{"id":3064,"date":"2018-06-18T22:05:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T22:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m2c2023.wpengine.com\/?page_id=3064"},"modified":"2024-05-14T15:27:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T15:27:15","slug":"super-visa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moving2canada.com\/immigration\/family-sponsorship\/super-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Super Visa: How To Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":292153,"featured_media":3065,"parent":294,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197,15],"tags":[71,45],"country":[],"province":[],"city":[],"acf":{"page_header":{"banner_size":"regular","breadcrumbs":"show","disable_overlap_header":false,"hide_banner_text":false,"hide_last_updated":false,"banner_style":"default","label":"","heading_override":"","sub_heading":"A Super Visa allows parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to visit Canada for extended periods.","button":"","background_image":false,"background_image_mobile":false},"blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"introduction","content":"Canada's Super Visa program allows parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to visit Canada for extended periods. It provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years!\r\n\r\n","text_color":"secondary","flourish_color":"accent","block_settings":{"margin_size_top":"default","margin_size_bottom":"default"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
The Super Visa is for parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents who want to visit Canada for lengthy periods.<\/p>\n
Yes, all Super Visa applicants are required to purchase private medical insurance before landing in Canada. Prior to 2022, insurance providers had to be Canadian in order to be offer eligible coverage for super visa holders.<\/p>\n
We recommend working with BestQuote Travel Insurance Agency<\/a> for your super visa insurance. Not only are they a skilled insurance agency, but they allow you to compare many different insurance providers so you can ensure you’re getting the best policy available! Get started with BestQuote here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since first being introduced in 2011, the Super Visa has allowed many thousands of international parents and grandparents to come to Canada for extended periods, benefiting families and communities across the country, not just socially, but economically too. For example, by their presence in Canada parents and grandparents of adult children can help with taking care of infants, allowing working-age immigrants and naturalised citizens to take a full part in the Canadian labour force.<\/p>\n The spouse or common-law partner of a Super Visa applicant may also come to Canada on the same status, but other dependants may not.<\/p>\n It should be noted that Super Visa holders are not allowed to work in Canada. There is a permanent residence program for parents and grandparents<\/a>; however, there is a limited supply of visas under this program, and applications can take a long time to be processed.<\/p>\n With the limitation of permanent residence options available for parents and grandparents, the Super Visa is a great option for Canadian citizens and permanent residence to bring their loved ones to Canada.<\/p>\n There are a couple of conditions that must be met in order to apply for the Super Visa:<\/p>\n 1. You must have an invitation from a host in Canada (i.e. your child or grandchild). The host must meet a minimum income threshold, as they are responsible for your financial support while in Canada.<\/p>\n 2. You must pass a medical examination<\/a>.<\/p>\n 3. You must have valid medical insurance coverage for at least one year. Super Visa applicants must show proof that they have purchased private medical insurance coverage from an authorized insurance provider, such as BestQuote travel insurance<\/a>.<\/p>\n The insurance policy must:<\/p>\n We recommend working with BestQuote Travel Insurance Agency<\/a> for your super visa insurance. Not only are they a skilled insurance agency, but they allow you to compare many different insurance providers so you can ensure you’re getting the best policy available! Get started with BestQuote here<\/a>.<\/p>\n A successful Super Visa application must include a letter of invitation written by the host (child or grandchild) in Canada. This letter must include the following information about the invitee (parent or grandparent):<\/p>\n In addition, the following information about the host must be included:<\/p>\n The following must also be included in the Super Visa letter of invitation:<\/p>\n The child or grandchild of the applicant must meet a minimum income threshold under the Super Visa eligibility criteria. These thresholds are known as the low-income cut-off (LICO) and are updated annually by Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n The size of the family unit includes the parent(s) or grandparent(s) being sponsored.<\/p>\nWhat is the Super Visa?<\/h2>\n
Super Visa: What do I need to do to apply?<\/h2>\n
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Super Visa Letter of Invitation from your Child or Grandchild<\/h3>\n
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Super Visa Minimum Income Requirements<\/h3>\n