A Canada Visitor Visa also referred to as a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) or Canadian Tourist Visa, is an official document issued by a Canadian visa office that is placed in your passport to show that you have met the requirements for admission to Canada as a temporary resident (either as a visitor, a student, or a worker).
Types of Canada Visitor Visas
Tourist Visa Requirements
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Parent or Grandparent can spend up to 5 years at a time visiting your children or grandchildren with a Visitor visa. It’s a visa that allows for multiple entries for up to 10 years. The length of your stay will be confirmed by a border services officer when you enter Canada.
There are specific requirements for a super visa, including the need for medical insurance. You must meet all the criteria to be eligible.
Eligibility :
To be eligible for a super visa, you must :
In addition to that you must also :
The child or grandchild who is inviting you must provide evidence that their household meets the minimum necessary income. Documents that can be used as proof of funds include the ones listed below:
Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) | |
Size of Family Unit | Minimum necessary gross income |
1 person (your child or grandchild) | $26,620 |
2 persons | $33,140 |
3 persons | $40,742 |
4 persons | $49,466 |
5 persons | $56,104 |
6 persons | $63,276 |
7 persons | $70,448 |
More than 7 persons, for each additional person, add | $7,172 |
The application fee per person for a Visitor Visa is CAD$100. If you also have to submit the biometrics, that will cost you an additional CAD$85.
The Canada visitor visa processing time ranges from 10 to 40 days. However, the processing time varies depending on the country you live in.
The Canadian Consulate decides for how long to give you the Tourist Visa for Canada on a case by case basis. There are cases when they only give the visa for that timeframe that you asked for, and then there are also cases when they give you the visa until your passport expires. You are not allowed to stay there for more than 6 months at a time.
With the Canadian Tourist visa, you are allowed to travel around Canada for less than 6 months. You are not allowed to work or study, and you will not be allowed to file for health care or other governmental benefits.
Your dependents, such as your spouse and minor children can come to Canada with you with a Tourist Visa. However, they must have their own application, and everyone should pay separate fees.
If you want to stay longer than 6 months in Canada with a tourist visa, you will need a visitor visa extension. This extension is called a Visitor Record.
You should apply for a visa extension for Canada (visitor record) at least 30 days before your visitor visa expires.
Unlike a visitor visa, the visitor record is not attached to your passport. It is an independent document which the IRCC gives you when they approve your application for visa extension.
The visitor record includes the date by which you must leave Canada. Visitor record is only available while you are inside Canada. If you want to leave Canada and enter again, you will not be allowed entry with a visitor record.
If your visitor visa is about to expire, and you want to leave Canada and re-enter, you need to apply for a new Visitor visa.
You can also use a visitor record if you want to change your status from a: