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My fiance is in the Philippines. While we wait for our K1, we are going to try and get her a tourist visa to Canada and meet there. I have went and see her a few times. It is her turn to do all the traveling! :-)

 

I am curious if anyone else has done this and their success with getting a Canadian tourist visa for their fiance?

 

My thought was the Canadian government wouldn't care too much. Neither one of us can stay there. It isn't like an American tourist visa where they know my fiance is coming to see me and could over stay a tourist visa. I guess the Canadian government could think we would jump over the border illegally though.

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19 minutes ago, Matt W said:

My fiance is in the Philippines. While we wait for our K1, we are going to try and get her a tourist visa to Canada and meet there. I have went and see her a few times. It is her turn to do all the traveling! 🙂

 

I am curious if anyone else has done this and their success with getting a Canadian tourist visa for their fiance?

 

My thought was the Canadian government wouldn't care too much. Neither one of us can stay there. It isn't like an American tourist visa where they know my fiance is coming to see me and could over stay a tourist visa. I guess the Canadian government could think we would jump over the border illegally though.

Canadian government wont care what you will or won't do as it relates to the USA.   They are a sovereign government not the 51st US state 

YMMV

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24 minutes ago, Matt W said:

success with getting a Canadian tourist visa for their fiance

It just depends on how strong the application is. We got denied for a Schengen Visa from the Philippines.   I would imagine that the requirements are similar, being able to prove ties that she would return to PI.   Mary wasn't working at that time and we had just gotten married.

 

We were able to get a Canadian Visa from Mexico a few months later after adding her to my bank accounts. She still wasn't working.

March 2, 2018  Married In Hong Kong

April 30, 2018  Mary moves from the Philippines to Mexico, Husband has MX Permanent Residency

June 13, 2018 Mary receives Mexican Residency Card

June 15, 2018  I-130 DCF Appointment in Juarez  -  June 18, 2018  Approval E-Mail

August 2, 2018 Case Complete At Consulate

September 25, 2018 Interview in CDJ and Approved!

October 7, 2018 In the USA

October 27, 2018 Green Card received 

October 29, 2018 Applied for Social Security Card - November 5, 2018 Social Security Card received

November 6th, 2018 State ID Card Received, Applied for Global Entry - Feb 8,2019 Approved.

July 14, 2020 Removal of Conditions submitted by mail  July 12, 2021 Biometrics Completed

August 6, 2021 N-400 submitted by mail

September 7, 2021 I-751 Interview, Sept 8 Approved and Card Being Produced

October 21, 2021 N-400 Biometrics Completed  

November 30,2021  Interview, Approval and Oath

December 10, 2021 US Passport Issued

August 12, 2022 PHL Dual Nationality Re-established & Passport Approved 

April 6,2023 Legally Separated - Oh well

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No issue meeting in Canada (or anywhere) during the process. Good luck.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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4 hours ago, geowrian said:

No issue meeting in Canada (or anywhere) during the process. Good luck.

I think his issue is being misunderstood. He's not asking if the US cares. He's asking if it is relatively easy to meet in Canada even though his fiance has a pending immigrant visa to the country to its south, and whether other people have done it. In other words, Canada might care because they may think she might overstay her Canadian visa to be closer to her husband. That is OP's question. 

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10 hours ago, Matt W said:

My fiance is in the Philippines. While we wait for our K1, we are going to try and get her a tourist visa to Canada and meet there. I have went and see her a few times. It is her turn to do all the traveling! 🙂

 

I am curious if anyone else has done this and their success with getting a Canadian tourist visa for their fiance?

 

My thought was the Canadian government wouldn't care too much. Neither one of us can stay there. It isn't like an American tourist visa where they know my fiance is coming to see me and could over stay a tourist visa. I guess the Canadian government could think we would jump over the border illegally though.

 

 

I would almost think Canada would be as difficult as the USA in regards to the tourist visa.    Check the Canadian embassy website for the Philippines as to requirements.

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3 hours ago, Hank_ said:

 

 

I would almost think Canada would be as difficult as the USA in regards to the tourist visa.    Check the Canadian embassy website for the Philippines as to requirements.

I don't know the answer to OP's question, but I know the answer is not this. It's fairly hard to come to the US on a non-immigrant visa when you have already declared immigrant intent, especially in OP's exact situation (it can be easier if the B2 is already procured). There is no such issue with applying for a Canadian visitor visa since no immigrant intent was declared there. So it will be easier. Now, 5% or 50% easier? I don't know. Probably meaningfully easier. So it's worth a shot. 

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5 minutes ago, Teemo said:

I don't know the answer to OP's question, but I know the answer is not this. It's fairly hard to come to the US on a non-immigrant visa when you have already declared immigrant intent, especially in OP's exact situation (it can be easier if the B2 is already procured). There is no such issue with applying for a Canadian visitor visa since no immigrant intent was declared there. So it will be easier. Now, 5% or 50% easier? I don't know. Probably meaningfully easier. So it's worth a shot. 

Whereas I think -   " Check the Canadian embassy website for the Philippines as to requirements.  "   is a good answer .. the embassy is the place to start, they will get the "fact answers" in short order once they apply.

 

How difficult would it be?   Don't know.   Getting a tourist visa to the USA from the Philippines (even without a pending visa petition)  is near impossible.      All they can do is apply .. thus the Canadian Embassy website suggestion.

 

It isn't like a USC going to Canada.

 

 

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40 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

Whereas I think -   " Check the Canadian embassy website for the Philippines as to requirements.  "   is a good answer .. the embassy is the place to start, they will get the "fact answers" in short order once they apply.

 

How difficult would it be?   Don't know.   Getting a tourist visa to the USA from the Philippines (even without a pending visa petition)  is near impossible.      All they can do is apply .. thus the Canadian Embassy website suggestion.

 

It isn't like a USC going to Canada.

 

 

But the question he is looking for is "how difficult is it for a Phillipines citizen who has a pending immigrant visa in US to visit Canada"? I'm going to go out on a limb and say that that specific answer is not there.  Btw, once again you say " Getting a tourist visa to the USA from the Philippines" which again does not acknowledge the correct question OP is asking. He is asking about tourist visa to Canada. 

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7 minutes ago, ilovelondon said:

Canadian visa is very difficult to get.Does.she have a good travel history.Such as UK .Australia,Shengen visa.if not,don.t try

She has traveled from the Philippines to Singapore and Hong Kong.

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6 minutes ago, Matt W said:

She has traveled from the Philippines to Singapore and Hong Kong.

Doesn't matter for a US Tourist visas from PI,  I have no clue about Canada. 

 

Give it a shot it probably doesn't cost much to try

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42 minutes ago, Matt W said:

She has traveled from the Philippines to Singapore and Hong Kong.

Singapore an HK is very easy to get in.Canadian visa is sam".e difficult as.US visa.don't try Canadian visa now

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