Hi, I've been looking into visiting Quebec, Canada in the next months.
I've been doing a fair bit of research and noticed that it seems difficult to obtain a 6-month visa purely for tourism. I'd like to spend as much time there as I can so I need to build a solid itinerary to convince the visa officer to let me stay there as long as possible.
Here's some background: I have no family there or friends; I'm a solo traveler in their late 20s and I'd be staying at AirBnBs.
I'm here to ask for tips, advice and related experiences. Here are a few example questions that I'd like answers to:
I've been doing a fair bit of research and noticed that it seems difficult to obtain a 6-month visa purely for tourism. I'd like to spend as much time there as I can so I need to build a solid itinerary to convince the visa officer to let me stay there as long as possible.
Here's some background: I have no family there or friends; I'm a solo traveler in their late 20s and I'd be staying at AirBnBs.
I'm here to ask for tips, advice and related experiences. Here are a few example questions that I'd like answers to:
- Did you ever get into Canada with a visitor visa?
- If yes, how long did you get to stay?
- How long did it take for your application to be approved?
- If you got refused, why? And did you reapply? If yes, how did you finally get your application approved?
- What are the most convincing arguments to bring to a visa officer to convince him to maximize the duration of your stay?
- How feasible/realistic is it to get a visitor visa purely for tourism?
- Any suggestions, words of wisdom or important things I should know before submitting my application?