Super visa (for parents and grandparents): About the document

Fees

From: $100

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Varies by country

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You may need to give biometrics with your application. This processing time doesn’t include the time you need to give biometrics.

What is a super visa?

A super visa lets you visit your children or grandchildren for up to 5 years at a time. It’s a visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years. When you enter Canada, a border services officer will confirm how long you can stay.

There are specific requirements for a super visa, including the need for medical insurance. You must meet all the criteria to be eligible.

If you want to stay for 6 months or less, apply for a visitor visa.

Starting July 4, 2022 – increase in length of stay for super visa holders

If you apply on or after July 4, 2022

  • You’ll be eligible for a stay up to 5 years at a time.

However, you may be able to benefit from the increase in length of stay for an application submitted before July 4, 2022:

  • If we approved your application before July 4
    • As long as you enter Canada after July 4, you’ll be eligible for a stay of up to 5 years at a time.
  • If we approve your application after July 4
    • You’ll be eligible for a stay of up to 5 years at a time.

If you entered Canada with a valid super visa before July 4

The length of stay granted to you by the border services officer when you entered Canada remains the same. For instance, if you were granted 2 years, it would remain 2 years.

  • However, if you want to benefit from a longer stay, you’ll need to leave Canada before the end of your authorized stay and re-enter Canada after July 4, 2022. The border services officer may grant you a length of stay of up to 5 years if you still meet all the eligibility requirements for a super visa.
  • Or you can apply to extend your stay in Canada and be approved for an extension of up to 2 years.

As a super visa holder you need to renew and/or maintain your medical insurance while in Canada and on re-entry.

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