Child will be born before PR can be submitted... Visiting options?

[swestenzweig]

My fiancée is a Canadian citizen residing in Ontario. I am a US citizen residing just over the border in the United States. We are planning to marry in March of next year, at which time I will submit my PR application to begin my immigration process to Canada. As luck would have it, my fiancée and I were able to conceive earlier this year, but the baby will be born before my immigration paperwork can be submitted.

Once the baby is born, I would like to visit the baby as much as I can to help my future spouse and to bond with my child. What is the best way to go about doing this? I maintain a residence and a full-time job in the United States, so I will need to go back and forth between Canada and the US until my PR application is approved and I am able to officially land.

It appears that the Parent/Grandparent Super Visa is a multi-entry visa for parents of Canadian citizens (which my child will be) and sounds exactly like what I need, but the application asks for a letter from the child promising financial support... which obviously a newborn cannot provide. Plus, I would like to apply for the visa prior to birth so I can support my fiancée through the delivery process.

Any information would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

It appears that the Parent/Grandparent Super Visa is a multi-entry visa for parents of Canadian citizens (which my child will be) and sounds exactly like what I need, but the application asks for a letter from the child promising financial support... which obviously a newborn cannot provide. Plus, I would like to apply for the visa prior to birth so I can support my fiancée through the delivery process.

You do not qualify for a SuperVisa. As stated, it requires that the child meet a minimum income threshold.

As an American, there is no visa that you can apply for. You will just have to enter as a visitor every time.

 

[screech339]

Since the child will be Canadian citizen regardless of where the baby is born in Canada or US, you only need to inform CIC of the birth of the child. Nothing more.

The parents/grandparents sponsorship is meant for your fiancée to sponsor her parents/grandparents from outside Canada or for you to sponsor your parents/grandparents once you land and become PR if applicable.

Screech339

 

[swestenzweig]

Thank you for the responses. I realize that the United States is visa-exempt; however, I did read of US citizens being given visas while their PR was in process.

My concern has been, and continues to be, frequency of travel between the US and Canada, especially once the baby is born. I plan to stay in Canada a few weeks during the delivery and recovery process and to be there when my baby first comes home, but after that I will have to return to work in the United States (unfortunately, the US is notorious for it's poor paternity leave policies). Being less than an hour away from my future spouse and child, I would like nothing more than to be able to visit Canada each night to support both of them. As such, I am constantly looking for ways which would permit me to do this with minimal complications at the CBSA border checkpoints. I had hopes that the SuperVisa would accomplish this...

Again, any input or advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[scylla]

The super visa isn't an option for the reasons others have given. It will be an option in around 20 years assuming your child is working full time.

If you don't already have one, consider getting a Nexus card.

 

[swestenzweig]

The super visa isn't an option for the reasons others have given. It will be an option in around 20 years assuming your child is working full time.

If you don't already have one, consider getting a Nexus card.

Thanks, scylla. I've been a NEXUS card holder for about a year now and it's difficult for me to imagine why I ever crossed the border without one. It does simplify the checkpoint process considerably, but I've been very careful to stay "under the radar" by visiting Canada primarily on the weekends. I have no idea what to expect once I try to visit much more frequently.

 

[scylla]

If you have a Nexus card already then that's the best you can do until you actually have permanent residency status. Carry proof of your job / residence in the US and hopefully you'll be fine. Once the application is filed for PR, carry proof of this as well.