AyabaS:
Just got PPR for my mum.

Applied Oct 18 via GC key. Reapplied October 26 via new portal. PPR received Oct 2

Gentlesoul3268:



Sorry to hear that, how did you got the refusal letter

adveert002:

They sent a message on my profile

adveert002:
Good afternoon everybody
I was refused visiting visa: reason being that they are not sure I would leave the country because of my family ties in Canada (I applied to visit my husband)

Please should I apply again or I should just focus on spousal Sponsorship instead.


Secondly does any body know know long it takes for spousal sponsorship to be approved

Thanks a lot

deepwater:


Hi
What is your hubby status over there??

adveert002:


Ah I was banned please unban @justwise

Please what was my offense

adveert002:
Good afternoon everybody
I was refused visiting visa: reason being that they are not sure I would leave the country because of my family ties in Canada (I applied to visit my husband)

Please should I apply again or I should just focus on spousal Sponsorship instead.


Secondly does any body know know long it takes for spousal sponsorship to be approved

Thanks a lot

adveert002:


Thanks for your response

PR, been there for 2 years now

holyjacket:



Sorry about the refusal. I guess you will need to repackage and reapply.
What did you chose as your expected arrival time for the visitor visa?

I'm PR and we applied using the new portal on Nov 10th.

Refusal: December 3rd. (So at least this 14-30 days to process is working)

Reason for refusal: Travel history and asset/financial status in Nigeria

Considering that my husband has never had any reason to travel outside Nigeria until now I don't see how they expect us to address this other than merely stating the obvious which is no reason to travel until now. Or any other suggestions?

For the financial status: this was one reason we decided not to make me the sponsor cos we didn't want to raise any flag about my husband's financial status in Nigeria. And we wanted to show that he is financially comfortable in Nigeria. Especially since he is employed and we were able to show proof of fund and good inflow/outflow of cash. So we wrote in the letter of explanation that he will be sponsoring the trip while I will provide the basics (living expenses) needed for the 3 weeks duration of his stay.

We provided substantial (or so we thought) amount of information we thought would help but maybe we need to do more. However we can't start looking for what's not lost just to prove travel history or financial status so that it doesn't become counterproductive or raise more flags.

So our next step is actually to reapply (almost immediately) for the visit visa, stating how our conditions haven't necessarily changed. So same documents. And this time with more convincing additional information and LOE.

We feel we have nothing to lose here by reapplying again.

We are also planning to put in the sponsorship application by January. We tried to avoid putting both at same time but we will likely have to settle for that, rather than just putting in a spousal application alone.

We will order our GCMS note while we concurrently put in a new visit visa application.

This 14 - 30 days process is working and we gats reap the benefit of am!

Let's all keep the faith and hope alive!

We are open to further suggestions and guidance.

Thanks.

OloriOfMontreal:



You didn't do anything wrong, it's the antispam bot that banned you but don't worry, the Mod already unbanned you earlier that's why you can now post.



Sorry to hear about your visa refusal.

The spousal sponsorship application takes approximately 12 months as I've read and heard.
It's possible to take lesser (6 months) but on average it's about a year and can run up to 2 years depending on the case.

I'll recommend you apply again for a visit visa while also putting in a spousal sponsorship application. (Nothing to lose)

But I honestly don't understand why their refusal is based on family ties in Canada considering that this is your husband you're looking to reunite with and they clearly have the spousal sponsorship stream to cater more for this, so why should they worry about a tie to the same spouse in Canada? Canada sef.

Please others can chime in.


On the same note, we also got a refusal letter for my spouse's (husband) application today.

I'll post the details in my next comment.

OloriOfMontreal:
I'm PR and we applied using the new portal on Nov 10th.

Refusal: December 3rd. (So at least this 14-30 days to process is working)

Reason for refusal: Travel history and asset/financial status in Nigeria

Considering that my husband has never had any reason to travel outside Nigeria until now I don't see how they expect us to address this other than merely stating the obvious which is no reason to travel until now. Or any other suggestions?

For the financial status: this was one reason we decided not to make me the sponsor cos we didn't want to raise any flag about my husband's financial status in Nigeria. And we wanted to show that he is financially comfortable in Nigeria. Especially since he is employed and we were able to show proof of fund and good inflow/outflow of cash. So we wrote in the letter of explanation that he will be sponsoring the trip while I will provide the basics (living expenses) needed for the 3 weeks duration of his stay.

We provided substantial (or so we thought) amount of information we thought would help but maybe we need to do more. However we can't start looking for what's not lost just to prove travel history or financial status so that it doesn't become counterproductive or raise more flags.

So our next step is actually to reapply (almost immediately) for the visit visa, stating how our conditions haven't necessarily changed. So same documents. And this time with more convincing additional information and LOE.

We feel we have nothing to lose here by reapplying again.

We are also planning to put in the sponsorship application by January. We tried to avoid putting both at same time but we will likely have to settle for that, rather than just putting in a spousal application alone.

