Urgent::Visitor Visa- Uncle/Aunt- Relatioship proof

[canadacanada]

Hi
I am looking to invite my uncle/aunt to visit me in Canada. Me/my wife are immigrant and Canadian Citizen with two kids born Canadian. Both of us have decent income. My uncle/aunt( my father's sister) both retired from work and want to visit us and Canada.

Now do I need to prove my relationship with them. I am going to send them invitation letter to use in visa application. Plan is they will come and stay for not more then 6 months.

the question is how do I prove my relationship? is it required?


Anyone who has sponsored Uncle/Aunt i.e. not immediate family members to visit. Any exp..

 

[Bryanna]

Hi,

One bit of advice: Keep their visit to 2-3 weeks max. A 6 months' visit indicates weak ties to their home country which could result in TRV refusals.

You could include the birth certificates of your dad and his sister to prove they are siblings + the marriage certificate of your uncle and aunt + your birth certificate


Cheers

 

[canadacanada]

Back then when my dad and his sis were born -- no birth certificates. but good suggestion to keep the visit for 2-3 weeks.

 

[Bryanna]

If your dad has visited you then his Family Information form would have mentioned his sister's details. You can probably refer to those in your invitation letter

 

[canadacanada]

that would have been awesome. but my dad passed away before I move to Canada.

 

[Bryanna]

So sorry to hear that.

I suggest you simply mention that your dad's sister is your aunt in the invitation letter

 

[canadacanada]

I was told by some consulting company back home, if I can get a relationship certificate issued by government there ( not Canadian) - showing she is my Aunt that might be helpful.
I am not convinced on this since the Canadian govt might not take that 'as the proof' you know what I mean.

 

[Bryanna]

Ideally, birth certificates would have helped.

It does help - to some extent - to prove she is your aunt especially when you state you will take care of her accommodation, travel and living expenses. However, if you are unable to prove your relationship with her through direct proofs (birth certificates, household registry, etc) then I would just state it in the invitation letter + include some email/other correspondence

 

[canadacanada]

Thank you so much Bryanna.

 

[philus]

Perhaps you can include photos. Don't forget to write a letter too.

In my own opinion, having a reason to visit is always helpful (not sure though). But from experience, I told CIC my mother in law is coming to visit us to help with care of our new born baby - and that I would be away to Europe for few weeks for my research (I supplied all evidence of my trip). Visa was issued (mother in law also presented bank statements, proof of income as a landlady...). She's come to Canada second time to assist with caring for the second baby (Canada needs people to fill its vast land, right? ). As you know she can only be around at a time for max of 6 months - even though she has 5 years on her visa, we wanted to extend her stay to 12 months the second time. I was called when she landed at the airport and was told that she can always extend once in - but not at the airport (I also called a CIC rep and was told she can extend since she has a genuine purpose of helping with our new baby). Long story short, extension wasn't granted all because I forgot to include the passport page that shows when she entered Canada the second time. I was mad at this decision as I felt they can easily look at their system to check when she entered. I see this as a money making avenue (may be wrong though).