Canadian visa process for visiting relatives

Conditions for visiting relatives in Canada

● Parents (including adoptive parents), children (including adopted sons), brothers and sisters of one spouse have settled in Canada and obtained permanent residency.

● Grandparents or grandchildren have settled in Canada and obtained permanent residency or Canadian citizenship.

● Collateral relatives, such as uncles, cousins, cousins, aunts and uncles, have settled in Canada and joined foreign relatives and friends with Canadian citizenship.

● Parents whose children are studying in Canada can apply for visiting relatives.

Key points of visa application for visiting relatives in Canada.

* The applicant must convince the visa officer that the applicant will return to China after visiting relatives.

* China citizens generally need to buy round-trip air tickets to visit their relatives in Canada.

* Those who apply for residence for more than 6 months are required to undergo a medical examination.

Length of stay to visit relatives

1. Canada's residence time for visiting relatives ranges from 1 to 6 months, and the visa period is generally 3 months. Foreigners with passports can ask for an extension of visiting relatives after entering the country. Sometimes, immigration officials will directly provide convenience to immigrants and allow them to stay in Canada for six months.

2. After entering the country as a family member, you can apply for visa extension regardless of whether the validity period of the visa is 1 month or 3 months. To apply for visa extension, you must personally apply to the Immigration Bureau 7 days before the visa expires. The relatives of the applicant in Canada should first make a request to the local immigration center bureau and fulfill the guarantee procedures.

3. Apply for extension, accompanied by relatives in Canada, and bring passports, travel documents and return air tickets. Relatives should also carry relevant documents to prove their identity. Under normal circumstances, when the applicant has completed all the formalities and can give justified reasons, the Immigration Bureau will agree to extend the application and immediately re-sign the visa.

* * Note: If tourists visiting relatives violate the relevant laws of Canada during their stay in Canada, they will be punished in three forms according to the seriousness of the case:

-being asked to leave the country voluntarily;

-Being ordered to leave the country;

-Deportation. Those who have been deported are not allowed to re-enter.

To apply for visiting relatives in Canada, you need to submit the following materials to the embassy: 1. Copy of identity documents (such as passport, identity card, birth certificate, etc.). Canadian relatives and friends; 2. The economic guarantee certificates of relatives and friends in Canada must be original and notarized by the Canadian lawyer's notary office, including the guarantor's tax bill and the recent (3-6 months) bank deposit monthly statement or payroll; 3. Proof of the relationship between relatives and friends in Canada and the applicant; 4. Invitations from relatives and friends in Canada; 5. Letter of proof of the applicant's vacation time issued by the applicant's unit (stamped with the official seal of the unit).