visitor visa for my Mother

[singh7k]

Hi , i became PR last month , hasnt received my PR card yet, but have COPR .
now i want to sponser my mother from india to visit us (me , my wife, my son). she never met my wife before. as we both have job in canada, little buzzy so can not visit india at this moment and its three year since i left my mum.
so my question is now
1 can i sponser her without PR card?
2 what kind of invitation paper shud i provide? ( there is no marriage or any other function ) only my son birthday coming up in NOV.
3 my mum doesn't have any job in india.
4 how much money shud she have in her bank a/c ?and in our a/c here?
5 How can we proof now, that she will leave the counrty with in her visa limit?
pls advice in this matter...............thanks

 

[singh7k]

pls help in this matter ..... thanks

 

[JRPW]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/supervisa.asp

 

[singh7k]

thanks for your reply..... but we dont want to to apply supervisa now...as it cost too much

 

[ydj_dil]

I don't think you can sponsor another person, even if parents, until at least 5 years pass from your PR date. Additionally, there is a cap on parent sponsorship, and an exceedingly long wait time. As JRPW said, your best bet is supervisa. If its too expensive, consider tourist visa to meet up your mom and wife. I think to apply for PR just for a visit is really unnecessary.

EDIT: Oh my bad, you are already considering visitor visa from your subject line. I got confused when you said sponsorship. I don't think there is anything stopping from inviting your mother here - send her an invitation letter saying you will take care of her. However, the officers will look more at her financial status than yours and connections back to her home country in deciding whether to give her visa or not.

 

[Alurra71]

If you feel that a Supervisa is too much then I think you are going to have issues to start with. Your mom, either via you or herself will have to show she has travel medical insurance to cover her while she is here on her 'visit'. She will need to show considerable ties to her home country that will prove she will return once her 'visit' is over. These proofs can include, a job, property, business ownership, a husband, other family members that she cares for. There are many things that can be included for her visit visa. The key is to provide overwhelming proof that she will leave once her visit is over.

I think if you are approaching this from a monetary stance, you are going to set yourself up for a letdown though.