Note: Parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents have a new option for visiting Canada. After December 1, 2011, they are eligible to apply for the Parent and grandparent Super Visa and can visit Canada for up to two years without Edit status.
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- Jiaheng International -The longest a visitor to Canada can visit now is six months at a time. Most visitors who want to stay longer than six months must apply to extend their visa every six months and pay a new application fee. For the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa, eligible parents and grandparents will pay a lower application fee and, for some reason, will be able to stay in Canada for a longer period of time to be with their families. The average time it takes for Immigration Canada to issue a visa is eight weeks. That means waiting for a visa, which used to take eight years, now takes eight weeks.
Yes, Super visas are multiple entry visas that allow them to enter Canada multiple times for up to ten years. The biggest difference between the two visas is that visitors with a Super visa can stay in Canada for up to two years at a time, while visitors with a 10-year multiple-entry visa can stay for up to six months.
New single entry or multiple entry visa applications must be processed at a visa centre outside Canada.