Mrsl45:
Pls i want to ask, is it possible to procure candian vsa without biometrics

emeify:
Yep. If you have done biometrics in d last 10 years.

damsell:
Thanks to all the contributors on this thread, the info here is invaluable. Here's how it went for us:
Submitted online application with hubby as PA: November 13th 2019
Biometrics Enrolment: November 15th 2019
Original passport request: December 4th 2019

Vacation and birth tourism were our reasons for applying. Got lots of info from here and dove into the application right away, just so grateful to God that we had our application processed quite quickly.

All the best folks.

damsell:


Hi dupsysparkle, sorry this reply is coming just now, I only just saw your questions. I included:
Paid receipts of my previous childbirths(US born)
Cof O and deed of assignments of land and house
My business SoA (had about 800k balance)
Funds investment letter
Business Incorporation docs
Proof of travel history(flight tickets)
Hotel reservation
Flight reservation
Proposed Budget Spreadsheet (for the entire period you'll be staying)
A well written statement of Purpose(describing my job, job functions, the doctor's and hospital arrangements you have made, an understanding of the terms of a TRV regarding taking full financial responsibilities of all medical bills incured, my travel plans including date of intended travel and dates the rest of my family members will be coming to join me.Just include any other info you think describes you and the ties that bind you to your home country, I even included my children's school fees receipts)
Marriage certificate
Hubby was the Principal applicant so we included his:
SoA
Letter of Introduction from his employers stating his salary, leave days approved and position in the organisation.
Letter of invitation( he has a childhood friend he intends to visit when he arrives Canada before the baby comes)
He also wrote a detailed Statement of Purpose for himself

Hope this helps, all the very best.

mimimum:
Good day everyone, I am trying to apply for TRV for my mum. Can someone please help with answers to the following questions?

1. In filling out the forms, I noticed 2 Family information forms. Which one should I fill? The IMM5707 or IMM5645? One requests for info about applicant's siblings while the other does not.

2. Is $9,500 to $9,600 ok to show as funds for the trip?

3. Must we submit a flight reservation with the application? I was of the opinion that until we get the visa, we are not to make concrete arrangements?

I will be landing in Canada as a PR soon and I want her to accompany us.

Thank you.

mimimum:
Good morning my people. I am so deflated writing this. I need advice from the house please.

My mum's TRV application was refused yesterday. Let me give background info to enable you understand if there is anything I did wrong. The intention was for her to accompany us as we travel to land as new PRs.

I applied on the 25th of October with the following documents:

1. My bank statement showing balance of 4.5m
2. Mum's Tbill cert maturing this December with value of 1.1m plus another saving account with 600k balance.
3. Introduction letter from her school principal (she is a teacher with Anambra State Government)
4. Employment letter, posting letter, confirmation of appointment letter, promotion letter,payslip, 3 months salary account statement, e-tax card
5. Letter of invitation from me. In the letter, I stated that I am supporting her trip with the sum of 1.2m from the 4.5m balance in my acct. I also stated that she has been employed for 28 years, lives with my dad and siblings and will stay with us for 3 weeks before returning home
6. Her purpose of travel letter that stated that her job role, employer, number of children, activities in Nigeria, total fund available for the trip (total of C$10,340 - combination of the funds listed in 2 and 5 above)
7. Consent letter from my dad
8. My birth docs proving relationship,
9. My immigrant visa, COPR, and international passport
10. Photo
11. Application form, Family info form, marriage cert, educational certificates.
12. I didn't include flight reservation

So to the main reason given on the letter was:
1. insufficient funds, income/assets.
2. Officer was not satisfied that she will come back to Nigeria after her visit because of her travel history (she has never traveled out of Nigeria)

I am so confused, I don't know how to proceed from here. We really needed her to accompany us because I am 4 months pregnant and she wanted to help us with the stress of settling in cos of my active toddler, then come back much later next year when the baby arrives.
I don't know if I should apply again afresh bearing in mind the short time we have to land in Canada (barely 1 month and 1 week) or raise a CSE with my new account balance of 6.2m plus her acct statement to appeal the decision (is this even doable). How do they expect her to leave her job, whole family behind, husband and 4 other children that live with her and abscond to Canada. Aren't those ties enough?
Or is it that $10,340 is not enough for flight ticket and stay of 3 weeks?
Gathering these docs again to reapply plus the stress is doing my head in. What are the chances that it won't get rejected again. Should we just go and land and then reapply when we settle so that she can come in summer next year for omugwo. My problem with this is that I won't be working immediately until my baby grows and I may not have salary or bank acct statement to show and also I would have converted all my funds here in Nigeria before we leave for Canada, so no Naija statement to show.

Help me please. Any one. I am so confused.
Thanks.

