped all through my 3 passports with valid visas but my cousin was given 2 yrs entry visa with a virgin passport and no family tie and no job..so this things happen,but barely 4 months that i was denied the same US visa,same US embassy gave me 10yrs visit visa.

hi gentleiphy, this is not entirely true. this applicant has made a complaint about his application but you have judged just based on that. you did not assess his application or know the whole story. he has not even gotten his case notes as Canadian VOs are not bound to reveal the entire refusal reasons in the refusal letter. an embassy cant just refuse to issue visas, there are grounds on which a visa is issued and if an applicant meets them, a visa must then be issued. his GCMS will go a long way to clarify things so please dont discourage him from getting it.
as for US visas, the VOs are trained to look out for what they are looking for. travel history really helps but sometimes a VO still just doesnt trust you. i know people who have studied in the UK for 3+ years and visited more than 10 scheghen countries(which really does count as 1 as they are accessible with a single visa) and got a US visit visa, traveled and never returned, till date. we dont know how these VOs are trained but obviously they are very well trained to do this as majority of their issued visas are used well. this 'mood' story about the US VOs is false as far as i'm concerned. the crap they hear is just too damn much. when you are in the consulate awaiting your turn, you will indeed know that people get the VOs tired of these stories. some dont even make sense to you, who is an applicant with his/her case yet to be judged.
in all honesty, the 10-year visa was then issued to you because the VO knows that Canada is better than the US and all those all what not shenghen countries really and since you have a PR in canada, there is no point.you dont see canadian typically migrating to europe but the reverse is crystal clear. most european countries are not doing so well anyway Greece, Spain, Italy etc. if it was personal, they will still refuse the visa because you are not entitled to it as a canadian PR and even if you get a canadian passport, that can only allow you travel to the POE to seek entry which can be refused. its a privilege not a right. i really do hope you get my point

Zamil3440:
It is well.. did you do online or paper route? Mine was online and since January 23rd...

You won't believe i just got a refusal letter today, that was dated 31st of January, stating ugly facts that they are sorry they don't think I'm eligible based on my family ties in Canada, I don't even have any family members in Canada, I didn't even fill such in my form submitted, I think this people are just mean, so they kept me waiting for 3 months before sending me a refusal letter that was dated a week after my biometrics... something is wrong here..please I beg the gurus to help me respond to this kind of ugly letter... that was the only thing I got this morning and I'm surprised.... help oh!

A closing balance of 12M with a proper inflow and outflow of daily transactions
A reference letter from my bank stating me as the sole signatory to the account and moneu

Landed properties
Good travel experience USA 3 times, S.A. 3times UAE 10 times, with all the stamps clearly showing in my passport, I even just renewed my U.S. visa and that was sent too...

Company documents and pictures to back up
Letter from my company stating I'm the CEO of the company and detailed purpose of visit...

What could possibly be going on... I urge the gurus to help me oh...
Should I write to them or just re apply on a paper route this time?

How can you refuse someone a week after biometrics, and be sending the person letter of refusal that doesn't even make sense 3 months after submission?

Na wa oo

Hi Zamil3440, sorry for your refusal. primarily, this application is not about money. you have a company with inflow and outflow and a huge balance but are you spending this money as if its yours? did you make this application with your personal account? how did you budget your trip? your various trips, were they for business or pleasure and from which account were they funded? application route (paper or online) doesnt really matter because the new assessing VO will make reference to the GCMS notes to see if you have satisfied what you have run short of. the advise will be for you to source that document and address its concerns first. best of luck

vibrant99:
As if that was all he submitted, people tend to make this things look so cheap, in reality, it isnt!

There is a case of someone being rejected when they applied for Visa, tourist to canada.
when the GCM notes came, do you know what was written by the VO? The applicant didn't submit a correspondent letter for previous Job, and that's why you reject an entire application? could he not have put it on hold and ask for it instead?
Now the person have to reapply and Just include the correspondence letter, another 52k when he could have simply scanned it with 200 Naira or take it to the embassy. Sometimes you wonder.

