With a Super Visa, the foreign national is allowed to stay for up to two years at a time without the need to renew their visa, and may re-enter as many times as they wish over a ten-year period (the time period for which a Super Visa is valid). The applicant may include a spouse or common-law partner under the Super Visa, but may not include dependants (which would be allowed if she was applying for sponsorship as a permanent resident).
Specific to the Super Visa is the requirement that all applicants undergo a medical examination and purchase Canadian medical insurance that is valid for a period of at least one year and provides a minimum coverage of $100,000 for health care, hospitalization, and repatriation and that is valid for re-entry and available for review by the officer at the POE. Applicants must also provide proof of the parent, or grandparent, relationship to the Canadian citizen or permanent resident (for example, a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, or another official document that names the applicant as a parent or grandparent).
Letter of Invitation:
A letter of invitation will be required in order to satisfy the officer that the foreign national intends only to visit temporarily and to leave at the end of the authorized period. A letter of invitation is always required for Super Visa applicants.
The purpose of a letter of invitation is to demonstrate that the “host;’ who is a relative or friend and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, promises to support the applicant while visiting Canada.
