Bringing your parents and grandparents to Canada with a Super Visa

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Bringing your parents and grandparents to Canada
with a Super Visa
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• The PGP 2022 lottery has been completed. If you
  were not fortunate enough to receive a PGP ITA
  this year, consider the Super Visa to bring your
  parents and grandparents to Canada for up to 10
  years.

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About the Super Visa program eligibility and
application process

• Below is a breakdown of the basic eligibility
  criteria for the Super Visa.
• Firstly, sponsors must
• Be at least 18 years old
• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (PR)
• Reside in Canada at the time of application and
  when parents/grandparents are expected to arrive
• Be in good financial standing
• On the part of the sponsored individuals coming
  to Canada, they must

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• Be the parent or grandparent of a Canadian
  citizen or PR
• Apply for a super visa from outside Canada
• Have a letter of invitation from the sponsoring
  child or grandchild residing in Canada
• Have documents that prove the child or grandchild
  meets the Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO) minimum
• Have proof of parental relationship with child or
  grandchild, such as a birth certificate that
  names the sponsored individual as the parent

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• Have proof of parental relationship with child or
  grandchild, such as a birth certificate that
  names the sponsored individual as the parent
• Have their visa printed outside Canada (wait for
  visa office instructions)
• Be admissible to Canada (including not being
  criminally or medically inadmissible)
• Take an immigration medical exam
• Have medical insurance from a Canadian insurance
  company that is valid for at least 1 year from
  the date of entry, has at least 100,000 in
  emergency coverage and proves that the medical
  insurance has been paid in full
• Have a signed letter from your child or
  grandchild who invites you to Canada that
  includes the following three things.

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• A. A promise of financial support for the length
  of your visit
• B. The list and number of people in the household
  of this person
• C. A copy of this persons Canadian citizenship
  or permanent resident document
• The steps to apply for a Super Visa are as
  follows.
• 1. Prepare your documents
• 2. Apply online via IRCCs portal
• Applicants must first create an account with IRCC
  and sign in. Then, complete the online form,
  answering all questions, to receive a document
  checklist before paying the application fee.

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Benefits of the Super Visa

• The benefits of the Super Visa largely have to do
  with the length of its validity.
• The Super Visa is a temporary resident visa (TRV)
  that enables sponsored parents and grandparents
  of Canadian citizens or PRs to visit their
  Canadian family members for up to five years at a
  time without requiring a visa renewal.
  Additionally, sponsored individuals with an
  existing Super Visa can apply for a visa
  extension that allows them to remain in Canada as
  a visitor for up to seven years. Finally, the
  Super Visa (via visa extensions) also grants
  parents and grandparents the ability to enter
  Canada multiple times for up to 10 years.

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• The extended Super Visa timelines detailed above
  were enacted on July 4, 2022, before which the
  program only allowed sponsored individuals entry
  to Canada for up to two years. Further timeline
  details are as follows
• Any Super Visa applicant who entered Canada with
  a valid visa prior to July 4 will not see an
  increase made to their valid length of stay
  unless they leave Canada before and re-enter the
  country after this date. This would open the
  potential for a border services officer to grant
  the individual an increased length of stay (up to
  five years).

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• Applicants who fall under the following three
  categories will be able to benefit from the
  increased length of stay (up to five years at a
  time).
• Individuals who applied for the Super Visa on or
  after July 4, 2022
• Individuals who had their applications approved
  after July 4, 2022
• Individuals who had their applications approved
  before July 4, 2022, presuming they entered
  Canada after this date
• Other benefits of Canadas Super Visa program
  include

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• Year-round visa availability
• The ability for sponsored individuals to freely
  travel between their country of residence and
  Canada without needing to worry about re-applying
  for a TRV (for those in countries that require a
  TRV for entry to Canada)
• Receipt of a letter authorizing their entry to
  Canada for up to two years for those in countries
  that do not require TRVs for Canadian entry.

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