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Visa student parents apply for PR?

newcomer7

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Mar 8, 2018
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Hello All,

If a visa student parent(s) visiting their children who is learning in Canada, how can they apply to become permanent resident?

Please help. Thank you in advance.
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
92,831
20,491
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Hello All,

If a visa student parent(s) visiting their children who is learning in Canada, how can they apply to become permanent resident?

Please help. Thank you in advance.
They would need to qualify and apply through one of Canada's economic immigration programs like Express Entry.

Being in Canada as a visitor and having children who are studying in Canada gives them no advantage.
 
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newcomer7

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Mar 8, 2018
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They would need to qualify and apply through one of Canada's economic immigration programs like Express Entry.

Being in Canada as a visitor and having children who are studying in Canada gives them no advantage.
Hi Scylla, would you please recommend which Express Entry suitable for them? Thanks.
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
92,831
20,491
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Hi Scylla, would you please recommend which Express Entry suitable for them? Thanks.
They will need to do that research themselves or hire an immigration lawyer to assist them. If they want to researsh themselves, information about the Express Entry prgoram is below. This is a points-based program and they would need to score somewhere in the range of 470+ to be selected.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/works.html
 
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canuck78

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Jun 18, 2017
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Hello All,

If a visa student parent(s) visiting their children who is learning in Canada, how can they apply to become permanent resident?

Please help. Thank you in advance.
Is this for the child who is too sick to study? The student has no guarantee of being able to stay and if parents are over 40 it becomes much harder to immigrate.
 
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scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
92,831
20,491
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
They are visiting Canada, but will be back to their country when their TRV reach expire date.
They are not allowed to stay in Canada until their TRV expiration date. The TRV expiry date only indicates the validity date on their visa. This does NOT mean they are allowed to stay in Canada until then.

When they arrived, they would have been allowed into Canada for six months (or for a shorter period if that is what the CBSA officer wrote into their passports). If they want to stay longer than the allowed six months, they must apply for a six month extension.
 

canuck78

VIP Member
Jun 18, 2017
52,969
12,771
They are visiting Canada, but will be back to their country when their TRV reach expire date.
Hopefully they remained for less than 6 months or extended their status. Given their daughter’s filing of an H&C they may struggle to get another a TRV. They will have to show very strong ties to their home country.