Stay in Canada longer

How to stay longer is a question frequently asked. Let read this:

When you first come to Canada as a visitor, you use one of these documents to enter:

• a visitor visa (also called a temporary resident visa)
• an electronic travel authorization (eTA)
• a valid passport or travel document

If you want to extend your stay in Canada as a visitor (stay in Canada longer), you need to apply for a visitor record, which is not a visa.

A visitor record

• is a document that gives you status as a visitor in Canada and allows you to stay longer
• includes a new expiry date
  
  • that’s the new date that you must leave Canada by

When you apply for a visitor record make sure to apply before your current status expires.

Reunite with your family members

Being apart from your loved ones is hard. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has policies in place to address family separation. However, some conditions apply for the same that affect foreign nationals’ ability to travel.

To reunite with your family member in Canada, you must be an immediate family member of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

Documents to prove immediate family status and your relationship

You must have 2 types of documents:

• one that shows your immediate family member’s status as a Canadian citizen, as a permanent resident, or as a person registered under the Indian Act
• one that shows your relationship to that family member

Parent and grandparent super visa

What is a super visa?

A super visa lets you visit your children or grandchildren for up to 5 years at a time. It’s a visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years. When you enter Canada, a border services officer will confirm how long you can stay.

There are specific requirements for a super visa, including the need for medical insurance. You must meet all the criteria to be eligible.

If you want to stay for 6 months or less, apply for a visitor visa.

Visitor visa for workers and students

Everyone confuses between visitor visa and permits. Here we go, A visitor visa (also called a temporary resident visa) is an official document that visa officers stick in your passport on approval to enter Canada if you meet the requirements needed. Permit (Study/ Work) on the other hand is an officially written document that authorises its holder to seek education in Designated Institutes or employment respectively in Canada legally.

You can only apply for a visitor visa from inside Canada if you meet all of these criteria:

• already are in Canada
• hold a valid study or work permit
• want to leave and return to Canada in the near future, and
• have an existing visitor visa that’s expired, or is about to expire, or that was valid for only 1 entry

You can apply for a visitor visa from outside Canada if you meet all of these criteria:

Step 1: Check if you’re eligible to travel to Canada

Step 2: Get the documents that show you meet the criteria for a visitor visa

Step 3: Submit Application

Step 4: Give your fingerprints and photo (biometrics)

Step 5: Processing your application by authorities

Step 6: Send your passport (if your application is approved)

Step 7: Prepare for your travel to and arrival in Canada

Visit Canada on business

What is a business visitor?

A business visitor is a person who:

• come to take part in international business activities without being part of the Canadian labour market
• are visiting Canada temporarily to
  
  • look for ways to grow your business
  • invest
  • advance your business relationships

Business visitors usually stay in Canada for a few days or a few weeks, but are able to stay for up to 6 months.

How to show you’re a business visitor

To qualify as a business visitor to Canada, you must show that:

• you plan to stay for less than 6 months (Note: If you plan to stay for more than 6 months, or plan to work in Canada, you may be considered a temporary worker and have to apply for a work permit.)
• you don’t plan to enter the Canadian labour market
• your main place of business and source of income and profits is outside Canada
• you have documents that support your application
• you meet Canada’s basic entry requirements, because you
  
  • have a valid travel document, such as a passport
  • have enough money for your stay and to return home
  • plan to leave Canada at the end of your visit
  • are not a criminal, security, or health risk to Canadians