Canada Super Visa — longer visits for parents & grandparents, packaged clearly for officer review.

IRCC summary (official)

• A super visa lets you visit your children or grandchildren for 5 years at a time. It’s a visa that provides multiple entries for a period of up to 10 years.
• There are specific requirements for a super visa, including the need for health insurance. You must meet all the criteria to be eligible.
• If you want to stay for 6 months or less, apply for a visitor visa.

How approvals are built

• Clear purpose + realistic duration
• Host income correctly calculated and proven
• Paid insurance meeting IRCC rules
• Medical exam handled correctly
• Strong ties + consistency across forms/documents

Applicant

• Must be a parent or grandparent of the host
• Must be a genuine visitor (temporary intent)
• Must meet admissibility and may need biometrics/medical steps
• Must apply from outside Canada (general rule)

Host (child/grandchild in Canada)

• Must be at least 18 and living in Canada
• Must be a Canadian citizen / permanent resident / registered Indian
• Must meet minimum necessary income
• Must provide a letter of invitation with required details

Insurance must meet these rules

• a Canadian insurance company, or
• an insurance company outside Canada that is authorized by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) under the Insurance Companies Act to provide accident and sickness insurance, and appears on OSFI’s publicly available list of federally regulated financial institutions, and has issued or made the policy during the course of its insurance business in Canada.
• is authorized by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) under the Insurance Companies Act to provide accident and sickness insurance, and
• appears on OSFI’s publicly available list of federally regulated financial institutions, and
• has issued or made the policy during the course of its insurance business in Canada.

What we check before filing

• Policy wording matches IRCC criteria (not just “similar”)
• Proof shows the actual insurer/underwriter clearly
• Payment evidence is included (quotes are a common refusal trigger)
• Dates align with the travel plan + entry expectations

Minimum necessary income table (IRCC)

Applicant (parent/grandparent)

• Passport(s) + travel history (if available)
• Relationship proof to the host
• Home ties evidence (family, property/lease, obligations)
• Purpose of visit + realistic itinerary
• Truthful disclosures (previous refusals, prior travel, history)

Host (child/grandchild in Canada)

• Status proof (citizenship / PR / registered Indian proof)
• Invitation letter with required details
• Income evidence supporting minimum necessary income
• Accommodation plan (helpful where relevant)
• Support plan (who pays what + proof)

Insurance + medical

• Insurance policy meeting IRCC requirements + proof of payment
• Medical exam steps handled per IRCC instructions
• Clean document naming and labeling for officer review

High-impact “clarity” items

• Purpose letter matching evidence (no contradictions)
• Family-size calculation explanation (simple + consistent)
• Explanation of large deposits or financial changes (if applicable)
• Refusal-response strategy (if previously refused)

IRCC apply rules (official)

• You must be outside Canada when you apply for a super visa.
• If you need a super visa to travel to Canada, you must apply online for one. Only online applications will be accepted and processed. However, you can apply on paper if either
• a promise of financial support for the duration of your visit
• the list (including name and date of birth) and number of people included in the family size calculation

How we reduce delays

• Pre-check: eligibility, visa vs eTA pathway
• Invitation letter aligned to income and family-size proof
• Insurance documented as compliant and paid
• Clean exhibit order + labeled uploads
• Proactive explanations for risk points