Visa renewal vs spousal sponsorship ?

[messiry]

Hi Everyone, a close friend of mine had the question below, thought it's best to get advice from the group:

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for advice regarding my situation and possible options moving forward.

I'm an Egyptian citizen holding a Canadian visitor visa valid until December 2025.

I've visited Canada twice already and complied fully with the terms of my visa.

I recently got married to an Egyptian/Canadian citizen. We're legally married in Egypt.

Our plan is to be able to travel freely between Egypt and Canada, not to permanently immigrate in the short term.

However, Quebec's sponsorship applications are currently closed until June 2026, so we can't apply for spousal sponsorship yet.

I'm concerned that if I apply to renew or extend my visitor visa, it might get rejected due to my now even stronger ties to Canada, which might raise concerns for the immigration officer about my intention to return to Egypt.

My questions:

What are my best options to maintain legal ability to enter Canada after December 2025?

Would it help if I presented strong evidence of ties to Egypt (job, property, etc.) with my visa renewal?

Any risk in applying for visa renewal before expiry (e.g., around mid-2025) versus waiting?

Any alternative legal pathways I may have missed?

Would appreciate any shared experience or expert input! Thank you.

 

[armoured]

Our plan is to be able to travel freely between Egypt and Canada, not to permanently immigrate in the short term.

However, Quebec's sponsorship applications are currently closed until June 2026, so we can't apply for spousal sponsorship yet.

If your plan is not to permanently immigrate, don't apply for permanent residence.

Apply when that is your intention.

I'm concerned that if I apply to renew or extend my visitor visa, it might get rejected due to my now even stronger ties to Canada, which might raise concerns for the immigration officer about my intention to return to Egypt.

My questions:

What are my best options to maintain legal ability to enter Canada after December 2025?

Would it help if I presented strong evidence of ties to Egypt (job, property, etc.) with my visa renewal?

Any risk in applying for visa renewal before expiry (e.g., around mid-2025) versus waiting?

Any alternative legal pathways I may have missed?

Would appreciate any shared experience or expert input! Thank you.

Hard for anyone to say, but if you've already got one, and have visited and left multiple times without issue, and nothing significantly has changed such as employment, your chances of being approved for later long-term TRVs is usually higher.

Yes, strong ties to Egypt will help. I don't know about 'renewal' of a TRV. Ask in the TRV forums.