We often say that when coming to Canada, we need to apply for a tourist visa, business visa, etc., but legally speaking, these folk names are collectively called temporary visitor visas Temporary Resident Visa (TRV). So when applying for TRV, what should you pay attention to? What about improving the acceptance rate?
first reflects the temporary nature of the intention. Please note that the "T" in TRV is Temporary, which is a temporary intention. So whether you come to attend a conference for three days or come to Canada to study for three years, your intention to enter Canada is always temporary. Your purpose of travel and length of stay are not critical. The key to is that you have to prove that after you are done, It's time to go back.
Here are two key legal terms:
1, Tie to home country (you are closely connected with the motherland, the implication is that you must return to your country, and your will to stay in Canada is weak)
2, Intent to leave Canada at the end of the visit (with the intention of leaving Canada after the trip)
In our opinion, these two sentences are talking about the same thing, but there are some subtle differences in the process of visa processing by the immigration officer.
Let’s first look at item 1, Tie to home country. How does it show a close connection with the motherland? You can make a fuss from the following aspects.
- Various material and emotional connections
- Asset size, work, follow-up itineraries
- Movable and immovable properties: houses, cars, private collections
- Family relationships (parents, wives, children, brothers and sisters, even mistresses and illegitimate children are included!)
- Social relations (various societies, organizations and even fitness clubs )
- pets (start and end time of pet store foster care contract)
"Tie to home Country" is actually the place that the visa officer mainly inspects. In his mind, he has a balance to weigh whether you have more connections with China or more connections with Canada. If you have direct relatives in Canada, it will obviously increase your connection with Canada. If your car, house, wife, children, parents, and job are all in China, then you will naturally have more connections with China. Many people like to apply online. The online application has a fixed template and requires you to fill in some forms. The forms only collect some preliminary information, such as asking you to talk about your work experience, education experience, etc. Sometimes, you will also be asked to You upload some bank statements.
But everyone, please note that in the Immigration Bureau website, it has a column called Customized information, which is the information you provide yourself. Don’t ignore this place. means that in addition to providing information formatted by the Immigration Bureau, you can fill in some materials yourself to prove that you have a close and indivisible connection with your home country. Specifically, you can fill in some material and emotional connections. The more you write, the more it proves that your connection with your motherland will be heavier, and the lighter it will be with Canada. The balance of the immigration officer will naturally swing towards expectations, so try to add things to China as much as possible. It can increase the chances of your visa application being approved.
When proving that you are connected to the motherland, it is not just the movable property, real estate, work, and study that are often mentioned on the Internet. In addition, anything you can think of that is related to the motherland can be written up. This There are no restrictions in it. If you write too much, the Immigration Bureau will not reject you, but if you write too little, it will be detrimental to you.
Let’s look at the second article “Intent to leave Canada at the end of the visit”. How to prove the intention to go back?
When applying for a visa, for example, you need to provide a very important past travel record. For example, you have been to the United States and returned to your country afterward; Will I never go back to Canada after my first trip? This can prove that you really have the intention to go back, so your past travel records in some developed countries have a great impact on the visa approval rate. Some people may worry that their answer will reveal their experience of visa rejections from other countries, which will affect their Canadian visa application.But do not hide it, and explain your situation realistically. If you hide it, your visa will be refused 100%, and in serious cases, you may not be able to enter Canada within 5 years. In addition, concealing is useless. You have to know that the visa information of the five countries of the United States, Canada, New Zealand , Australia, and the United Kingdom is interoperable. If you are refused a visa by any of these countries, the refusal record can be found, so you must not hide it. .
You can also state your subsequent itinerary or activities. For example, you will come to Canada for two weeks in July, have an important meeting in China to attend in August, or your mother will celebrate her 60th birthday in August. You must be prepared for these things. You can also display it when you go back. That is to say, you can list some major events that may or must happen in the country and tell the immigration officer that you have planned it. It will definitely not work if you don't go back in the future. To some extent, it will also give you extra points for your application.
In addition, when applying for a visa, many people are very worried that their application materials will be judged to have immigration tendencies, resulting in a visa rejection. In fact, this incident is the result of rumors, because Article 214 of the U.S. Immigration Law stipulates that applicants for the four types of visas in the United States, B1, B2, F1, and J1, must prove that they have no intention to immigrate, which has led some people to This "provision" was copied to Canada. However, Canada is not like this. It is clearly stipulated in Article 22 of the Immigration Act. ：
Even if you have the intention to immigrate to Canada as a visa applicant, or are even applying for Canadian immigration, when you apply for TRV, you only need to prove that your purpose of travel is short-term, and you will return to your country afterward. As long as you can prove At this point, you can apply for a travel visa. Therefore, in Canada, applying for TRV and immigrating intention are not in conflict with each other.
Here I will mainly talk about the " application submission materials to getting the visa " stage, and the " entry stage " precautions. Why should it be divided into two stages? Because even if you get a visa, you are not guaranteed to be able to enter the country.
Precautions for the first stage:
- When applying for a visa, you must clearly tell the Immigration Department the purpose of your visit;
- When submitting materials, you must submit a document that supports or proves your purpose as completely as possible. For example, if you are traveling, you need to submit a detailed itinerary, illustrated guide, air tickets, hotels, attractions, insurance, etc. The more detailed the better, do not copy templates;
- the itinerary must be reasonable (don’t do it on the first day vancouver , no. The second day is in Toronto , and the third day is in the English National Park. It is written like this, because literally, you have spent these 3 days on the road);
- If you have enough funds, try not to travel on a budget, as you will be questioned about being stranded and working illegally. ;
- if it is on For the purpose of the conference, you need to prepare invitation letters, speech and exchange content, participation experience in previous conferences, industry relevance, etc.;
- Travel Insurance
Some people are too lazy to apply for a visa themselves, and end up finding some irresponsible intermediaries to handle this matter. As a result, these intermediaries often use a large number of templates when preparing materials. What is even more annoying is that some templates are not even reasonable, either logically confusing or unrealistic. After AI review, the application will be labeled "rejected" label.
