SUPER VISA

The Canada Super Visa is a multiple entry visa for grandparents and parents of Permanent Residents and Citizens of Canada. It lets you visit your children or grandchildren for up to 5 years at a time. It’s a visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years. When you enter Canada, a border services officer will confirm how long you can stay.

Eligible grandparents and parents can remain in Canada provisionally through the Super Visa. They can also obtain Permanent Residence later through sponsorship from their grandchild or child in Canada.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a super visa, you must

• be the parent or grandparent of a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada
• have a signed letter from your child or grandchild who invites you to Canada that includes
• a promise of financial support for the length of your visit
• the list and number of people in the household of this person
• a copy of this person’s Canadian citizenship or permanent resident document
• have proof of private medical insurance from a Canadian insurance company
• This medical insurance needs to
• be paid in full, or in instalments with a deposit (quotes aren’t accepted)
• be valid for at least 1 year from the date you’ll enter Canada
• cover your health care, hospitalization and repatriation
• provide for at least $100,000 emergency coverage.

You must also:

• apply for a super visa from outside Canada
• have your visa printed outside Canada (wait for visa office instructions)
• be allowed to enter Canada
• take an immigration medical exam
• meet certain other conditions

You can’t include dependents in this application.

Financial support (proof of funds)

The child or grandchild who invites you must prove that their household meets the minimum necessary income. The following documents are examples of what can be used as proof of funds:

• Notice of Assessment (NOA) or T4/T1 for the most recent tax year
• Employment Insurance Benefit statements
• employment letter including salary, job title, job description, and date of hiring
• pay stubs
• bank statements

After you apply

Most applications for a super visa are processed within a few weeks or less. Processing times vary depending on the visa office.

Currently, most visitors to Canada may visit for up to six months when they first enter Canada. Visitors who wish to stay longer must apply for an extension, and pay a new fee.

With the parent and grandparent super visa, eligible parents and grandparents can visit family in Canada for longer periods of time than with a visitor visa.

The super visa is a multi-entry visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years. The key difference is that the super visa allows an individual to stay for up to 5 years at a time in Canada, while a 10-year multiple entry visa would only have a status period for each entry of six months only.

There are also specific requirements that you must meet to be able to get a super visa. Find out more about the super visa and who can apply.

Yes, the super visa is a multi-entry visa. It allows multiple entries for up to 10 years.

The key difference is that the super visa allows stays lasting up to 5 years per entry to Canada. Those travelling on a 10-year multiple-entry visa can only stay for up to six months per entry.

A single-entry super visa is also available. This remains at the discretion of a visa officer.

To be eligible for a super visa, you must:

• be the parents or grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents and
• meet other eligibility requirements.

Your dependents are not eligible for a super visa. They can still apply to visit Canada for up to 6 months with the right travel document.

When you apply for a parent and grandparent super visa, include the following people when calculating family size:

• the child or grandchild inviting you;
• the spouse of the child or grandchild inviting you;
• the dependants of the child or grandchild inviting you;
• any dependants travelling with you;
• any other person whom the child or grandchild inviting you is currently sponsoring or co-signing for; and
• yourself.

Here are some examples.

• The child or grandchild in Canada that is inviting you is not married and has no children. They have invited one parent to visit Canada for a two-year stay. The family size is two.
• The family in Canada inviting you is a family of four (the inviting child or grandchild, the spouse and two dependent children). They plan to host two visiting parents. The family size is six.
• The family in Canada inviting you is a family of three (child or grandchild who is inviting you, the spouse and one dependent child). The child or grandchild inviting you previously co-signed the sponsorship of the spouse’s parents (two persons). That sponsorship is still in effect. Now, they are inviting you and your spouse for a long-term visit on a parent and grandparent super visa. The family size is seven.
• The family in Canada inviting you is a family of three (the inviting child or grandchild, the spouse and one dependent child). They plan to host you and your dependent child. The family size is five.

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