Canada Family Visa: Simple Ways To Bring Over Your Family

One of the most common reasons for Canadian immigration is family reunification. You may be able to sponsor specific family members to join you if you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

If you are temporarily in Canada as a student or worker, you may be able to bring your family with you!

Family sponsorship

As a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you may be able to sponsor family members. Family sponsorship. Family sponsorship is second in Canadian immigration after economic immigration.

Family sponsorship covers three sorts of relatives:

• Spouse or common-law partner
• Dependent children
• Parents or grandparents

To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years old and have enough income to support any family you want to bring to Canada. When you sponsor a family member, they become a Canadian permanent resident.

If you’re sponsoring your spouse or partner to come to Canada, and they have dependent children, you can also sponsor their children to immigrate to Canada.

Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents

The Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program is limited. Interested families must submit an online form to express their interest in applying. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) holds yearly draws where they invite certain candidates to submit an application.

To make up for the limited size of the program, IRCC offers the Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents. This is a multiple-entry visa that can be valid for up to 10 years and allows your parents or grandparents to stay in Canada for up to 2 years on their initial visit. You must be a permanent resident or citizen of Canada for your parents or grandparents to apply for the Super Visa.

Unlike the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program, the Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents does not lead to permanent resident status for your parents.

Accompanying family members

If you come to Canada on a temporary permit, like a study permit or work permit, you may be able to bring your family with you.

Temporary Workers

If you get a job offer from a Canadian business and apply for a work permit, your spouse and dependant children may be able to come to Canada.

School-aged children can attend Canadian schools without study permits. An open work permit allows your spouse or partner to work for any Canadian employer.

International Students

If you’re accepted into a Canadian school, you can include your spouse and dependent children on your application for a study permit. As with temporary workers, international students’ accompanying spouses are able to apply for an open work permit, and their dependent children can attend school in Canada.

Q: If my child is an international student, can I accompany them?

No, usually. Except just one. You may be eligible to bring your small child to Canada if they don’t have a guardian.

A visitor record may be available if your child is under 18 and has been admitted into a Canadian school but has no one to care after them. This lets you watch your youngster. Your visitor record will prove your child has a caregiver when they apply for a study permit. A minor without a Canadian guardian cannot get a study permit.

If your child is 18 or older, has family in Canada, or attends a boarding school, they can apply for a study visa and not a visitor record.