Can my Dad accompany me when I do my landing?

[prads_s]

Me, My Wife and My son plan to do Landing on CoPR in October. My question is can my Dad join me on a visitor visa. Initially to help us settle?

Is it possible for him to stay longer then 6 months?

Can we go for Super visa without PR cards and housing requirements? If we have the funds.

My Dad own a property in India. My Mom will stay back in India with my sister. So I guess Family Ties are there.

 

[thestunner316]

Me, My Wife and My son plan to do Landing on CoPR in October. My question is can my Dad join me on a visitor visa. Initially to help us settle?
yes, as long as he has a valid visa

Is it possible for him to stay longer then 6 months?
no, i think visit visa you can only stay 6 months max at a time

Can we go for Super visa without PR cards and housing requirements? If we have the funds.
not sure on the answer to this.

My Dad own a property in India. My Mom will stay back in India with my sister. So I guess Family Ties are there.
yeah that you have to convince the visa officer with

 

[scylla]

To apply for a super visa, you must have a job in Canada that meets the minimum income requirements. Having funds in a bank account doesn't count. Your father only qualifies for a regular visitor visa at this time.

Note that how long your father is allowed to visit Canada will be determined at the port of entry by the CBSA officer. Visitors are often given six months - but it's quite possible to only be given a shorter visit. Once he's in Canada, it's possible to apply to extend his visit. Whether that extension will be approved is impossible for any of us to say.

 

[prads_s]

So if I request for 6 months visa, it is still possible that I am gransted less then 6 months?

 

[thestunner316]

So if I request for 6 months visa, it is still possible that I am gransted less then 6 months?

i assume so, i had applied for australia visa once, and was granted a grand total of 3 month visa... :-X

dont know whats the lowest limit for canada visit visa however...

but you need to remember that if you have a 2 yr visa, it doesnt mean you can stay for 2 yrs in canada, you can only stay for 6 months at a time...
like stay for 6 months, then leave for 6 months, then come back and stay for 6 months more... thats how it usually works

 

[scylla]

So if I request for 6 months visa, it is still possible that I am gransted less then 6 months?

It doesn't work that way. The visitor visa doesn't determine how long your father will be allowed into Canada. All the visitor visa does is allow your father to enter Canada for a specified period of time.

How long your father is allowed into Canada is determined by the CBSA officer at the border when your father arrives in Canada.

 

[thestunner316]

It doesn't work that way. The visitor visa doesn't determine how long your father will be allowed into Canada. All the visitor visa does is allow your father to enter Canada for a specified period of time.

How long your father is allowed into Canada is determined by the CBSA officer at the border when your father arrives in Canada.

really ? by the officer ? i thought its written on the visa itself that you can stay for a max period of 3 months or 6 months...

good to know information...

 

[scylla]

really ? by the officer ? i thought its written on the visa itself that you can stay for a max period of 3 months or 6 months...

good to know information...

No - again, it doesn't work that way. All the visa does is provide the valid period of time you are allowed to enter Canada. How long you are allowed to stay is ALWAYS determined at the border - even with super visas.

 

[sindhugururaj]

hi prads_s

My mom accompanied my during Landing. my husband who was already there in canada from 3 months gave the Invite letter.
you can plan something like this.

 

[steaky]

To apply for a super visa, you must have a job in Canada that meets the minimum income requirements. Having funds in a bank account doesn't count. Your father only qualifies for a regular visitor visa at this time.

Incorrect. You don't have to have a job in Canada that meets the minimum icome requirements. The funds in a bank account does count IF they are reported in a Canadian tax return and made enough income to meet the super visa requirement.

 

[prads_s]

Incorrect. You don't have to have a job in Canada that meets the minimum icome requirements. The funds in a bank account does count IF they are reported in a Canadian tax return and made enough income to meet the super visa requirement.

Not sure about this.

I don't think one should have to wait for filing tax to file super visa. Offer letter plus 1-2 pay stubs should prove LICO requirements. Additional funds FD's etc are a bonus to add to the Super visa application. That's my opinion thouh.

 

[prads_s]

hi prads_s

My mom accompanied my during Landing. my husband who was already there in canada from 3 months gave the Invite letter.
you can plan something like this.

I am thinking on the similar lines, I plan to make Landing first as Primary applicant. Then my Dad would accompany my wife and son when they Land. Hopefully it works.