A super visa lets you visit your children or grandchildren for up to 2 years at a time. It’s a multi-entry visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years. Effective July 4, 2022 IRCC has changed the period of stay  per entry  into Canada from 2 years to 5 years will make it easier for Canadians to reunite with their parents and grandparents in Canada and will allow super visa holders to stay for a longer period of time. Each year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada issues approximately 17,000 super visas.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a super visa, you must  be the parent or grandparent of a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada, have a signed letter from your child or grandchild who invites you to Canada that includes a promise of financial support for the length of your visit, the list and number of people in the household of this person, and a copy of this person’s Canadian citizenship or permanent resident document. Further you shall have medical insurance from a Canadian insurance company that is valid for at least 1 year from the date of entry, at least $100,000 coverage and have proof that the medical insurance has been paid

You must also apply for a super visa from outside Canada, be allowed to enter Canada, take an immigration medical exam and meet certain other conditions

You can’t include dependants in this application.

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