Canada Visitor Visa Refusal Reasons: What to Fix After a Refusal in Georgia
Company and land are the same registry.
Summary: Canada visa refusal reasons for a Georgian passport are a visitor visa letter under IRPR 179(b). Georgia needs a visitor visa. There is no eTA shortcut. Company and land are extracts from the same registry. If you reapply, start with can I reapply and the 2026 reapply steps.
Company and land are the same registry.
One extract from the National Agency of Public Registry shows the company or the individual entrepreneur. A separate extract shows the land. Do not treat them as two different offices. NAPR's fee page prices a one-day extract at 20 GEL in person and 13 GEL online, plus 26 GEL for English. That is the cost of an extract the officer can read. It is not the trip funds.
| What you pay for | Lari | What it buys |
|---|---|---|
| Extract, one day, online | 13 GEL | The registry record |
| Extract, one day, in person | 20 GEL | The same record, at the counter |
| English, on top of either fee | 26 GEL | A language the officer can read |
| Visitor visa, per person | ₾182.23 | CAD $100 on the IRCC fee list. ₾1.822346 per CAD on 6 October 2026 |
₾182.23 is CAD $100 times ₾1.822346, the ExchangeRate-API mid-market rate on 6 October 2026. A bank will not use it. Confirm the Canadian-dollar fee on the IRCC fee list. IRCC lists Georgia among countries that need a visitor visa.
An employee pension is 2% from you and 2% from the employer.
That split is in the Law of Georgia on Funded Pensions. The income figure the officer can check is the declaration you send to the Revenue Service on rs.ge. A Georgian salary is not a social-security percentage copied from another country. This page does not state a worked lari salary, because a made-up payslip would not be yours.
Not sure what to change?
Paste your refusal letter and answer the questions. You'll see the concerns the officer flagged and the evidence to support your fix, plus a letter of explanation, an invitation letter, an exhibit index, a ties matrix, and an upload checklist.
An individual entrepreneur has no employer pension line.
Pension contributions for the self-employed are voluntary under that same law. The document is the Revenue Service declaration of the income, not a payslip that was never issued.
| Who you are | What exists | What does not |
|---|---|---|
| Employee | 2% employee and 2% employer, plus the Revenue Service declaration | A foreign salary with no contract |
| Individual entrepreneur | The Revenue Service declaration of that income | An employer pension line |
A salary earned abroad will not show on a Georgian pension line.
The contract and the bank credit have to name that employer and that currency. A lari balance with no declaration and no foreign contract is the gap. Biometrics are at the Tbilisi visa application centre, so Batumi and Kutaisi mean a trip to Tbilisi after the instruction letter. Confirm the address on VFS Georgia and the IRCC VAC finder before you go.
FAQ: Canada Visit Visa Refusal Reasons What to Fix for Georgia
Can a Georgian passport use an eTA instead of a visitor visa?
No. IRCC lists Georgia with the countries that need a visitor visa. There is no eTA exception of the kind that exists for some Thai passports.
Does one NAPR extract cover both my company and my apartment?
They are the same agency, and they are separate extracts. One shows the company or the individual entrepreneur. Another shows the land. An English extract is 26 GEL on top of the extract fee. That is the cost of a document the officer can read, not the cost of the trip.
I am an individual entrepreneur. Where is my pension line?
There isn't an employer pension line. Under the Law of Georgia on Funded Pensions, pension contributions for the self-employed are voluntary. The document is the Revenue Service declaration of the income.
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8 major factors Canada visa officer checks
| Officer checks | What they may look at |
|---|---|
Why Canada? Tourism, family visit, event, business, etc.; itinerary; duration; whether the activities make sense | Why Canada? Tourism, family visit, event, business, etc.; itinerary; duration; whether the activities make sense |
Employment, business, property, spouse, children, family responsibilities, studies, other obligations | Employment, business, property, spouse, children, family responsibilities, studies, other obligations |
Job stability, position, salary, length of employment, approved leave, business ownership and activity | Job stability, position, salary, length of employment, approved leave, business ownership and activity |
Bank balances, transaction history, income, savings, source of funds, ability to pay for the trip and return | Bank balances, transaction history, income, savings, source of funds, ability to pay for the trip and return |
Family remaining in the home country versus relatives/family in Canada; overall circumstances | Family remaining in the home country versus relatives/family in Canada; overall circumstances |
Previous international travel, visas, compliance with previous visits, previous Canadian/US/UK/Schengen travel, etc. | Previous international travel, visas, compliance with previous visits, previous Canadian/US/UK/Schengen travel, etc. |
Previous refusals, overstays, unauthorized work/study, removals, previous applications and information provided | Previous refusals, overstays, unauthorized work/study, removals, previous applications and information provided |
Criminality, security, medical/financial inadmissibility, misrepresentation, and whether the information/documents are consistent and credible | Criminality, security, medical/financial inadmissibility, misrepresentation, and whether the information/documents are consistent and credible |
What is ImmigrationDM?
