Inviting Your Parents to Visit

Inviting Relatives and Friends to Visit Canada

If you would like your family (parents, spouse/common law partner and/or children) or friends to visit you while you are studying in Canada, they may need to apply for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) in order to enter Canada. (For a list of countries needing a TRV, click here.) They will have to apply for a TRV at the nearest Canadian Visa office in their home country. It is important that they check the website of the Canadian Visa office to which they will be applying for information on the application process and on additional documents that may be required.

Often times, your parents will be required to present a letter of invitation from you (and written by you) when they apply for their TRV.

Your invitation letter must be in English and should include the following information about the person being invited:

  • Complete name
  • Date of birth
  • The person’s address and telephone number
  • Your relationship to the person being invited
  • The purpose of the trip
  • How long the person you are inviting intends to stay in Canada
  • Details on accommodation and living expenses
  • The date the person you are inviting intends to leave Canada

Your letter must also include the following information about yourself:

  • Complete name
  • Date of birth
  • Address and telephone number in Canada
  • Student Status information (a statement letter from the Office of the Registrar is useful)
  • A photocopy of a document proving your status in Canada (Study Permit or Work Permit)

Note - You must write the invitation letter yourself. The above are only suggested guidelines for the letter. Some Visa Offices may require that the invitation letter be notarized by a Notary Public.

You will mail the invitation letter to your family member and they will need to present the letter to the Canadian Visa Office along with their application for a Temporary Resident Visa.

For more information visit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Website: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/letter.asp

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Last Updated: August 26, 2010

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