# Longer family visits: where to look

> Where the official pages cover longer family visits and extensions in the UK, Canada, Australia and Germany. Links only: they decide what applies.

- Category: Visas & permits
- For: parents and relatives visiting or supporting family abroad
- Verified on: 2026-10-20
- Source: [IRCC — Super visa for parents and grandparents](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/parent-grandparent-super-visa.html)
- Page: https://travelsorted.grihaam.online/resources/longer-family-visits-where-to-look

## The short answer

Longer family visits are handled differently in each country. Some publish a separate route for parents or grandparents, some publish an extension page for visitors who are already there, and some treat a longer stay as a different kind of visa altogether. We link the official pages and nothing more, because whether any of them applies to you is for the official page, or a licensed adviser, to say.

## Key terms in plain English

- **Extension:** a request to stay longer, made to the authority, while you are in the country.
- **Separate route:** a visa designed for a longer family visit, with its own page and conditions.
- **Conditions:** the rules attached to your permission, such as what you may do and for how long.

## Where the official pages are

- **United Kingdom:** [Standard Visitor: when you can extend your stay](https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor/extend-your-stay) and [How to apply for a visa to come to the UK](https://www.gov.uk/apply-to-come-to-the-uk).
- **Canada:** [Super visa for parents and grandparents](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/parent-grandparent-super-visa.html) and [Extend your stay in Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/extend-stay.html).
- **Australia:** [Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 870)](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/sponsored-parent-temporary-870) and [Check visa details and conditions online](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/already-have-a-visa/check-visa-details-and-conditions/check-conditions-online).
- **Germany:** [Visas for Germany](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service/215870-215870) and the EU’s [short-stay tool](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/border-crossing/short-stay-calculator_en).

## Questions to ask the official page

Read each page with these questions in mind, and write down the answers with the date:

- Is this route open now, and who is it for?
- Does it ask the family member in the destination to do anything?
- Does it ask for health cover or other documents?
- When must a request be made, and how?
- What are the conditions while the family member is there?

## Checklist

- [ ] Decide roughly how long you would like to stay, and write it down
- [ ] Read the official page for the kind of visit you have in mind
- [ ] Read the extension page for the country as well
- [ ] Note any cover, sponsor or document the page asks for
- [ ] Keep your return flight changeable until you know
- [ ] Ask the official website or a licensed adviser about anything unclear
- [ ] Save the date you checked each page in your vault

## Common mistakes

- **Assuming a short visit can simply be extended.** Read the page: not every visit can.
- **Booking a long trip first and asking later.** Ask first.
- **Mixing up routes.** A visit, a separate parent route and a settlement route are different things.
- **Relying on a relative’s summary.** They mean well, and rules change.
- **Leaving it late.** Read the extension page early, not on the last day.

## Things that change

Routes for longer family visits open, pause and change conditions. The page you read last year may not describe today’s route.

## Verify before you act

Use the pages above. For help with your case, choose an adviser registered with the official regulator and check their registration yourself, for example through [Find an immigration adviser (GOV.UK)](https://www.gov.uk/find-an-immigration-adviser) or [IRCC’s authorised representatives page](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigration-citizenship-representative/choose/authorized.html).

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