how to bring mother-in-law to canada on regular visitor visa

[blue_iguana]

my wife and i want to being her mom from the philippines to Canada; but my wife is taking care of our 8month old daughter therefore she currently has no job..I am the only one working for our family..we want to bring her mother from the philippines to help us take care of her grand-daughter so that my wife can find work..is it possible to bring her here on a regular visitor visa??

or if possible even for supervisa??

please help us..coz we are clueless on what to do..

 

[scylla]

What's your wife's status in Canada? Is she a citizen or PR?

 

[Chabugay]

That is also my case, my husband is a canadian citizen and the only one who is working in the family and I am still a PR. We are planning to invite my mom here but I'm afraid she might be denied, coz we didn't meet the requirements in LICO. But still we will apply for a single entry for her and depend on the reason of our invitation that we didn't see her for 5 years and my mom have not seen my youngest son since birth. It's the visa officer who will decide for consideration and we are hoping that she will be granted a visa. For now, I registered my mom an account in cic and will submit the application on line once we completed the documents....

 

[steaky]

You wouldn't know until she apply.

BTW, you don't need meet LICO if she is applying regular visitor visa.

 

[scylla]

You wouldn't know until she apply.

BTW, you don't need meet LICO if she is applying regular visitor visa.

Agreed. If you don't meet LICO, stay away from the super visa and apply for a regular tourist visa (TRV).

 

[blue_iguana]

@ scylla: my wife is on PR..we really want to bring her mother here from the philippines even just for a visit;but we dont have much coz we pay rent/bills but im the only one working right now coz my wife is taking care of our baby.. pls help us..

 

[scylla]

If your husband's income is sufficient to meet LICO (low income cut off) then you can apply for a super visa for your mother. If not, then she should apply for a regular visit visa.

 

[blue_iguana]

@scylla: what are the requirements for regular visit visa / supervisa LICO requirement???

 

[scylla]

Visa:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/apply-who.asp

Super visa (you will need to meet LICO for 4 people which is $43,292):

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/supervisa-who.asp

 

[blue_iguana]

@scylla: we dont know what to do..

 

[steaky]

@ scylla: we dont know what to do..

Don't know what to do??? First tell us, do you meet LICO for 4 people? If not, go for the regular visa. Just download the forms from the website, fill out the forms, submit the application with supporting document to the VO, pay the fees and wait for the result. It's that simple.