Alberta Health Care with Visitor Record

[little_apple]

I've been in Canada for almost two years now thanks to two work permits. My current work permit expires in the end of March . My PR (outland) is not approved yet so I applied for a visitor record which is valid until the end of September 2014.

I wrote a letter to Alberta Health Care explaining my situation and included a copy of my visitor record but a coverage was refused.

I read many times on this forum that you can get Alberta Health Insurance with a visitor record.

Can someone tell me what I did wrong?

 

[Harju]

AHC will be granted to visitors on a case by case basis. Did you provide proof of your PR application and proof of acceptance of the sponsor? Their website implies that they only grant coverage to visitors with PR apps where a "positive first decision" has been received. I do not know if this means approval of the sponsor or approval in principle for an inland app. Maybe someone else with some practical experience can help.


http://www.health.alberta.ca/AHCIP/temporary-residents.html

 

[Ponga]

AHC will be granted to visitors on a case by case basis. Did you provide proof of your PR application and proof of acceptance of the sponsor? Their website implies that they only grant coverage to visitors with PR apps where a "positive first decision" has been received. I do not know if this means approval of the sponsor or approval in principle for an inland app. Maybe someone else with some practical experience can help.


http://www.health.alberta.ca/AHCIP/temporary-residents.html

Approval of sponsor is AIP.

 

[Rob_TO]

I read many times on this forum that you can get Alberta Health Insurance with a visitor record.

Can someone tell me what I did wrong?

In Alberta a dependent (definition which includes spouse) of an Albertan resident can be eligible for heatlhcare. So did you apply as dependent of your spouse with all their relevant info, or independently?

 

[little_apple]

I applied independently with visitor record and proof of PR app in process.
I'll now try to get coverage as common-law under my partner's number

 

[Harju]

I applied independently with visitor record and proof of PR app in process.
I'll now try to get coverage as common-law under my partner's number

Please be aware that the definition of "common law" for AHC is different from definition for Immigration purposes.

http://www.health.alberta.ca/AHCIP/status-changes.html#marriage

 

[little_apple]

Please be aware that the definition of "common law" for AHC is different from definition for Immigration purposes.

http://www.health.alberta.ca/AHCIP/status-changes.html#marriage

Thanks. I talked to AHCIP yesterday and they said because we haven't lived together for 3 years, we can bring a common-law agreement instead.
My friend didn't need anything as a proof and they've just been together for 15 months. It seems like I'm having a phase of bad luck at the moment

 

[ghunter]

Thanks. I talked to AHCIP yesterday and they said because we haven't lived together for 3 years, we can bring a common-law agreement instead.
My friend didn't need anything as a proof and they've just been together for 15 months. It seems like I'm having a phase of bad luck at the moment

When my common law partner was waiting for approval after his IEC expired, he tried to get AB health Care as well. They flat out told us unless he has status as PR or a work permit, or had lived together for 3 years, there is no chance of getting health care. We tried to show our sponsor approval, and were told that this AIP provision is only for Inland applicants, as their AIP is much more than just sponsor approval.

I think, as with all things, the "my friend did it" comfort blanket can be dangerous and misleading - there are incompetent workers in all professions, including government (shocking, I know) and some people do slip through the cracks and get lucky - personally I would not rely on one success over multiple others having rejections/ what the definitions say. That's just me though.

Wouldn't a common law agreement in Alberta have to say that you have been in an Adult Interdependent Relationship for 3 years anyways? As far as I know they don't recognize other provinces or CIC's definition?

 

[Harju]

Wouldn't a common law agreement in Alberta have to say that you have been in an Adult Interdependent Relationship for 3 years anyways? As far as I know they don't recognize other provinces or CIC's definition?

If you have a written agreement you do not need to be living together for 3 years. From what I see it is 3 years or having a child from the relationship or a written agreement.