Visitor Visa TRV

Single vs. Multiple Entry

A single entry visa will allow you to enter Canada once during the authorized time. If your temporary resident visa (TRV) has been approved for a three month period and you decide to leave one month into your stay in Canada, you will not be able to enter again using the same visa.

A multiple entry visa provides you the opportunity to enter Canada as many times during the duration of your visa. Therefore, if you receive a temporary resident visa for two months, you are eligible to come and go from Canada during that time without having to make another application.

Effective February 6, 2014, all visa applications are automatically considered for a multiple entry visa. Therefore, even if you apply for a single entry visa, you may qualify for a multiple entry.

What are Biometrics?

You may (and any other accompanying foreign visitors) be required to have fingerprints and photographs taken at a biometric service collection point. It is important to note that you cannot have your biometrics taken prior to submitting your application. Either:

Submit your application then visit a biometric service collection point

Submit your application in person and complete your biometric together at a visa application cente.

Supporting Documents For Visitor Visa

We encourage our clients to provide any supporting documentation that will help your application and speed up the process. The following is a list of documents we suggest you attach to you application (but not limited to):

Copy of passport data page

Financial information (bank statements, pay stubs, employment letters, proof of income, tax information)

Title deeds (confirmation of ownership of property)

Travel itinerary

Medical examination

Invitation letter

What You will Need

In order to be considered a ‘Bona Fide’ visitor to Canada and obtain your Visitor Visa, there are many requirements that you will need to meet before you can successful. Even then, the success of your application will rely heavily on the documents you submit to support your claim.

Part of the application is demonstrating your strong ties to your home country. This will prove that it is reasonable to expect that you will return to your home country once your Visitor Visa has expired.

How We Can Help

If you have been sent by your employer to conduct Business Visitor related duties in Canada, your travels are critical to your employment. That being said, being successful in your application has an impact on your professional success. Applying as a Business Visitor is easier said than done. If an Officer is unsatisfied with your paper work, they have the discretion to refuse you entry.

We will assist you:

Draft the necessary forms;

Draft appropriate supporting documentation like employment reference letters, purpose of travel letters, invitation letters;

Assist you with gathering important documents like travel itineraries, bookings, proof of relation in Canada and other documents to demonstrate your reason for travel;

Help demonstrate how you meet the conditions of a bona fide Visitor and will exit Canada at the end of your period of stay;

Help you adequately demonstrate your ties to your home country.

Compile the strongest possible case as per your unique situation;

Prepare you for making an application at a Port of Entry; and

Of course, be with you every step of the way.

Can I apply for a Temporary Resident Visa Visitor Visa

once I am in Canada?

In order to enter Canada or even board a plane prior to departing, you will require the appropriate documentation. This documentation includes a temporary resident visa. You must obtain a temporary resident visa before your departure. You cannot obtain a temporary resident visa once you have arrived in Canada.

It is important to confirm based on your country of citizenship, whether you require a visitor visa. A country of citizenship is the country in which you are born (and you have not renounced or lost citizenship) or naturalized and to which you owe allegiance to that country. The following countries are exempt and do not require a temporary resident visa:

Andorra	Czech Republic	Japan	Samoa
Anguilla	Denmark	Korea, Republic of	San Marino
Antigua and Barbuda	Estonia	Latvia, Republic of	Singapore
Australia	Falkland Islands	Liechtenstein	Slovakia
Austria	Finland	Lithuania	Slovenia
Bahamas	France	Luxembourg	Solomon Islands
Barbados	Germany	Malta	Spain
Belgium	Gibraltar	Monaco	St. Helena
Bermuda	Greece	Montserrat	St. Kitts and Nevis
British citizens and British overseas citizens	Holy See	Netherlands	Sweden
British Nationals (overseas)	Hong Kong (special administrative region)	New Zealand	Switzerland
British Virgin Islands	Hungary	Norway	Taiwan
Brunei	Iceland	Papua New Guinea	Turks and Caicos Islands
Cayman Islands	Ireland	Pitcaim	United States of America
Croatia	Israel	Poland
Cyprus	Italy	Portugal

Visit Canada as a Tourist

To enter Canada as a tourist, you are essentially requesting to visit Canada. Whether this is for tourism, to visit friends and family, attend a meeting etc. you are collectively understood to be a visitor. Depending on your country of origin, you will need a Visitor Visa. The technical term for a Visitor Visa is a Temporary Resident Visa.

In order to qualify for the Visa and be considered a Temporary Resident of Canada, you will need to satisfy an officer of a few requirements.

Some of these requirements are listed below:

As you are applying for temporary status you must satisfy an immigration officer assessing application that you leave Canada at the end of your stay,
you must demonstrate that you have enough money to maintain yourself and your family members, should they be accompanying you, while you are in Canada as well as sufficient funds to return home,
you must demonstrate your intent in Canada whether it be visiting a friend or family, vacationing, etc.,
you must also satisfy an officer that you do not intend to work or study in Canada unless otherwise authorized to do so by acquiring the appropriate status documents to those ends,
you must be law-abiding and have no record of criminal activity,
not be a risk to the security of Canada or Canadian citizens,
you may be required to provide any additional documentation requested by an immigration officer assessing your application in order to determine whether not you will be allowed to enter Canada, are a
be in good health

The most important aspect of this application is to demonstrate ties of your home country and by doing so demonstrate that you will exit Canada when your authorized period of stay has ended.

This can be a difficult task if you lack certain documentation or do not know what documentation is relevant. Contact us to find out how we can help you build the strongest possible case.