Joy

Hi,

I’m a Chinese, and have been in Canada for almost two years on
visitor visa. We have submitted application for Canadian permanent
residents, and have received the initial assessment with interview
waiver. Now I need a US F1 visa to pursue a graduate study in US. And
I’ll apply it in US embassy in Toronto, Canada. My questions:

1) Since I have to prove my TIE with my home country, i.e. China, is
it convincing to the embassy since I have applied for Canadian
permanent resident, which is an obvious proof of “immigration
tendency”?
2) Does it make sense that I just need prove my TIE to Canadian since
we have received the initial assessment?
3) What’s your suggestion to me in this case, i.e., To what
country, my home country China, or Canada, the country to which
I’ve submitted the immigration application?

Any insights and perspectives will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance.

joy

Ingo Pakleppa

On Sat, 17 May 2003 07:52:41 -0700, joy wrote:

    > Hi,
    >
    > I’m a Chinese, and have been in Canada for almost two years on
    > visitor visa. We have submitted application for Canadian permanent
    > residents, and have received the initial assessment with interview
    > waiver. Now I need a US F1 visa to pursue a graduate study in US. And
    > I’ll apply it in US embassy in Toronto, Canada. My questions:
    >
    > 1) Since I have to prove my TIE with my home country, i.e. China, is
    > it convincing to the embassy since I have applied for Canadian
    > permanent resident, which is an obvious proof of “immigration
    > tendency”?

Tricky question. Since you are saying "we" I assume that you are talking
about your spouse or domestic partner. This should usually be sufficient
evidence of ties to your home country. Note that your home country is your
country of residence, not necessarily your country of citizenship. So for
your purposes, Canada can well be considered your home country. Actually,
the US really is just interested in whether or not you are likely to
leave. If you were able to show strong ties to, say, Mexico or Kenya, that
would be just as good (just more difficult to prove!)

However, having emigrated once, and then from a very foreign culture to
one that is very similar to the US, does make it likely that you are a
flexible person who easily adjusts to different cultures. That could be
considered a factor in evaluating immigration intent.

On the plus side, you already have an established home in a wealthy
country with little emigration pressure.

    > 2) Does it make sense that I just need prove my TIE to Canadian since
    > we have received the initial assessment?

Yes, that is probably better in your case.

    > 3) What’s your suggestion to me in this case, i.e., To what
    > country, my home country China, or Canada, the country to which
    > I’ve submitted the immigration application?

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khanma

your case will be judged solely on the perspective of the visa officer who interviews you for the F1. he/she could accept your permanent residency application as sufficient proof that you do not wish to over stay your visa in the US. strictly speaking you should be proving your ties to china but since you're in the process of immigrating to canada, you might just get away with showing your ties there.

Joy

khanma wrote in message news:...
    > your case will be judged solely on the perspective of the visa officer
    > who interviews you for the F1. he/she could accept your permanent
    > residency application as sufficient proof that you do not wish to over
    > stay your visa in the US. strictly speaking you should be proving your
    > ties to china but since you're in the process of immigrating to canada,
    > you might just get away with showing your ties there.
    >
    > Originally posted by Joy
    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > I’m a Chinese, and have been in Canada for almost two years on
    > > visitor visa. We have submitted application for Canadian permanent
    > > residents, and have received the initial assessment with interview
    > > waiver. Now I need a US F1 visa to pursue a graduate study in US. And
    > > I’ll apply it in US embassy in Toronto, Canada. My questions:
    > >
    > > 1) Since I have to prove my TIE with my home country, i.e. China,
    > > is
    > > it convincing to the embassy since I have applied for Canadian
    > > permanent resident, which is an obvious proof of “immigration
    > > tendency”?
    > > 2) Does it make sense that I just need prove my TIE to Canadian
    > > since
    > > we have received the initial assessment?
    > > 3) What’s your suggestion to me in this case, i.e., To what
    > > country, my home country China, or Canada, the country to which
    > > I’ve submitted the immigration application?
    > >
    > > Any insights and perspectives will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
    > > advance.
    > >
    > joy

Hi,

Thank you very much for your kind and insightful response, which
really help clear matters considerably. By WE in my former post, I
mean My husband and I. My husband now works in Canada and he is the
principal applicant for Canadian permanent resident. He will not
accompany me to US, so he, together with our obligation to satisfy
the residency time as prospective PR, will be my ties to my present
residency country, say, Canada. Is my taking of your perspetives
right?

My gratitude to your generosity goes beyond words!

Joy

khanma

taking into consideration that your husband will not be accompanying you to the US - you have a stronger case. i think you should be fine as you can show that your husband is working in canada and you are also in the process of immigrating to canada, hence chances are that you will not take up permanent residence in the US. please make sure you explain your case as clearly and concisely to the visa officer because the ultimate decision relies on his/her perception of your case. good luck!