Is a Super Visa necessary?

[claudiap]

Hi. My mother is an american citizen and she is now widowed. All three of her kids are canadian citizens and now that she's alone, she wants to be closer to us. She comes to visit us often and we live within 1.5 hours of a us border. Americans don't require a visa to visit so she just buys her plane ticket and comes. I have been looking into the super visa and it seems the only real advantage in our case is that she can stay here for 2 years at a time, and up to 10 years. If she can't get canadian health coverage, and can't work, I wonder if we should even bother with applying for a super visa. We could drive her to the US for her medical appointments....can anyone advise? I had hoped she could come here and work part time as she may be very bored, but it appears she can't work under any circumstances. I guess what she would be doing would be the equivalent of what canadians do when they spend their winters in florida.... Can anyone with some experience advise if a super visa would be good for us? I truly appreciate any guidance. Thanks

 

[scylla]

Since she's American, there's really not much benefit to getting a super visa (apart from being able to remain in Canada for two years).

As you've correctly discovered, a super visa doesn't give her access to Canadian health care coverage and doesn't allow her to work.

 

[IslandAnnie]

I had looked into as well, for my mother-in-law. The only advantage I could see for someone from the US, would be if there were very long distances and/or remote locations involved that would make it difficult to return to the US every six months.