Hi Vibrant99, as we have always discussed, the onus is on an applicant to satisfy a VO. there are various upload tabs to use to express yourself in an online application and so much space for a paper documentation. some VOs are patient while some are not. the responsibility is on an applicant solely to sway a VOs mind.

Peterpan231:
Who has the direct email address to the Canadian embassy, not vsf global, I want to express my dissatisfaction with them in a letter, my refusal letter is dated 23/2/18, that is to say they already reach a decision on or B4 that date. My appointment was for 6th March, but instead of notifying me so I can cancel my appointment, they held on to my passport for another one month. There by making me look irresponsible to my prospective client. Not just that they returned only my passport and kept all my supporting documents for themselves, I know the letters are addressed to them, but not my company documents and marriage and children's birth certificate, and in their letter they want me to reapply and pay yet another round of fees. NO I WILL NOT. Will look to visit the UK or us instead. I just need them to send me back my documents. That's all. If anyone has their direct email address, please pass it. Thanks

Hi, please make reference to your refusal letter to find out which office that processed it then send an email to accra.immigration@international.gc.ca or lagos.immigration@international.gc.ca or just send to both and the responsible office will respond to you as appropriate.
alternatively, you can raise a webform at https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx to lay out your complains and state all details such as full name, UCI, DOB and application number. good luck

Peterpan231:
Who has the direct email address to the Canadian embassy, not vsf global, I want to express my dissatisfaction with them in a letter, my refusal letter is dated 23/2/18, that is to say they already reach a decision on or B4 that date. My appointment was for 6th March, but instead of notifying me so I can cancel my appointment, they held on to my passport for another one month. There by making me look irresponsible to my prospective client. Not just that they returned only my passport and kept all my supporting documents for themselves, I know the letters are addressed to them, but not my company documents and marriage and children's birth certificate, and in their letter they want me to reapply and pay yet another round of fees. NO I WILL NOT. Will look to visit the UK or us instead. I just need them to send me back my documents. That's all. If anyone has their direct email address, please pass it. Thanks

Hi, please make reference to your refusal letter to find out which office that processed it then send an email to accra.immigration@international.gc.ca or lagos.immigration@international.gc.ca or just send to both and the responsible office will respond to you as appropriate.
alternatively, you can raise a webform at https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx to lay out your complains and state all details such as full name, UCI, DOB and application number. good luck

Peterpan231:
I have a thought I would like to share, I think the methods VO's use in visa application assessment are far from perfect, or they are not following them at all. It could be that getting a Visa could just be another 1/2 probability gamble. I say this because I have seen far less qualified people get approved and people who I know to meet these requirements get denied. And this happens across embassies, and it has led some naive people to seek the services of visa racketeers, a family friend who is a naira billionaire, with a construction company, married with four kids was denied visa to Germany when he wanted to shop for earth moving equipments on the ground That he had no travel history. Ironically that same VO will approve an application for someone with fake visa stamps and travel history. My friend could damn have a travel history to 20 countries if he wanted to, but he probably never had a reason to travel. The US embassy is worst in this regards. I am not advocating for Visa racketeers. But the truth is most times the visa's go to the very people the system was designed to keep out.

hi Peterpan231, your thought is rational and i thank you for sharing. i shall like to mention that no one here is a Visa officer. all we all do are calculated guesses or random guesses for some people. i can guarantee you that VOs are very well trained and have rules they follow and have where they use their discretion. a VO can have doubts thats why you see someone being issued a 1-yr canadian visa and another issued 4-yrs. we dont know how they measure the totality of an applicants ties but we know what ties they look out for individually, at least some of them. however, for US VOs, they are not interested in documents but majorly base their decision on the outcome of the adjudication in the interview. they know when you lie and when you speak the truth. but you know they are well trained because majority of the people they issue visas travel and leave in due time. you can also visit several countries with a US visa so these countries trust US VO to do a good job. VOs of the same country follow the same process but where and when they have to use discretion, they differ in decisions slightly. as for the fake visa stamps, i dont know first hand anyone that has gotten away with this in a US interview. the only thing a US VO did with my passport was to examine the canadian visa in it with a lens. he saw multiple entry stamps but he still used a lens and examined it for like 3 seconds. im not sure why.for canadian VOs, getting away with fake documents is near impossible as they verify everything they can.as an applicant, just keep your story straight and let it make sense and have some money, Visas will be approved and when they are not, visiting other places is best than stressing over it.