OmoBendel24:


Surprised! Everything here normally seems good oh. The budget however in my opinion seems rather too much for a 3-week visit, cut that down and reapply. Has she had a previous refusal from them or the US? Was information concealed somehow someway in the application? Regards

mimimum:
Thanks for the response.
I didn't hide anything at all. The only thing I didn't include in my letter is that I am pregnant. I didn't see the need to add that cos that wasn't exactly the purpose I was inviting her. When you say I should reduce the amount, won't that go against the reason for the refusal, seeing that they said there was insufficient funds/income/assets? I don't understand how 2.9m is insufficient for a 3 week visit. Do you think reapplying will make any sense? We were inviting her to accompany us and we are leaving 3rd week of January, if I reapply, the approval may not come out before then, won't that be another reason to refuse the application? And what other ties can she show? She has never applied for a visa before, so no rejection before this one.

OmoBendel24:


NGN2.9m translates to how much CAD? What then is left of her resources, and what strain at the time would the NGN1.2m from you put in your landing process too? How can all her resources and part of yours be put into just a 3-week visit? Her ticket will not be more than $1500-2000. Living expenses, transport (maybe) and accommodation are on you so to speak. $2000-2500 should be enough for her PTA if not almost too much. Her budget shouldn't exceed $4000 in my opinion.... You can either let her sponsor herself with this budget, or you support her with 500k tops, let her have some good balance in her account after deduction of her budgeted figure for the trip.

Meanwhile, you can go ahead and reapply immediately or be patient, go for her case's GCMS notes, land first and invite her for summer at least 2-3 months before your EDD. If you choose the second option, encourage and join her to build her account some more so as to enable her conveniently sponsor herself with a lesser budget and extra left in her account still. My 2Cents

Will ask this very important question too; aside the balance she had in her two accounts, what was her transaction inflow and outflow like? Was there a lump sum deposit in her account at some point, especially close to the visa application time?

mimimum:
Good morning my people. I am so deflated writing this. I need advice from the house please.

My mum's TRV application was refused yesterday. Let me give background info to enable you understand if there is anything I did wrong. The intention was for her to accompany us as we travel to land as new PRs.

I applied on the 25th of October with the following documents:

1. My bank statement showing balance of 4.5m
2. Mum's Tbill cert maturing this December with value of 1.1m plus another saving account with 600k balance.
3. Introduction letter from her school principal (she is a teacher with Anambra State Government)
4. Employment letter, posting letter, confirmation of appointment letter, promotion letter,payslip, 3 months salary account statement, e-tax card
5. Letter of invitation from me. In the letter, I stated that I am supporting her trip with the sum of 1.2m from the 4.5m balance in my acct. I also stated that she has been employed for 28 years, lives with my dad and siblings and will stay with us for 3 weeks before returning home
6. Her purpose of travel letter that stated that her job role, employer, number of children, activities in Nigeria, total fund available for the trip (total of C$10,340 - combination of the funds listed in 2 and 5 above)
7. Consent letter from my dad
8. My birth docs proving relationship,
9. My immigrant visa, COPR, and international passport
10. Photo
11. Application form, Family info form, marriage cert, educational certificates.
12. I didn't include flight reservation

So to the main reason given on the letter was:
1. insufficient funds, income/assets.
2. Officer was not satisfied that she will come back to Nigeria after her visit because of her travel history (she has never traveled out of Nigeria)

I am so confused, I don't know how to proceed from here. We really needed her to accompany us because I am 4 months pregnant and she wanted to help us with the stress of settling in cos of my active toddler, then come back much later next year when the baby arrives.
I don't know if I should apply again afresh bearing in mind the short time we have to land in Canada (barely 1 month and 1 week) or raise a CSE with my new account balance of 6.2m plus her acct statement to appeal the decision (is this even doable). How do they expect her to leave her job, whole family behind, husband and 4 other children that live with her and abscond to Canada. Aren't those ties enough?
Or is it that $10,340 is not enough for flight ticket and stay of 3 weeks?
Gathering these docs again to reapply plus the stress is doing my head in. What are the chances that it won't get rejected again. Should we just go and land and then reapply when we settle so that she can come in summer next year for omugwo. My problem with this is that I won't be working immediately until my baby grows and I may not have salary or bank acct statement to show and also I would have converted all my funds here in Nigeria before we leave for Canada, so no Naija statement to show.

Help me please. Any one. I am so confused.
Thanks.

tessytessy:
The Visa Officer could read through your application that your mum was going to stay till you give birth.

Travel, give birth and apply that she is coming for omugwo and she will get the visa.

mimimum:
Good morning my people. I am so deflated writing this. I need advice from the house please.

My mum's TRV application was refused yesterday. Let me give background info to enable you understand if there is anything I did wrong. The intention was for her to accompany us as we travel to land as new PRs.

