Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents
Super Visa
A great way to bring Parents and Grandparents to Canada is through the Super Visa program. A super visa lets you visit your children or grandchildren for 5 years at a time. It’s a visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years.
This is an ideal option for Canadian Citizens and Canadian Permanent Residents who are waiting to sponsor their parents for PR, or who currently do not qualify for Parental PR sponsorship.
The financial requirement for a Super Visa is less strict than PR sponsorship- the minimum necessary income (MNI) is 30% lower than that of PR sponsorship, and only 1 year of gross income must exceed the MNI vs 3 years with PR Sponsorship.
To be eligible for a Super Visa:
- The sponsor must meet the minimum necessary income (for Super Visa) requirement, and provide the most recent Canadian tax return (Notice of assessment) where line 150 meets or exceeds this amount.
- Purchase Canadian healthcare insurance of $100,000 coverage for at least 1 year.
- Complete a medical examination
- A written commitment of financial support from the Sponsor (child or grandchild) must be provided
