How to Apply for a Temporary Resident Visa in Canada: Family, Business and Study
When planning a short-term stay in Canada, whether to visit family, friends, attend business meetings, or pursue short-term studies, it pays to know the available visa options. Canada has a wide selection of different visa types for short-term purposes, and it is best to choose one
suitable for your needs.
At Tabula Rasa Immigration Services, we have experience with representing foreign nationals
through the process of obtaining the best short-term visa for such stays, including:
• Family Stay Visas
• Business Visas and
• Study visas.
Read on to learn more about how we help.
Family: Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) – Visitor Visa
This type of Temporary Visa is known as a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) or Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). Foreign nationals coming from visa required countries can apply for a TRV. On the other hand, foreign nationals coming from visa-exempt countries will need an eTA before arriving in Canada.
Family visits are best categorized under this visa type: one is allowed to reunite with their family, attend a family occasion, or simply just be with them if they happen to reside in Canada. A TRV or, alternatively, an eTA, allows a person’s stay in Canada to not exceed six months’time.
Why Choose a Family Visa?
- Family Visits: Visits to parents, children, siblings, or other extended family members are facilitated based on this visa in a very straightforward way for temporary stays.
- Reunited with Citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada: If you have family members in Canada, the TRV or eTA is going to allow for the freedom of occasional reunions
Benefits:
- Application Process: The application process for a family TRV is easy and considered relatively quick.
- Multiple Entry Options: You can opt for a single or multiple entries to make it easier to plan for multiple family visits.
- Low Cost: TRV is cheaper compared to other immigration options that are more long- term in nature.
- Extended Family Coverage: This visa will cover an immense number of relationships in a family, so it’s ideal for immediate to extended family visits.
- Super Visa Alternative: The Super Visa allows longer-term stays for parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents, often up to five consecutive years without frequent applications for renewal.
How Tabula Rasa Immigration Services Can Help:
- Personalized Consultation: We help you determine whether the TRV or Super Visa is best fitted for your needs.
- Application Assistance: Our team will help you with the application for a TRV and will ensure that the documentation presented is complete with all requirements regarding Canadian immigration.
- Super Visa Expertise: We professionally guide you on the super visa, right from medical insurance requirements to understanding the eligibility factors.
Business Visas: Business Visitor Visa
As the name suggests, a Business Visitor Visa is a class of TRV that is issued for short-term business-related travel. It’s meant for professionals who would like to attend meetings, conferences, trade shows, or negotiate contracts in Canada.
This type of short-term Visa is ideal for Short-term business trips: attending conferences, meeting clients, and working on temporary projects that do not call for a work permit. Like the family TRV, this visa allows one to stay up to six months.
Why Choose a Business Visa?
- Attending Business Events: Perfect for businesspersons visiting to attend trade shows, client meetings, or industry conferences
- Temporary Business Projects: Used for short-term projects regarding various types of consultancies, training, or contract negotiations without actual employment in Canada.
- No Work Permit Required: In case of non-labor-intensive business activities, you are not required to get any separate work permit.
Benefits:
- Facilitates Short-Term Business Travel: The Business Visitor Visa makes it easy to attend professional events without needing a full work permit.
- Simplified Process: In contrast to applying for a work permit, no LMIA and no job offer is required.
- Multiple Entry Options: Multiple-entry visas can give far more convenience in frequent travel.
- Networking Opportunities: Business visitors could look to future business opportunities, network with Canadian companies, and research the Canadian market for possible future ventures.
How Tabula Rasa Immigration Services can help you:
- Business Visa Consulting: We will assess whether the Business Visitor Visa is the right choice, according to your professional objectives.
- Visa Application Support: The required documentation will be checked by our experts to ensure completeness and facilitate a good application to avoid any delays.
- Expedited Processing: We advise you on how to speed up the whole process of your visa issuance, in case you have business trips that require urgency.
- Customized Consulting for Executives: We also provide tailor-made immigration support for high-ranking executives who need to negotiate or work on a short-term business project.
Study Visas: Visitor Visa for Short-Term Studies
Any educational programs with a duration of less than six months can use a Visitor Visa instead of the regular study permit. This is the most suitable visa for citizens of other countries who visit language classes, professional development training, or short-term workshops. The period of this visa, as in all other types of scarce-term TRVs, is six months.
Why Choose a Study Visa?
- Short-term: for those who are coming for language courses, people who are coming for certification courses, or professional courses less than six months.
- Testing the Waters for Future Study: If you are considering longer-term studies in Canada, this visa allows you the benefit of education in Canada without fully committing to an immediate applications process to pursue a full Study Permit.
Benefits:
- No Study Permit Required: Since the length of the program is less than six months, you will not need to go through a long process of issuing a Study Permit.
- Application Procedure: The application procedure for a Visitor Visa is quicker and simpler compared to the Study Permit.
- Short-term Experience Opportunities: Proper for students who have only the need to improve their language or get some quick certifications.
- Flexibility: At the end of this period, you can apply for a longer-term Study Permit if you choose to stay on in Canada for higher education.
How Tabula Rasa Immigration Services Can Help:
- Short-Term Study Guidance: We advise on the best visa options available to you for your education.
- Documentation Preparation: Our team helps in getting the acceptance letter and works towards aligning your documents according to immigration requirements.
- Options for Future Studies: In case of continuing further studies, we guide on how to change a Visitor Visa to a Study Permit.
- Application Review: We ensure that your application is complete with no mistakes so that you would avoid any chance of delay.
Apply for your Canadian Temporary Resident Visa with Confidence.
Whatever the purpose of your temporary stay in Canada, Tabula Rasa Immigration Services is here to guide you, be it to visit your relatives or friends, attend to business, or just study for a short-term course.
Our licensed Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs) will provide personal counseling and expert support throughout every step of your visa application, guaranteeing a smooth process with the best results.
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Book a consultation with us today and start your journey to a short-term visa for Canada. You’ll be glad you did!
