Super Visa
Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their parents and grandparents for a Super Visa. A Super Visa is a form of temporary residence that allows your parents and grandparents to stay in Canada for up to five years at a time without having to leave Canada. This can also be extended for up to a maximum of two years while they are in Canada.This visa only allows them to visit and does not allow them to work in Canada. Dependants cannot be included in this type of application. As a Super Visa is for temporary residence, your parents and grandparents would not have any benefits in Canada such as government-issued medical.
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Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship
Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents can sponsor their parents and grandparents for Canadian permanent residence if they can meet specific requirements to qualify as a sponsor. To qualify as a sponsor, the Canadian citizen or permanent resident would need to meet the following requirements:
Spousal Sponsorship
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you may be eligible to sponsor your spouse or common-law partner to Canada. If the application is approved, your spouse or common-law partner will obtain Canadian permanent residence.
To qualify as common-law partners, you would have to be able to show that you and your partner had been cohabitating for a minimum of twelve months preceding the date of submitting your application. If you are a Canadian permanent resident, you must be living in Canada when submitting the application.
Only Canadian citizens can apply to sponsor their spouse or common-law partner while residing outside of Canada. If you are a Canadian citizen who is residing outside of Canada, you need to be able to satisfy an officer that you will live in Canada when the persons you want to sponsor becomes a permanent resident.