Denied on basis immigration status in resident country

[TanyaKM]

Hi, My nanny was just refused a visa to come to Canada this summer with us - I have taken my nannies with our family for the past 5 years, and never has one been denied. But, we are living in Doha, and she is from the Philippines, so she is in the country on a visa. She would return with us at the end of the summer and continue working, to send money back to her family, as she has done for the past 17 years. I showed her RP -residents permit ( this is the local visa which legally allows her to work, which we re-apply for every year.)
I did not include a work contract, nor a letter of explanation, but we did correctly fill out all necessary forms, and uploaded her passport, my passport, a letter of invitation from my father who lives in Canada where we will stay.
Please advise.
Thanks,

 

[bellaluna]

Hi, My nanny was just refused a visa to come to Canada this summer with us - I have taken my nannies with our family for the past 5 years, and never has one been denied. But, we are living in Doha, and she is from the Philippines, so she is in the country on a visa. She would return with us at the end of the summer and continue working, to send money back to her family, as she has done for the past 17 years. I showed her RP -residents permit ( this is the local visa which legally allows her to work, which we re-apply for every year.)
I did not include a work contract, nor a letter of explanation, but we did correctly fill out all necessary forms, and uploaded her passport, my passport, a letter of invitation from my father who lives in Canada where we will stay.
Please advise.
Thanks,

Include a work contract and a letter of explanation. Among others. Also include proof of her previous travels with you, etc.

I know the US issues B1s to nannies like this, but you have to explain their employment and wages which should be according to US rates. Might be along those lines to get a Canadian TRV for her. As it is, the VO assumed she was traveling to Canada on her own merits, which is not the case and which you failed to explain and prove sufficiently.

 

[TanyaKM]

Thanks for your thoughts. But is it a problem that she is a non-resident of the country from which we are applying? Because that I cannot change.
This is what they said:

You have not satisfied me that you would leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary
resident. In reaching this decision, I considered several factors, including:

immigration status in country of residence ( this was the only factor...)

Thanks!

 

[bellaluna]

Thanks for your thoughts. But is it a problem that she is a non-resident of the country from which we are applying? Because that I cannot change.
This is what they said:

You have not satisfied me that you would leave Canada at the end of your stay as a temporary
resident. In reaching this decision, I considered several factors, including:

immigration status in country of residence ( this was the only factor...)

Thanks!

Reading between the lines, I think this refers to her work as a nanny more than her actual immigration status. It is very common for TRV applicants to be rejected when they do not work in their home country, based on what we’ve seen on this forum. I reached that conclusion after you said you did not provide her work contract, so perhaps the officer thought she would look for work in Canada since she is already comfortable being outside her home country and she needs work.
Consider that visa officers’ logic tend to be slippery slope, so you have to close off all possible loopholes with ties and proof outside of Canada.

I’m honestly not as familiar as to how Canada will regard this type of setup for a TRV. I’m just using the US B1 requirements for domestic helpers and nannies as an example, so you could try that approach. Or someone else here who’s been successful for Canada can share if ever.

 

[Bryanna]

Thanks for your thoughts. But is it a problem that she is a non-resident of the country from which we are applying? Because that I cannot change.

Are you a Canadian PR or citizen?

 

[TanyaKM]

Are you a Canadian PR or citizen?

I am a Canadian citizen, she is a Phillipino citizen, we are both living in Qatar, she is my nanny. We both have legal permits to work and live here in Qatar.

 

[TanyaKM]

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Reading between the lines, I think this refers to her work as a nanny more than her actual immigration status. It is very common for TRV applicants to be rejected when they do not work in their home country, based on what we’ve seen on this forum. I reached that conclusion after you said you did not provide her work contract, so perhaps the officer thought she would look for work in Canada since she is already comfortable being outside her home country and she needs work.
Consider that visa officers’ logic tend to be slippery slope, so you have to close off all possible loopholes with ties and proof outside of Canada.

I’m honestly not as familiar as to how Canada will regard this type of setup for a TRV. I’m just using the US B1 requirements for domestic helpers and nannies as an example, so you could try that approach. Or someone else here who’s been successful for Canada can share if ever.

 

[TanyaKM]

What is a TRV? Is this another document I should apply for? Or should I resubmit the original visa claim?
I can include her work contract, as you suggest, and more of our financials - my husband letter from employer, our bank statements, her bank account - though I don't know if these things will help.
In the past when I have brought nannies to Canada, I was in Brazil, and the nannies were Brazilian, but I always got a US visa for them first - does that usually help? If someone has a US visa, is it easier then to get the Canada Visa?
Thanks all.

 

[scylla]

What is a TRV? Is this another document I should apply for? Or should I resubmit the original visa claim?
I can include her work contract, as you suggest, and more of our financials - my husband letter from employer, our bank statements, her bank account - though I don't know if these things will help.
In the past when I have brought nannies to Canada, I was in Brazil, and the nannies were Brazilian, but I always got a US visa for them first - does that usually help? If someone has a US visa, is it easier then to get the Canada Visa?
Thanks all.

A TRV is a tourist visa. Isn't that what you applied for originally? If not - what did you apply for?

 

[TanyaKM]

Ah yes, that is exactly what we applied for a tourist visa. Thanks