Visitor Visa

Visitor Visa

A visitor visa is required various purposes of visit such as, if you plan to visit your family or friends in Canada or visit for vacation or visit for business purposes. This type of visa is also known as TRV (Temporary Resident Visa) and it is stamped on your passport. At first, check if you need a visitor visa to come to Canada for temporarily, as some of the foreign nationals coming from specified countries may not require obtaining a TRV

Things to Know about Visitor Visas in Canada

A visitor visa is required various purposes of visit such as, if you plan to visit your family or friends in Canada or visit for vacation or visit for business purposes. This type of visa is also known as TRV (Temporary Resident Visa) and it is stamped on your passport. At first, check if you need a visitor visa to come to Canada for temporarily, as some of the foreign nationals coming from specified countries may not require obtaining a TRV.

• A foreign national can stay in Canada for up to 6 months on a visitor visa, unless extended.

• There are certain factors that will determine the eligibility to obtain temporary visa, such as legitimate purpose of visit, financial status and health status. There are documents that an applicant must gather before applying:
  • Valid travel document: A country resident card and a passport
  •  Letter of Invitation: A letter of invitation from the person inviting you to come to Canada
  • Intention to Leave: The evidence that you will stay in the country only on a temporary basis
  • Sufficient Funds: The evidence of having enough funds for your visit to Canada
  •  Connections: Your ties to your home country, to convince that you will leave Canada

These are the basic documents that you will require to apply for a Canadian visitor visa. You may need more documents, depending upon your specific situation.

• Additionally, you must
  • Not be charged of a serious offence
  • Agree that you will leave the country at the end of your stay or before your visa expires
  • Prove that you do not intend to study or work in Canada
  • Undergo a complete medical examination

• Points to Be Noted

Here are a few important points that a potential visitor to Canada must know beforehand.

–          A temporary visitor’s visa is not offered on arrival in Canada. The visitors must obtain it before travelling to Canada.

–          This visa doesn’t allow applicants to study or work or undertake any profession in the country

–          The visitors are allowed an opportunity to explore Canadian landscape and visit tourist destinations or other purposes for which the visa is granted.

Parents, Grandparents on the Super Visa

The sponsors who do not meet the income eligibility requirements to sponsor their parents as Permanent residents to Canada, need not to worry! they can now also invite their parents or grandparents on the Super Visa. The dependents of applicants cannot be included in this application, However, the applicant’s spouse or common law partner can accompany them with Super Visa.

The Super visa is a multiple-entry visa, which is valid up to 10 years. The sponsored parents or grandparents can stay up to 2 years at a stretch upon entering into Canada, without renewing their status or visa.

• How is a Super Visa Different from a 10-Year Multiple-Entry Visa?
  • The parent and grandparent Super Visa allow eligible applicants to stay with their children and grandchildren in Canada for up to two years continuously on every entry to Canada. Whereas, a 10 years multiple-entry visa allow the visitors to visit Canada for a limited period of 6 months. In order to stay more than 6 months, they have to apply for an extension and pay the required fee every time they extend their visit.

• The sponsor and the applicant must meet eligibility requirements which are given as follows: 
  • Status: The applicant must be the parent or grandparents of a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada
  • Income requirements: The sponsor must show that their income is above a fixed minimum level
  • Invitation: The sponsor is required to provide a Letter of invitation signed by the child or grandchild that includes:
    • Commit to support financially for the duration of the applicant’s visa.
    • Family members in the sponsor’s household
    • Proof of sponsor’s Canadian citizenship or permanent resident document

• • Medical Insurance: The sponsor and the applicant must show the proof of paid medial insurance from a Canadian insurance company that is:
    • Valid for at least one year from the date of entry
    • At least $100,000 for minimum coverage

• • In addition, the visa officer will make a decision on the applicant’s admissibility after taking into consideration various factors as given below:
    • Health of the applicant;
    • Financial situation;
    • Invitation from the Canadian host;
    • Ties with the home country;
    • Political and economic stability of the home country;
    • Purpose of visit; and
    • Availability of funds to support themselves for the length of their stay