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    Visa Approved - Wife Pregnant - Options?

    thanks - so how about if she gives birth in the philippines? do we have to engage the PR process again for the baby?
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    Visa Approved - Wife Pregnant - Options?

    hi all - my wife's PR Visa is approved. she is 4 months pregnant currently. two questions: 1) OHIP coverage takes 3 months to kick in. we plan to fly to canada march 10 and 3 months from that date takes us to due date; any way to fast -track OHIP coverage for when she lands? 2) Another option...
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    ok this is what i suspected. we considered having the baby in phils but as per the visa, she needs to be in Canada by April 13.
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    unfortunately based on what i have researched she would not be covered by Blue Cross as her pregnancy would be defined as a pre-existing condition (same with other insurance carriers) does anyone know of any way to avoid the 3 month waiting period or ensure she is covered medially while pregnant?
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    Hi and thank you! OHIP is the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. Normally when an immigrant arrives, they must be in Ontario for three months before health coverage starts. My worry is that by the time she arrives, she will be six months pregnant and we will be in a race against time to get her...
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    hi everyone good news we received our visa today. one challenge though as my wife is pregnant and my understanding in ontario she must wait 3 monhts upon landing for OHIP. any ways around this?
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    we sent the passport in december though the actuall PPR was made back in Augiust so we just found out they tried to deliver it yesterday to my wife's apartment and she was not there :( they told the guard they would text or call but no one has contacted her :( is there any way for us to get in...
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    they already have a copy of her PP (it was requested previously)
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    Hi everyone - we just checked ECAS and saw this: We started processing xxxxxxx's application on August 18, 2010. Medical results have been received. A decision has been made on xxxxxx's s application. The office will contact LILIA ANNABEL TAN WEE concerning this decision. Please tell me...
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    thanks - she has a work friend at that address, would that e ok? how much money will it be for the courier?
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    hi anyone - any advice please? also if my wife has an older passport (non machine readable), any thoughts on how much longer that will add to the overall timeline?
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    hi everyone, all of our documents and passport have been sent to the manila office as of early December - we have the old passport (green), any ideas how much longer we may need to wait for DM? also, we included a letter that my wife had a new address however i am in manila for work and she...
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    hi everyone, i am really hoping someone can help or provide advice. I was approved to sponsor my wife on 8/9/10. In ECAS it shows that they started processing my wifes application on 8/16/10. Up until now she has not received an AOR or PPR. Should we just go to the Visa office in Manila...
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    i will be travelling back to the Philippines for work next week - should i maybe accompany my wife to the Visa office and just drop ger passsport off even though we have not been formally asked for it?
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    i see that some people were asked to submit their passport just two weeks after their file was transferred to the visa office following sponsorship approval - i was approved as a sponsor in early August but no one has yet reached out to my wife for her passport (3 months have now passed and...
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    my wife has not even been asked to send in her passport yet :(
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    thanks :) so did your husband drop off his passport because he was requested to? we have not received any requerst for her to drop off her passport, the only contact we have had was they called her in late Sept to say they were going to mail back some of our records of correspondance (emails...
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    I'm also getting more nervous - our application has shown "in_Progress" for PR since August 6th - I have already been approved as sponsor but have seen people who submitted in Sept and even Oct in the AOR/PPR phase ... should I be requesting CAIPS notes or holding on a little longer?
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    hi all - so still showing 'In-Progress" since early August - and now a new wrinkle, my wife is pregnant (i was in the Philippines for work two months ago) :) so my question is, is there a way to contact the visa office to make them aware of this in the hopes to fast track her application? the...
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    SPOUSE / FAMILY CLASS timeline MANILA Visa Office PHILIPPINES

    no nothing yet :( - checked again now and still "In-Process"