Sponsoring my Korean wife for permanent residency

[Rob_TO]

Hi everyone,

Question along the same lines here, re: Insurance.


I've just had an interview (Skype) back home (Edmonton). I think I have a good shot at landing the position (fingers crossed). The position comes with a comprehensive benefits package. My question is:, if I am lucky enough to land this position, I'll have to leave straight away from Korea (next couple of weeks), and I won't be able to access Alberta Healthcare for 3 months (since I'll have to re-enroll). Does this affect my future employer? Like would I not be hired based on the fact that I won't be eligible to be insured until 90 days after my arrival back to the motherland?

Or, can I work my around this by getting 3 months worth of travel insurance or the like?

This might be a tough one to answer, as it's pretty specific, but any help would be appreciated!

Thank you!

I thought Alberta healthcare didn't have a waiting period, so any returning Canadians should be eligible from day 1?

Anyways an employer shouldn't care about your provincial healthcare status.

 

[bartjones]

I thought Alberta healthcare didn't have a waiting period, so any returning Canadians should be eligible from day 1?

I thought so too. There was at least one poster in this thread who said that, maybe two.

 

[costaudjoe]

I thought Alberta healthcare didn't have a waiting period, so any returning Canadians should be eligible from day 1?

Anyways an employer shouldn't care about your provincial healthcare status.

Isn't it just Quebec and Ontario that have the three-month wait?

Also the employer shouldn't care, however the insurance covers in addition to Alberta Health Care (usually prescriptions, dental, and whatever isn't covered).

 

[JRPW]

I'm in Alberta. There is no wait time for healthcare. You will be covered from day one.

 

[Red Tape Sucks]

I'm in Alberta. There is no wait time for healthcare. You will be covered from day one.

I wish I was moving to Alberta! This 3 month waiting period is a bit silly!!

 

[Who_is_Your_Daddy?]

I logged into the immigration website. For my wife's PR it reports:

"We have made a decision for X application. We will be contacting X."

Is that good news, or bad news? [Seems silly they don't state the result.]

 

[Marticus]

re; Alberta Healthcare!

Great news! I did not know that! I'm pretty sure BC has the same wait period. Or at least 'i thought' I had read that somewhere on one of these threads.

Now onto bigger Alberta news... Gagner for Purcell? not sure about that one

thanks again!

 

[ctcruiser]

Lol I'm glad for the Alberta health system too. If correct,y wife can get it right away too right? And Also a fan of the Gagne trade!!lol. Bigger and might know what to do in his own end? Yes please. Losing one of the longest smurf oilers is a bit sad, but not as sad as just keeping them all would be.
Don't have any updates on our visa situation really. Paperwork will be in the mail finally on Thursday.

 

[bartjones]

I logged into the immigration website. For my wife's PR it reports:

"We have made a decision for X application. We will be contacting X."

Is that good news, or bad news? [Seems silly they don't state the result.]

Probably good news. When did you file your application?

 

[ctcruiser]

Ok now that I'm putting the final envelopes together, I do have a couple questions:

1)a question on one of the sponsor forms asks for proof of returning to settle. Did you put those documents In the same envelope attached to that form? Or did most of you put it in the "supporting documents" envelope?
(I'm going with the 3 envelopes: sponsor, applicant and supporting)

2)for the guide that includes the appendix A checklist, did you only include pages that were relevant to Koreans?(I'm assuming so but making sure)

3)what exactly did you put into the supporting docs envelope? Pictures, tickets etc?

Sorry for possibly silly questions here. Paperwork always frustrates me. I'm not good at it.

Ct

 

[Daantaat]

I thought Alberta healthcare didn't have a waiting period, so any returning Canadians should be eligible from day 1?

Anyways an employer shouldn't care about your provincial healthcare status.

You and your spouse are eligible for Alberta Health care as soon as you enter Canada. In fact, your wife will only have to show her passport entry stamp and your marriage certificate and she will be added to your healthcare account. My husband and I had this issue when we arrived in Canada last August. He was eligible until his visa expired, and then once he got his PR, the expiry date came off of his healthcare card. I'll admit I had to be pretty adamant and go over a few heads to get his healthcare card, but only because the registry agents were misinformed.

 

[bartjones]

1)a question on one of the sponsor forms asks for proof of returning to settle. Did you put those documents In the same envelope attached to that form? Or did most of you put it in the "supporting documents" envelope?
(I'm going with the 3 envelopes: sponsor, applicant and supporting)

You can organize it any way you like, with the paramount concern being how easily the VO can find what it needs to find,

Personally, I put those documents in the supporting documents envelope with a numbered label for each document (e.g. Document #1, Document # 2, etc.). Then I referenced the relevant document number in the section of the form that it related to to (e.g. "I have a job offer at company xyz [see Document #12]")

2)for the guide that includes the appendix A checklist, did you only include pages that were relevant to Koreans?(I'm assuming so but making sure)

Are you referring to the Document Checklist in the Country Specific Guide? If so, you should include all of Appendix A and just tick the boxes that apply to you.

3)what exactly did you put into the supporting docs envelope? Pictures, tickets etc?

All the documents from the Document Checklists and anything that wasn't specifically requested on those lists that you are filing to support your application.

 

[PatientCanuck]

I've had the good fortune to finally have an E-Cas update, since end of Jan 2013 I haven't seen the darn thing change until this weekend when it now says "a decision has been made", which made my weekend the best one I can remember in months. I looked through some of the older posts for a rough timeline of what comes next, and was hoping someone who has completed to process semi-recently could reassure me.

So the timeline i'm roughly expecting would be 2-3 weeks after the decision is made on E-Cas thing shows up I should hopefully expect my wife to receive an express courier with a COPR as a next step, which would be followed by her flying over, immigration interview upon entering, and then a PR card in the mail 1-3 months after that? (Insert happy dances after receiving the COPR and landing in Toronto).

BTW, I haven't forgotten about the promised drinks for those who helped me before!

Thanks ( again), in advance,

 

[CanAsian]

Congrats patientcanuck. You should be getting a package in the mail soon. It gets there pretty quick, i think it was under 2 weeks for us. Just check the expiration date on the copr. We had to land pretty quick becuase her medical was almost about to expire but luckily we were already here so we were able to flagpole right away. Not very much of an interview in our case. Just asked where she will be living, any dependants, and any criminal offences. Nothing to stress out over.

 

[Who_is_Your_Daddy?]

Probably good news. When did you file your application?

I sent the package (without medical) at the end of August 2013. Around October 2013 I got approval as a sponsor. At the beginning of May 2014 they requested Appendix A, some photos of my wife, and that my wife do the medical. My wife did the medical (which was sent electronically) and I sent the other papers at the end of May 2014.

We also have a 3 year old son who is a Canadian citizen. I'm not sure if he affects the speed.