Proving Strong Ties & Financial Support for Parents’ Super Visa Application

[penguin_2013]

Hey everyone,

I'm applying for a super visa for my parents, who live in India, and I have some questions about proving both their strong ties to India and their financial situation.

My mom has always been a homemaker, and my dad, now retired, was a businessman. They don’t own property or have significant savings, which I know are often used to establish ties. However, they have strong family and social connections—my brother and his family live in the same city, and they have siblings and a well-established community network in India.

In terms of finances, I will be fully supporting their trip and will provide my employment letter, T4, Notice of Assessment, and bank statements. My dad will also show around $10K in savings, along with his income tax returns and bank statements.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and successfully obtained a super visa for their parents? How did you demonstrate strong ties and financial stability? Any advice on what supporting documents worked for you would be really helpful.

Appreciate any insights—thanks in advance!

 

[canuck78]

You can’t invent ties. Where do they live now because they need somewhere to return to after their visit? Would apply for the supervisa and see what happens.

 

[penguin_2013]

You can’t invent ties. Where do they live now because they need somewhere to return to after their visit? Would apply for the supervisa and see what happens.

Yes of course, trying to understand that in such scenarios if people been able to get a super visa and if things that count as strong ties usually ties are not available then what else count as strong ties, I'm not trying to invent ties and want to be true to my situation in my invitation letter as well. Thanks. We're three siblings and middle sibling is in the same city with his family so they would have them to go back to,as well as their own siblings and friends

 

[canuck78]

Yes of course, trying to understand that in such scenarios if people been able to get a super visa and if things that count as strong ties usually ties are not available then what else count as strong ties, I'm not trying to invent ties and want to be true to my situation in my invitation letter as well. Thanks. We're three siblings and middle sibling is in the same city with his family so they would have them to go back to,as well as their own siblings and friends

Any of ties you are suggesting aren’t very strong ties so you can list them but won’t have a huge impact. They don’t have strong ties. It is what it is.

 

[icewalker]

We applied for super visa for my in-laws last year and we got approval. My wife is their only child and they have no strong family ties in their home country (no parents, only siblings). No significant property ties either. Since you have a brother, it should be easier. Just be honest about what you have and what they will do in Canada. We wrote to IRCC that they will be here for a year and they have provided visa for 9 years.

 

[penguin_2013]

We applied for super visa for my in-laws last year and we got approval. My wife is their only child and they have no strong family ties in their home country (no parents, only siblings). No significant property ties either. Since you have a brother, it should be easier. Just be honest about what you have and what they will do in Canada. We wrote to IRCC that they will be here for a year and they have provided visa for 9 years.

That's some relief. Thanks so much for sharing. This gives some hope. I've been debating whether to do visitors visa or super visa due to the situation.

Would you mind sharing if they have their own strong financials back home and if they had a job or business they had to go back to? In my case I'm going to fully support them but they don't have strong financials either.

Also is it possible for you to share how you supported ties or explained in invitation letter please. And if you provided any extra documents/details. Like getting a letter from local MP? Thank you so much again

 

[bkrishnm]

Not sure if local MP letter would do any good. However, if they live in a rental property the rental agreement can be a document to furnish (stating they've to go back).
We can just hope for the best. I applied for my mother's visitor visa which got rejected due to the same generic reason "not showing strong ties to home country".

Applied GCMS notes - it's mentioned the same reason as "unable to establish ties to home country". Having said that, Visitor visa is tougher to get than Super visa. So, need to wait to apply one

 

[canuck78]

That's some relief. Thanks so much for sharing. This gives some hope. I've been debating whether to do visitors visa or super visa due to the situation.

Would you mind sharing if they have their own strong financials back home and if they had a job or business they had to go back to? In my case I'm going to fully support them but they don't have strong financials either.

Also is it possible for you to share how you supported ties or explained in invitation letter please. And if you provided any extra documents/details. Like getting a letter from local MP? Thank you so much again

No point in getting a letter from an MP.

 

[icewalker]

That's some relief. Thanks so much for sharing. This gives some hope. I've been debating whether to do visitors visa or super visa due to the situation.

Would you mind sharing if they have their own strong financials back home and if they had a job or business they had to go back to? In my case I'm going to fully support them but they don't have strong financials either.

Also is it possible for you to share how you supported ties or explained in invitation letter please. And if you provided any extra documents/details. Like getting a letter from local MP? Thank you so much again

This is my personal experience, so don't take this as the gold standard.

My in-laws are retired in unorganized sector/business, and hence no pension or job ties. They only have a small vacant resident land. So, my wife and I will be supporting them financially as well.

I'd highly recommend to go for super visa, not visitors. When we looked at visitor visa, we noticed that it needs strong home ties (job, family, property, etc.), while super visa needs a proper invitation from a host. I didn't ask for letter from MP for my application initially. I got one last month to get an update from IRCC based on another user's recommendation.

For our letter of invitation:
1st paragraph describing the hosts' status (residency, job, salaries, savings, etc)
2nd describing the applicants' status like family/property ties, funds/pension if applicable, etc.
3rd describing the places they will visit, how long they will be here (we said one year) and other info like medical insurance & passed medical exams.
4th acknowledging the hosts' responsibilities, expenses coverage, & acknowledgment of TRV restrictions.

For financial attachment, we wrote an additional letter with full details of both our jobs, all sources of income in Canada and financial proof of initial funds when the applicants arrive in Canada. Include bank statements, notice of assessments, and 3 most recent paychecks.

Hope this helps.