Parents & grandparents
Super Visa
The super visa lets parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents stay up to five years per entry on a multi-entry visa valid up to ten years — a far stronger option than a standard TRV for long family stays. Approval turns on the child's income, the insurance, and the applicant's admissibility. We prepare all three properly.
Who it's for
- Parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents planning extended stays
- Families who missed or are waiting on the Parents and Grandparents Program lottery
- Host children confirming they meet the LICO income requirement before inviting
- Applicants needing help with the medical exam and insurance requirements
- Parents previously refused a TRV who may fare better under super visa criteria
- Families comparing super visa and PGP sponsorship as long-term strategies
Common scenarios
New grandchild, long stay needed
Six months isn't enough. We prepare the super visa file — invitation, income proof, insurance — so your parents can stay up to five years per entry without repeated extensions.
PGP lottery hasn't come through
You've expressed interest but no invitation has arrived. The super visa is the deliberate bridge: we build it while keeping your PGP prospects intact.
Income close to the line
Your household income is near the LICO threshold. We assess whose income counts, whether a co-signing spouse helps, and the documentation that presents it strongest.
Evidence checklist
- Invitation letter from the child or grandchild, including a written commitment of financial support
- Proof of the host's status: Canadian citizenship or PR documents
- Host's income evidence meeting LICO: notice of assessment, T4s, employment letter, pay stubs
- Proof of relationship: birth certificates linking applicant to host
- Medical insurance from a Canadian insurer (or approved foreign provider) — minimum $100,000, one year
- Completed immigration medical exam
- Applicant's ties and funds evidence for the home country
- Family composition documents counted correctly for the LICO family-size calculation
Exact requirements vary by program and profile — treat this as a planning baseline, not advice on your specific file.
Process overview
Host eligibility check
We calculate the family size correctly — including the visiting parents — and verify the host's income against the current LICO table before promising anything.
Insurance and medicals
We guide the insurance purchase to meet the exact requirements — $100,000 minimum, one year, valid on entry — and arrange the panel-physician medical exam.
Application build
We prepare the applicant-side file: invitation, support commitment, relationship proof, and the applicant's own ties evidence.
Submission to decision
We file, monitor biometrics and medical results, and respond to any officer requests through to the multi-entry visa decision.
Risks & common mistakes
Counting family size wrong for the LICO calculation.
The threshold includes your own household plus everyone you've sponsored and the parents visiting. One missed person puts you under the line — count precisely.
Buying insurance that doesn't meet the specifications.
Coverage must be at least $100,000 for health care, hospitalization, and repatriation, valid for one year from entry — from a Canadian insurer or an approved foreign provider. Verify before paying the premium.
Ignoring the applicant's own admissibility profile.
The super visa still requires the officer to be satisfied on ties and genuineness, plus a medical exam. Build the applicant's side of the file, not just the host's.
Letting insurance lapse during a five-year stay.
Maintaining coverage matters for extensions and future entries — and practically, an uninsured hospital stay in Canada is financially catastrophic. Diarize renewals.
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Frequently asked questions
Next step
Give your parents years together, not six-month visits.
Every file starts with an honest assessment: what you qualify for, what the evidence needs to show, and what the realistic timeline looks like. We prepare the strongest possible application — and we're direct with you about risk, because the final decision on every application rests with the officer, never with us.
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