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Visitor Visa Invitation Letter (Canada)
A Canadian host can strengthen a relative’s or friend’s visitor visa, eTA or Super Visa application with a specific, documented letter — the kind a visa officer can place on the file and act on. Our template produces that letter: host status proof for a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or work-permit holder; purpose, duration and accommodation set out in plain terms; financial responsibility allocated; the Super Visa track switched on for parents and grandparents (10-year multiple-entry, $100,000 minimum private health insurance, panel-physician medical examination); and a truthfulness and dual-intent position grounded in sections 16, 22(2) and 40 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
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Visitor Visa Invitation Letter (Canada)
Super Visa Invitation — Parent / Grandparent · June 12, 2026
Jasmeet Singh Sandhu
47 Maple Ridge Drive, Mississauga ON L5N 7P8
+1 (905) 555-0162
jasmeet.sandhu@email.ca
June 12, 2026
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Officer reviewing the visitor visa / eTA / Super Visa application
[Visa application centre named in the application]
[Visa application centre named in the application]
INVITATION LETTER — VISITOR VISA
Mother · Visiting September 4, 2026 – February 10, 2027
Dear Officer,
I, Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, a Canadian citizen, write this letter in support of the Super Visa application of Harbhajan Kaur Sandhu, my mother. I confirm the purpose, duration, accommodation and financial arrangements for the visit set out below, and I acknowledge that the information in this letter is true to the best of my knowledge — the statements being relevant under section 16 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
I, Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, a Canadian citizen, write this letter in support of the Super Visa application of Harbhajan Kaur Sandhu, my mother. I confirm the purpose, duration, accommodation and financial arrangements for the visit set out below, and I acknowledge that the information in this letter is true to the best of my knowledge — the statements being relevant under section 16 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
1.
HOST DETAILS
Full name: Jasmeet Singh Sandhu
Status in Canada: Canadian citizen
Address in Canada: 47 Maple Ridge Drive, Mississauga ON L5N 7P8
Telephone: +1 (905) 555-0162
Email: jasmeet.sandhu@email.ca
Proof of status: Canadian birth certificate, citizenship card or certificate, or valid Canadian passport (enclosed).
Status in Canada: Canadian citizen
Address in Canada: 47 Maple Ridge Drive, Mississauga ON L5N 7P8
Telephone: +1 (905) 555-0162
Email: jasmeet.sandhu@email.ca
Proof of status: Canadian birth certificate, citizenship card or certificate, or valid Canadian passport (enclosed).
2.
VISITOR DETAILS
Full name: Harbhajan Kaur Sandhu
Relationship to the host: mother
Date of birth: July 14, 1956
Passport number: L1234567
Address abroad: Village Khera Khurd, Patiala District 147001, India
Relationship to the host: mother
Date of birth: July 14, 1956
Passport number: L1234567
Address abroad: Village Khera Khurd, Patiala District 147001, India
3.
PURPOSE AND DURATION OF VISIT
Purpose: My mother is visiting Canada to spend extended time with her grandchildren and to attend my elder son’s graduation from McMaster University. The visit is a long-planned family reunion; she has previously held a multiple-entry visitor visa and has always left Canada within the authorized period.
Arrival in Canada: September 4, 2026
Planned departure from Canada: February 10, 2027
Visitor class: the application is made under the visitor class set out in section 20 of the IRPA and the temporary-resident regulations (IRPR rr.179-184; visa exemptions under r.190).
Arrival in Canada: September 4, 2026
Planned departure from Canada: February 10, 2027
Visitor class: the application is made under the visitor class set out in section 20 of the IRPA and the temporary-resident regulations (IRPR rr.179-184; visa exemptions under r.190).
4.
ACCOMMODATION DURING THE VISIT
The visitor will be staying in my own home, at the address above.
My mother will be staying in the main-floor bedroom at my home address above for the entire visit. There are no other guests during the visit period.
My mother will be staying in the main-floor bedroom at my home address above for the entire visit. There are no other guests during the visit period.