Notes on the second entry stage:
The reason why entry is not guaranteed is because you will be questioned by CBSA police officers when entering the country. They have the power to deport you back to the country based on your answers.
CBSA police officers’ final three questions: Who are you, where are you from, and where are you going? In addition to answering these three questions well, you will also be asked if you have booked a return ticket. If so, show him or her the itinerary on your mobile phone. CBSA will often not make things difficult for you. Here is a list of questions for visa officers/CBSA. They don’t just ask them casually. They all have an outline: If you really don’t know what to do, or want to stay longer, then “brush the questions” and try Keep answering each question.
- What is the purpose of your trip?
- How long will you be staying in Canada?
- What ties do you have with Canada?
- What ties do you have with your country of residence?
- Do you have a valid passport or travel document?
- How will you support yourself in Canada?
- Will you be able to leave Canada?
- Do you intend to work or study in Canada?
- Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?
- Do you suffer from a serious medical condition?
- Have you ever been refused a temporary resident visa to travel to Canada?
- Were you ever removed from Canada or any other country?
Also note that the luggage you bring and your preparations must match the purpose of your trip. You must know that when you enter the dark room for questioning, your luggage will come with you. To give an exaggerated example, the purpose of joining you is to have a meeting, and the meeting only lasts for 3 days, so don’t bring all the clothes and pots and pans with you for all seasons. You will not be able to explain after your luggage is checked; if it is a trip, Then you need to be familiar with your own itinerary, and you can't be ignorant of everything you ask. In short, it must be reasonable. Once something is unreasonable, you will be questioned more, which will cause more questions.
DIY by yourself
Many people like to DIY and apply for a travel visa on the IRCC website. There are already a lot of guides online. One thing needs to be emphasized. If it is your first time to apply for a travel visa, and you are considering it in the near future or not far away. Immigration will be necessary in the future. When you apply for a travel visa at this time, you should regard it as the first step in immigration. This is because in some past cases, applicants applied for TRV very casually, which led to subsequent immigration problems. For example, if you entrust an irresponsible agent to submit a visa application, and he fabricates your work experience in the materials, the materials will be stored in the database of the Immigration Bureau after submission. And when you apply for immigration again, if it is an employer-sponsored project, you have to submit a work experience. At this time, you may be dumbfounded. Your real work experience is different from the work experience for the travel visa you submitted before. Matching, which means your information is inconsistent. At this time, many people will say that it is enough to explain, for example, the previous visa was issued by an agency, etc. Is that helpful? The answer is not necessarily, because in the Western honest society, when you give different statements, the other party will wonder why they believe that you are telling the truth this time. Maybe it was true last time, but this time you provided false materials because you were applying for immigration. In other words, your credibility has been greatly reduced in their subjective consciousness. What impact does this have? In the West, when there is a problem with a person's credibility, it is actually more difficult to get the result you want, or to get approved. So if you plan to immigrate, don't have this kind of breach of trust when you apply for TRV first. Condition.
1. Ensure the authenticity and consistency of the preceding and following information.
2. Do not hide your criminal record. If you conceal it, such as drunk driving or having been sentenced to more than 2 years in prison and , you will 100% be refused a visa and leave a record of misrepresentation. You will not be able to enter Canada for the next 5 years. So will confession also be rejected? Not necessarily. If there is a gap of 5-10 years, the visa officer will make a comprehensive evaluation of you. The impact will not be big, but the consequences of concealing it will be more serious.
3. Be sure to write a Submission Letter! When applying for a visa, in addition to submitting a bunch of forms, there is a column on the immigration website called Customized information, it can upload a word file. This word file is equivalent to a letter you write to the immigration officer. In this letter, in addition to introducing yourself, you can fill in the form, including all the information you think you have. Matters that are closely related to your home country should be listed one by one in this Letter, and then clearly written in English: "Please consider the matters listed above, and before making a visa decision, comprehensively weigh whether I have enough The sentence "Intention to Return to China".Why do we do this? In fact, there is a history. In the past, many people went to the federal court for judicial review after being refused a visa. In many cases, the judge would write in black and white, "When making a visa decision, the immigration officer must fully consider the applicant's submissions." all the facts, then When making a decision, you must weigh it. "In other words, the letter you write to the immigration officer is digging a hole for him to make a visa decision. He needs to write it very hard in their internal system. The reason for rejecting your visa is the last thing the immigration officer wants to do. Why? Because when he rejects the applicant, he has to write a short essay stating the reasons for rejecting you. When you submit the letter, which contains your list, it will be more difficult and troublesome for him to write the "essay" to reject you. In other words, When you submit this Letter, you have already prepared for a "war". If they really want to reject you, they have to analyze every item on the list. Usually, they will approve your visa in ambiguous situations. Therefore, this Letter is very critical and it is best to find a professional to write it.
If you plan to apply for immigration in the future, what should you pay special attention to when applying for a travel visa?
Generally speaking, if you have an immigration plan, you must pay attention to the consistency of the information before and after applying for TRV. It is recommended that the applicant make his or her own resume before filling in the application form, including personal background and experience, etc. If you are a business owner and plan to apply for investment immigration, then you also need to write down when you will invest in shares, or become a shareholder or legal person of a company, how many companies you have, when each company will hold shares, and when it will end, etc. Wait for reference.
