Q13) Can Principal Applicant (PA) visit Sponsor (SPR) in Canada by applying for Visit Visa?
Yes ... and ... No! ... If you, as an applicant, are unable to prove you have strong ties in your Home Country, you are looking at Refusal (many applicants in past have gone through this). Having a Canadian spouse will go against you proving strong ties to your Home Country, therefore you naturally have to provide further additional documents to counter Home Ties issue.
More importantly, it all depends on your LETTER OF EXPLANATION (LOE) in which you need to elaborate your plans to visit spouse and also your PR application currently in process. Make sure you have everything planned from A to Z. You should be able to explain what you guys will be planning to do every day (itinerary).
There are members in facebook groups as well who have successfully attained their visit visa while their PR application is in progress. I remember Maria Hussain (facebook.com/maria.hussain) successfully attained her visit visa a year ago. If you have your case approved or rejected and would like to add your name/details here, please do let me know in comments section below.
Visit Visa fees is CA$100 and CA$85 for Biometrics. Can be applied both online and offline.
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Official Forms Link : http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/visa.asp
Official Link : Proof of Funds / Financial Support (Temporary Resident) : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/visitors/proof-funds-financial-support.html
Fees Payment Link (Total should be C$185) : https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/epay/order.do?category=17
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Member’s Advice :
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Visit Visa Granted Case (PR’s Wife, 2015) : http://bit.ly/2EDN7J6
Visit Visa Granted Case (Citizen’s Wife, 2017) : http://bit.ly/2BIn3tM
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Special Thanks to Imran Jawaid for providing Sample Documents. Sample / Templates : Download Links : http://bit.ly/2KpIHsD | http://bit.ly/2Gb5xjN