5.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
I am financially responsible for the visit (lodging, food and travel within Canada). The visit is financed on the basis set out above; the host is not seeking any public benefit on the visitor’s behalf during the stay.
6.
HOST STATUS PROOF AND INCOME
Status as a Canadian citizen is established by the Canadian birth certificate, citizenship card or certificate, or valid Canadian passport enclosed with this letter. Income and tax records are produced so the officer can weigh the host’s capacity to fund the visit and (where the Super Visa track applies) to meet the minimum-income / LICO requirement IRCC publishes annually.
Specific proof enclosed: Canadian passport, biographical page and photograph page (enclosed), together with the Citizenship Certificate dated 12 May 2018.
Occupation: Software engineering manager at Royal Bank of Canada, full-time, continuously employed since March 2014.
Income summary: Gross employment income for 2025: $142,800.00 CAD. Spouse’s income (also working): $96,400.00 CAD. Household of four including two Canadian-citizen children.
NOA / T4 summary: Notices of Assessment 2023, 2024 and 2025 enclosed (CRA, individual). T4 slips 2024 and 2025 enclosed. Most recent pay stub dated 31 May 2026 enclosed.
Specific proof enclosed: Canadian passport, biographical page and photograph page (enclosed), together with the Citizenship Certificate dated 12 May 2018.
Occupation: Software engineering manager at Royal Bank of Canada, full-time, continuously employed since March 2014.
Income summary: Gross employment income for 2025: $142,800.00 CAD. Spouse’s income (also working): $96,400.00 CAD. Household of four including two Canadian-citizen children.
NOA / T4 summary: Notices of Assessment 2023, 2024 and 2025 enclosed (CRA, individual). T4 slips 2024 and 2025 enclosed. Most recent pay stub dated 31 May 2026 enclosed.
7.
SUPER VISA TRACK — INSURANCE AND MEDICAL
This application is made on the Super Visa track for a parent or grandparent of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident: a multiple-entry visa valid for up to 10 years, with stays of up to five years per entry. The Super Visa-specific requirements are met:
Private medical insurance: Manulife Financial (Canadian insurer), minimum coverage $100,000.00 CAD for health care, hospitalisation and repatriation; valid for at least one year from entry; policy paid or deposit posted (quotes alone are not accepted).
Medical examination: A panel-physician immigration medical examination has been booked; the eMedical reference will be filed with the application.
Minimum income / LICO: the host meets the LICO threshold IRCC publishes annually, as the income and tax records above show.
Private medical insurance: Manulife Financial (Canadian insurer), minimum coverage $100,000.00 CAD for health care, hospitalisation and repatriation; valid for at least one year from entry; policy paid or deposit posted (quotes alone are not accepted).
Medical examination: A panel-physician immigration medical examination has been booked; the eMedical reference will be filed with the application.
Minimum income / LICO: the host meets the LICO threshold IRCC publishes annually, as the income and tax records above show.
8.
TRUTHFULNESS AND DUAL INTENT
I sign this letter knowing that section 40 of the IRPA attaches a five-year inadmissibility to material misrepresentation, even where inadvertent — the information above is given on that footing. Where the visitor also pursues permanent residence in parallel, section 22(2) of the Act recognizes dual intent: an applicant may be both a genuine temporary resident and a future permanent-residence aspirant, provided the officer is satisfied they will leave at the end of authorized stay.
Dual intent position: My mother is also a beneficiary in my long-pending family-class permanent-residence sponsorship; the Super Visa request and the sponsorship are independent and her temporary purpose — to visit and return at the end of the authorized stay — is genuine. She has departed Canada at the end of each prior visit.
Prior immigration history (visitor): Multiple-entry visitor visa held December 2018 – December 2023; used four times (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023); left on time in each case. US B1/B2 issued 2015, used once in 2016.
Voluntary disclosure: No criminal record, no prior refusals, no medical inadmissibility issues known. My mother has been a homemaker since 1980 and has no employment income outside the household.
