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:
Lastly, a Canadian family member of the application must:
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:
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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