Any one get the 10 year tourist visa for Canada for wife

[WilliamCave]

I have heard and searched the Internet for info and others with experience on getting a 10 year tourist visa for there spouse .

My kids are carrying Canadian passports and Thai.

So it is for my wife and she lived in Canada for a year or more in the past

Does any one know the requirements they would have to meet ?

Like to hear form some one who has done it

Thanks

[Rusty53]

I don't think it exists. The concept of a visitor visa is that the person is only visiting Canada and will return to Thailand. I believe the concept is that if she is your wife she will be living in Canada if she wants to stay 10 years and is not a visitor. In that case she needs to apply for PR. My wife is Thai and now has her PR in Canada and we live in Canada for most of the year but that will change in a few years when I retire. Then we will split our time between Thailand and Canada. As a PR my wife enjoys the benefit of healthcare and is able to work. Soon we will be applying for her citizenship. Once she has this she will then beable to travel anywhere in the world. If you want her in Canada for 10 years then just go for her PR.

[krisb]

A 10 year holiday!!...........

[theoldgit]

I don't think the OP is asking about a stay for ten years but rather a multi-entry visa that allows visits over a ten year period.

As I understood a Canadian visit visa can only be issued for a maximum of five years or one month prior to the expiry date on the passport, whichever is earlier.

I have no experience of applying for Canadian visas but people who apply for longer term visas to other countries normally need to demonstrate a need to travel over a longer period and evidence of successfull travel out of, and back to, their own country.

[Jay Sata]

The Canadian government website is clear in that visas can be issued to,last for the duration of the passport.

Until now, when an applicant applied for a multiple-entry visa, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) did not issue visas for longer than five years. Since countries are increasingly issuing passports for periods of ten years or longer, it makes sense to increase the validity period of visas we issue to certain low-risk travellers.

If someone requires a visa to come to Canada and they meet all of the admissibility criteria, they can apply for the multiple entry visa.

Not everyone who applies for a multiple entry visa is issued one. Applications are examined on a case-by-case basis and must take into consideration the fee paid (single- or multiple-entry) in addition to the assessed risk of the individual applying. Officers are now encouraged to issue multiple entry visas to the maximum duration of the validity of the passport.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2011/2011-07-20.asp

So 10 year visas are possible.

Of course the problem with Thai passports is they only last five years so even if you apply with a brand new one the visa is always going to be for just under that period.

Edited February 2, 2015 by Jay Sata

[theoldgit]

@ Jay Sata, I don't know which advice is current, your, assumingly, Googled background information, in excess of three years old, or the advice currently given by the Canadian Immigration Authorities on their website.

A visitor visa may be for single entry or multiple entry use. Single entry visas may be issued up to six months before the expected date of travel. The maximum validity date for multiple entry visitor visas is up to five (5) years or one month prior to the expiry date on the passport/re-entry visa, whichever is earlier. POE officers will routinely grant entry for a period of six months to a person requesting entry as a visitor.

http://www.immigration.ca/en/canada-visa/canada-visit-tourist-visa.html

[Jay Sata]

The Canadian government issued this press release last year.

Multiple-entry visas make it easier for travellers to visit Canada

February 3, 2014 Ottawa Office of Canadas Citizenship and Immigration Minister

Visitors to Canada will automatically be considered for a multiple-entry visa, starting on February 6, 2014. Multiple-entry visas allow qualified visitors to come and go from Canada for six months at a time for up to 10 years without having to reapply each time.

Source http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=813399

As I said earlier not much use for a Thai unless the government drops the stupid five year passport routine.

Edited February 2, 2015 by Jay Sata

[rct99q]

Please keep in mind there are many variables in Cad immigration issuing visas. The key is to prove that the person travelling will return to their originating country. Having just gone through the process we received a multiple entry visa valid for three months. I know of one person whose Vietnamese wife received a visa for the life of her passport but with all of my research believe this to be a rare instance. However once I Canada the ability to make extensions to her trv is relatively easy. As for applying for her PR it is essential for you to research the process for inland and outland procedures as both have pros and coins. In some provinces you can apply for and receive provincial healthcare, open bank account but not engage in employment unless you apply for a work permit (is, spousal open work permit). If your spouse has applied for and received a previous visa for Canada and not violated the conditions of her original stay it should help in getting the next one. However all her previous information will be on file and immigration will look closely at all the information.Good luck

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