Dual intent position: My mother is also a beneficiary in my long-pending family-class permanent-residence sponsorship; the Super Visa request and the sponsorship are independent and her temporary purpose — to visit and return at the end of the authorized stay — is genuine. She has departed Canada at the end of each prior visit.
Prior immigration history (visitor): Multiple-entry visitor visa held December 2018 – December 2023; used four times (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023); left on time in each case. US B1/B2 issued 2015, used once in 2016.
Voluntary disclosure: No criminal record, no prior refusals, no medical inadmissibility issues known. My mother has been a homemaker since 1980 and has no employment income outside the household.
9.
CONTACT
I am happy to provide any further information or document the officer reasonably requires. Where additional confirmation is needed, my contact details are above; documents can also be filed with the visitor’s application directly.
YOURS SINCERELY,
Jasmeet Singh Sandhu
Host
Date: ____________________
HOST
Jasmeet Singh Sandhu
Date: ____________________
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What Is a Visitor Visa Invitation Letter?
An invitation letter is a written statement by a Canadian host — citizen, permanent resident, or in some cases a work-permit holder — supporting a temporary-resident application by a foreign national. It accompanies the visitor’s own IRCC application (forms IMM 5257 for a visitor visa or IMM 5710 for a visitor record extension, plus supporting documents) and gives the visa officer a structured, signed account of the purpose of the visit, the duration, the accommodation, the financial arrangements and the host’s status. Under section 20 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the visitor must satisfy the officer that they will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay — the letter is one of the documents that bears on that question.
An invitation letter is NOT a statutory requirement, is NOT a guarantee of admission, and is NOT required to be notarized. A commissioner-attested statutory declaration is the next step up where the file calls for one (and our IMM 5409 companion template, the statutory declaration of common-law union, is the recognised affidavit form for sponsorship-side cohabitation). But for the great majority of visitor files, a specific dated letter signed by the host with copies of the host’s status proof and current tax records is what the officer will weigh — and the letter is strongest when it is concrete, host-status-proven, and consistent with the visitor’s own application.
For parents and grandparents, the Super Visa is usually the right tool — a multiple-entry visa valid for up to 10 years, with stays of up to five years per entry. The Super Visa requirements are stricter: minimum $100,000 of private medical insurance from a Canadian insurer (or an OSFI-authorized foreign insurer), valid for at least one year from entry and paid (not just quoted); an immigration medical examination by a panel physician; and a host who meets the LICO minimum income IRCC publishes annually. Our template detects the Super Visa track and writes the matching clauses; for any other relative or friend, leave the Super Visa toggle off and use the standard visitor letter.
What's Covered in This Template
The letter follows the structure a visa officer reads through — host, visitor, purpose, accommodation, finance, status proof, Super Visa (if applicable), truthfulness — and adapts to your host status and Super Visa track.
Three Host Status Types
Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or work-permit holder — each gets a specific status-proof clause naming the documents the officer expects to see (passport / citizenship certificate / PR card / COPR / work permit).
Visitor Class Anchor
The letter cites IRPA section 20 and the visitor class in IRPR regulations 179-184 (with the visa exemptions under r.190) so the officer reads the invitation against the right framework.
Purpose & Duration
Arrival and departure dates, concrete reason for the visit (graduation, wedding, family reunion, medical appointment) — vague purposes invite a "purpose of visit" refusal.
Accommodation Detail
Host’s home, a hotel, or a mix — with a specific room or address and the date range covered.
Financial Responsibility
Three options: host pays, visitor pays, or shared — with detail expected for the shared option.
Status Proof + Income (Expert)
Specific documents listed (passport biographical pages, citizenship certificate, PR card or COPR IMM 5292/5688), with NOA / T4 / pay-stub records the officer can verify the host’s capacity against.
Super Visa Track (Expert)
For parents and grandparents, the Super Visa-specific clauses: 10-year multiple-entry validity, minimum $100,000 private medical insurance from a Canadian or OSFI-authorized insurer, panel-physician medical examination, and LICO minimum income.
