It has been pointed out to me that a female wanting to visit a male friend in Canada has to have at least $3,600.00 Canadian funds for a maximum visit of 90 days, plus they have to get a visitors visa from the federal migration service and now the bank and bailiff department can stop a person from leaving or getting their visa if they have a mortgage. what is happening to our world. Could anyone knowing that could clarify this I would appreciate. Thanks , Ray.
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On Travel.SE we often see questions about a person (usually a love interest) asking for money to pay for airfare, visas, permits and other expenses. For example        What general advice can be given in such situations to the person asking the question? Is it all a scam or can there be legitimate situations in which an online friend could be asking for money?
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I'm an Indian citizen. I want to transfer $20,000 to my son-in-law, who is a Canadian citizen living in US. My daughter is an Indian passport holder currently living in US on a H4 visa. I want to transfer the money as a gift. Can you please help me with the following questions:   Can I gift this whole amount to my Daughter/Son-in-law or what is the maximum limit of Gift amount? What will be the tax liability on me and on my Son-in-law in case of Gift? Whether I have to show it in my Income Tax Return?
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My mother is given a UK tourist visa for 2 years with a duration of stay as 180 days. It is a c type multiple entry visa. Is this 180 days is the total stay she can take or is it duration of stay per visit.  Thanks in advance for your reply.
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A Jamaican committed marriage fraud about 30 years ago by marrying a US citizen in a marriage where the groom was paid a certain amount of money to marry her. The groom got in legal trouble for an unrelated matter, and the marriage fraud was discovered and the family friend was deported back to Jamaica. She no longer has any paperwork involved with the deportation and she can’t remember any of the details. I do not know if she simply agreed to return to Jamica when the fraud was discovered, or if she made any attempts to mount any type of legal defense in the case. I do know that she was cooperative with the immigration authorities and that they did not have to come looking for her. She would like to come the USA for a two-week visit. The main purpose of the visit is for her to visit a friend (US citizen) who is terminally ill.  I have been looking at 8 U.S.C. 1182 and from my reading of it, it would seem that she would not be admissible to the US because of the previous immigration fraud. My understanding is based on the section that says:     In general.-Any alien who, by fraud or willfully misrepresenting a material fact, seeks to procure (or has sought to procure or has procured) a visa, other documentation, or admission into the United States or other benefit provided under this Act is inadmissible.   What’s not clear to me is if this means that she would be inadmissible permanently or if this would be subject to the 10 year limit.  Can anyone help provide some clarity on this?  If the ban is not permanent are there any tips to being able to increase her chances of being able to get a visa.  She intends to honestly answer all questions during her application process for a visa.
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I'm Italian and I wanted to return to the U.S. to meet some friends. The problem is that in 2011 I overstayed my visa by 4 months (so 90 days of regular visa waiver plus 4 months more for health problems). I read that this put me into a 3-year ban.  Now it's 2015 and in March I went to apply for a B2 visa (ESTA was denied), but they refused to give me a visa because I didn't have enough ties in my home country. I took all the proofs so I believe that the denial was actually for the overstay.  I want to reschedule another appointment this month, but I wanted to know if anyone has re-entered the U.S. after an overstay, or if anyone got a B2 visa after an overstay.
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I am a doctor and I want to give my plab 2 exam in the UK.  As I am a recent graduate my father is supporting me financially. He is a retired government officer who gets pension, rents from his properties and interest from his fixed term deposits. Please tell me that how should I maintain his bank statement for 6 months, and is my employment necessary to get a visit visa as I heard from many guys that it shows ties back to your country.
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I'm a British Citizen. I've spoken at business conferences in the past in the US, but haven't been paid for speaking. This is acceptable under the Visa Waiver Program.  Let's say that one day I am offered the opportunity to be paid a fee for speaking, over and above the incidental costs of travel/hotel.  A B-1 business visa doesn't cover it, it appears. So what is actually required?  On reading up about this, it's fine to be paid US$8,000 for speaking  from a VWP country; I'm a bit confused by the outcome of this story.
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In the UK immigration rules for visitor visa  it states if;      Funds, maintenance and accommodation provided by a third party      V 4.3 A visitor’s travel, maintenance and accommodation may be   provided by a third party where the decision maker is satisfied that   they:      (a) have a genuine professional or personal relationship with the   visitor;and      (b) are not, or will not be, in breach of UK immigration laws at the   time of decision or the visitor’s entry to the UK; and      (c) can and will provide support to the visitor for the intended   duration of their stay.   I'm a UK  citizen. I'm planning to invite my brother-in-law and another close friend to the UK. In my invitation letter, I have clearly mentioned that I'm going to provide them accommodation only. They have prove sufficient funds to support themselves. I have sent them an invitation letter along with a copy of my passport and tenant agreement.   What other documents do I need to provide to indicate that it is a genuine professional or personal relationship with the visitor?
