Dear Seniors,
I am trying to look for some information about child sponsorship. We are currently in PR status who has short landed in June 2017 and leave Canada. We are planning to go back in 2 years time. My wife is expecting to have our second baby in Feb next year. Our first baby is now a PR as she was bornt while we are still finalizing the PR application.
(1) Is it a must for someone with only PR status (not Canadian passport holders) to apply for child sponsorship inland and cannot do it outside Canada? If so, that means we may only be able to apply sponsorship for our second child 2 years later after we permanently move to Canada?
(2) If this is the case, can our second baby stay in Canada with us as a visitor status when we move to Canada 2 years later provided that he has a visa exempted passport? Is that he must leave Canada (maybe go to USA for a in and out trip) every half year?
(3) Can the baby apply for day care in Canada if his status is still a visitor and not yet a PR?
Thanks so much for your answer.
Firstly, congratulations for your PR. I did a short landing myself in 2015 when I did not have a son. My son was born in 2016. I came to Canada in May 2017 and sponsoring him outland.
1. You must be a PR or Citizen before you can sponsor you dependent child. CIC will require one of the parent to be in the country while you are sponsoring the child and the process is carried out.
2. If the baby has a passport from visa exempt country you may be able to bring him/her along and sponsor from inland. But you have to cross the border once in 6 months to avoid overstay.
3. Children will be allowed in day care if you can prove that parents have PR and you are processing her sponsorship. anyways you dont get any govt subsidy for day care except for tax credit which you will not be able to claim unless your child is PR
Hope this helps
