What is ‘ Super Visa’ for Parents?
Let us help you understand your options to apply for Canada’s Super visa to bring your parents to Canada. Super Visa helps your parents to come to Canada with a minimum requirements at any time of the year. Everyone wants to bring their loved ones to Canada. Canadian immigration considers family reunification as their first priority when it comes to immigration programs in all categories.
Parent Sponsorship Vs. Super Visa:
The parents/grandparents sponsorship program opens only once a year. The program goes through changes every single year. People cannot wait for the program to open once a year and wait to be picked via a lottery-based system. Also, meeting all of the requirements does not guarantee that your parents will be invited to apply for permanent residence. The unpredictability of the program is one of the reasons why people may want to consider a super visa.
In addition to the above, the low income cut off is higher compare to Super Visa Program. Keeping income consistent is very difficult for any household during these tough times, where inflation is impacting everyone.
Super Visa Income Requirements:
A super visa allows a citizen/permanent resident to get a Canadian visa for their parents based on their income in a short period of time. The LICO (Low-Income Cut Off) for super visa requirements are much easier to meet. LICO is the required income chart published and updated by the IRCC every year. You have to meet the LICO from the last one (1) year. Unlike the parents sponsorship program where you have to meet the requirements from the last three (3) years. Besides, the super visa application process is open all year for anyone to apply. While the parents sponsorship program opened back in 2020 only once and never opened since then.
Extension of Stay in Canada:
The Canadian Super Visa allows your parents to stay in Canada for up to five (5) years at a time. Upon successfully qualifying for the visa, your parents may get ten (10) years of validity on their passport to enter Canada.
There are other requirements as well that have to be met in a super visa application. We can help people meet other requirements to come to Canada for a super visa. Requirements such as medical insurance is mandatory. We work with our partners who can provide you with affordable rates.
You can watch our YouTube video on Super Visa below for more information.