Dear friends,
Here are required documents to invite your family to Canada:
1- Invitation letter. The letter needs to be officially singed and approved by a notary public. U of S has a notary public visiting students in administration building. To find out working hours of the notary public, you may ask from help desk located in administration building. The service is free for students. One letter is enough to be sent for as many as guests you are inviting to Canada. A sample letter, used successfully by many students, is also available. Please email us at psa.usask@gmail.com to send you the sample of the invitation letter.
2- Confirmation of enrolment. You can download this document from PAWS.
3- Proof of your employment in U of S. You may get this letter from the general office of your department. The letter shows you are a full time graduate student with a specified stipend.
4- Copy of your study permit.
5- Supporting letter from ISO (with the new name of ISSAC) for each person you are going to invite.
6- Receipt of your tax return.
7- A copy of your student card.
8- Supplementary documents:
a. Bank statement. If you have considerable money in your account, it is good to get a bank statement showing your financial status.
b. A copy of your residence lease indicating you have a place to accommodate your guests.
The rest of documents to get Visa, should be completed by invited guests according to Canadian Embassy instructions given by the Embassy. The process takes about one month to be completed in Iran.
Try to plan in a way that your guests come to Saskatoon during summer so that there is more chance for them to see the beauty of Saskatoon during summer or to travel inside Canada.
Hope you visit your beloved ones in Saskatoon.
Ebrahim