Are spouses of PR holder on tourist visa eligible for OHIP card

[Risabh_Canada]

Have anybody applied for OHIP Card for spouse if spouse is on tourist visa . I was undergoing eligibility for OHIP Card and found out they are eligible please go through this link for eligibility case

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/ohip/ohipfaq_mn.aspx



Anybody have any experience ?

 

[canadausa#11]

If you're on a visitor visa, no you're not eligable for OHIP

 

[fabianonetto]

Can you apply before approval in principle?

If so, please let me know how. My wife needs to see a doctor to follow up some conditions she has but private insurances only cover ugency / emergency

Thanks

 

[scylla]

Can you apply before approval in principle?

If so, please let me know how. My wife needs to see a doctor to follow up some conditions she has but private insurances only cover ugency / emergency

Thanks

She'll need to pay for this care out of her own pocket.

 

[profiler]

Can you apply before approval in principle?

If so, please let me know how. My wife needs to see a doctor to follow up some conditions she has but private insurances only cover ugency / emergency

Thanks

You can apply before AIP if she has an OWP, and an employer who will issue a letter stating that they intend to employ her for 6 months or more. This will need to be signed in black ink and on company letterhead. As with all new or returning applications, OHIP takes 90 days to be eligible (unless you somehow convince them to waive that).

 

[browning911]

Thanks for the link.
___________________________

Open work permit holders may be eligible for Ontario health insurance coverage provided they are employed full-time for an employer in Ontario for a minimum of six months, have a valid work permit during this time, and they:

maintain their primary place of residence in Ontario; and are
physically present in Ontario for at least 153 days in any 12-month period; and are
physically present in Ontario for 153 of the first 183 days immediately after establishing residency in the province.
___________________________

 

[profiler]

This one is good too (also maintained by CIC/Ontario Government): http://settlement.org/ontario/health/ohip-and-health-insurance/health-ohip-card/how-do-i-apply-for-a-health-card-ohip/

 

[browning911]

My husband does not have a full time job only part time so he does not qualify. We have to wait.

 

[pjethaliya]

I have a work permit and I also have an OHIP. My wife is also in Canada on a student permit. Is my wife eligible to get OHIP?

 

[diogosouza]

I’m a PR working full time in Canada for 2 years and I’m thinking about sponsoring my spouse inland (visitor visa).

Can she get OHIP using this clause?
“you are the spouse, or dependent child of an OHIP-eligible foreign worker;”

I’m not sure if I can be considered a “foreign” worker.

 

[jddd]

I’m a PR working full time in Canada for 2 years and I’m thinking about sponsoring my spouse inland (visitor visa).

Can she get OHIP using this clause?
“you are the spouse, or dependent child of an OHIP-eligible foreign worker;”

I’m not sure if I can be considered a “foreign” worker.

You are not a foreign worker.

 

[diogosouza]

You are not a foreign worker.

Thanks!

bummer... I guess we’ll have to wait for the OWP or AIP.

any idea why only foreign workers have that privilege? And not PR/citizen workers