friend:
Hello,
Please, has anyone applied for TRV without proof of financial support as stated in the new checklist . It's stated that if you have an existing US visa, you don't need proof of financial support for your TRV application

Hi friend, this might be the easiest way to get your application refused. why would you not want to show this document? always remember that even a US visa that has been used multiple times will not guarantee a canadian visa. the Onus is on you to convince a VO so make sure you always be on the high side. these countries are closely related but very different in a lot of ways. please include all documents required of you.

tkObserver:
Hello everyone, Please I need your assistance. I am
planning to travel to Barbados on vacation. This is to
enable me work on my travel history (I have had
denials at about 3 embassies because of that). I chose
barbados because it is visa free to Nigeria and also an
opportunity for me to visit that part. However, i learnt I
will have to get a[b] transit visa[/b] since my booking
shows im gonna have to transit tru canada [/b]airport.
Please can u all help me with this info:
1. How to go about the application
2. IMPORTANT...[b].how long it takes for the embassy
to issue a transit visa (because i know their visitor visa
takes about 3 months)
3. Likely requirements because I was once denied a
VISITOR visa but Im hoping to apply for TRANSIT this
time. (Hope my refusal doesn't mean anything here
since im not going directly to canada)
I have checked VFSGlobal website but i didn't see any
info on transit visa application procedure.
Kindly help me out please.
Thanks....I need the info urgently

Dear tkObserver, travel history is a way a VO assesses your willingness to go back home after a visit to a foreign land. as a criteria to measure ties, they base this on the idea that you have gone to better places and have returned. Barbados is a tiny island like cyprus but unlike cyprus, its not even fine. its 3rd world. when you go to barbados and return, it would carry the same weight as going to ghana so this venture, if it is purely to rake in travel history, is pointless. to directly answer your questions to my knowledge;
1) if you want to travel to barbados still, just buy a ticket as the country is visa free. make sure your flight is not routed via the US or canada ad you cannot do a Direct Airside Transit(DAT) in these countries. Virgin Atlantic have great deals at the moment. LOS-LHR-BGI is your route.
2)dont waste your strength. the qualifications you need to show to secure a transit visa is the same for a visit visa for US and Canada. because as they do not permit DAT(where you just land and connect another flight. you must clear immigration, pick your bags and recheck them in), you can easily disappear from the airport. if you must visit Barbados, avoid a flight routed via the US/canada.
3)as have been stated, the requirements are the same.
my advice would be to build up more. apply for GCMS and understand why the refusal decision was made in the first place. travel to other places UAE, UK maybe. travel history is only one factor a VO considers. people with empty passports get issued visas daily.best of luck

Ijebuboy525:
Hello guys, I'm new to this thread, I greet the bosses of the house. I'm presently in US on F1 visa and my wife and kid coming to join me in few months time, after their arrival, we plan to migrate to Canada and settle there. I'm having a convention in Canada in few months time which I already have the invitation and other documents to secure my visa. My question is what is the best channel for an intending immigrants like us to make our stay over there a legal one with easy process?

Hi Ijebuboy525, an F1 visa cannot guarantee a canadian visa. when you apply to visit canada, the VO will assess you based on your ties and since you plan to travel with your family, the burden on you is greater. again, applying from the US can only make a decision come quicker not really positive. if Canadian migration is your end game, feel free to explore the Express Entry route as you can easily secure permanent residence the right way. you dont want to put your family through the stress of living as illegal immigrants by overstaying a visit visa. best of luck

