PLZ help, want to sponsor my prengnant wife

[Maveiro]

Hi there,
I am currently in a situation where my wife is 2 months pregnant and i am trying to find any way that we can have our child be born in Canada, i am a Canadian citizen however i was born abroad therefore the new citizeship law does not apply since my son will be the 2 generation born abroad.

Please help me find a way that i can bring my wife to canada ASAP so that we can stablish our family here.

 

[steaky]

Sponsorship and get it approved for immigration might take long after your kid was born.

So the fastest way is to get a visitor visa for your wife, if she need one. However, as a visitor, she won't entitle any public health insurance benefits.

 

[scylla]

However keep in mind that if she has the baby her on a visit visa, you will be responsible for paying the costs of the delivery (the delivery will not be covered by health care).

 

[BT1975]

There are two options;

1. Plan to return to live in Canada and apply to sponsor your wife. Just fill out all the application papers found on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website and mail them to Mississauga, ON. You'll have to show that you intend to re-establish residency in Canada and will need to find a job in Canada to support her. I'm guessing that when she enters Canada she'll have to show a return ticket to prove that she is only staying as a visitor, since her immigration visa may not have come through yet. She'll need international medical coverage to cover the birth in Canada because she won't be entitled to use the provincial health system for free as she isn't a resident or citizen of Canada. If she arrives in Canada heavily pregnant she may be denied entry because they assume she is coming to give birth, so she'd have to arrive to Canada sooner in the pregnancy rather than later.

2. If you don't intend to reside in Canada, then why not just have the baby outside of Canada and the baby can have the citizenship of the country he/she is born in, or which the parent/s hold. If you one day want to move to Canada you can sponsor both your wife and child, so in the end the child can still gain Canadian citizenship - it is just a longer process.

If I've made an error in my advice, someone please feel free to correct me!

Good luck with everything, and congrats on the pregnancy!

 

[scylla]

She'll need international medical coverage to cover the birth in Canada because she won't be entitled to use the provincial health system for free as she isn't a resident or citizen of Canada.

International medical coverage will not cover the birth since it will be classified as a pre-existing condition. They will have to pay out of pocket for any costs associated with the birth.

 

[rouvie]

hey maveiro,,

from which country is your wife?

 

[BT1975]

International medical coverage will not cover the birth since it will be classified as a pre-existing condition. They will have to pay out of pocket for any costs associated with the birth.

You might be right. I have once seen a company offering maternity cover with only an 8 month waiting period. But in this case she is already 2 months along. Perhaps a deal can be arranged by paying a higher premium - he'll have to shop around and find an insurance company that may cover the pregnancy and birth.

 

[Leon]

If your wife is visa exempt, the two of you can arrive in Canada and once you have arrived, you can apply to sponsor her. Like other people have said, you would have to pay for the delivery as she will not be covered by health care, that is unless possibly if you go to Alberta. I have heard of Alberta Health covering spouses on visit visas who are in the process of being sponsored. You should however talk to Alberta Health and verify that before you do this. It is possible that they require the person to have a visitor record, that is a longer visit visa than 6 month. You can ask for a visitor record as you enter Canada, state that you are going to sponsor your wife and ask for 1 year.

If your wife is not visa exempt, you may have a problem getting a visa for her. Spouses are often refused due to risk of overstay.

If you are not considering moving to Canada at this point, then you don't really have to do this. If you want to move to Canada later, you can sponsor your spouse and child for PR and when your child gets his PR, you can apply for citizenship for the child right away. You can even sponsor your child for PR as late as age 22 or even later if your child is a full time student.

 

[Maveiro]

She is Colombian, we are getting married next weekend, it seems like is not going to be possible to fly to canada prior to the birth, i highly doubt that the government will give a visitor visa to a pregnant woman who is married to a dual citizenship Canadian, allthough we will try to get her a visitor visa regardless,

if we do decide to just stay in Colombia and have the child sponsored after he is born can i sponsor both my wife and child at the same time?

 

[PMM]

Hi

She is Colombian, we are getting married next weekend, it seems like is not going to be possible to fly to canada prior to the birth, i highly doubt that the government will give a visitor visa to a pregnant woman who is married to a dual citizenship Canadian, allthough we will try to get her a visitor visa regardless,

if we do decide to just stay in Colombia and have the child sponsored after he is born can i sponsor both my wife and child at the same time?

1. As you are a Canadian citizen, your child will be a Canadian citizen when born (Unless you received your citizenship through descent rather than naturalization) You apply for proof see: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/proof.asp and after you apply you can get a limited validity Canadian passport for the child. S/he doesn't have to be sponsored.
2. Also as a Canadian citizen, you can sponsor your wife while living abroad. You have to include a statement as to your re-settlement plans in Canada once her visa is issued. See: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

 

[Maveiro]

Thank you,
well i have no idea, let me give you more insight, my father is a Portuguise-Canadian and he requested me as his son since i was born abroad (I have the proof of citizenship), therefore my child would be the 2nd generation board abroad who does not apply for Canadian citizenship.

Another question... should i apply to sponsor my wife, do i have to file a separate application for my child or just by applying for my wife our child would be a package deal?

 

[PMM]

Hi

Thank you,
well i have no idea, let me give you more insight, my father is a Portuguise-Canadian and he requested me as his son since i was born abroad (I have the proof of citizenship), therefore my child would be the 2nd generation board abroad who does not apply for Canadian citizenship.

Another question... should i apply to sponsor my wife, do i have to file a separate application for my child or just by applying for my wife our child would be a package deal?

1. If you emigrated to Canada and applied and received citizenship while residing in Canada, the baby will be a citizen. If you received your citizenship from your father who was a Canadian citizen at the time of your birth, the child won't be a citizen and will have to be included in the application for your wife.

 

[Maveiro]

Thank you all, really a lot, you just saved me a coupple hundred dollars, now i just have to deal with my wife :S i told her our child could be born in Canada lol

 

[PMM]

Hi

Thank you all, really a lot, you just saved me a coupple hundred dollars, now i just have to deal with my wife :S i told her our child could be born in Canada lol

Though it will still cost you $75.00 for proof of citizenship.