My filipina fiancee and I plan to get married next year and would like her family here to be with her. If getting her brothers here is too much trouble, just her mom would be great. Can someone please walk me through the steps that we will need to take. I am born and raised in Canada and I assume I would be the one to apply as a sponsor? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
visitor visa for my fiancee's mother/brothers
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charmainefrances
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- Visa Office......
- CPC/VEGREVILLE TRANSFERRED TO CIC-EDMONTON
- App. Filed.......
- 23-11-2010
- File Transfer...
- 19-10-2011
- Med's Request
- 12-10-2013
- Med's Done....
- 23-10-2013 received by cic 31-10-2013
- Interview........
- 12-09-2013 PASSED
- Passport Req..
- 18-03-2014 PPR OF MY SON
- VISA ISSUED...
- 10-06-2014
- LANDED..........
- June 24,2014 To God be the glory! PR CARD received: August 22, 2014 (exactly 60 days after landing)! Son's PR card arrived August 27, 2014 (exactly 65 days after landing)
START HERE:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/tourist.asp
this is a link for tourist visa application. You can either apply online or you can apply through paper application.
Where to submit the application:
online or
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/Philippines/
Is your fiancé a PR already? if yes, then both of you can write the invitation letter for her mom. If not, then yes, you are the one who will write the letter. You have to gather your COE, NOA, T4, payslips, bank account statement.. etc. If you need a sample invite letter, please check my previous posts.
Also, is your future mother in law still working? she also has to show ties in the Philippines like, job, house under her name , bank statement, if not then on your letter of invitation, you have to mention that you are the one who is responsible for the expenses etc.
I hope this helps!
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/tourist.asp
this is a link for tourist visa application. You can either apply online or you can apply through paper application.
Where to submit the application:
online or
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/Philippines/
Is your fiancé a PR already? if yes, then both of you can write the invitation letter for her mom. If not, then yes, you are the one who will write the letter. You have to gather your COE, NOA, T4, payslips, bank account statement.. etc. If you need a sample invite letter, please check my previous posts.
Also, is your future mother in law still working? she also has to show ties in the Philippines like, job, house under her name , bank statement, if not then on your letter of invitation, you have to mention that you are the one who is responsible for the expenses etc.
I hope this helps!
thanks,
Does anyone know how long it takes to get the visitor visa? It looks like we are getting married in October and we want her brother to come
Also, the fact that he is a student, will that have an effect on whether he gets approved or not?
Does anyone know how long it takes to get the visitor visa? It looks like we are getting married in October and we want her brother to come
Also, the fact that he is a student, will that have an effect on whether he gets approved or not?
thanks,
what exactly is the process.
Do we have to do it online and then he goes to manila and does an interview or something? Or do we send him my documents and he goes to manila with them?
I would rather do it from my end and then he will go to the canadian embassy in manila
what exactly is the process.
Do we have to do it online and then he goes to manila and does an interview or something? Or do we send him my documents and he goes to manila with them?
I would rather do it from my end and then he will go to the canadian embassy in manila
joeythecat said:
The process is in the link that charmainefrances gave you. Please read it.
You can do it for him online and act as his representative.
Start here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/ctc-vac/getting-started.asp (answer the questions as if you are here, then declare yourself as representative)
There is no interview, he won't have to deal directly with the embassy at all.
If the visa is approved, he has to send his passport to a third-party, VFS Global, for stamping.
bellaluna said:
Thank you very much for the info. do you think him being a student and not having a job really effect this? we have a pretty big problem dont we
joeythecat said:
It's a case to case basis, depending on the information and documents you will present for him. It's not a guaranteed denial, just that it will be harder for him to prove ties if he is young and not yet employed. His schooling can be a tie, but that may actually depend on which school and what course he's taking.
BTW, sorry, I'd meant to type earlier "answer the questionnaire as if you are him (the applicant)"