Nuelbrown:
Hello Everyone, I want to visit Canada for a Period of 3months or more, I have an uncle who is a Canadian citizen who can assist me, I still have the intentions of coming back to Nigeria because I still school here. I want to know if the visa would be granted easily.
Thanks

hello Nuelbrown, nobody can tell your chances. however, if an application is made intellectually, honestly and assessed unbiased before submission, you can make a calculated guess. the worry here is that as a student, why are you spending 12 whooping weeks (or more) abroad? this will easily put a VO off as people abandon school always. i believe the VOs are too uptight because they know their country. canada is vast and underpopulated. you can easily live untroubled unless you get into problems, if you have a strong mind. well, make your application the best you can and if your gut tells you its not good enough, please leave it and spend some more time here, gather more ground, finish school, maybe get a job and maybe visit other places first. every application is different and a VO is trained to assess this application without sighting you. take your time with this one. best of luck!

Chanbaby:
Hi everyone I can see u are all doing a good job well done. I have few questions to ask.
Hubby and I will like to apply for a canadian visa to visit hubby's cousin she is inviting us over since we haven't seen for 8yrs now. We will be traveling with our 1yr old son that is an American citizen. We both have a valid Amerian visa. Has anyone with a valid American visa been denied a canadian?

I see the process is a bit fast now. Paper or online application which will u recommended. I am asking cos we are not based in lagos and hubby works offshore. Don 't want a situation where we will be called for biometrics or pick up and hubby will be offshore. How do u guys advice will run our application.

My hubby works with salary of over 300k+ monthly but he has other streams of income I am an homemaker. Just taking care of my son b4 I start to working.

Hi Chanbaby, please take time with your application. your family has the financially capable for this trip but be grounded and make your application rooted. i know many people with valid US visas that have used it multiple times before applying for a TRV and it was still refused. it all depends on the circumstances of the application but a US visa will not guarantee a canadian visa. on the contrary, please do make a lot of efforts to show significant ties back home as you all have access to the US and can easily live de-facto between the borders. a canadian VO is also aware that you can easily renew US visas.

for biometrics, this is done on the same day as your application is submitted via paper or can be done within 30 days of submission if via online. i believe you can pick up the application if it is made as a family one or even just pay for a return courier and have vfs mail your processed application to you. more importantly, since your husband works offshore, make this an online application so you can have your passports handy and he can go to work anytime he wants without dilemma. if/when the application is approved, you will have 30days to submit your passports of which, with evidence, you can even appeal for extensions. your child will not even need an ETA to travel, just buy ticket for 3 when its time to travel. best of luck.

yinka206:
I think if you have a valid US visa ,all you need do is just drop box.i got this information from a friend who just got his family US visa


http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5873E.pdf

[b]CAN+ If you have travelled to Canada in the last ten (10)
years or currently hold a valid United States non-immigrant

visa and can provide proof (entry stamps in passport, proof of the
valid visa), no proof of financial support is needed.
[/b]


For all others, provide proof of financial support to cover the
expenses for the duration of your visit:
Copies of bank statements or bank book covering the past three months.
Any additional relevant documentation (employment letter, pay slips, proof of pension,
business registration, investments, etc.)

hi Yinka, i am not sure i understand this response but IRCC does not have a dropbox option. this is only done by the US and if you visa expired within the last 12 months. a US visa will NOT grant you entry into Canada, only US alien card holders with an ETA or US passport holders.

for the Canadian applicant, you have to fill forms for everyone but in one application. however, your US citizen dependent does not need a visa to enter canada for 180 days but has to be in your application.

Peterpan231:
House i have a problem I can't seems to get my head across, i am a married man 30 year old with 2 infant kids, I have well establish businesses and make enough mmoney. I applied for a Canadian TRV October laster year, but was denied sitting travel history, financial status and purpose of visit, we it rejection is my fault, because I didn't include any asset documents in the application. So now I want to reapply, with my land and car documents included, my problem however is I don't have any invitation letters to back my purpose of visit, my through intentions are to meet with suppliers of used mobile phones and used car tires with is the reason I stated in the previous application, please can any one advise me or do I just forget about Canada and look elsewhere ?

