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Can't apply for wife's TRV online, giving wrong forms, help?

andreprpls

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Oct 9, 2016
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Hi, we recently extended both my closed WP and her open WP.
We are trying to apply for new TRVs so we can leave and enter Canada.

I answer all the questions fine but then I get this one for my spouse:

What does your family member want to do in Canada?

The possible answers are:
Extend visitor
Apply/extend work permit, study permit
Apply/extend study permit

If I select extend visitor it gives me the form to change condition / extend visitor visa (5708) instead of application for visitor visa (5257)

I can't get the answers to give me the right forms. Is it even possible to extend both mine and her TRV in a single online application?

Thanks
 

Jalex23

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andreprpls said:
I can't get the answers to give me the right forms. Is it even possible to extend both mine and her TRV in a single online application?
A TRV cannot be extended you have to apply from scratch.

Both TRVs can be done in a single application, many people do it everyday.

Most probably you are stating you want to stay in Canada more than 6 months. Chose "less than six months" and "visit" in the first page.
 

bellaluna

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Hmm, I was able to get to a TRV application, also for the spouse, by selecting:

- work
- temporarily (more than 6 months)
- country of residence: Canada

then there'll be 3 questions, one of which you can specify you have a work permit.
 

andreprpls

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Jalex23 said:
A TRV cannot be extended you have to apply from scratch.

Both TRVs can be done in a single application, many people do it everyday.

Most probably you are stating you want to stay in Canada more than 6 months. Chose "less than six months" and "visit" in the first page.
Hmm thanks, so I basically have to lie and say I want to visit for less than 6 months? Because I am a work permit valid for 2 years...

If that's alright I guess I will just change my answers :eek:

bellaluna said:
Hmm, I was able to get to a TRV application, also for the spouse, by selecting:

- work
- temporarily (more than 6 months)
- country of residence: Canada

then there'll be 3 questions, one of which you can specify you have a work permit.
Interesting, I can't get the correct form to display to my spouse by answering like that. Mine is alright but my spouse gets the extend vistor / change status form.
 

Jalex23

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Med's Request
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Med's Done....
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VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
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andreprpls said:
Hmm thanks, so I basically have to lie and say I want to visit for less than 6 months? Because I am a work permit valid for 2 years...

If that's alright I guess I will just change my answers :eek:
Saying you come here to work for more than 6 months is not what a TRV is for, that is why the system won't show you the TRV option.

To get this you really have to understand what each document is for. The TRV doesn't care if you have a work permit, a study permit or anything else.

andreprpls said:
Interesting, I can't get the correct form to display to my spouse by answering like that. Mine is alright but my spouse gets the extend vistor / change status form.
Review your answers. As I said, many people do this on a daily basis.
 

andreprpls

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Jalex23 said:
Saying you come here to work for more than 6 months is not what a TRV is for, that is why the system won't show you the TRV option.

To get this you really have to understand what each document is for. The TRV doesn't care if you have a work permit, a study permit or anything else.

Review your answers. As I said, many people do this on a daily basis.
The TRV asks for my WP. I have reviewed my answers, if I state the truth I can't get the right forms.
It seems I am not alone:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/trv-for-spouse-within-canada-t404287.0.html;msg5938278#msg5938278

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/suggestion-on-the-online-trv-application-for-wife-t250058.0.html;msg5938270#msg5938270

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/applying-trv-online-within-canada-after-bowp-need-help-t280895.0.html;msg5938209#msg5938209

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/how-to-get-a-right-form-imm5257-but-not-the-imm5708-when-applying-for-a-visa-t276209.0.html

Those guys have the same issue that I do..

Selecting less than 6 months didn't give me the right forms.

Again, the form is wrong just for my spouse, mine is correct.
 

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Hi
did you succeed in getting right forms for Spouse? I am in same situation. Can you please provide information how did u add spouse information..
 
Nov 1, 2019
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Hi, we recently extended both my closed WP and her open WP.
We are trying to apply for new TRVs so we can leave and enter Canada.

I answer all the questions fine but then I get this one for my spouse:

What does your family member want to do in Canada?

The possible answers are:
Extend visitor
Apply/extend work permit, study permit
Apply/extend study permit

If I select extend visitor it gives me the form to change condition / extend visitor visa (5708) instead of application for visitor visa (5257)

I can't get the answers to give me the right forms. Is it even possible to extend both mine and her TRV in a single online application?

Thanks

hi...How did you fix this problem..i am facing same problem..can you please let me know ?