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Please help!!!! - Letter of Invitation

apsarkar

Star Member
Mar 21, 2017
58
4
Hi,

I have recently been approved to land in Canada as a Permanent Resident. My mother will be accompanying me for which I am applying for her Visitor visa. If I state the purpose of her visa as "Others", I am asked for a Letter of Invitation. Since I am not yet a Permanent Resident as I have not completed the landing formalities, and neither do I have a Canadian address or telephone no., can I still issue a letter of invitation for my mother?

Really appreciate any response as I have been beating my head around this for a while now.

Thanks a ton!
Aparna
 

Jalex23

VIP Member
Apr 12, 2013
4,462
368
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2013
Doc's Request.
09-04-2014
AOR Received.
06-11-2013
Med's Request
05-04-2014
Med's Done....
20-05-2014
Passport Req..
07-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
06-09-2014
Hi,

I have recently been approved to land in Canada as a Permanent Resident. My mother will be accompanying me for which I am applying for her Visitor visa. If I state the purpose of her visa as "Others", I am asked for a Letter of Invitation. Since I am not yet a Permanent Resident as I have not completed the landing formalities, and neither do I have a Canadian address or telephone no., can I still issue a letter of invitation for my mother?

Really appreciate any response as I have been beating my head around this for a while now.

Thanks a ton!
Aparna

You can, but it is better that you chose "visit family" and in the invitation letter explain that she is helping you in your landing.
 

apsarkar

Star Member
Mar 21, 2017
58
4
You can, but it is better that you chose "visit family" and in the invitation letter explain that she is helping you in your landing.
So it won't be misrepresentation ? Since she is not visiting someone in Canada , but rather accompanying me.
 

Jalex23

VIP Member
Apr 12, 2013
4,462
368
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2013
Doc's Request.
09-04-2014
AOR Received.
06-11-2013
Med's Request
05-04-2014
Med's Done....
20-05-2014
Passport Req..
07-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
06-09-2014
So it won't be misrepresentation ? Since she is not visiting someone in Canada , but rather accompanying me.
Misrepresentation is not that at all.

You will be explaining this in your letter of explanation.
 

Mapleleaf2018

Full Member
Jan 10, 2017
27
8
Misrepresentation is not that at all.

You will be explaining this in your letter of explanation.
hi,my mothers trv application was refused and purpose of visit is to accompany me when I land on November 2017.If she reapply,can she use "visit family" though we have no relatives in Canada?
 

Jalex23

VIP Member
Apr 12, 2013
4,462
368
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2013
Doc's Request.
09-04-2014
AOR Received.
06-11-2013
Med's Request
05-04-2014
Med's Done....
20-05-2014
Passport Req..
07-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
06-09-2014
hi,my mothers trv application was refused and purpose of visit is to accompany me when I land on November 2017.If she reapply,can she use "visit family" though we have no relatives in Canada?
You can but it depends on the reasons for refusal.
 

apsarkar

Star Member
Mar 21, 2017
58
4
hi,my mothers trv application was refused and purpose of visit is to accompany me when I land on November 2017.If she reapply,can she use "visit family" though we have no relatives in Canada?
What did you state as the purpose of your earlier application that was refused - "Tourism" or "Others"?
 

Mapleleaf2018

Full Member
Jan 10, 2017
27
8
You can but it depends on the reasons for refusal.
hi,reasons for refusal are the ff:travel history(she visited US,Australia,Singapore,Shanghai and HK.made a tabla with dates and purpose of visit.stamped passports were also uploaded
current employment- she is now a homemaker
personal assets and finances-uploaded titles of home and 2residential lots.car ownership 7k stocks certificates and 5k in bank to fundher trip
 

apsarkar

Star Member
Mar 21, 2017
58
4
Others in the first application.is it alright if my mother reapplies the purpose is tourism?quite confused
I am planning to apply with purpose tourism, maybe you could try that too. What will you show as proof of temporary residence? They ask for hotel, flight tickets or itinerary.
 

Mapleleaf2018

Full Member
Jan 10, 2017
27
8
I am planning to apply with purpose tourism, maybe you could try that too. What will you show as proof of temporary residence? They ask for hotel, flight tickets or itinerary.
am really confused if the purpose of visit in reapplying is different from first.IRCC has files in their database so it shows inconsistency.just submit an itinerary and hotel name and address
 

apsarkar

Star Member
Mar 21, 2017
58
4
You can, but it is better that you chose "visit family" and in the invitation letter explain that she is helping you in your landing.
My mother has friends, as well as her own sister, i.e. my aunt in Calgary. However, she isn't asking for a Letter of Invitation from her sister, because they haven't been too welcoming nor helpful in the past. She is planning to take the letter of invitation from her friend. Will this be a point of suspicion for the visa officer, since she has to declare all family members, including her sister in the family information form?

Any inputs appreciated!

Thanks a ton!
Aparna :)