I applied on the 25th of October with the following documents:

1. My bank statement showing balance of 4.5m
2. Mum's Tbill cert maturing this December with value of 1.1m plus another saving account with 600k balance.
3. Introduction letter from her school principal (she is a teacher with Anambra State Government)
4. Employment letter, posting letter, confirmation of appointment letter, promotion letter,payslip, 3 months salary account statement, e-tax card
5. Letter of invitation from me. In the letter, I stated that I am supporting her trip with the sum of 1.2m from the 4.5m balance in my acct. I also stated that she has been employed for 28 years, lives with my dad and siblings and will stay with us for 3 weeks before returning home
6. Her purpose of travel letter that stated that her job role, employer, number of children, activities in Nigeria, total fund available for the trip (total of C$10,340 - combination of the funds listed in 2 and 5 above)
7. Consent letter from my dad
8. My birth docs proving relationship,
9. My immigrant visa, COPR, and international passport
10. Photo
11. Application form, Family info form, marriage cert, educational certificates.
12. I didn't include flight reservation

So to the main reason given on the letter was:
1. insufficient funds, income/assets.
2. Officer was not satisfied that she will come back to Nigeria after her visit because of her travel history (she has never traveled out of Nigeria)

I am so confused, I don't know how to proceed from here. We really needed her to accompany us because I am 4 months pregnant and she wanted to help us with the stress of settling in cos of my active toddler, then come back much later next year when the baby arrives.
I don't know if I should apply again afresh bearing in mind the short time we have to land in Canada (barely 1 month and 1 week) or raise a CSE with my new account balance of 6.2m plus her acct statement to appeal the decision (is this even doable). How do they expect her to leave her job, whole family behind, husband and 4 other children that live with her and abscond to Canada. Aren't those ties enough?
Or is it that $10,340 is not enough for flight ticket and stay of 3 weeks?
Gathering these docs again to reapply plus the stress is doing my head in. What are the chances that it won't get rejected again. Should we just go and land and then reapply when we settle so that she can come in summer next year for omugwo. My problem with this is that I won't be working immediately until my baby grows and I may not have salary or bank acct statement to show and also I would have converted all my funds here in Nigeria before we leave for Canada, so no Naija statement to show.

Help me please. Any one. I am so confused.
Thanks.

emeify:
The impression is that u want to sponsor her from your POF which will affect ur POF. Why not include your husbands SOA too. 4.5m seems small for a family to sponsor another person on my opinion.

flgd:
Hello, please how long does take it for passport to be stamped with visa upon request by the embassy

mimimum:
Thanks again. I see the angle you are coming from. I didn't do a breakdown of the expenses she would incur, such as flight ticket and PTA. N2.9m came to a little over C$10k. It might appear that the whole funds in her account would be wiped as I didn't apportion cost to each aspect of the trip. The money I stated I was supporting her with is just a fraction of the funds in my account. It doesn't put a strain on my landing process at all. The account she presented is not one she uses regularly. The bulk funds there have been in the account since early 2017. She only tops it up monthly from her salary. No bulk transfer at all. The balance in my account has grown significantly since I applied. Do you think we stand a chance if I reduce the amount. Sorry for all the bother. I just want to get it right this time.

OmoBendel24:


Everything looks good, and I think she stands a chance about now still, with a reduced budget for the trip.

Best option however remains going back to the drawing board, land first and settle in, then invite her for summer. Don’t forget to ensure her account is decent and improved upon, and keep budget simple.

mimimum:
Thanks a lot. I think i'll take the risk and apply again with a reduced budget of $5k as you advised.
One more question please, that portion of the application form that asks funds available for the trip, is the total money in my account that I presenting plus her own funds (in CAD) or is it the 5k budgeted sum?

canadaman18:
Hi everyone , got a question
My parents have visited me in canada twice while I was a student and both times sponsored themselves. This time around I wish to sponsor them as I have a good paying job and one of them is also retired. Their SOA is quite low at the moment so I was wondering is it possible for me to use just my SOA? It will have around 15K CAD balance at least and yearly take home is around 90K
Thanks

Juxen:


Please how can I achieve this

mrchemist:
Hey compliments. Pls gurus. I did biometric since October 12 no response for passport.. any suggestions thanks

mimimum:
Thanks a lot. I think i'll take the risk and apply again with a reduced budget of $5k as you advised.
One more question please, that portion of the application form that asks funds available for the trip, is the total money in my account that I presenting plus her own funds (in CAD) or is it the 5k budgeted sum?

Success2011:
Good evening all. Thanks to all the gurus responding to enquiries. Please, I have a question, when going for biometric capturing after one has submitted via the online channel, what should one take along?

ladylco:


Go with coloured copy of your biodata page and copy of the biometric notification

IceQueen92:
I submitted my passport on 6th December for visa stamping. I have not heard from them till now. Anyone in this shoes.