Source-backed scope
Adult Indian ordinary-passport parent/grandparent applying from India for an extended temporary visit to a qualifying child/grandchild in Canada. Host is at least 18, lives in Canada and holds Canadian citizenship, permanent residence or Indian Act status; Indian nationality alone is not Indian Act status. This is not permanent residence or permission to work. Use the generated IRCC checklist and visa-office passport request. Current July 2026 income options apply; the linked dollar table is labelled July 2025, so check the current family-size amount before applying. Other family and dependent applications are separate.
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Purpose
- Short family / friend visits
- Destination
- Canada
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Adult Indian ordinary-passport parent/grandparent applying from India for an extended temporary visit to a qualifying child/grandchild in Canada. Host is at least 18, lives in Canada and holds Canadian citizenship, permanent residence or Indian Act status; Indian nationality alone is not Indian Act status. This is not permanent residence or permission to work. Use the generated IRCC checklist and visa-office passport request. Current July 2026 income options apply; the linked dollar table is labelled July 2025, so check the current family-size amount before applying. Other family and dependent applications are separate.
IRCC requirements checked 2026-10-26. Only the category and stage stated above are covered.
How to use this checklist
Start with the route facts first: citizenship, residence, application country, destination and purpose. Then review the document rows and order processing only where the row says it is required or optional.
Document requirements
| Document | Status | Scope | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online application, identity and India checklist | required | visa application | Supply valid passport/biodata and prior passports where applicable, IMM 5707 and Schedule 1 if background answers require it. Follow the generated checklist; original passport submission follows the visa-office request. |
| Signed host invitation and family-size list | required | visa application | Include financial-support promise and names/dates of birth of everyone counted. Eligible spouse/common-law partner can co-sign; siblings cannot. |
| Host Canadian status evidence | required | visa application | Provide a copy of citizenship, permanent-resident document or Indian Act status card; include an eligible co-signer status copy if used. |
| Parent or grandparent relationship evidence | required | visa application | Use host birth/baptismal certificate or another official document establishing the relationship. |
| Selected income option and supporting records | required | visa application | Option 1: host/eligible co-signer meets full minimum in either preceding tax year, with CRA assessment. Option 2: host/co-signer has at least 75% in the preceding year and applicant income covers any balance. Applicant contribution must continue in Canada and identify currency. Evidence alternatives include CRA assessment, T4/T1, available 12-month payslips, employer, pension/rental or income-deposit records; not every alternative is mandatory. Count active undertakings and applicable earlier invitations as well as host family/applicants. |
| Qualifying paid medical-insurance policy | required | visa application | At least one year from entry, CAD 100,000 emergency cover, healthcare/hospitalisation/repatriation, paid fully or instalments with deposit; a quote is insufficient. Canadian insurer or qualifying OSFI-authorised foreign insurer issuing through Canadian business, with required foreign-policy issuance statement. Carry proof each entry. No named policy is endorsed. |
| Approved panel-physician examination evidence | required | visa application | Provide proof of the immigration medical examination by an approved panel physician. This is not a general treating-doctor letter. |
| India family-visit financial and circumstances evidence | required | visa application | Delhi checklist includes two years of tax returns, six months banking and relevant employment/pension records. Employed applicants provide employer leave letter; retired applicants pension certificate. If another payer funds travel, provide their signed letter, photo ID, bank certificate and relationship; payer documents dated within three months. Follow actual portal requests. |
| Representative authorisation if used | conditional | visa application | Complete IMM 5476 if a representative is appointed. |
| Certified source photocopy for translated evidence | conditional | visa application | Apply the linked IRCC translation and source-copy branches only where evidence is outside English/French. |
Processing route
- Online application, identity and India checklistSupply valid passport/biodata and prior passports where applicable, IMM 5707 and Schedule 1 if background answers require it. Follow the generated checklist; original passport submission follows the visa-office request. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Online application, identity and India checklist in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Signed host invitation and family-size listProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Include financial-support promise and names/dates of birth of everyone counted. Eligible spouse/common-law partner can co-sign; siblings cannot. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Signed host invitation and family-size list in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Host Canadian status evidenceProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Provide a copy of citizenship, permanent-resident document or Indian Act status card; include an eligible co-signer status copy if used. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Host Canadian status evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Parent or grandparent relationship evidenceProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Use host birth/baptismal certificate or another official document establishing the relationship. