steaky said:
I'm not sure FAMILY TIES play major role for parents.
I may be biased a bit for my mom; but let me give you 2 examples from my family.
(1) My aunt (mom's elder sister) has just come to Canada in January, 2012 with her son and daughter-in-law. My cousin applied for her (not Supervisa) during his visit to Bangladesh and they granted 6-months single-entry. She is a widow as well like my mom. But she has 1 other son, his wife and grand-daughter back home. She is also govt. employed (not at high level). Her medical condition is not satisfying either as she takes regular insulin for diabetes and has kidney problem. Moreover, it's her first ever visit out of Bangladesh and doesn't have a healthy bank balance.
(2) On the contrary, my mom is a widow, not employed and doesn't have any other child/grand-child. Her health is way better and track record of visiting-returning from other countries is solid. Both my mom and my aunt own separate condos in the same building in Bangladesh (worth of same market value).