This is our second time applying for my husband (a PR who I sponsored, we are living in Canada together now) to get a tourist visa to visit the us (I think it is called a B2), as he is not from a visa expemt country.

 

The tourist visa is just for travel vacation purposes, and also he could book a flight with a U.S stopover when going back home, rather than paying for the more costly direct flights.

 

So he has been denied twice! He showed proof of my job and his, our apartment lease, etc, but they said they need more economic proof (I guess taxes I will show next time).

 

The first time he applied he had only been living in Canada less than 1 year and we found out later they rarely give them to PR who have lived here for less than a year.

 

Any advice on what sort of evidence we can use to have a sucessful application?

 

 

 

My husband had been a PR for 10 months, when he applied for the US visa - and was denied.  The reason was that he didn't have strong enough ties to Canada (he took a letter from his work that said it was for vacation purposes).  The guy told him to come back next year. 

 

We're not going to apply again because in January he will be eligible for Canadian Citizenship - so won't need a visa.

 

When my husband went - he said they were rejecting everyone.  So I guess it's hard to get.

 

 

Thanks for the reply. I had a coworker last year who got hers after being PR for about a year, though she didn't have a job at the time (she was volunteering at the university while waiting to get accepted to stufy). She said she just showed a letter from her husbands employer (and it wasn't that high paying of a job)!

 

I do think from seeing immgration cases of men vs. women that often women have an easier time (seems to be men are more likely to immigrate illegally to US or Canada for work and are thus under more suspicion)...

 

thanks for your response. Maybe we will try once more then wait for citizenship.

 

 

For those of you who's husbands or wives are applying for travel visa in the US what was your status in Canada?

Were you a born Canadian citizen and sponsored your husband/wife to Canada? or

Were you a born outside Canada and then became a PR and then became a Canadian citizen and then sponsored your husband/wife to Canada? or

Where you a PR and sponsored your husband/wife to Canada as a PR?

 

I think the answer to this question might have a lot to do with the US visa denial.

I may be wrong but if you were born a Canadian citizen and your spouse is a sponsored PR they will have little or no problem getting a US Visa.

 

If you were born outside of Canada and came to Canada as a PR and then got citizenship or if you are still a PR in Canada and sponsored your spouse to Canada, you will have a much harder time getting a US Visa.

 

 

 

 

I have no doubt there are a lot of factors on their decisions.

 

Perhaps male/female gender does play a part.

Time spent in Canada after getting Canadian PR I am sure is taken in consideration.

I am certainly curious if the nationality of the Canadian PR's spouse has anything to do with it as well.

 

Cheers!!!

 

My case, wife is a home care giver and never worked .... Her entire case rested 100% on my credentials for job, salary, strong ties to Canada, history in Canada .... So, my only conclusion from our own personal experience is that the Americans approved my wife's application only and only based on my data .... Hope that helps ....

 

Thanks for the insight and different experiences; it always helps.

 

Rbenoit I am Canadian born and sponsored my husband (who is a PR and has been here for about 1.5 yr). So our case doens't fit with your theory but you never know!

 

The only thing I don't quite understand is why they are so stringent at this point with a PR who in about 17 months will be a Canadian Citizen who can enter the US without a visa. So, while they seem to be worried about illegal immigration to the US in my husbands case, he could just wait until he is a Citizen and then do it if it was what he really wanted....

 

I DO get a sense from hearing different stories that husbands and wives might incite different suspicions. Seems women are having an easier time getting the visa. I supplied work info from my job (good job and salary with a large multinational) for my husbands visa, but still they didn't grant the visa (he is also employed as well, and showed evidence)

 

 

I do personally know a few other couples in which the wife was the PR and they also got a US visa, no problem.

In fact, for those of you who did get a visa, did you apply for a single entry visa only to get your passport back with a 10 year multiple entry visa stamped in your passport?

This happened to my wife and at least 1 or 2 other "wives" that we know.

 

Best of luck.

 

Just curious as I am employed and demonstrated  proof of good salary, strong ties to Canada etc, as did my husband (though he is self-employed so perhaps his proof was not seen as demonstrating strong enough ties), and my husband was refused....would like to hear if any male PR's were sucessful in obtaining a US visitor visa.

 

The visa officer noted that for my husband, proof of business licence, his lease for his office, and other evidence (in addition to a letter from my employer stating my salary) and our apartment lease was not enough - he would need to show better proof of economic stability with taxes.

I was wondering about what documents to take to the US consulate when applying for the Visitor Visa for a vacation. I've been a PR for 10 years and have a job in the government sector. 

Should I take a letter from my employer, tax statement, bank statement.... ? What else would help? 

Thanks! 

Which consulate did you apply at?