Will I be denied? - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | March 25, 2014 Dear Miss Powell, I am planning to apply for a visitor's visa and am a little scared of the process. What are some of the reasons people are rejected? I'd like to know, so I can be prepared. - YM Dear YM, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has established policies which require visa officers to evaluate each applicant's overall situation in order to decide whether to grant them a temporary resident visa / visitor's visa. The key issue is to convince the visa officer that you will leave Canada at the end of the time granted for your visit to Canada; that you can afford the trip; and that you are not a risk to the Canadian society. In reaching this decision, the visa officer considers several factors, including, but not limited to: Your travel history Your family ties in your country of residence Your family ties to Canada You...
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