Super visa document checklist
Quick answer
A super visa application needs the applicant's identity and medical documents together with documents from the Canadian child or grandchild: a signed invitation letter, proof of their status in Canada, and proof that their household income meets the applicable minimum. Medical insurance covering the applicant for the required period is also required.
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Generally required
- Valid passportBiographical pages, and every page containing a stamp or visa.
- Digital photo meeting IRCC specifications
- Proof of current immigration statusWhere you are living outside your country of citizenship.
Program-specific
- Signed invitation letter from the Canadian child or grandchild
- Proof of the host's Canadian citizenship or permanent residence
- Proof that the host's household income meets the applicable minimumNotice of assessment, employment letter, pay statements.
- Medical insurance meeting the super visa requirements
- Immigration medical examination
- Proof of the parent or grandparent relationship
Situation-dependent
- Documents for a spouse travelling as a second applicant
- Evidence of other dependants supported by the host household
- Current Canadian status documents where applying from inside Canada
- Explanation addressing a previous refusal
May be requested
- Police certificate
- Additional proof of the host's household composition
- Evidence of ties to the home country
Where applications most often go wrong
- • Insurance that does not meet the required coverage period or amount
- • Income evidence that does not match the household size claimed
- • Missing proof of the relationship between applicant and host
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