Hello all,

Has anyone else submitted their biometrics since April and not yet received feedback from IRCC?

Hello, is there anyone else who submitted their biometrics for a visitor visa in the first week of April (or earlier) who still hasn’t received a decision from IRCC?

Hello everyone,

I applied for a Canada visit visa back in March with the intention of visiting my wife who is now studying in Canada. During this period, the visitor visa processing time from Nigeria on the IRCC page was 164 days which came to about early-mid September for a visa decision. At the time, I already had a U.S. visa appointment slated for April, and I knew that the Canada visa process is usually smoother and quicker with a valid U.S. visa but I chose to apply in March anyway because I truly wasn’t sure I would be granted the U.S. visa, and I didn’t want to delay my Canada visa application further.

Well, I was later granted the U.S. visa in April, nearly a month after submitting my Canada visa application, and til date, there has been no response from them (now well past the 164 day period). I submitted a web form not long after securing my U.S. visa to inform IRCC of the update in my status, but still no luck.

Has anyone else experienced similar delays lately, and do you suggest I reach out to IRCC for updates and/or to inform them of my valid U.S. visa again?

Thanks so much.

Thank you very much for this response, it’s very helpful.

So, on the visa application platform, I, as the primary applicant, can apply for a study permit while my husband can apply for a regular visit visa on the same group application? Sorry if it seems a silly question, I just want to make sure we’re choosing the best option, thanks so much.

zubizareta:


Simple and straightforward. Apply together as a family application with your husband applying for visit visa. The fact you are the primary applicant applying for a study visa likely means decision on your hubby visit visa will be swift and possibly be treated along side your application.

Since he has a well paying job and string economic ties, he should go for visit visa and ensure to elaborate on the economy ties explaining to the VO just exactly as you mentioned here his plan to visit you ocassionally while you study. You dont even have to mention he plans to travel along with you for initial settling in. Any VO could misinterpret it as an opportunity to enter and flagpole.

Hello everyone,

I recently received an offer for an MBA program to commence in the fall and have made a CAD$3000 admission deposit. My husband will be my financial sponsor as he has enough savings to cover my tuition fees as well as my own savings which will more than cover all living costs.

My husband intends to travel with me to Canada during the initial settling period to assist with the relocation process, but return to Nigeria to continue his full time job, and visit Canada periodically for the duration of my studies. He could apply for a visitor visa, however it takes up to a year to process based on testimony from relatives who’ve applied recently.

Would it be advisable for him to apply as a dependent as part of the study permit process even though he is also my sponsor and actually intends to remain in our home country due to his strong ties to his current job?

In my research so far, these seem to be my options
1. My husband applies as a dependent and we state in the study plan / cover letter that he intends to remain home for his full time job and only visit Canada occasionally.
2. Indicate he fully intends to move to Canada? But
my husband and his career in our home country are supposed to act as proof of home ties for the application. However, I fear stating he will move to Canada fully (while being my sponsor) can negatively affect the strength of the home ties in our application.

Would greatly appreciate getting advice on this, thanks everyone.

Hello all,

Has anyone used the ‘hold your passport’ feature at TLS before? When you received the email to bring your passport to the visa centre, how long did it take to get your passport (with the visa sticker) back? Thanks

Hello, thanks for the detailed reponse.

1. There were no false records, with everything correctly input. No bloating of figures, and no large sudden deposits

2. Proof of employment was provided via an introduction letter from her employer (a bank)

3. Proof of marriage was included (marriage certificate)

4. Her salary account as well as savings and USD account was provided (no large sudden deposits)

5. We don’t own any properties unfortunately

6. The introduction letter didn’t include her exact leave details and travel dates. However neither did mine and I was given the visa last year, and this wasn’t mentioned as a reason for refusal in her refusal letter.

7. This letter was provided with detailed itinerary

8. 6 months statements were provided from hers as well as my accounts

9. Accommodation reservation was provided via a travel agent, the same agent I had used last year for my own visa

10. There was no movement of funds into the account she provided (she uses another account for piggyvest, other investments and general expenditures)

This is why it was so confusing why she was denied, especially the exact reason given (her personal monthly income [450k monthly] was not sufficient to cover the cost of stay in the country [850k] even though we clearly stated that I was the sole sponsor of our trip).

williams20:



Firstly, UK visas are not granted because of "FAT" account balances alone.

here are a few things to consider

1. Make sure all details are correctly filled , Don't falsify any record . also don't bloat any figure to impress the Visa officer

2. Make sure the employment or business of the applicant is clearly stated (Proof of employment or business is VITAL)

3. proof of marriage is also important

4. For your account statement , If possible submit her Salary Account labelled salary account and also submit her other savings account if she has two

5. If you have property in your names it's a good way to prove ties

6. If she is employed , she needs a leave letter to show she isn't just leaving work and resuming anytime she wills

7. write a letter of introduction to state purpose of trip , where you will be staying and what you would be doing in the UK for the period

8. Make the account statements at least 4 months old , i recommend 6 months

9. Reserve Accommodation ( you don't have to pay for the accommodation ) Accommodation reservation is key except you would be staying with family and friends

10. Don't just move funds to your accounts without properly explaining where the money is coming from.

Hello, thanks for your response.

We don’t have kids and we did indeed provide a detailed itinerary in our cover letter, also clearly stating that I would be the sole sponsor of our trip and she was still denied based on her monthly income not being sufficient for the trip. It felt like they didn’t bother reviewing her sponsor’s (me) documentation at all since they made no reference to my documents or any other factor in the denial except her own monthly income.

MrSoftlife:


Sorry about the refusal.
I will encourage you to try again if all you stated here are true.
Do you have kids?
Did you explain the purpose of this trip in a cover letter and provide a detailed itinerary?

Hello everyone,

I’m about to apply for a standard UK visitor visa for my wife. We plan on traveling together over the holidays, but my wife was refused a visa when we applied earlier this year. I already had a 2 year visa which was granted in 2022 by the time we applied for her visa.

She was refused because the clearance officer felt her monthly income (N450,000) was too little to pay for the expected cost of the trip (N800,000) even though she had about 12k USD in her personal dom accounts. This was also even though we had put that I (as her husband) would sponsor the entirety of her trip and I had enough income (N1.5M per month) and savings (25k USD) to cover the costs.

Can any visa gurus advise on the best way going forward to avoid another refusal. Please note we later applied for a France Schengen visa a few weeks after her refusal and were granted the visa so it’s quite confusing why the UK denied her.

Thanks a lot!