Tourist vs. Invitee

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Subject: Tourist vs. Invitee
  Still trying to decide on the best way to go for our TRV application.

A quick review. My fiancee visited in the summer on a TRV as a tourist.

Given her age, financial situation, country of residence etc. she would likely be denied a TRV if I invited her personally to visit me.

There is a very good chance she would be granted a TRV if she applied again as a tourist.

The aim is for her to get a TRV and stay at least a couple of months in Canada.

Is it possible to apply to extend a one or two week TRV that has been granted? ie. The p.o.e. officer
has stamped her passport for a one or two week stay and we wish to extend that.
Same question, but this time, we marry while she´s here, would that change your answer?

TIA






[24-11-2010,15:54]
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Anonymous
(in reply to: Tourist vs. Invitee)
Mark,

How hard is to understand that there are no two different visas such as Invitee visa and turist visa?

"Given her age, financial situation, country of residence etc she would likely be denied a TRV if I invited her personally to visit me". UnQuote

What makes you think that she would get a visitor´s visa then, the only variable is that you are inviting her?
Whether you invite her or not, she still have to show, financial stabilty, job stability and demostrate that she can support her self while visiting Canada.

Whether you invite her or not, she still have to meet the visitor´s criteria to get a visa!

Now, if you invite her, she still have to meet the criteria above, but in the same token she has to demostrate that she is not coming to stay and demostrate that she will leave Canada at the end of her visit.

A person that is "invited" to enter Canada enters as a TURIST! There are no two classifications.

Normally a turist is admitted for a maximum period of 6 months. If a person is admitted for less, let say two weeks is because, either, her return ticket or means to support only allow that and in most cases can´t be extended unless there is a reason to do so.

CIC looks closely to extentions when turist are admitted for less than six months. That is not the norm so there is go to be a reason.


[24-11-2010,16:25]
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DocD
(in reply to: Tourist vs. Invitee)
>How hard is to understand that there are no two different visas such as Invitee visa and turist visa?<


You are playing with words. It´s semantics.
Yes I know there is no such thing as a visitor´s visa, per se.
Lumped under a ´Tourist visa´ are visas granted to people for a variety of of reasons.

Fill out the 5257E form and you will arrive at a question where you must state the purpose of your visit.

Here you must state if you are going to visit a person (friend, family etc.) or not.

If you are visiting a friend, you must state this in the form.

All I´m saying is that we *must make a decision from the outset*. Do we mention ´visiting a friend´ or not? If yes, we should send off a letter of invitation. If not, we can use a travel agent who never mentions my name.


>Whether you invite her or not, she still have to show, financial stabilty, job stability and demostrate that she can support her self while visiting Canada.<

Yes, that´s true. HOWEVER, if she comes as a guest, she may be viewed as someone who wants to stay in Canada indefinitely. As a guest, her expenses would be very small.
If she was a tourist staying in a hotel, she would burn her money very very quickly.
Staying at a hotel for a couple of weeks paying for your own food, you could easily burn $2000 or more.

Staying at a friend´s for the same time period, you could get by with $50 or $100 or even less.


>CIC looks closely to extentions when turist are admitted for less than six months. That is not the norm so there is go to be a reason.<

If a person uses an agency who organizes a tour for a week or two in Canada, will they be granted a six month visa? Likely not.
Can´t you understand what I´m trying to say?

However, apply to visit a friend for a few months, successfully, and you will be granted a three or six month visa!

That´s why it´s a tough decision on how to approach this.


[25-11-2010,00:00]
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Anonymous
(in reply to: Tourist vs. Invitee)

How about if you follow the law, get married and she goes back to her home country, you sponsor her then she can apply for a PR status and then she can move permanently to Canada, following the law like everyone else?

It takes way more work to try to go around the system and at the end nothing is going to get accomplished.

Just sayin´

[25-11-2010,02:06]
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DocD
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