Sponsoring my single parent

[j9lad]

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[scylla]

Hi,

I have my CoPR and hope to complete my landing sometime in the next few months to officially become a PR.

As my mother is a single parent and lives alone in India, I would like to seek guidance in taking the right steps to optimize the duration of her living with me.

I understand that I would need 3 NOAs in order to sponsor her PR. However, what are the other options to have her live with me once I permanently relocate to Canada?

1. Would it make sense to apply for a super visa such that she could live with me after I move? At what stage would it make sense to get started on this front?
2. Should I wait for 3 years and later look to directly apply for her PR? (This would be a difficult option, but I want to make sure her PR process goes well in case there are restrictions to not be on Super Visa while applying for PR)
3. Should I get started on her visitor's visa right now before making the move and later look to consider one of the above two options?

Basically, I am hoping to take the right steps to have my mother live with me for the longest period after I complete my landing to become a PR.

This community has been super helpful and I would be grateful to get proper advice as my entire idea of moving to Canada is to have my mother live with me.

1. Yes, you can do this. You'll need to be working in Canada in a job that meets the minimum income requirements before you'll qualify to apply. Note that a super visa is a visitor visa and does not allow your mother to relocate to Canada permanently. I would wait 6-8 months after arriving in Canada before applying. Applying too soon after arriving may lower her chances of approval.
2. Your choice. There is no restriction on applying for PR while she has a super visa.
3. No, this is a bad plan. If you do this it will look like you're trying to move your mother to Canada with you and there will be a much higher chance of refusal.

 

[j9lad]

1. Yes, you can do this. You'll need to be working in Canada in a job that meets the minimum income requirements before you'll qualify to apply. Note that a super visa is a visitor visa and does not allow your mother to relocate to Canada permanently. I would wait 6-8 months after arriving in Canada before applying. Applying too soon after arriving may lower her chances of approval.
2. Your choice. There is no restriction on applying for PR while she has a super visa.
3. No, this is a bad plan. If you do this it will look like you're trying to move your mother to Canada with you and there will be a much higher chance of refusal.

I appreciate you taking the time to respond to each point, @scylla. Thank you for sharing your insights.

Overall, if I understand correctly, the optimal approach would be to sponsor her for a super visa after 6-8 months after I land and look to sponsor her PR whenever the eligibility is fulfilled (3 years with NOAs)?

Also, just one follow-up question - I'm planning to complete a soft landing sometime this year and looking to move permanently sometime next year. With the 6-8 months duration, was the suggestion to consider the application after making a permanent move?

 

[canuck78]

I appreciate you taking the time to respond to each point, @scylla. Thank you for sharing your insights.

Overall, if I understand correctly, the optimal approach would be to sponsor her for a super visa after 6-8 months after I land and look to sponsor her PR whenever the eligibility is fulfilled (3 years with NOAs)?

Also, just one follow-up question - I'm planning to complete a soft landing sometime this year and looking to move permanently sometime next year. With the 6-8 months duration, was the suggestion to consider the application after making a permanent move?

Just want to clarify that you must earn the LICO amount before she will qualify for a supervisa. Although you may qualify to apply for parent sponsorship after 3 years actually sponsoring a parent after 3 years is very rare due to the huge demand for spots. The program may also have changed in 3 years. Parent sponsorship is not guaranteed and not guaranteed in a certain time frame so you must realize this if you chose to move to Canada.

 

[scylla]

I appreciate you taking the time to respond to each point, @scylla. Thank you for sharing your insights.

Overall, if I understand correctly, the optimal approach would be to sponsor her for a super visa after 6-8 months after I land and look to sponsor her PR whenever the eligibility is fulfilled (3 years with NOAs)?

Also, just one follow-up question - I'm planning to complete a soft landing sometime this year and looking to move permanently sometime next year. With the 6-8 months duration, was the suggestion to consider the application after making a permanent move?

Yes, after making the permanent move.

 

[j9lad]

Yes, after making the permanent move.

Gotcha. Thank you.

 

[canuck78]

Makes sense. Thanks for pointing out the LICO requirement. From what I gather on the requirements page, even a valid job offer (?) letter should suffice and it doesn't have to be an NOA (like the requirement for PR sponsorship).

I did read about PGP and understand that the process is based on a lottery and would take 20-24 months, after the ITA is received. In this scenario, I'm hoping to extend the super visa while waiting for the luck of the draw.

A job offer letter is usually not enough. NOA is the standard proof or you could try proof that you have earned LICO amount based on pay stubs. It isn’t realistic to count on renewing a supervisa for 5+ years. Yes there are rare cases but we also see cases where after 3 years IRCC stops giving out extensions and requires the parent to return home.