Did you recently acquire permanent residency in Canada? Are you planning to call your parents to Canada? To bring your parents to Canada, you can call them on a super visa or you can sponsor them under Family Sponsorship to Canada. Well, to invite your parents to Canada through any of the two ways you and your parents both need to qualify certain eligibility requirements. So, let us explore both the paths to invite your parents to Canada:

CANADA SUPER VISA:

Canada super visa allows parents/grandparents of a permanent resident or Canadian citizen to visit them in Canada for up to 2 years during a single visit to Canada. The visa is valid for 10 years and can be renewed in every 2 years.

Requirements for the sponsor to invite their parents:

•  Should sign a letter of invitation to their parent or grandparent to invite them on a super visa which states:
  •   A promise they will financially support their parents or grandparents
  •   A copy of their permanent residence document or Canadian citizenship
  •   A detail of the number of people in the family.
• Should meet the requirement of Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) as per CIC based on the number of members they are sponsoring for a super visa.

Requirements to be completed by parent/grandparent:

•  Should be a parent or grandparent of a permanent resident or Canadian citizen
•  Should have medical insurance from a Canadian medical insurance company wherein
  •   Insurance of at least $100,000 CAD for minimum coverage
  •   Should be valid for 1 year from the date of entry
•  Should complete visa medical exam
•  Should be admissible in Canada

Super visa can be availed if all these conditions are met and the necessary documents are submitted with the visa application. For instance, if you are living in Canada and your parents apply for Canada super visa from India to visit you in Canada. In this situation, if all the conditions are met then their application will be processed in an average time of 7-8 weeks from the date of their application. Processing time for super visa applications differs from country to country.

FAMILY SPONSORSHIP TO CANADA:

The second path which you can take is family sponsorship to Canada. Family sponsorship allows permanent residents in Canada to sponsor their parents/grandparents to become permanent residents. Similarly, the parents need to apply for permanent residency for Canada wherein they need to go for medical checks, criminal checks, and background checks.

Requirements to be completed by the sponsor in order to sponsor their parents/grandparents:

•  Should be 18 years of age
•  Should be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
•  Should support the parents and their dependents financially by signing the sponsorship agreement where
  •    They take the responsibility for a period of 3-20 years
  •   Take the responsibility based on the nature of the relationship to the applicant
  •   Begins on the day the applicant becomes a permanent resident of Canada
•  Should meet the requirement of Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) as per CIC based on the number of members they are willing to sponsor to immigrate to Canada.

If all the conditions are met and proper documents are submitted along with the application then you can sponsor your parents/grandparents to become a permanent resident of Canada. Family Sponsorship to Canada applications is processed in an average time of 20-24 months.

Now, if you want to bring your parents through any of the two ways, you should be aware of the application process and the list of documents you need to submit. For helping you with such issues, Wemigratecanada.ca is an online portal where a team of experts provides you with complete guidance on both the ways be it super visa or parent immigration to Canada. Visit them at www.wemigratecanada.ca to avail their premium service.