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Who's eligible for a parent and grandparent super visa?

Author: Nationwide Visas
by Nationwide Visas
Posted: Jul 20, 2025

Dreamed of spending a lot of time with your parents or grandparents in Canada? It might be best to use the Canada Super Visa. It permits your loved ones to come and stay with you without having to renew their status every six months, whether you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident.

Since it's a special visa, let's make some qualifications clear, and Nationwide Visas, one of the best immigration consultants in Delhi, will assist you at all stages.

What is a Super Visa?

Here's a brief introduction before we discuss eligibility. Parents or grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents are eligible to apply for the Canada Super Visa, a multi-entry visitor visa. It allows single stays in Canada extending to 5 years, with a maximum validity of 10 years.

A Super Visa is more flexible and long-term than a visitor visa, with some additional requirements.

Super Visa Eligibility Requirements

A couple of boxes must be ticked for a Parent and Grandparent Super Visa:

  1. Be a Parent or Grandparent

The criterion of eligibility includes only biological or adoptive parents or grandparents of a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident. Spouses or common-law partners may also be included in the application, but dependents (like children) cannot.

  1. Invitation Letter from Child or Grandchild

A child or grandchild residing in Canada must issue a written letter of invitation to the applicant. The letter should include:

  • The promise of financial support throughout the stay

  • Proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent residency

  • Information about the members of his or her household and who resides with them

  1. Prove Financial Support (Meet the LICO)

To maintain their status during the visit, your son or daughter must demonstrate that they have the financial means (LICO) to support you for the period of your stay. This sum is determined by their family's size.

Documents used to prove that income may include:

  • Most recent Notice of Assessment (NOA)

  • Documents T4 or T1

  • Job letters with salary information

  • Most current pay stubs and bank statements

  1. Medical insurance purchased commercially

Medical insurance is one of the primary requirements of the Super Visa. You should:

  • Purchase through a Canadian insurance provider

  • Be covered for at least one year from arrival

  • Minimum coverage under CAD 100,000

  • It has to be against healthcare and hospitalisation and repatriation

This is to financially safeguard you against any medical emergencies while in Canada.

  1. Medical Examination

The Super Visa applicants must compulsorily undergo an Immigration Medical Examination (IME) by a panel physician approved by IRCC. This is a means to ensure that visitors do not carry any public health risk.

  1. Show Evidence of Strong Ties to Home Country

While your intent may be to stay for a long time, the Canadian government wants to know that you will return home when your authorised stay ends. You must prove that you have strong reasons to return, such as the following:

  • Property ownership in your home country

  • Close family ties

  • A job or a business

Why Hire Top Immigration Consultants?

At Nationwide Visas, we understand how much family means to you. Therefore, we go beyond paperwork: Make sure you and your parents or grandparents are eligible.

  • Support your family member in gathering the correct documents: income proof, insurance

  • Check that your invitation letter is drafted professionally according to IRCC standards

  • Suggest reliable insurance providers that fulfill all conditions of the Super Visa

  • To prevent delays or rejection, submit a complete application.

The success of thousands of Super Visa applications is proof of our claim. We are one of the best immigration consultants in Delhi, for sure!

Planning to immigrate to Canada from India?

The Super Visa is just one of many pathways to connect families and start a new chapter in Canada. In the case that you have been considering PR options and want to immigrate to Canada from India, our expert consultants would be glad to assist in:

  • Express Entry and PNP pathways

  • Family sponsorships

  • Visitor visas and work permits

  • IELTS/PTE training and ECA guidance

Whatever your immigration goal, we’ve got you covered.

Ready to Bring Your Loved Ones Together?

Don't let luck play a role in your decision to bring your parents or grandparents to Canada. Although the entire process is intricate, it is quite doable if one applies with the help of a qualified guide.

Get in touch with our professionals for a free consultation right now, and together, let's move your family unity dream one step closer to reality.

"Home isn't a place; it's the people who make it."

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Nationwide Immigration Services is one of the leading Immigration Company for the Canada, Australia and Germany Immigration. For more details, feel free to call us:+91-9292929281 or visit us:https://www.nationwidevisas.com/

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