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Parent or grandparent relationship evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Selected income option and supporting recordsProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Option 1: host/eligible co-signer meets full minimum in either preceding tax year, with CRA assessment. Option 2: host/co-signer has at least 75% in the preceding year and applicant income covers any balance. Applicant contribution must continue in Canada and identify currency. Evidence alternatives include CRA assessment, T4/T1, available 12-month payslips, employer, pension/rental or income-deposit records; not every alternative is mandatory. Count active undertakings and applicable earlier invitations as well as host family/applicants. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Selected income option and supporting records in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Qualifying paid medical-insurance policyProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. At least one year from entry, CAD 100,000 emergency cover, healthcare/hospitalisation/repatriation, paid fully or instalments with deposit; a quote is insufficient. Canadian insurer or qualifying OSFI-authorised foreign insurer issuing through Canadian business, with required foreign-policy issuance statement. Carry proof each entry. No named policy is endorsed. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Qualifying paid medical-insurance policy in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Approved panel-physician examination evidenceProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Provide proof of the immigration medical examination by an approved panel physician. This is not a general treating-doctor letter. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Approved panel-physician examination evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- India family-visit financial and circumstances evidenceProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Delhi checklist includes two years of tax returns, six months banking and relevant employment/pension records. Employed applicants provide employer leave letter; retired applicants pension certificate. If another payer funds travel, provide their signed letter, photo ID, bank certificate and relationship; payer documents dated within three months. Follow actual portal requests. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare India family-visit financial and circumstances evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Representative authorisation if usedComplete IMM 5476 if a representative is appointed. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Representative authorisation if used in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Certified source photocopy for translated evidenceProcessing route needs confirmation for the actual document language, type and location. Apply the linked IRCC translation and source-copy branches only where evidence is outside English/French. For non-English/French evidence, prepare a full English/French translation and certified source photocopy unless IRCC instructs otherwise. A Canadian certified translator in good standing with a provincial/territorial organisation does not need an affidavit; otherwise the translator swears an accuracy/proficiency affidavit before a notary outside Canada. Applicant/family cannot translate. Translator affidavit, source-copy certification and any invitation-specific request are separate questions, not a universal invitation notarisation or apostille service. Confirm the actual translator and source-copy branch before ordering. 1. Prepare Certified source photocopy for translated evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
Official citations
- IRCC New DelhiIRCC New Delhi official instructionsircc.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version super-visa-delhi-20261026
May 2026 IMM5881: passport, IMM5707, conditional Schedule1 and India family-visit evidence; use generated online checklist and subsequent passport instructions.
- IRCCIRCC: India to Canada parent or grandparent Super Visa: extended family visit documentswww.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version india-canada-family-super-visa-2026-10-26
Signed invitation, host status/relationship, selected income evidence, qualifying paid insurance and panel-physician examination; additional India/portal instructions apply.
- IRCCIRCC official instructionswww.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version super-visa-eligibility-20261026
Host child/grandchild at least 18 resident in Canada with qualifying status; applicant outside Canada and genuine temporary visitor; medical exam and qualifying insurance.
- IRCCIRCC official category instructionswww.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version canada-trv-translator-branches-20261026
Canadian provincial/territorial certified translator needs no affidavit; other translators supply an accuracy/proficiency affidavit, sworn before a notary outside Canada. Applicants/family cannot translate. This source is used for the translation procedure, not paper submission steps.
- IRCCIRCC official instructionswww.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version super-visa-income-20261026
Two current income options, family-size count and alternative supporting records; page dated 6 July 2026. Dollar table separately labelled 29 July 2025.
- IRCCIRCC official category instructionswww.ircc.canada.caLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version canada-supporting-language-source-copy-20261026
Current language FAQ, modified 28 September 2026: non-English/French evidence includes a translation, translator affidavit subject to the certified-translator exception, and certified source photocopy unless instructed otherwise.
Exceptions
- Requirements and accepted document formats can change. Follow the linked authority for your exact purpose and application stage.
- Use row-level processing labels: translation, notarisation, apostille, embassy attestation and MEA or HRD attestation are not interchangeable.
Relevant Enuncia services
- Document checklist review
FAQs
Are all documents for Canada short family / friend visits automatically translated?
No. Translation is shown per document row because official sources may accept some documents as issued while requiring translation for others.
Can I order document processing from this checklist?
Build your checklist using the route facts first. A processing option can be selected only where supported by the document row. Rows needing language or authentication confirmation remain under review before pricing.
Related guides
- Canada destination guide
Destination overview for all published source-backed routes.