Need collective wisdom! Wife on PG Work Permit Pregnant, Expire before delivery!

[Kafka]

Hi all,

I've been stressing out about this for nearly 2 days wasting valuable time. However, I do need you folks opinion. Here is my situation:

I am a Canadian Citizen, I just got married this May and would like to sponsor my wife, who has a post graduate work visa that will expire in Feb 2012. She has been working at the same place since June 2009 (large north american service company).
 
I am preparing the application to sponsor her immigration now, then she noticed her period is late. Sure enough we got the great news.

However, the expected delivery date will be March 2012, while her work visa will expire in Feb 2012, which means her OHIP also terminate at that date. I know its only a month difference but you never know - and the thought of no OHIP during her recovery period or delayed delivery past Feb 2012 just scares me shxtless.

Adding more stress is the fact that she has some complication during pregnancy (not even passing first trimester yet).

I am really, really worried. The time taken for CIC to "approval in princples" with an "open work permit" to apply for OHIP renewal may take longer than 10 months, which will be too late.
 
Should I
1) Go for outland for fast track? However I read that they can't apply for OHIP even with the AIP stage past...need to have the whole thing done before eligible for OHIP
2) The option of a close work permit is also not possible due to her pregnancy.
3) Ask my wife to apply for 1 year work permit from (International Experience Canada program with HK/UK), can I get the extenion of the OHIP card? Or it will be impossible to apply since she is already in Canada?
4) Go the inland route and try to get her to claim long term disability due to complication during pregnancy at work - it will be a long shot and she still won't have coverage.
5) Ask my wife to go back to Hong Kong and have our baby there...she got free healthcare in HK.
6) Any other options?

Please let me know what you folks think. I am really stressed now...thanks a ton!

[scylla]

Not to throw another wrench in the works... But has your wife completed the medical yet that's required for the PR application? If not, then I think that's going to be a stumbling block for submitting your PR application. The medical involves x-rays and you can't have x-rays if you're pregnant (chance of harming the child).

[Kafka]

Not to throw another wrench in the works... But has your wife completed the medical yet that's required for the PR application? If not, then I think that's going to be a stumbling block for submitting your PR application. The medical involves x-rays and you can't have x-rays if you're pregnant (chance of harming the child).

Yeah, She has done an "annual body check" last October. I asked the CIC rep and she said she better has a more recent one before putting the application in.

She also said the option of "Is the applicant pregnant" will NOT have a negative impact on her application - just that she can be exempt from X-Ray...

Not sure what happened to this couple...I think they have similar situation as mine...
 www!canadavisa!com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t26555.0 .html

Thanks.

[Kafka]

I've read tons of posts on the internet regarding to this issue, and would love to see if anyone actually DONE it.

1) Living in Canada and have a work visa (e.g. Post Grad Work Visa)
2) Got married / common-law
3) Outland application
4) Approved within 60 days
5) Got the OHIP renewed since CIC already approve the sponsor


The law(R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 552) says: 5. Being a person who has submitted an application for permanent residence in Canada to the proper federal government authority, even if the application has not yet been approved, as long as Citizenship and Immigration Canada has confirmed that the person meets the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residency in Canada, and the application has not yet been denied.

Someone said that "the LAW does not require the confirmation letter, only the confirmation."

Can someone verify? Or EVERY outland applicant, even those residing in Canada and working(Applicant can have a work visa but also apply outland right?), does not have a chance in hell to apply / renew their OHIP even if they reside in Canada for more than 3 months during the initial application and got approved past stage 1?

I know there are no "AIP letters" but CIC can at least confirm to the outland applicant if they past stage one, right? Can we use that info to get proof for OHIP applicaiton?

Thanks!

[scylla]

The law(R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 552) says: 5. Being a person who has submitted an application for permanent residence in Canada to the proper federal government authority, even if the application has not yet been approved, as long as Citizenship and Immigration Canada has confirmed that the person meets the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residency in Canada, and the application has not yet been denied.

I don't know if anyone on these boards who has been able to swing this with an outland app. (But maybe others can comment?). The key issue is the bit I've bolded. It's my understanding that "in Canada" refers directly and specifically to the inland application process. Consequently this rule does not apply to outland applications. Note that the first stage of the outland application does not confirm "that the person meets the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residency in Canada". It only confirms that the individual sponsoring is qualified to sponsor. This is one of the key differences between the first stage of outland and the first stage of inland - and this (unfortunately) further supports that the above statement applies to inland only. Again, others may have more/different insights.

[scylla]

Yeah, She has done an "annual body check" last October. I asked the CIC rep and she said she better has a more recent one before putting the application in.

She also said the option of "Is the applicant pregnant" will NOT have a negative impact on her application - just that she can be exempt from X-Ray...

I didn't know that you could skip the x-ray if pregnant. But if you've confirmed this - then great.

In case you're not aware, for her medical, your wife MUST visit a DMP (designated medical professional). She cannot use her own doctor (unless he/she also happens to be a DMP). The list of DMPs can be found here:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/medical/index.asp

[Kafka]

Thanks scylla! I will have to check that list ASAP! Damn I thought it was a body check...how wrong am I!

I will call CIC again tomorrow and ask for confirmation...its hard to get a hold of them but I will try!

[scylla]

Thanks scylla! I will have to check that list ASAP! Damn I thought it was a body check...how wrong am I!

I will call CIC again tomorrow and ask for confirmation...its hard to get a hold of them but I will try!

Good luck!

As a warning - sometimes the telephone agents give bad information. I would ask the pregnancy/x-ray questions again just in case.