Canadian citizen with pregnant American fiancé

[e28makaveli]

I am Canadian citizen and my fiancé is American. She is pregnant and we are expecting a baby in Novrmber. We are currently apart which is making things difficult and I will like to seek advice on some thoughts and options:

Option 1: I would like her to give birth in Canada as I work and reside here and will certainly be present during child birth. But I am also worried about potential cost from a complicated pregnancy after having read about the million dollar Australian baby. There may be other operations to perform.

I was wondering if it is remotely possible to file for immigration and get an Ontario Health card before November if I do this in July.

Option 2: have baby in US and start working towards US immigration. Not very good for me as I have to take time off to fly there and will need to come back home to work. I am on contractor so every day matters. This option is attractive due to the potential cost but it hurts family dynamics even though she has siblings and a support system with her down South. I am also generally concerned about her current condition without me besides her.

Option 3: have baby in US and she comes up to Canada after baby is born so we can raise the family here until she is ready to go back to work in the US. In this case I’ll file for Canadian immigration after baby is here.

I don’t have a million dollars so the option of cost associated with a complicated pregnancy, although preferred for selfish reasons is scary to say the least. But it’s my preferred approach.

Unfortunately I was advised against conjugal but thinking in retrospect we should have given this a shot as my divorce papers have been delayed by months.

What would you guys do?

 

[starnaenae]

She cant get ohip until 3 months AFTER she gets her pr. You wont havr time even if you file today. As far as options i cant advise. Good luck

 

[scylla]

Do not go the conjugal route - there is zero chance of success. You face no real immigration barriers to becoming common law and therefore don't meet the requirements for conjugal. Refusal is guaranteed.

To start with, you must either be married or common law (have lived together continuously for at least 1 full year) before you can sponsor her. Are you going to meet one of these requirements by the time you plan to apply in July? You cannot apply until you meet one of these requirements.

 

[noonnabi]

Do not go the conjugal route - there is zero chance of success. You face no real immigration barriers to becoming common law and therefore don't meet the requirements for conjugal. Refusal is guaranteed.

To start with, you must either be married or common law (have lived together continuously for at least 1 full year) before you can sponsor her. Are you going to meet one of these requirements by the time you plan to apply in July? You cannot apply until you meet one of these requirements.

Seconding this. As far as I know, her being pregnant doesn't really afford her any shortcuts when it comes to immigration.

 

[Rob_TO]

I am Canadian citizen and my fiancé is American. She is pregnant and we are expecting a baby in Novrmber. We are currently apart which is making things difficult and I will like to seek advice on some thoughts and options:

Option 1: I would like her to give birth in Canada as I work and reside here and will certainly be present during child birth. But I am also worried about potential cost from a complicated pregnancy after having read about the million dollar Australian baby. There may be other operations to perform.

I was wondering if it is remotely possible to file for immigration and get an Ontario Health card before November if I do this in July.

Option 2: have baby in US and start working towards US immigration. Not very good for me as I have to take time off to fly there and will need to come back home to work. I am on contractor so every day matters. This option is attractive due to the potential cost but it hurts family dynamics even though she has siblings and a support system with her down South. I am also generally concerned about her current condition without me besides her.

Option 3: have baby in US and she comes up to Canada after baby is born so we can raise the family here until she is ready to go back to work in the US. In this case I’ll file for Canadian immigration after baby is here.

I don’t have a million dollars so the option of cost associated with a complicated pregnancy, although preferred for selfish reasons is scary to say the least. But it’s my preferred approach.

Unfortunately I was advised against conjugal but thinking in retrospect we should have given this a shot as my divorce papers have been delayed by months.

What would you guys do?

Option 1 - No chance to have OHIP for her.

If she can find a midwife that has availability, their services are free in Ontario even to those with no OHIP coverage. Of course with a midwife the pregnancy will only be cheap if everything goes perfectly normal, any complications and you must then be referred to a doctor and that's when prices can skyrocket.

And to repeat what was said above, you have zero chance to qualify as conjugal. In general no US citizen will ever qualify as conjugal since Americans and Canadians can freely visit each other's country. For a conjugal app to work you need to show immigration/legal barriers to becoming common-law or getting married. Not wanting to stay in other country for extended time due to family or employment reasons, or going through a divorce, are all difficulties or inconveniences... not real barriers.