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Visitors Visa or Super Visa for my Parents

cyprian

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Hi everyone here I have posted this question under a thread, but i am not sure if the thread was made for such so i am creating this for this and other related questions.
Please I have some important questions that I need some help with. No opinion is too small or will be neglected or spoken against, so fell free to answer or to chip in your 2 cents.

I and my wife have our parents in Nigeria and we have just given birth to our second child here in Canada and both parents wants to see their grandchildren from us. We are PR and have stayed for 3 years now and both kids were born here. Both parents of both families are retired and both of them have little pension, so not rich. They also don't have much landed properties or such ties. We have other siblings some of who have grandchildren for them too still there in Nigeria with them.

Which will be better to apply for; Visiting visa or Super visa for four of them?
Can or should all the applications for 4 of them be put in once or one after another?
Only one of them have travelled before to Israel. This is the mother of my wife. I tried applying for visiting visa for her last year while I was still in Calgary but they denied her with the following reason: YOU HAVE NOT PROVIDED SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT YOUR/YOUR HOST'S INCOME AND ASSETS. Then I was jobless, on EI because I broke my wrist and previously I was working in a seasonal low paying job with very little savings. So I don't know if it was her own meagre income that caused it, or mine or both of us or just 'normal' rejection because I applied for the wrong visa type.
One in each family had partial stroke sometimes in the past. (I am giving this information as I see a lot about upfront medicals here, which I also don't know what it means or how to get that done)

I don't mind either of the visa types as I doubt whether each of the parents will want to stay infinitely, especially considering where I live now, the cold side of Nunavut, so please advise me on which visa will not be rejected. Our income for now, is a bit stable and sizeable.
Also they will likely be coming one group at a time, not four of them at the same time, as I don't have a castle of many rooms here.

Thanks
 

steaky

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If you write an invitation to anyone, you will be the host. All visa types can be subject to refusal.
 
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Bryanna

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Just to add to steaky's reply:
For super visas: You must prove that you meet LICO for your family (yourself + spouse + kids) + all applicants whom you are inviting/sponsoring even if they do not visit/arrive together.

And, do not state that your parents or in-laws are visiting to take care of your new baby
 
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cyprian

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Just to add to steaky's reply:
For super visas: You must prove that you meet LICO for your family (yourself + spouse + kids) + all applicants whom you are inviting/sponsoring even if they do not visit/arrive together.

And, do not state that your parents or in-laws are visiting to take care of your new baby
Thank you so much for that advice there about taking care of the baby. But is it ok to say that they are coming to see the baby?
 

Bryanna

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Thank you so much for that advice there about taking care of the baby. But is it ok to say that they are coming to see the baby?
I suggest they keep the purpose of their visit to meeting friends and family, tourism, etc instead of coming to see your baby
 
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Well Wisher

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Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
Job Offer........
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App. Filed.......
November 2012
Nomination.....
December 2012
AOR Received.
27-02-2013
File Transfer...
27-02-2013
Med's Request
03-03-2013
Med's Done....
13-03-2013
Passport Req..
03-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
19-07-2013
LANDED..........
20-07-2013
Please is there are quota per year for visiting visas and super visas?
Nothing Im aware of.
Also you can mention they want to see your new born baby as the purpose of visit, but don't bring the word "Care".