Entering Canada while waiting to Super Visa?

[mor3]

Hello everybody
Can my father come to Canada after submitted a super visa application but before receiving an answer from the immigration?
He come from a country that no need to apply to a visitor visa and he can enter to Canada just like that.
The question is if he can come to Canada as a visitor (visa-exempt) while super visa application is in process..?

Thank you

 

[steaky]

Hello everybody
Can my father come to Canada after submitted a super visa application but before receiving an answer from the immigration?
He come from a country that no need to apply to a visitor visa and he can enter to Canada just like that.
The question is if he can come to Canada as a visitor (visa-exempt) while super visa application is in process..?

Thank you

Yes, but why apply for super visa? He can extend his ETA stay instead. He most likely need a return ticket in this case.

 

[mor3]

Yes, but why apply for super visa? He can extend his ETA stay instead. He most likely need a return ticket in this case.

At the last time he was here we did that way and extended his visitor visa every 6 months in another 6 months, I just thought with the super visa is will be more convenient to do it once for 2 years instead every 6 months.
What do you think?

 

[canuck78]

At the last time he was here we did that way and extended his visitor visa every 6 months in another 6 months, I just thought with the super visa is will be more convenient to do it once for 2 years instead every 6 months.
What do you think?

He will need to leave Canada and reenter to activate his supervisa.

 

[mor3]

He will need to leave Canada and reenter to activate his supervisa.

I see. is he must submitting the super visa application from outside of Canada? Or can still submit if he is in Canada and will just need to go the border to activate?

 

[canuck78]

I see. is he must submitting the super visa application from outside of Canada? Or can still submit if he is in Canada and will just need to go the border to activate?

No he must be outside Canada to submit his supervisa. Currently you can’t flagpole to activate permits/visas.

 

[mor3]

No he must be outside Canada to submit his supervisa. Currently you can’t flagpole to activate permits/visas.

Ok got it! And he must do the medical exam and the biometrics also in the home country? Or can submit the application while in the home country and can do the biometrics in Canada?

 

[canuck78]

Ok got it! And he must do the medical exam and the biometrics also in the home country? Or can submit the application while in the home country and can do the biometrics in Canada?

Currently not sure about doing biometrics in Canada but he may have already done biometrics for a previous visa. Medical can be done in any country with a panel physician although will be more expensive depending on the country.

 

[mor3]

Currently not sure about doing biometrics in Canada but he may have already done biometrics for a previous visa. Medical can be done in any country with a panel physician although will be more expensive depending on the country.

Got it. He hasn’t done before, the biometrics you do after submitting the application and only when they send you a request to do so?

 

[canuck78]

Got it. He hasn’t done before, the biometrics you do after submitting the application and only when they send you a request to do so?

Yes. Would look into availability of biometrics to visitors in Canada closer to your application date.