dear Peterpan231, if Canada is your choice and its a business venture, why not try again. you cant just look elsewhere and one year is enough time for an individual's circumstances to change significantly. but to be honest, as a business man from Nigeria, Canada is usaually not a choice destination and the VOs know that so the onus is on you.

firstly, unlike the UK ECOs, Canadian VOs are really not very interested in your money. finances are looked at when all major factors are met. my guess. so this application has to be intellectual and make sense.

secondly, if this is a business trip, why are you traveling with the entire family? a VO may wonder. did you explain why? also, you applied with your children during october (when schools are in session), if they have been enrolled, did you explain the plans you have made to take them out of school in your travel period? have you traveled for any business trip and showed evidence of that? you mentioned you were to meet suppliers, was there any evidence of maybe prior communication with them? my point is simple, it is your responsibility to overwhelm a VO with relevant documentation to support your case.

my advice, should you consider it, is to first apply for your GCMS notes to understand your refusal in full before you commit some more money and do bear in mind that when a whole family is making an application, by default, the VO assumes you plan to illegally migrate. so the onus is then on you to convince the VO, beyond any reasonable doubt, that visit is temporary and you shall return to Nigeria. best of luck

yungreezy:
Thank you for this response.

I actually know about the option of us getting married and me sponsoring her from Canada. But my concern with that is the time it takes for it to get approved. I've heard it could take up to a year. If I land in Canada, while she's still here, and we get married in Nigeria. It would be so difficult to leave your wife and go back to Canada. That's why I'm looking for an alternative.

I have gotten PPR and have sent in my passport.

What option did you take after the visit applications got denied?

Hi yungreezy, good evening. yes sponsorship takes time. however, if i understand your post correctly, you just got your PR approved and had sent in your passport. if this is the case, do not make the mistake of applying for a visitor visa for your spouse. you can actually get married, inform IRCC and they will make provision for your spouse. you will have to return your passport with the stamped visa of course and they will add your spouse to your application. if your CRS is still not below the one that got you an ITA, in less than 2 months, you both shall have your immigrant visas. until you land at a canadian POE with an immigrant visa, certain modifications can be made.

please dont misunderstand what i called a 'mistake'. you can do whatever you like but, as i always say, judge your application yourself before submission. now if a new PR has a visiting spouse, it is very hard to convince a VO that this visit is temporary which is the ground on which visit visas are assessed. also, the funds you showed in your application was for an individual so a VO may worry that you may then experience some settlement difficulties. assess your chances and make a decision. i have a feeling its going to be a good year. best of luck

sleekier:
Helloo house, justwise and everybody.
My journey for this TRV Application began when I started asking little little questions abt d application procedure.

As time goes on, I realized my questions were not being properly attended to by the experience guys around... Unlike in d early pages of this thread.

Eventually, I gathered all d necessary info, I applied online (family application for 4 : my wife, I, my little baby and my sister inlaw ) on 17th Nov.

But a lot went wrong.

Biometrics on d same day

Got denial msg this morning.
Reasons : Purpose of visit, current employment situation and personal assets and financial status.

Purpose of visit.. My brother in law invited us all for his daughter's birthday. D last time they all saw him was in 2012 when he came to get married.

Current employment : I am a medical Dr. I earn 260k. My wife earn 275k,( we both av close to 2.5m each). My sister in law has a block making industry with a fat income and abt 4 million in her account. Although she only paid abt 15k tax diz yr.

Personal asset: I av a car but didn't attach d document. I attached a land survey document in our names (Mr and Mrs Lagbaja)
My sister in law attached her own too.

Now, how cud they av denied us?


The only mistake I made was dat when we wanted to upload the proof of means of financial, all the employment details, statement of account etc d file was abt 15mb.
I eventually compressed it to 3mb but unknowingly to me, it was abnormally compressed to black and white.

Can this be the reason?

Or is it because when I was applying, under how much is available for travel... I put 10,000 CAD, My wife filled 10,000 CAD too and my in law put 15,000CAD.

Or is it true I dnt really have tie or do they think I want to do a family run away?
Or because of no travel history? Although, it wasn't mentioned.

