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Parents and GrandParent PR application, and Super Visa
According to a recent news update, Canada is to accept up to 15,000 applications for the 2023 Parents and Grandparents Program(PGP).
Canadian citizens and permanent residents living outside of Quebec can sponsor their parents or grandparents to become permanent residents of Canada under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP).
Under the PGP, the federal government’s immigration levels plan presently aims to bring in 23,500 new permanent residents annually.
To be eligible for PGP, the requirements are:
- At least eighteen years old
- Live in Canada
- Possess a valid Canadian passport, be a permanent resident, or be an individual who is registered as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act.
- Possess sufficient funds to sustain the people they choose to sponsor by fulfilling the minimum income standards for the preceding three years.
Additionally, sponsors also need to:
- Accept to provide the parent or grandparent with financial support for 20 years following the date of their approval for permanent residency.
- Pay back any social assistance that was provided to the parent or grandparent during that period to the government.
Program for Parents and Grandparents: Procedure
Although there is currently little information available regarding the 2024 PGP application process, the way that the IRCC received and evaluated applications in prior years may offer some insight into the PGP process going forward.
Starting on October 10th, invitations to the 2023 PGP were distributed. In an effort to receive 15,000 completed applications, IRCC issued 24,200 ITAs.
The 2020 pool of interested qualified sponsors was used to select eligible applications (as in 2022 and 2021). In 2020, 2021, and 2022, anyone who filled out an Interest to Sponsor form was urged to examine their emails, especially the spam and junk folders, if they did not receive an ITA. The IRCC states that anyone who are unable to access the email address they supplied on their Interest to Sponsor form or who have misplaced their confirmation number would
Another option to bring your parents and grandparents to visit you is Super Visa.
Super visas are a type of Canadian visitor visa that are only available to parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
One can spend up to five years at a time visiting their children or grandchildren with a super visa. This visa allows for multiple entries for a maximum of ten years. The duration is what distinguishes a super visa from a visitor visa. Usually a visitor visa is only applicable for 6 months.
Extended Visitors’ Visas, or Super Visas, are available to parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents who want to visit their close family temporarily.
Furthermore, each individual application needs to:
- Demonstrate that they are the grandparents or parents of a citizen or permanent resident of Canada;
- Obtain a minimum coverage of $100,000 for medical expenses, hospital stays, and repatriation from a Canadian insurance provider with a minimum one-year validity;
- Obtain a medical evaluation.
Lastly, a Canadian family member of the application must:
- Prove that they are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada;
- Send a letter of invitation to the candidate. This letter gives details about the applicant’s intended visit, the job and financial circumstances of the kid or grandchild in Canada.
- The most crucial component of this letter needs to be a signed and written guarantee of financial support for the applicant throughout the whole visit.
Health Insurance
You should be covered by current health insurance coverage while in Canada as the bearer of a super visa. You might need to renew or keep your health insurance during your visit if it expires before you depart Canada. Each time someone enters Canada, they must have proper private health insurance.
When you enter Canada, be ready to present your evidence of paid insurance to a border services official.
The processing time for Super Visa (Parents or Grandparents living in India) is 53 days.
Other Conditions
A number of factors are taken in account before granting you an entry in Canada.
If you apply,the requirements are:
- Your links to your nation of origin
- Why you are visiting your relatives and your financial situation
- The general political and economic stability of your nation
FAQs
After the IRCC accepts you as a sponsor, you have to fulfill the immigration sponsorship standards set forth by the Quebec government. The province of Quebec will also evaluate your earnings. You must also execute a second sponsorship agreement with the province.
Effective November 23, 2023, you, the sponsor, will need to fill out and sign a welcome and integration plan if the person you are sponsoring for immigration to Quebec (through a family sponsorship program) is between the ages of 18 and 55. This will ensure that the sponsored person is receiving assistance with learning French, getting ready for their arrival in Quebec, and utilizing public services and resources. PGP undertakings in Quebec typically span ten years.
No, The duration is what differentiate a super visa from a visitor visa. Usually a visitor visa is only applicable for 6 months.
In your PGP application, you are able to sponsor multiple individuals. You will have to submit individual applications for each person (or couple) you sponsor in order to accomplish this. Each of these applications will be handled separately by IRCC.
Please take note that in the event that you decide to sponsor many individuals in your application, you will be required to fulfill the applicable income standards for each sponsored individual.
You must have earned more than the Minimum Necessary Income required by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for each of the previous three tax years.
Canada’s super Visa processing time is 53 days.
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