Pursuing a Canadian Visa

[C1322 4]

I have a friend who’s mother became a Canadian Permanent Resident through marriage. He submitted a request for a Canadian Tourist Visa to go see her. However, it was denied. 
 

When he submitted the Tourist Visa application, he had a certified invitation letter plus proof of a job and funds to pay the trip. 

He’s 23 years old at the time, still has a stable job and funds to afford the process and travel.
 

He would like to apply once more, what are your recommendations?  

 

Btw, he’s applying from the Dominican Republic, which means that there isn’t a Consulate. The application package goes to a Mexico Centre. 

 

[designguy 1,179]

invitation letters are worthless and are not considered. Do you know the reason it was denied?

[C1322 4]

17 minutes ago, designguy said:

invitation letters are worthless and are not considered. Do you know the reason it was denied?

Since you don’t get to meet with a consulate official, they send you back a standard letter that has a breakdown of the possible reasons. 

[designguy 1,179]

7 minutes ago, Chax1322 said:

they send you back a standard letter that has a breakdown of the possible reasons. 

such as? This is an american visa forum so people are more familiar with the standard american rejection reasons

[C1322 4]

1 minute ago, designguy said:

such as? This is an american visa forum so people are more familiar with the standard american rejection reasons

[designguy 1,179]

So it seems the two biggest issues are his travel history and his/his sponsor's income. 

 

Maybe he should travel more before applying again. How long was his intended trip? 

[C1322 4]

2 minutes ago, designguy said:

So it seems the two biggest issues are his travel history and his/his sponsor's income. 

 

Maybe he should travel more before applying again. How long was his intended trip? 

It was going to be a one week trip. And order to travel, he needs a visa. 

[designguy 1,179]

1 minute ago, Chax1322 said:

And order to travel, he needs a visa

Travel to places, besides canada where he may not need a visa

[NikLR 13,227]

This website is for US immigration and visas not Canada. There are websites and forums that deal with Canadian Immigration and visas. 

[C1322 4]

2 minutes ago, NikLR said:

This website is for US immigration and visas not Canada. There are websites and forums that deal with Canadian Immigration and visas. 

My bad. I wasn’t aware that it was limited to US  immigration only. Can you recommend me one ? 

[NikLR 13,227]

Sure i can google that for you lol

 

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/

[C1322 4]

2 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Sure i can google that for you lol

 

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/

Lol. Thank you.