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Quick question that I can't seem to find an answer to on the CIC site, but maybe someone here will have some experience? I'm getting ready to send in my common-law sponsorship application this week, and just making sure I have everything together and in the correct order. So on IMM 5285...

You have to wait until you have AIP and CSQ.

Do you mean that the province covers all midwife services regardless of the status of the patient? I had thought that, while any patient covered by provincial health care would receive midwife services free of charge, anyone without coverage would still need to pay the full cost out of pocket...

Just wanted to add: You should look into midwives in the area you're moving to. I haven't worked with them personally, but I've heard that they're much cheaper than hospitals. Looking into this possibility myself as soon as the weekend's over (I'm in a similar situation to yours), so I'll...

Yes and no. There are travel insurance plans that cover pregnancy, but every one of them I've found has had a waiting period for maternity coverage, usually around 10 months. So someone shopping for insurance who plans to have a baby down the road would be fine, but if you're already pregnant...

We were planning to wait until we're eligible to apply, and then see what's moving the fastest at that point and weigh our options. So, not sure yet.

Yeah, unfortunately tourists aren't eligible to register for RAMQ anyway.

As the topic says, is there anyone here who's had any experience with or knowledge of midwives in Quebec (preferably Quebec City, but I'll take any info I can get)? I'm here on a visitor record and preparing to file for PR as common-law, but my partner and I still have a few months before we can...

The new conditional PR doesn't require the sponsored partner to stay in Canada for the next two years; it simply requires that the relationship continue for two years after landing in order to keep PR status. She could visit family back home, you could take a vacation together, or whatever, just...

Just to clarify a few things about inland: The implied status comes from submitting an application to change conditions or extend her stay, which most people recommend submitting with the inland PR app. It's the same form she was already planning to submit just before her 6 months are up, only...

I could be totally off the mark here, but to me this doesn't sound like the sort of rule designed to be actively enforced (via paperwork to be filed after 2 years, random audits, etc.), but rather a back-up tool for cases in which fraud has been reported. So if there is suspicion of fraud, they...

When in doubt, listen to computergeek. Basically, the form you would use to extend your stay as a visitor is the same form you'll be using to apply for OWP. Since you're already going to be applying to change your status via that OWP application, you will already be covered under implied status...

Just to clarify the advice of the above posters, they're of course correct that you shouldn't mention your intent to live in Canada when crossing the border, and even telling them that you're visiting your boyfriend (as opposed to simply "a friend") can be risky. But I just want to clarify that...

This isn't an urgent issue or anything, I'm just wondering if anyone might have any insight. I know that for spousal applications, the relationship evidence is there to prove that the marriage is genuine and not a marriage of convenience, and that a lengthy pre-wedding relationship helps support...

She still needs to provide some sort of proof of the dissolution of her marriage, but it doesn't have to be a divorce certificate. The CIC forms are a bit confusing because spouses, common-law partners, and conjugal partners all share the same immigration forms, but you can have a common-law...

How long have you been apart? If it's been less than a year, you should still qualify as common-law partners, as long as you have the documentation to prove that you lived together for those 15 consecutive months. From everything I've heard, you should have a much better shot at common-law than...

This is probably a stupid question, but I just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this. I know that someone staying in Canada on a visitor record can't attend school, but I'm having trouble finding information about exactly what qualifies as "school." I'm looking to take a dance...

I was able to get one with Bell as a visitor. They never asked about my status or anything. Only slight issue was that they gave me a temporary credit limit because I had no Canadian credit yet.

Do you know the reason(s) your visas to visit the US were refused? I honestly don't know anything about temporary resident visas in either country, but I would imagine that the US's concerns would be a good place to start before trying to get into Canada.

You should be okay, I think. On my request, I explained that we were preparing to apply for PR, and included my US bank statement as well as my boyfriend's most recent tax doc and a letter from his employer as proof of financial support. We didn't mention anything about planning to get married...