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I am a British Citizen and my wife is American and has been living and working here in the UK with Indefinite Leave to Remain since 2007. Her Mother, who is the only family she has, visits regularly from the US to see her and our 2 year old son.   Last year she had a real hard time convincing border control to let her in, and she did stay slightly over 6 months that time. So when she got back home, she applied for a visa. It was denied for the following reason:     I am not satisfied you are seeking entry to the UK in the spirit of conditions of a genuine visitor.   She has no intention of trying to live here in the UK. With her application was a LOT of evidence showing that she only wants to visit for around 3 or 4 months a year to spend time with her daughter and grandson. She has tens of thousands in savings, owns her own home in the US debt free, is a Pastor in her local community etc... She stays with us while she is here and is no burden on the tax payer.  Is there anything else she can do to prove that she is not trying to live here? Also can she still visit even though her visa was denied, or will she be turned away at the border?  Edit to add scan of refusal:
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My cousin is a UK national, living in the UK. He wants to sponsor me and my family for a short-stay visa, around 2 weeks. He will bear all my expenses during my stay in the UK, accommodation, transportation, food and maintenance, etc.  Also, the cricket world Cup 2019 is near. We are also planning to watch these matches. Do I have chances to get a visa or is it just 50/50?  NOTE: If someone has any UK-based invitation letter format, please send me.
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I booked a room from booking.com just for the visa. The room that I booked didn't require a credit card information and I did the booking without reading the conditions.  Now I noticed that 320 CAD is required for cancellations. I sent several emails to booking.com but no one replied so far.  Did anyone face such a situation before? How could they take the money without credit card info?
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I am planning to drive to Niagara Falls to see it from the Canadian side. I have heard good things about seeing it from the other side. So, I want to stay in Toronto for a day, see Niagara Falls and come back.  I have a green card, and, my wife is a citizen from US.  I have read this link, , and this doesn't talk about person with a green card. So, could you advise if I can go to the Canadian side or give me links on this one?  I am on an Indian passport.  EDIT: My experience: We went there at around 7:30 in the morning to avoid the long queue. The border security official asked us to give us our passports, I have given my green card as well with the passport, she asked the purpose of our visit and how many days we were planning to stay. The whole process took around 10 minutes, 7-8 minutes for waiting and 2-3 minutes with the official.
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This post originates from a discussion at .  I applied for a UK Standard Visitor visa for attending a competition, with my father funding the visit. They refused my visa saying: There is no evidence of the source of these funds. You have provided electricity bills but no evidence of your father's employment or income.  However, when I submitted the visa application I didn't find any article about explaining unusual transactions or the occupation of the person funding my travel.  Are these hidden requirements or buried somewhere where I didn't look?
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I'm passing through Canada, on my way to somewhere else. I'm staying only a short time.   Is there a website, or some other way of find out out if I need a visa?
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I really appreciate your quick response on this and to have full review on my refusal decision.. like u said there must be some para missing i checked the letter again, my question too the letter is all the same just i missed the point he noted ""furthermore there are large transfer and cash deposits which are 6 times your claimed salary (amount) on the 23/02/2015 and on the 15/05/2015 a cash deposit for (1,006)pounds" so the small amount of deposit were the available cash we just deposit this to our saving account as we have two accounts how to verify this? what reason should be mentioned to them that we did'not present the supported documents to declare it.  As per your review we have all of the evidences ( Death Certificate, the Cheque receipt Voucher, Copy ob Bank Cheque from the Company, Power of Attorney to my husband by his legal guardian as a trustee of what his father left, and transfer permission from the ministry that he can hold his mother and sister sponsorship as they are currently living with us in KSA) are with us in Arabic form and we translated in English with the stamp of certified translator.. do we need at attest this from chamber of commerce?  "But it would be advisable to request a different ECO for your next application. They will do this without prejudice if you ask them to; plus an ECM will review the decision if it is adverse to you." how to claim for this in our future application if u can it would b very helpful for us.  the booking we submitted was ticket bookings it was mention in the guidance of required documents. for future application all of the personal circumstances are the same except the amount for the cost of trip we mentioned earlier my husband by mistakenly mentioned the whole family trip cost including (Plane ticket, living expenses and the money) he have for this trip instead of his personally. can we change it in each application the cost belongs to personally, It may make a wild change as compare to previous application. does it going to effect on the decision for the future application. We already submitted Invitation letter (original) from the family members in UK. Do we submit this time the copy of invitation letter because they already have the original one.
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Can someone please help differentiate the following application questions and what they really mean?  What is the cost to you personally of your trip in GBP(£)?  The total amount of money you have for this trip?  How much will they be paying towards your trip (in GBP £)?  What is the total amount in GBP(£)?
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There are multiple websites online allowing one to apply for an 'e-Visa' for Vietnam. Are they following the law or is it some sort of a scam?  There is a Vietnamese embassy in my city but it's much easier to do everything online.