Hi everyone! 
As always, it's complicated...so please bear with me.
My name is Birdy and I am hoping to help my new husband apply for the Temporary Resident Visa to visit me in Canada this summer. Our application for the TRV was rejected last year (for travel history, insufficient funds, reason for visit, and lack of familial ties in Canada and resident country). He is from Argentina, and I am a Canadian citizen, but we last applied from Andorra as he was on a work visa there. We are trying this time from Argentina, where he was born. We were not married at that time, but are now. We are currently gathering the paperwork for our Family Class outland spousal sponsorship but have not yet submitted anything.
The short-version of our question is this:
- the economic situation in Argentina is at an all-time low right now, hence why he has been working abroad. Is it sufficient for us to prove that we plan to move to Sweden on a Working Holiday Visa after his visit to Canada? His entire family (mother, father, five siblings and half siblings) lives in Argentina. He has a sister willing to put a car in his name. However, we are travellers and have been for most of our lives...so no property, car, etc in his name, in any county at the moment. Proving strong ties to his home country is difficult, as he has been globetrotting for the past 3 years. (But as a Canadian, if anyone asked me to prove the same things, I couldnt either...) We have absolutely no plans to visit, work, or remain in Canada until he can get legal status there. I work as a wildland firefighter in the four summer months, which forces us to separate... I just find it painfully unfair to work such an intensive job for the same government who forces me to come home to an empty house.
- do shared finances between a married couple help or hinder the application? Even between both of us, we are not likely to have more than 5000 CAD at the time we apply. My parents are financially much better off and more than willing to write a letter of support vouching for us (and the fact that we will be staying in their home) but I'm on the fence if this would weaken our application rather thsn strengthen it.
Im not sure why he was flagged for travel history, as his is extensive in Asia and Europe, with a history of working legally in Andorra for winter seasons, and leaving on time. He has never overstayed in any country.
His reason for visiting this time is a little more solid, as we're actually married this time and would like to celebrate our marriage with my Canadian family who couldn't attend the event (my grandparents are old, and we were married in Denmark since he couldn't come to Canada last time...)
We are good people with good intentions, but I understand that on paper, we are not what Immigration Canada is looking for. Is there a point to us re-applying, or is it wiser to try and be patient, hedging our bets on the Permanent Resident application? We aren't sure if a second rejection will hurt our chances of approval later on. I've heard that the rule of thumb is 1000 CAD per week, and the planned visit is 2 weeks...so we just barely meet that limit.
Thanks for any advice or tidbits of wisdom you might offer on the matter. We appreciate you!
Birdy
As always, it's complicated...so please bear with me.
My name is Birdy and I am hoping to help my new husband apply for the Temporary Resident Visa to visit me in Canada this summer. Our application for the TRV was rejected last year (for travel history, insufficient funds, reason for visit, and lack of familial ties in Canada and resident country). He is from Argentina, and I am a Canadian citizen, but we last applied from Andorra as he was on a work visa there. We are trying this time from Argentina, where he was born. We were not married at that time, but are now. We are currently gathering the paperwork for our Family Class outland spousal sponsorship but have not yet submitted anything.
The short-version of our question is this:
- the economic situation in Argentina is at an all-time low right now, hence why he has been working abroad. Is it sufficient for us to prove that we plan to move to Sweden on a Working Holiday Visa after his visit to Canada? His entire family (mother, father, five siblings and half siblings) lives in Argentina. He has a sister willing to put a car in his name. However, we are travellers and have been for most of our lives...so no property, car, etc in his name, in any county at the moment. Proving strong ties to his home country is difficult, as he has been globetrotting for the past 3 years. (But as a Canadian, if anyone asked me to prove the same things, I couldnt either...) We have absolutely no plans to visit, work, or remain in Canada until he can get legal status there. I work as a wildland firefighter in the four summer months, which forces us to separate... I just find it painfully unfair to work such an intensive job for the same government who forces me to come home to an empty house.
- do shared finances between a married couple help or hinder the application? Even between both of us, we are not likely to have more than 5000 CAD at the time we apply. My parents are financially much better off and more than willing to write a letter of support vouching for us (and the fact that we will be staying in their home) but I'm on the fence if this would weaken our application rather thsn strengthen it.
Im not sure why he was flagged for travel history, as his is extensive in Asia and Europe, with a history of working legally in Andorra for winter seasons, and leaving on time. He has never overstayed in any country.
His reason for visiting this time is a little more solid, as we're actually married this time and would like to celebrate our marriage with my Canadian family who couldn't attend the event (my grandparents are old, and we were married in Denmark since he couldn't come to Canada last time...)
We are good people with good intentions, but I understand that on paper, we are not what Immigration Canada is looking for. Is there a point to us re-applying, or is it wiser to try and be patient, hedging our bets on the Permanent Resident application? We aren't sure if a second rejection will hurt our chances of approval later on. I've heard that the rule of thumb is 1000 CAD per week, and the planned visit is 2 weeks...so we just barely meet that limit.
Thanks for any advice or tidbits of wisdom you might offer on the matter. We appreciate you!
Birdy