Before you start
- Use only your own government account.
- Never share government or email credentials.
- Confirm fees, deadlines and checklists when you act.
CHANGING CONDITIONS
Income thresholds, insurance rules, medical instructions, fees and processing controls can change; verify each live control before applying and travelling.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLESponsor
Confirm the family and host route
Confirm on the current IRCC page that the visitor is the parent or grandparent of the Canadian citizen or permanent-resident host and record the host’s household facts.
- Expected output
- A dated relationship and host-status record.
- Checkpoint
- Civil records and host status support the recorded relationship; FileNorth does not decide eligibility.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Super visa for parents and grandparents · www.canada.ca - 02RESPONSIBLESponsor
Prepare the invitation and host evidence
The host prepares the factual invitation, household list and current income records required by the live super-visa instructions.
- Expected output
- A signed or otherwise accepted invitation package and current host evidence.
- Checkpoint
- Household members, relationship facts and income period match the current official definitions.
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Obtain qualifying medical insurance
Obtain insurance from a provider and for a coverage period and amount that meet the live IRCC super-visa requirements; retain the full policy and proof of payment.
- Expected output
- A current insurance policy and payment record in the visitor’s name.
- Checkpoint
- Coverage dates, exclusions, provider status and required coverage are rechecked on the official page before submission and travel.
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Complete medical and visitor evidence
Follow the current medical-examination instructions and prepare passport, family relationship, purpose-of-visit, ties, funds and travel records named by the personalized checklist.
- Expected output
- A checklist-indexed visitor, family, medical and financial evidence set.
- Checkpoint
- No medical result, return plan or financial fact is invented or paraphrased beyond its source record.
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Submit the super-visa application
Complete the current forms in the visitor’s own IRCC account, upload the reviewed records, pay IRCC directly and retain the complete submission confirmation.
- Expected output
- An official submission confirmation, receipt and copy of the application package.
- Checkpoint
- The visitor controls the account and every family, travel and refusal-history answer was reviewed before submission.
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Complete requests and verify issuance
Complete biometrics, passport, medical or additional-document requests by their official dates, then verify the issued visa and passport details before travel.
- Expected output
- Saved request responses and the final visa decision record.
- Checkpoint
- Insurance remains valid for the planned travel and the issued document details match the passport.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Super visa for parents and grandparents · www.canada.ca
DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- Prepare host status, relationship and household-income records; the invitation; qualifying medical-insurance policy and payment; medical, passport, travel, ties and funds evidence; the personalized checklist, forms, receipts and IRCC messages.