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Hello house, please I need your advice.

I came to Canada as an international student in December 2023. My study permit was approved with my 10-month-old baby, but I travelled alone because I wasn’t sure how to balance school and settling in with her. I planned that once I was stable, my husband would apply for a spousal open work permit (SOWP) and come with our daughter.

We tried three times, but all were refused:
• 1st application: April 2024 → Refused.
• 2nd application: January 2025 → Refused.
• 3rd application: around May 2025 → Refused.

Reasons:
• First refusal: not enough proof of funds 😳 (we actually had more than what was required).
• Second refusal: they said I didn’t show sufficient proof of funds as a student 😳😳 (which isn’t even a known requirement).
• By the third application, we had more than double the required amount for one person’s travel and explained it properly, but it was still denied.

Now I have graduated, and my convocation is in December. By then it will be two years since I moved. I currently hold implied status while waiting for my PGWP decision.

This time, we are applying for a VISITOR VISA so that my husband and daughter can attend my convocation, spend about a month with me, and then return home. We are also hoping for a multiple-entry visa, so that my husband won’t need to reapply if he wants to visit again. The purpose is not to remain in Canada permanently, only to attend my graduation and spend family time.

FOR CONTEXT, we plan to reply by the 3rd week of September. Currently, we have about 22M fixed in the bank, around 5 million in my husband’s transactional account, and I will be showing about 8–9k on my side.

Please, what can we do differently this time to make the application stronger? Any advice from those with recent approvals will really help.

Thank you.