We will order our GCMS note while we concurrently put in a new visit visa application.

This 14 - 30 days process is working and we gats reap the benefit of am!

Let's all keep the faith and hope alive!

We are open to further suggestions and guidance.

Thanks.

adveert002:



Please what is GCMS and what will you be using it for in this case, asking because I got a refusal too and looking to apply again

adveert002:
Good afternoon everybody
I was refused visiting visa: reason being that they are not sure I would leave the country because of my family ties in Canada (I applied to visit my husband)

Please should I apply again or I should just focus on spousal Sponsorship instead.


Secondly does any body know know long it takes for spousal sponsorship to be approved

Thanks a lot

OloriOfMontreal:
I'm PR and we applied using the new portal on Nov 10th.

Refusal: December 3rd. (So at least this 14-30 days to process is working)

Reason for refusal: Travel history and asset/financial status in Nigeria

Thanks.

ikemummy:
From my observation, most of the visa application that was approved this week is for mothers of Temporal or Permanent residents. That of spouses was mostly refused.

OloriOfMontreal:
I'm PR and we applied using the new portal on Nov 10th.

Refusal: December 3rd. (So at least this 14-30 days to process is working)

Reason for refusal: Travel history and asset/financial status in Nigeria

Considering that my husband has never had any reason to travel outside Nigeria until now I don't see how they expect us to address this other than merely stating the obvious which is no reason to travel until now. Or any other suggestions?

For the financial status: this was one reason we decided not to make me the sponsor cos we didn't want to raise any flag about my husband's financial status in Nigeria. And we wanted to show that he is financially comfortable in Nigeria. Especially since he is employed and we were able to show proof of fund and good inflow/outflow of cash. So we wrote in the letter of explanation that he will be sponsoring the trip while I will provide the basics (living expenses) needed for the 3 weeks duration of his stay.

We provided substantial (or so we thought) amount of information we thought would help but maybe we need to do more. However we can't start looking for what's not lost just to prove travel history or financial status so that it doesn't become counterproductive or raise more flags.

So our next step is actually to reapply (almost immediately) for the visit visa, stating how our conditions haven't necessarily changed. So same documents. And this time with more convincing additional information and LOE.

We feel we have nothing to lose here by reapplying again.

We are also planning to put in the sponsorship application by January. We tried to avoid putting both at same time but we will likely have to settle for that, rather than just putting in a spousal application alone.

We will order our GCMS note while we concurrently put in a new visit visa application.

This 14 - 30 days process is working and we gats reap the benefit of am!

Let's all keep the faith and hope alive!

We are open to further suggestions and guidance.

Thanks.

adveert002:

It was refused on 2 grounds

First because of my family ties in Canada they are not sure I would return as planned considering my family ties in my resident country (I guess they mean we don’t have kids and I need to return to)

Second ground is based on my travel history (I don’t have a travel history )


I will like to ask do you think I should use a travel agent if I choose to apply for visitors visa again?

purplerain:
Hi,
Sorry about the refusal.
Did you guys include a letter from his employer stating he would be returning to work? Also, include land properties (if you have) or other assets in your next application. These usually help with home ties.
We were really worried about proving home ties for my dad's application as he is retired and this was first time applying to Canada, but I included several of his properties and he got 10years visa.

You really can't do much regarding the travel history apart from explaining like you did.

All the best in your next application.

hereandnow65:
Sorry about your refusal. About the finances, instead of being specific and talking about who will be responsible for living expenses and all, why not use more general statements like during the duration of his visit, your husband will be staying with you at your address and he’ll be responsible for his own financial support…something like that. It’s just a suggestion.

I wish you all the best with your next application.

ikemummy:
From my observation, most of the visa application that was approved this week is for mothers of Temporal or Permanent residents. That of spouses was mostly refused.

Gentlesoul3268:


Sorry to hear that, how did you got the refusal letter ?

oluayebenz:
Canadian embassy takes travel history very serious, they only overlooked it when the applicant is very old....

What I have seen

Infiosa:

Does it mean chances are low without travelling history. As a genuine applicant, what can one do to convince them without travelling history?

Infiosa:

Does it mean chances are low without travelling history. As a genuine applicant, what can one do to convince them without travelling history?

Debbieeeeeee:

Strong financial and personal assets because there’s really not much you can do to travel history except you want to go to Dubai or South Africa or Kenya and return before applying for a visitors visa.

Debbieeeeeee:

Strong financial and personal assets because there’s really not much you can do to travel history except you want to go to Dubai or South Africa or Kenya and return before applying for a visitors visa.

aloskyyoung:


Debbie, I guess your 30 working days will be Monday, patiently waiting for your update on Monday to know if they are using the 30 working days interval for normal Visit Visa for applicants NOT reuniting with Family member in Canada.

adveert002:

Is it reasonable to declare I have 2 self owned business and stating their net worth and also a business partner for my parents business while still an employee for another company?