After about a decade of good time in US on H1b, I am thinking of moving to Toronto so that I can get my parents to live with me. Parents' health is deteriorating fast and I need an immigration system that allows them to stay with me permanently. GC in US seems 30+ years away and traveling back and forth every 6 months is a lot of hassle for the parents. Also we do not want to stay back in India because myself, wife and kids really like the more advanced countries we have lived/vacationed in and also like the work culture, way of life etc (personal choices, pls do not comment on those but going into debate about home-country or patriotism is pointless and off the topic). Parents are ok to stay with us in Canada, not an issue. So, if we do move to Toronto in 2020 assuming Express Entry Visa comes quickly (yes, we qualify well from points perspective) and are also sure to get good jobs there, how soon can I file for my parents' permanent Canadian visa/PR/citizenship (whatever is longer and quicker)? Secondly and equally important: Does Canada's free healthcare cover pre-existing diseases of retired old parents? #canada #toronto #immigration #parents #health
Ah. So bad and sad. I guess only option then is to get them on tourist visa with which they can stay continuously for 2 years? Do you know what needs to be done after those 2 years are over? Do they have to leave Canada? How soon can they come back?
Try Australia. In Canada you cannot bring your parents permanently.
who told u that? afaik u can bring parents in canada via super visa and eventually pr for them
I think op meant bringing parents permanently. There is not way of moving from visa to PR due to age restrictions for skill based PR.
Australia's job market is too bad as compared to Canada, right? And more racialism too, no?
I think job market is same. Infact it is better in Australia.
How does Australia immigration looks like for parents and 15+ year experienced software professionals? Some timelines and process sharing would be much appreciated.
TC or GTFO
Is there a way to sponsor parent’s PR once you become a Canadian Citizen?
You don’t need to wait until you become citizen. You can sponsor parents for PR, if you are a PR (assuming you meet financial criteria).
There's only a quota of 20,000 immigrant visas per year for parents of Canadian citizens.
Does it get filled quickly ? Like within a few days or takes time like a month to get filled?
yes pr gets filled quickly last year it was in 8 mins but u can try every year, till then u can use supervisa
So is it like the passport application in India used to be in 2012? Everybody is ready to click with their application at 5 pm and all of them click at 5 pm sharp, only to find that the spots got filled at 5:00:01 ... LOL
Random question, how does your EE score rank high given your 15+ YOE? I assume you are approaching 40 years old, and for CRS, anything above 3 YOE is same, and age is a huge factor and it might be a -50 in your score.
I am in the same boat as you. Ok if I DM you to ask a few questions?
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You need a “super visa “ to bring your parents over.Traditionally the visa closed out in few minutes every year due to high demand.This year it has been suspended. So as of now you can’t really bring parents over till they open the scheme;even after that it’s usually a lottery.So don’t bank on it
I think what you're taking about is the PR application for parents and grand-parents. The super visa is pretty much like a regular visitor visa but only applicable for parents. I think it should be available anytime and grants upto 2 years of stay per visit. It was designed so you could bring your parents over during the 24 month long time it takes to process their PR.
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