Passport expired before the maximum length of Super Visa

[sonata09]

Hi everyone,

I recently sponsor for my family member to apply for Super Visa.

However, I forgot to tell her to renew her passport to get the maximum length of Super Visa ( 10 years)

As a result, she only received 5 years visa ( expired as the same as her passport, which is 2020)

Can she get a new passport and re-applied immediately this year to get the full 10 years ( expired on 2024)

Please give me some advice as this process was too costly for us ( Buy Insurance in Canada, medical exame for my family member), prepare everything again would not be a good option.

Thanks a lot !

 

[scylla]

CIC will not extend the super visa your parents have been granted to 10 years if you provide a new passport. If you wish your parents to stay longer, then should apply for a new super visa once their five year visa is close to expiring.

 

[sonata09]

Now she only got 5 years grant ( from now to 2020) :-[

We really want to get 10 years visa ( which end in 2024), that why I urge her to get a new passport this week.

So you mean she doesn't need to re-apply, just need to show her old passport ( when we reach 2020 ) and request the remaining 5 year Super Visa ( from 2020 to 2024) to be stamped ?

Do we need to ask Canada Consulate to provide us with some documents to guarantee she will receive the remaining 5 years ?

Thanks

 

[scylla]

No - that's not what I mean. She will need to reapply after the five years of her current visa passes.

FYI - Applying for a super visa doesn't guarantee that you will be approved for 10 years - even if your passport has 10 year validity. It's up to the visa officer how long a visa is granted. We've seen some people here only approved for 2 or 5 years even though their passport was valid for longer.

 

[sonata09]

She just got an explanation email from the Consulate

"...In your case, your visa validity is limited by the validity of your passport. Visas are never issued for a validity longer than the holder’s passport... "

Hence, should she reapply again ( just pay the application fee) before the end of this year 2014 with her new passport while other support documents still valid ( my income, her insurance, etc...) ?

I appreciate if anyone could share similar successful stories.

Thanks,