Overview
A recent change in Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)makes it easier and faster for eligible sponsors to bring their parents or grandparents to Canada on a temporary basis on what’s known as a Super Visa.  A Super Visa is a multiple-entry visa that is valid for up to 10 years and allows eligible parents/ grandparents to visit their family in Canada for up to two years at a time.
Although IRCC has reduced the processing time for the Super Visa, one of the critical requirements for obtaining the Super Visa is insurance. Super Visa applicants must submit proof that they have purchased private medical insurance from a Canadian insurance company. Other requirements can be obtained from the government website.CONTACT AN ADVISOR
Super Visa Application
Our focus at Covenant Wealth Financial Services is in helping you, the applicant, qualify for the health insurance that meets the requirements to apply for Super Visa for your parents or grandparents.
What is a Super Visa Insurance?
Super Visa insurance is emergency medical travel insurance that provides coverage to visitors to Canada. In the case of the Super Visa Insurance requirement, it provides medical emergency coverage for parents or grandparents while they are in Canada. In other words, it gives them access to emergency medical health care services while in Canada.
If, for example, your parents or grandparents have a car accident and require medical treatment – the emergency travel insurance would cover:
- Physician Services
- Ambulance Services
- Hospitalization
- Prescription Drugs
- And More
Super Visa Insurance Requirements
In the case of the Super Visa Insurance requirements, it must also cover repatriation, valid for a minimum of one year from the date of entry and provide a minimum amount of $100,000 coverage. It must also be valid for each entry to Canada.
Most importantly, the medical insurance policy must be purchase from a Canadian insurance company.
