Sponsoring Parents in 2015
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Ugh I just realized that my parents have writen their names only in English and forgot to write it in their native language in the Additional Family information. They did however write their names in their native language in the Background Declaration form. Yikes!!! Hopefully its not a problem!!! Anyone know?
My partner's parents got the Supervisa. It was straightforward. However, you need to buy insurance for them prior to applying and demonstrate that you have paid for one year in full (I believe it's one year, but don't quote me on the timing). From what I understand the medical insurance for the most part only covers emergency situations (not completely sure of this), but they cannot avail of any medical assistance provided by Canada unless they or their insurance pays for it.Nkunjur said:
no worries. don't quote me on this though. get another perspective tooNkunjur said:Thanks Kevin
Somebody on a Chinese forum who had their application delivered on Jan 5 called cic yesterday morning. She was told that her application was completed. So there is a hope for people whose application was received on Jan5.dbase1981 said:
My mother came to Canada on a Super Visa. It was not difficult - took about 4 weeks from the time of application in India. She had to pass a medical test though through a Canadian 'panel' doctor in India. Before applying we had to buy medical insurance for $100K and submit proof of insurance with the application. It is expensive and the insurance company takes payment in advance but guarantees a full refund if the visa is denied. Once here the medical insurance only covers 'emergency' situations. If the parent leaves the country before the year is up and there are no claims, then you are entitled to a partial refund. If your parent stays longer than 1 year, there is no check from CIC to ensure you buy the insurance for the second year - we took the insurance though to protect ourselves. On a Super Visa the parent can stay for 2 years at a time (passport is stamped at the airport though and it is left to border security to give you the full 2 years stay). One month before the 2 years are up, you can apply online for an extension; no guarantees though. The Super Visa is a multiple entry visa and is valid for 10 years or validity of the passport, whichever comes first. So if the passport is expiring soon, it would be worthwhile to get a new passport before applying for the Super Visa.Nkunjur said:
Hi guys, Last year I was late by 1 day, this year I was late by 1 hour. The government is trying to make it so difficult that the parents sponsorship is almost useless now, I think with this kind of quota, next year even if your application reach CIC by 8AM on 2 Jan, you will have to be entered into a lottery. The Supervisa that they gave to our parents is very restrictive, in fact no parents would want to only stay at home and do nothing, most will just want to do some activities so that they can feel active and being part of the society and not just staying at home rotting, sadly the super visa only allow parents to rot at home, even study is illegal, volunteering is also forbidden. I believe most of us do not just want our parents to get any welfare, we are also willing to pay the healthcare cost for them, all we need is for them to live an active life in Canada. Why don't we petition for Open Work Permit for our parents just like for the spouses of Canadian Citizens or PR, this will allow them to do some activities and not just staying at home rotting. I am sure our parents will not compete with Canadian for low paying jobs, all they need is to do something and have a healthy and active life. What do you guys think?
Finally my credit card got charged! I had almost accepted the fate of missing it this year. My package as per UPS was delivered on Jan 2 at 10:47 am and the agent just said the only note she has is that my application has been received.
Good luck to the ones who are still waiting-i know what it feels like!
Good luck to the ones who are still waiting-i know what it feels like!