Taking a parent along

[PBSahni]

Hi,

I received CoPR and visa stamped last week. I am the primary applicant and have my husband and kid are the dependants. We hope to travel by next month. We wish to take my father along with us. He is a retired person with no source of income here. How much money does he need to have in his account? What are the other things required to make his case stronger?

 

[zardoz]

Hi,

I received CoPR and visa stamped last week. I am the primary applicant and have my husband and kid are the dependants. We hope to travel by next month. We wish to take my father along with us. He is a retired person with no source of income here. How much money does he need to have in his account? What are the other things required to make his case stronger?

What do you mean by "We wish to take my father along with us."? For what purpose and for how long?

I question the wisdom of taking other family members during your initial landing in Canada. It's likely to be stressful enough, without adding to the problems that you are going to face getting established...

 

[PBSahni]

What do you mean by "We wish to take my father along with us."? For what purpose and for how long?

I question the wisdom of taking other family members during your initial landing in Canada. It's likely to be stressful enough, without adding to the problems that you are going to face getting established...

Our baby is too small. And he is quite attached to my father. So we were thinking of taking him along for a smooth transition.

 

[Varunaimar]

What do you mean by "We wish to take my father along with us."? For what purpose and for how long?

I question the wisdom of taking other family members during your initial landing in Canada. It's likely to be stressful enough, without adding to the problems that you are going to face getting established...

I think what @PBSahni is trying to say is that she'd want her father to be there on a visitor's visa.

Our baby is too small. And he is quite attached to my father. So we were thinking of taking him along for a smooth transition.

I believe it's a good idea, but you need to also take on @zardoz 's advice. It can get stressful finding a job and settling down there even when your father is in Canada.

That said, you need to apply for a visitor's visa for him. I'm not too sure about the requirements, you'll need to research yourselves, but I'd expect that they'll be fine if you can support him through your funds as he's not earning. Plus, you need to give IRCC a strong reason that your father will return to Canada after XX months.

How you fulfill these is upto you.

 

[scylla]

Hi,

I received CoPR and visa stamped last week. I am the primary applicant and have my husband and kid are the dependants. We hope to travel by next month. We wish to take my father along with us. He is a retired person with no source of income here. How much money does he need to have in his account? What are the other things required to make his case stronger?

To be approved, your father needs to demonstrate he has strong ties to his home country and has no plans on remaining in Canada long term. Best option is for him to apply for the visitor visa after you have moved to Canada and have lived in Canada for several months. He should request a short visit (2-3 weeks).

 

[canadiandream2018]

Our baby is too small. And he is quite attached to my father. So we were thinking of taking him along for a smooth transition.

Hey did they approve your father's visitor visa?