Truthfulness + Dual Intent (Expert)
The host signs on a section 40 footing (five-year inadmissibility bar for material misrepresentation), with a section 22(2) dual-intent paragraph for visitors who also have a long-pending PR application.
Canadian Letter Format
Sender / recipient / subject bar / numbered clauses / host signature line — formatted for IRCC officer review.
How to Create Your Invitation Letter
Five steps from the visitor’s ask to filed letter.
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Pin Down the Visit
Arrival and departure dates, the visitor’s passport details, the concrete reason for the visit, and where they will stay. Concreteness is the single highest-leverage feature.
- 2
Allocate Finance
Who is paying — host, visitor, or shared. If shared, write a one-line allocation so it is not left as a question for the officer.
- 3
Add Host Status Proof (Expert)
Name the specific documents you are enclosing (passport pages, citizenship certificate, PR card front and back, or COPR), and the income picture for the visit.
- 4
Switch the Super Visa Track (Expert)
For parents and grandparents, set the Super Visa toggle to "Yes" and add the insurer name, policy amount (minimum $100,000 CAD), and the medical examination status. For any other relative, leave it "No".
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Sign and File
Sign the letter as host; the visitor attaches it to their IRCC application together with the documents you reference. The letter is not separately filed by you.
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Legal Considerations
An invitation letter sits at the intersection of host honesty, visitor admissibility and the Super Visa rules — get all three right.
This template provides general information for Canadian hosts inviting foreign visitors and is not legal advice. For complex files — Super Visa applications with insurance complications, prior overstays, criminal or medical inadmissibility issues, or files in tight processing windows — consult a Canadian immigration lawyer or a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC). The visitor’s own application remains their responsibility; this letter supports it but does not replace any required form.
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Visitor Class — IRPA s.20 + IRPR rr.179-184
Under section 20 of the IRPA, a foreign national seeking to enter or remain in Canada as a temporary resident must establish that they will leave by the end of the period authorized. The visitor class is defined by IRPR rr.179-184, with visa exemptions in r.190 for citizens of Schedule 1.1 countries (who hold eTAs instead of TRVs). The invitation letter is one document among many that bears on the leave-on-time question.
Host Honesty — IRPA s.40
A host who signs an invitation letter accepts section 40 of the IRPA: a five-year inadmissibility attaches to material misrepresentation, even where the misstatement is inadvertent. The safest letter contains only what the host can prove (the income statement matches the NOA / T4; the accommodation matches reality; prior travel history is accurate as far as the host knows). Voluntary disclosure of anything sensitive in the letter is safer than a later finding by the officer.
Dual Intent — IRPA s.22(2)
Where the visitor is also pursuing permanent residence in parallel (a long-pending family-class sponsorship, an Express Entry profile, an in-Canada spousal application), section 22(2) of the Act recognises dual intent: an applicant may be both a genuine temporary resident and a future permanent-residence aspirant, provided the temporary purpose stands on its own. The strongest dual-intent paragraph names the parallel route, the timeline, and the visitor’s record of leaving on time on prior visits.
Super Visa — Insurance, Medical and Income
For parents and grandparents, the Super Visa adds three specific requirements: (i) private medical insurance from a Canadian insurer or an OSFI-authorized foreign insurer, with minimum coverage of $100,000 for health care, hospitalisation and repatriation, valid for at least one year from entry and PAID (not just quoted); (ii) an immigration medical examination by an IRCC panel physician; and (iii) a host whose income meets the LICO threshold IRCC publishes annually for the relevant family size. The Super Visa is multiple-entry, valid for up to 10 years, with stays of up to five years per entry.
Where the Invitation Sits in the Wider File
For a host-side spousal sponsorship affidavit, use our statutory declaration of common-law union template (IMM 5409 companion). For a visitor whose application has been refused, our IRCC reconsideration request template builds the post-refusal letter. For a visitor who has received a procedural fairness letter, our IRCC procedural fairness response template handles the rebuttal. For proactive explanation alongside the application, our IRCC letter of explanation template handles the framework piece.
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