Canada introduces new 'super visa' for families (Parents & grandparents)

[Dr.Hasib]

Canada introduces new 'super visa' for families (Parents & grandparents):

First – The Government of Canada will increase by over 60 percent the number of sponsored parents and grandparents Canada will admit next year, from nearly 15,500 in 2010 to 25,000 in 2012 – the highest level in nearly two decades.

Second – The government is introducing the new “Parent and Grandparent Super Visa,” which will be valid for up to 10 years. The multiple-entry visa will allow an applicant to remain in Canada for up to 24 months at a time without the need for renewal of their status. The Parent and Grandparent Super Visa will come into effect on December 1, 2011, and CIC will be able to issue the visas, on average, within eight weeks of the application. This means that instead of waiting for eight years, a parent or a grandparent can come to Canada within eight weeks. Parent and Grandparent Super Visa applicants will be required to obtain private Canadian health-care insurance for their stay in Canada

Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-11-04.asp

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Dr.Hasib

[scylla]

Discussion thread is here:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/important-super-visa-and-pause-in-immigration-for-parents-and-grandparents-t87251.0.html

[Harisha]

Hello guys

I wonder they have to issue supper visa for spousal sponsorship.  I am waiting for more than 3 years to get the visa.

[Dr.Hasib]

super visa is a temporary visit visa..not immigrant visa 

[ankit_20]

super visa is a temporary visit visa..not immigrant visa 

It is a temporary visa and not immigrant visa and is availble for parents and grand parents of both PR and citizen.

The immigrant visa category for parents and grand parents will open in 24 months now

[Kitkat23]

Do we have to go to HR to get the forms for this Super visa on Dec 1? what I mean is are they releasing the application forms? or it's just an announcement to wait on news and online for further more informations we need?

[Baloo]

Wait for an announcement.
This is not open yet.

[newlife23]

I wonder if this application applies to parents who are not applying for PR.