Enhancements to Parent and Grandparent Super Visa Program
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
IRCC updated the Super Visa program for parents and grandparents, increasing the permissible stay length from 2 years to 5 years per entry, introducing the ability to request a 2-year extension while in Canada, and allowing the Minister to designate international medical insurance providers for coverage.
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Canadians to reunite with their parents and grandparents in Canada and will allow super visa holders to stay for a longer period of time. These changes, which come into force on July 4, 2022, will - increase the length of stay for super visa holders to 5 years per entry into Canada - People who have a super visa also have the option to request to extend their stay by up to 2 years at a time while in Canada. - allow the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to designate international medical insurance companies to provide coverage to super visa applicants in the future - Currently, only Canadian …
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Enhancements to Parent and Grandparent Super Visa Program. Effective 2022-07-04.Open official source
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