I ve been trying to pin point where things went wrong.

Thinking of appealing, reapplying very soon or leave everything behind.

House pls come to my rescue dis time around unlike b4...

Multiple ideas will be welcomed.

Dear sleekier, sorry for your refusal. You have to apply for your GCMS to understand this refusal in full and from the VO’s perspective. However, in my opinion, I suspect some errors.
Firstly, as I have always advised, whenever an application is for an entire family, the burden is greater on the applicants and the application has to be more detailed and rooted.
Secondly, you earn decent money. Noted. And ,between you and your wife, 5m naira. But the money you have available for this trip( which may be interpreted as the budget for the trip) was 20000CAD for you two which is more than 5m naira but what will raise a VOs concern is why you are budgeting your entire savings for this trip. Did you use the letter of explanation to clarify that this was not your intention? Because, it somewhat seems like you were planning to not return.

If you decide to reapply sometime, make your nuclear family application. Make sure your proof of funds is very legible and Itemize your money properly. You and your wife can afford a holiday trip with your child to Canada it just has to be carefully presented to a VO and make sense. Also make sure your documents are legit and no previous denials on an issue that hasn’t been addressed. Again, travel history has no play in this refusal as new travelers get visas daily and the VO didn’t even bother to tick it. It was mostly about funding which you have but did not itemize carefully leading the VO to think otherwise. Your GCMS notes will clarify this refusal. Best of luck

bigcil2:
Hello Guys , thanks for your prompt response. It has gone a long way. I'm about to submit my application and I have a few questions abeg no vex I ask a lot of questions just to be clear.
Basics
I'm applying for visiting (tourist)
- My account balance is less than 200k but I placed $1500Cad on my expenses for a week. I believe this is outside hotel reservation and flight.
- On the IMM5257E form there's a column for 'UCI' what do I write there.
- Under purpose of travel what do I submit. From what I've seen it states flight ticket, travel itinerary. How do I go about this? Will it be in form of a letter? Can I book a hotel? Can I book a flight? I plan visiting Niagara Falls (Toronto) and war museum at Ottawa, casa loma , ripleys aquarium. must the hotel I book close to it, if yes how close. Cos apart from Niagara falls , the other sites are close to each other.
- How do I write a letter of explanation.
I had to mention your posts please don't be vexed. Thank you very much.

Hi bigcil2, I see you shunned someone who raised a concern about the money you have as balance. A VO may be worried too. You have a business account with a lot of money but this is a business account, the VO will not want you to spend Business money on a leisure trip. Now you have 200k as savings. This is different if you had say a salary account and then transfer money out when salary is paid into a savings account or if you have a business account and pay yourself salary. If you do not separate your money carefully to make it clear to the VO, no matter how much millions you may have, a denial might be imminent on funding grounds.
In my opinion and to answer your questions to the best of my knowledge;
The budget of your trip should be in your saved money. 1500CAD is obviously too much for someone that has 200k Naira. Include flight and hotel in your entire budget for the trip and itemize what each Money is for.
If you have never applied to CIC(now IRCC) before, you do not have a UCI and shouldn’t fill any. If you have applied(approved or denied) you need to track your old application and retrieve the UCI from there. If your old application was approved, the UCI is on the bottom right corner, usually 8 digits.
On purpose, get a flight reservation to your destination in Canada but do not pay. You can use any airline website for this. Go to Booking.com or Airbnb for a hotel reservation that cancels free and make sure it’s payment on arrival. Do not pay for anything until a sticker is affixed to your passport.
As for the sites to visit, make the VO understand you know what you’re doing and the cost implications. You mentioned that apart from Niagara Falls, the others are together which is false. Niagara Falls is not even anywhere near Toronto. It’s over an hour drive away and will cost money to get to. Ottawa is a completely different city and over an hour flight from Toronto and will set you back at least 150CAD one way. For the aquarium and some sites, there may be entry fees. Have you budgeted for these?
A letter of explanation is, at least how I write mine, a detailed yet short letter (not more than 2 pages) written to a VO by an applicant to explicitly address the concerns a VO may have when considering the application. Make use of this letter. It can be very helpful and please don’t make it boring and don’t beg. State facts with documents to back it up.
Always remember that the onus is on you to convince a VO. Best of luck

Menakay:
The matter weak me ooo, dem go dey say there are processing it accordingly in order they were received mean while people wey submit 2 weeks ago don get reply.

