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A super visa lets parents and grandparents in India stay in Canada for up to 5 years at a time. It needs a medical exam with an IRCC panel physician, one year of paid health insurance, and a host child or grandchild in Canada who meets the minimum income.
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| IRCC processing time from India | 70 days (Super visa (parents and grandparents))IRCC's current estimate, as of September 28, 2026. Source: IRCC processing times |
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| Medical exam in India | IRCC panel physicians in cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune, Ludhiana, Mohali and ThiruvananthapuramSource: IRCC: Find a panel physician |
| Biometrics | 10 VACs across IndiaSource: IRCC: Find a visa application centre |
| Government fees | CAD 100 + CAD 85 biometrics per person (about INR 12,500)Source: IRCC: Fee list |
| Stay length | Up to 5 years at a time for applications made on or after 22 June 2023Source: IRCC: Super visa, how long you can stay |
| Insurance minimum | CAD 100,000 emergency cover, valid 1 year from entry, paid in full or by instalments with a depositSource: IRCC: Super visa, forms and documents |
Parents and grandparents of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is 18 or older and lives in Canada. The parent must apply from outside Canada, pass a medical exam, buy private health insurance and show a letter of invitation from the child or grandchild, who must meet a minimum income.
Only with a doctor on IRCC’s panel physician list. For India the list covers many cities, from New Delhi, Ludhiana and Mohali in the north to Chennai, Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram in the south. A medical from any other doctor is not accepted. Check the list before booking, because it changes.
Usually not. The policy must come from a Canadian insurance company, or from a foreign insurer authorized by Canada’s OSFI that issued the policy while doing business in Canada. Brokers are not insurers. Quotes are not accepted; the policy must be paid.
IRCC accepts the host’s birth certificate or another official document naming you as the parent or grandparent. If the host’s birth was registered late, add older records that show the parents’ names, such as school certificates or the host’s old passports.
IRCC’s New Delhi family class instructions list school records (fifth class, middle standard and matriculation certificates) and the voter ID card as supporting identity documents when a birth was registered late.
The host must meet the minimum necessary income for their family size, which IRCC publishes and updates each year. The parents being invited count in the family size. The host’s spouse can co-sign to combine incomes; siblings cannot.
These are the grounds IRCC officers most often write in refusal letters for this kind of application. They are typical grounds, not statistics. Fix them before you apply, not after.
Tell us where you are in the process. A member of our team will tell you what is missing or weak in your India application, before IRCC does.
This page is general information, not legal advice. Immigration rules, fees and document lists change often. Confirm current requirements on canada.ca or with a licensed Canadian immigration representative (RCIC or lawyer) before you apply.