Spouse is an international student in the U.S., can she apply for open work permit to visit me?

[juicydec]

Hello everyone,

My wife and I are both international graduate students. She is studying in the U.S. I want to invite her to visit me in Canada during the winter break this year, but I am confused about which type of visa she should apply for.

My question is, should my wife only apply for a TRV to visit me shortly in Canada? Is she eligible to apply for the spouse open work permit if she does not intend to work in Canada before she graduates from the U.S. university?

I ask these questions because I heard people say that some visa officers may feel a spouse has immigration intent and thus refuse an application if they apply for a temporary visitor visa to visit their spouse in Canada. Please advise me on which type of visa my wife should apply for. Thank you very much!!!

 

[canuck78]

Hello everyone,

My wife and I are both international graduate students. She is studying in the U.S. I want to invite her to visit me in Canada during the winter break this year, but I am confused about which type of visa she should apply for.

My question is, should my wife only apply for a TRV to visit me shortly in Canada? Is she eligible to apply for the spouse open work permit if she does not intend to work in Canada before she graduates from the U.S. university?

I ask these questions because I heard people say that some visa officers may feel a spouse has immigration intent and thus refuse an application if they apply for a temporary visitor visa to visit their spouse in Canada. Please advise me on which type of visa my wife should apply for. Thank you very much!!!

If she is just visiting she should apply for a TRV. Most spouses want to remain in Canada so applying for a TRV when they want to remain in Canada leads to denial because they aren’t true visitors. You would need to provide proof that your spouse intends to remain in the US to finish their studies and is indeed a true visitor.

 

[juicydec]

If she is just visiting she should apply for a TRV. Most spouses want to remain in Canada so applying for a TRV when they want to remain in Canada leads to denial because they aren’t true visitors. You would need to provide proof that your spouse intends to remain in the US to finish their studies and is indeed a true visitor.

Hi thank you very much for the clarification. Can the lease agreement, enrolment letter and tuition payment receipts be provided as proof?

 

[canuck78]

Hi thank you very much for the clarification. Can the lease agreement, enrolment letter and tuition payment receipts be provided as proof?

Yes all should be included. Without being too blatant I would include an explanation of why she won’t be dropping out and why she will continue her studies. There are cases where people provide registrations and then drop out.