Appreciate feedback from anyone regarding the following.
I have a student visa, my studies start in May and I have not yet traveled to Canada as an international student. I am interested in taking my family (wife + 2 children) with me. I applied for my family’s visit visas in mid-February (biometrics done) but until now there has been no activity on the account. The visas were applied from Saudi Arabia and the current processing time for visit visas from this location is 168 days.
Question 1: Given the below text extracted from the webpage linked at the end of this post, are my family members eligible to receive a visit visa to accompany an international student?
“You must apply for a visitor visa through the IRCC Portal if you’re coming to Canada to
“If you’re outside the United States (US)
You must be able to prove one of the following:
Question 2:
Condition: If my scenario qualifies under one the above two criteria.
Context: IRCC provide an option to email them to request to prioritize a visit visa application that is already in progress. The following text is pasted from the webpage linked at the end of this post:
“What to do if you’ve already applied for a visitor visa
Step 1: Email us, so we can prioritize your application
....
Email us only if you’re eligible to travel to Canada at this time. We won’t respond to any other enquiries.
Send your request to this email address: IRCC.COVID-TravelExemptions-Exemptionsdevoyage-COVID.IRCC@cic.gc.ca “
Question: Does this option apply only if the student visa holder is already in Canada and their family wishes to reunite with them? Or can I email them now to request prioritization of the in-progress application?
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/visitors/visa.html#existing
I have a student visa, my studies start in May and I have not yet traveled to Canada as an international student. I am interested in taking my family (wife + 2 children) with me. I applied for my family’s visit visas in mid-February (biometrics done) but until now there has been no activity on the account. The visas were applied from Saudi Arabia and the current processing time for visit visas from this location is 168 days.
Question 1: Given the below text extracted from the webpage linked at the end of this post, are my family members eligible to receive a visit visa to accompany an international student?
“You must apply for a visitor visa through the IRCC Portal if you’re coming to Canada to
- attend an end-of-life ceremony or funeral
- be present during the final moments of life for a loved one
- provide care to a critically ill person
- to join a vessel as a crew member
- assume a posting as a diplomat or travel as an accompanying immediate family member of a diplomat arriving on posting who will also be accredited in Canada”
“If you’re outside the United States (US)
You must be able to prove one of the following:
- You qualify for an exemption and are coming for a non‑discretionary purpose.
....... - You’re an immediate family member of a temporary resident in Canada.”
Question 2:
Condition: If my scenario qualifies under one the above two criteria.
Context: IRCC provide an option to email them to request to prioritize a visit visa application that is already in progress. The following text is pasted from the webpage linked at the end of this post:
“What to do if you’ve already applied for a visitor visa
Step 1: Email us, so we can prioritize your application
....
Email us only if you’re eligible to travel to Canada at this time. We won’t respond to any other enquiries.
Send your request to this email address: IRCC.COVID-TravelExemptions-Exemptionsdevoyage-COVID.IRCC@cic.gc.ca “
Question: Does this option apply only if the student visa holder is already in Canada and their family wishes to reunite with them? Or can I email them now to request prioritization of the in-progress application?
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/visitors/visa.html#existing
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