Hi menakay, as we have discussed over and over on this forum about timings, all applications are on first come basis. however, if any verification gets your file stuck, it will take longer. Also, know that the processing time you judge your application with is the one displayed at the time of your submission. Relax, a response will meet you soon. Best of luck

olayinkamentor:
Yeah I work and my take home is 100+ a month and my budgets for the trip is 750k

Dear olayinkamentor, i am sorry for your visa refusal. i have had one and i know how sad it can be especially if your intentions are good. in my opinion, the VO was direct and expressed that s/he wasnt satisfied with your financing. the budget for your trip is way too high in relation to your income and this is truly not fair to your circumstance here in Nigeria. lets assume you earn 150k a month and you can save out 50%(75k) monthly. it will take you a whooping 10 months to save the money for this trip. no VO will issue this visa unless there are other sources of money like a business. understand that even though you can save up and pay for this trip, you can not afford it. this will make a VO wonder if you plan to return as you are committing so much to this trip and its all for pleasure.
take your time, save some money, invest more and expand your portfolio and you shall have a better and stronger case next time.

homeboy2015:
Hello all, You guys are doing a great job here. My sister inlaw wants to invite my wife and son to canada for xmas, can we use her bank statements since she's the sponsor? She is of the opinion that I have to present mine which is not well funded. Please advise.

Dear homeboy2015, sorry for your dilemma. i have noted the suggestions given by helpful people here but my opinion may differ. every single applicant, including your son has to individually qualify for a visa. for instance, your wife can actually get approved but you son denied. your task here is huge. you mentioned your account is not heavily funded but do you have landed properties? the true circumstances of an applicant is what a VO is trained to assess. what are the ties your wife has back home, well, apart from you? does she work? is she socially engaged? is there a verifyable community program she is a key player in? does she have landed properties? does your child school? the invitation is not the issue here; native canadians issue invitations to friends abroad and the high commissions will refuse them visas. also, the funding of this 'fun' activity is not coming from the nuclear family. truly, you dont wholly know the inviting party's full circumstance as the VO would find out and a VO always worries when funding is not contained in the nuclear family. i suggest you take your time with your application and assess it yourself first, unbiased. best of luck on this one, you need it.

Matanna:
@ chibabe4christ.. yes I applied online for a canadian visit visa.
@Pappy0080.. I applied online from Nigeria. List of docs
1) All our visas both current and expired
2) letter from office
3)property docs
4) children's birth certificate
5)invitation letter from sister
6) Statement of account
7) Statement of purpose
itinerary
9) flight booking
9)my birth certificate as evidence of relationship with sister.
My documents were just basic. Submit genuine docs and leave the rest to God. If it is his will the visa will be approved.Like you said it's just a miracle. I had been refused twice already so imagine my mind set when I was submitting. But I thank God it all ended in praise.

hi Matanna, congrats. a suggestion; if you dont have any fixed travel period, purchase an early summer ticket for next year and take your kids to canada wonderland, im sure it will take their breadth away.

kaffy4tope:
Is it possible to know if a visa is approved or not when not submitted online too?

hi, if you did a paper application, the only way to know the outcome is when you open your passport.

HRprof:
Hi narialander, Please i am planning to attend a conference in Canada but dont know how to Apply for Canada visa and i don't intend using Agent. Please can someone give me the procedures and the link. I am a HR Consultant. Your help will be appreciated. Thanks

dear HRprof, this forum is very intuitive and you will be very happy to read it. my suggestion is that if this conference is not in line with your academic qualifications and/or your current job, your application will most likely be refused. an intellectual application always impresses a canadian VO especially when they have the understanding that you are building a career back home. best of luck.