ImmigrationDM makes it easy to respond to a Canada visitor visa refusal.
You can use the Refusal Analysis to read the officer's reasons and see the missing paper. It asks about country, purpose, funds, and home ties, then you paste the letter. You get the concerns in order and the documents that prove each claim.
The free checkers test the money side of the file before you submit. The Source of Funds Checker shows whether the file explains where the money came from. The Trip Cost Checker compares the trip you typed with the balance you typed.
No matter where you are after a Canada visitor visa refusal, ImmigrationDM is here to help you prepare the next file.
Tools to help with a stronger application
Same checkers as the tool pages. They run on what you type.
Source of Funds Checker
Trip Cost Checker
Canada immigration laws
The consolidated Act and Regulations on Justice Laws. IRPA 34 to 42 is the on-site grounds page.
- IRPR — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
- IRPR 179 — temporary resident visa
- IRPR 180 — a visa is not entry
- IRPR 180.1 — cancelling a visa
- IRPR 183 — how long the stay lasts
- IRPR 30 — medical examination
- IRPA — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- IRPA 11(1) — the examination
- IRPA 20(1)(b) — leave at the end of the stay
- IRPA 22(2) — dual intent
- IRPA 39 — financial inadmissibility
- IRPA 40 — misrepresentation
- IRPA 34 to 42 — inadmissibility grounds
GCMS notes versus officer decision notes
The decision note comes with the refusal letter. GCMS notes are the rest of the file.
GCMS notes vs officer decision notesWhich applications get the note with the letter, from which date, and when you still request the file.Read the guideInadmissible grounds
IRPA sections 34 to 42 are the grounds. A letter that cites IRPR 179(b) is a different test.
Canada inadmissibility groundsSecurity through an inadmissible family member, and why a standard visitor refusal is not that finding.Read the guideOther Canada visitor visa immigration resources
These pages cover the refusal letter, the money, the ties, and the papers that change by country.
How to read the refusal letter
The letter cites IRPR 179(b) when the officer wasn't satisfied you'll leave Canada. Read the factors under that line before you apply again.
Read the guideWhat to change before you pay again
Match each factor on the letter to the document that answers it. Sending the same file again rarely changes the result.
Read the guideYou can reapply. There is no waiting period.
IRCC doesn't set a cooling-off period. The next officer already has the refused file, so the new one has to be different.
Read the guideWhen a lump does not match income
A large closing balance doesn't show where the money came from, whether you can use it, or whether income continues.
Read the guideWhat weak ties means
The officer is saying the file doesn't prove you will go home. This page shows how officers measure ties.
Read the guideThe reasons behind most refusals
Travel history, ties, purpose, and funds are different officer concerns. Each phrase on the letter points at different paper.
Read the guideHow to reapply in 2026
This page covers the 2026 reapplication rules, GCMS notes, and the order of a resubmission.
Read the guideCanada visitor visa from Nigeria
Processing time, fees in naira, and the CAC and FIRS papers a Nigerian business file uses.
Read the guideA graduation visit refused three times
A Nigerian sibling case: the officer note, the source-of-funds gap, and what the next file had to add.
Read the guide
Documents after a refusal, by country
- Documents that answer a India refusal
- Documents that answer a Nigeria refusal
- Documents that answer a Philippines refusal
- Documents that answer a Pakistan refusal
- Documents that answer a Ghana refusal
- Documents that answer a Bangladesh refusal
- Documents that answer a Cameroon refusal
- Documents that answer a China refusal
- Documents that answer a Kenya refusal
- Documents that answer a Singapore refusal
Related
Sources
- IRPR section 179
- IRCC — entry requirements by country. Georgia needs a visitor visa.
- National Agency of Public Registry — extract from the public register
- NAPR — extract fees, including 26 GEL for English
- Law of Georgia on Funded Pensions
- Revenue Service of Georgia
- VFS — Canada visa application centre, Georgia
- IRCC fee list — visitor visa CAD $100
- ExchangeRate-API — ₾1.822346 per CAD on 6 October 2026
General information from the regulation and IRCC’s public pages. Not legal advice. Not a prediction of a visa decision.