Sponsoring Parents for visiting Canada….

While applying for Canadian Immigration, one has the option for applying individually or for family. Family for the purpose constitutes only spouse and dependent children and not parents. After having immigrated through the Family Visa or point system, the next issue comes is how to sponsor parents to visit Canada.

It is real surprising that the attitude of Canadian consulate, which is not very friendly till immigration is done, the same country is quite helpful and considerate once you are citizen there.

It is not very difficult to get Visitor Visa for parents. All you need is to get the specified documents and prepare application for the same.

Here is the list of documents that you need to provide to get visa for parents:

• Last Year’s Income-tax assessment notice or T4 for yourself
• Last Year’s Income-tax assessment notice of T4 for your spouse (please provide this even though you have more than enough income, they sometimes asks for this even though you might be earning 100,000 per year!)
• Current years latest pay slip for yourself
Current years latest pay slip for your spouse
• Photocopy of your lading papers and passport
• One of your utility bills, just for showing your place of resident
• One sponsor letter, which may not necessarily be notarized, but you can do it. For your convenience, format for sponsor letter is given below.

Documents to be provided by Parents:

• Their income statements
• If farmer – copies of 7/12 and 8A (or whatever)
• Copies of property they own
• Job records if any.
• Passport

How to apply?

Sending all papers and passport by post! For many people this sounds weird but it is true. For senior citizens Canadian government takes lot of care and they are not supposed to visit the embassy. They can, but it is not required and anyway not going to help in any much way.

Sample Sponsorship letter

From:
R S Chawla
XX – XXXX Scanlon drive
Calgary, Alberta, T3L 1N3
Canada

Monday, December 24, 2005

Dear Visa Officer,

I am writing this to support Visitor Visa application of my mother Mrs. Harjinder Chawla.

My mother is a widow staying at 55 Shakti Nagar, Amritsar. She likes to visit Canada and stay with our family for some time. She is good in health and capable of doing things on her own. She may like to settle in Canada permanently but would like to see it before applying for permanent residency.

Following is further information about myself.

•I am a Canadian resident staying at Scanlon Drive, Calgary, Alberta, T3L 1N3 3H9, Canada
•I am staying with my Wife – Mandeep, two children Tanvir and Sanam
•I am working with XXX Inc. My wife works for XXX Canada Inc. We both have permanent full time job
•I am confirming that I, with help of my wife, will support all expenses of my mother including stay, food, medical, insurance, travel etc.
•We have sufficient fund to support her expenses

If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at my residence XXX XXX XXXX.

Thanks.

Yours truly,

R S Chawla