Super visa query for my mother in laws case

[qwertyguy]

Hello,

My wife is looking to invite her mother on a super visa from India. She has no travel history outside of India. The reason is because we are anticipating our first baby early next year.

We wanted to check on a few things:

1. Pregnancy as reason for visit: Is it okay to mention pregnancy as the reason? Some say this would hurt the application.

2. Ties to home country assessment: From a ties standpoint, she does not have much. Her only child (also my wife) is in Canada. She does have a few siblings, cousins, nephews and nieces and she has real estate. What are her chances?

3. Real estate documentation: Should we show papers of her real estate as proof of ties? Those documents are in native language and we might have to translate them. If it is not of importance, we would avoid going through the expense and hassle of translation. Also the present value of these real estate assets is not appraised and so we also don't want the hassle of filing for an appraisal of the value of the real estate if we want to show them as proof of funds or something.

4. Financial documentation requirements: We are thinking of omitting and not showing my mother-in-law's Indian bank account funds since she has only close to 1,600 CAD in the bank. My wife and I have gross combined income of above CAD 160,000 and are promising to fund all her expenses. Is it okay that way or do we need to show her funds too?

5. Minimum funds for 7-8 month stay: We are planning to show a stay of 7-8 months and so how much minimum funds should we show?

6. Length of stay: If we show a stay of 4-5 months would that mean her application might get rejected since a regular tourist visa is enough for such visits?

Thanks

 

[canuck78]

Hello,

My wife is looking to invite her mother on a super visa from India. She has no travel history outside of India. The reason is because we are anticipating our first baby early next year.

We wanted to check on a few things:

1. Pregnancy as reason for visit: Is it okay to mention pregnancy as the reason? Some say this would hurt the application.

2. Ties to home country assessment: From a ties standpoint, she does not have much. Her only child (also my wife) is in Canada. She does have a few siblings, cousins, nephews and nieces and she has real estate. What are her chances?

3. Real estate documentation: Should we show papers of her real estate as proof of ties? Those documents are in native language and we might have to translate them. If it is not of importance, we would avoid going through the expense and hassle of translation. Also the present value of these real estate assets is not appraised and so we also don't want the hassle of filing for an appraisal of the value of the real estate if we want to show them as proof of funds or something.

4. Financial documentation requirements: We are thinking of omitting and not showing my mother-in-law's Indian bank account funds since she has only close to 1,600 CAD in the bank. My wife and I have gross combined income of above CAD 160,000 and are promising to fund all her expenses. Is it okay that way or do we need to show her funds too?

5. Minimum funds for 7-8 month stay: We are planning to show a stay of 7-8 months and so how much minimum funds should we show?

6. Length of stay: If we show a stay of 4-5 months would that mean her application might get rejected since a regular tourist visa is enough for such visits?

Thanks

1. Would only mention it in the context of meeting the baby or a family visit. A baby creates another tie to Canada. Many make the mistake of including medical letters for routine pregnancies and using verbiage like helping care for the baby, household, etc. which can be considered illegal work.
2. Impossible to say. A home would be the best tie versus extended family
3. Up to you but given the situation proof of property ownership would be the best tie given the profile.
4. Would still include proof of funds for your MIL even if minimal funds. Shows she is not totally dependent on you while in her home country
5. There is no set amount. The ability to absorb extra costs, ability to pay for insurance and be able to pay for any unexpected additional costs (like dental visit for example) is what is really important
6. Would probably select over 6 months when applying and then include a letter explaining desired length of visit.

Would suggest applying as soon as possible because processing can take months and stamping another month.