Visitor Visa Refusa
TRV Refusal
When applying for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV), you have to ensure the appropriate documentation and explanations are submitted. You have to provide adequate information regarding family ties, employment, travel history, reason for visit and more.
It is important to provide a strong application at the onset. IRCC officers do not send additional document requests for temporary applications. If the reviewing immigration officer feels that the documentation and explanation provided by you is not adequate, they will refuse your case.
Once you have a previous refusal, getting an approval becomes harder going forward.
If you have been previously refused, please seek professional help to determine the weaknesses in your application.
Reasons For TRV Refusal:
- Lack of Travel History – if you have a limited or NEGATIVE travel history it can affect your application.
- Strong Family Ties to Canada – if you have strong family ties to Canada, IRCC may believe that those family ties will cause you to overstay.
- Length of stay – if IRCC cites this as a reason for refusal, you need to show IRCC that you have enough funds to justify your request duration for the visa.
- Real Purpose of Visit – IRCC believes that your purpose of visit was not good enough.
- Lack of Employment Prospects in Home Country – IRCC believes that you do not have employment prospects in your country of resience.
- Current Employment Situation – IRCC believes that you do not have employment prospects in your country of resience.
- Personal Assets – your limited personal assets may lead IRCC to believe you have little incentive to return to your home country.
- Host in Canada financial situation – if your host in Canada is paying for your stay, you need to provide appropriate documentation to show that they will truly support you
- Documents that do no appear authentic – the documents you submitted are not considered to be genuine in IRCC’s eyes.
- History of overstaying status on a previous visit to Canada – if you have a negative immigration history, i.e. if you have overstayed previous visits to Canada or other countries, it is considered a negative factor.
- Illegal Status in Country of Residence – if you do not have legal status in your current country of residence, IRCC may suspect that you do not intend on maintaining legal status in Canada.
- Other Reasons
How Do You Overcome Refusal?
Once you have a previous refusal, getting an approval becomes harder going forward.
It is important to ask for proper legal advice to ensure that your application is complete and has addressed potential issues.
At CTIS, we have a system where each reason for refusal has an associated document list. If you have been refused for family ties, we guide in collecting the appropriate documentation.
When we write submissions on your behalf we reference federal case law to justify your circumstances and ensure that your situation is being adequately represented.
It is imperative that difficult applications be handled with the care and attention they deserve.
If you have past refusals for TRVs and you wish to come to Canada as a visitor, please contact CTIS to determine what your options are.