Visitor applications look simple and are refused often. The officer is deciding whether they believe you will leave at the end of your stay, and most refusals turn on that single question.
What is covered
- Temporary resident visas, single and multiple entry
- Electronic travel authorisations for visa exempt nationals
- Super Visa applications for parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents
- Extensions of visitor status from inside Canada
- Restoration of status where you have fallen out of status and the deadline has not passed
- Temporary resident permits where an inadmissibility exists
If you have been refused before
A previous refusal does not end the matter, but reapplying with the same package usually produces the same result. The useful step is obtaining the officer notes from the earlier decision and addressing what they actually say. That is often the first thing done on a refusal file.
Information only. The information on this page is general and is not advice about your situation. Immigration rules change often. No outcome can be promised, and nothing here creates a professional relationship. Advice about your own case is given in a consultation, under a written agreement.
Scope of licence. Amaninder Kaur holds a Class L2 licence and is authorised to provide immigration and citizenship advice and representation to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency and provincial immigration programs. Matters before the Immigration and Refugee Board, including refugee claims, appeals, admissibility hearings and detention reviews, require a Class L3 RCIC-IRB licence or a lawyer, and are referred out.