what if a baby ....

[pauszwarc]

of a mother with a visitor visa is born in Montreal? I guess he would be a Montreal citizen. But what happens with the mother? Would she have to give the baby in adoption or that situation would give her a special permission to work in order to support the baby?

[Libra]

I thought we answered this same question to one of your other posts at this forum.

Please review the thread posts under your initial question again:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/a-doubt-t5187.0.html

I empathize with you, but that is how it is - the baby is not your "visa."  You have to apply for your own visa whether for a temporary work permit, or as a professional or skilled worker, or you can start by applying for an extension to your visitor visa if it applies to you.  The question becomes: have you stayed for six months as a visitor?  Even if you have reached the 6-month max, you can still take your chances and apply for an extension. 

Please click on the following link for extending a visitor visa: http://cic.gc.ca/english/visit/extend-stay.asp

When it comes to the process of immigration, we all have wishful thinking; so if you are still not satisfied with our kind gesture, you can always call this number in Montreal for expert immigration advice:

(514) 937-9445

Good Luck in your endeavors and I know that you will be fine despite the fretting.  It will all be well.

Warm regards,
Libra.

[pauszwarc]

Hi Libra,
Yes, I just read what you wrote in the other forum, and it's clear. My visitor's visa is valid until 2010. I'm not in Canada right now. But if I went, would I have the possibility to be there for how long maximum as a visitor? Should I leave the country after that maximum amount of time? Could I go to the US for a while and then go back to Montreal ?
Thanks a lot for helping!
Ditto PMM!

[Libra]

Hi Pauszwarc,

Thanks a lot for clearing that up.  Okay, it looks as if you have a 3 year multiple entry visa to Canada.  That's very good!  Congratulations!  Also, please free to correct me about this if my guess is wrong.

Now, when you have such a visa - that is the multiple entry visa - it means that you can enter and leave Canada for many visits during the three year period; however, on each visit, you are NOT supposed to stay past 6 months.  If I were you, I will not jeopardize this privilege because in most cases, it is hard to come by this visa type.  And, you do not want to loose the trust that your Canadian Consular now has for you - they trust and believe that you will not try to stay in their country for more than 6 months, UNLESS, if you have some exigent business or personal circumstances like completing the brokering of a business deal, and only then should you apply for an extension from within Canada, with vital proof to show why they should extend your maximum 6 month stay.  This 3 year multiple entry visa is yours - use it wisely.

Also, with regard to your next question, as long as you have a visa to come to the U.S., unless if your country is visa-exempt, then you can travel between the U.S. and any province in Canada at any time by road or by air or by rail. 

And yes, you can stay in Canada for a while, not exceeding 6 months, go to the U.S. for a while and go back to Montreal.  But be careful, because an immigration officer from either country can use his or her discretion to deny you entry to either country if you develop a pattern of moving between the U.S. and Canada for a long stretch of time without going back to your home country.

So, it is best that you exercise some caution, do not overdo anything with that visa, as you would like it to be renewed until things work out the way you want.

Finally, if you have not done so, make sure that you apply for a Canadian passport for that lucky baby when you come to Canada.

I hope this helps.

Have a wonderful week and Good Luck!

Warm regards,
Libra.

[pauszwarc]

Wow Libra!! what you are saying sounds like great news! Yes, you are not wrong at all. I do have a three year multiple entry visa to Canada. And I also have a 10 year multiple entry visa to the US. I was in Montreal visiting my brother last month and I went to Manhattan and came back to Montreal after ten days by plane, some other times I went from Montreal to Plattsburgh or Albany just for the day by bus, so I could tell you that at the border of Quebec/NY they kinda made me jokes about me going again to visit my friends in the US. Fortunatley, I was saying the truth and I never had any kind of problems, neither in Quebec nor in the US. Now I'm back in my home country, but planning to relocate to Montreal the best possible way. I will absolutely take care of my 3 year multiple entry visa to Canada and will not jeopardize it in any way by trying to stay longer than six months in Montreal, unless those circumstances you mentioned,   so I can have it renewed until things work out the way I wish...
Thanks a lot for your advice!!!!! And for taking the time to write all this explanation for me! It helps a lot!!
I wish you a great week too!
Paula.