Birth - Family class imigration

[sehmeh]

My wife will be getting family class immigration soon, she applied when she was single and after 7 years she is finally getting it. We have few question to ask:

i. For how many months the medical insurance is valid (once she has landed and applied for residency and medical insurance)??

ii. Can she travel to Canada if she is 6 month pregnant? Is there any restrictions for pregnant woman?

iii. If the baby is born there, does the kid get Canadian nationality?

Let us know if there any other thing that we are missing in our assumptions.

 

[CDNPR2014]

make sure your wife adds you and the baby (if born before landing) to the application before she lands and officially becomes pr. if she lands as a single person and does not notify cic of changes to her family situation, she can be committing misrepresentation and will never be able to sponsor you or the child to come to canada.

1. health coverage is specific to the province she lives in. most provinces have a 90 day wait period before she can qualify for healthcare. if she becomes a PR, health care will be valid for as long as she maintains residency in that province. some people suggest getting travel insurance to cover you for basic expenses while waiting for healthcare to kick in. if she is pregnant before she lands, travel insurance will not cover the costs of prenatal care or delivery. she may need to pay for the delivery out of pocket if she does not get coverage before the baby is born.

2. i'd recommend talking to her doctor and seeing what the airlines requirements are. this is not something we may not be able to tell you. only the doctor and specific airline can tell you whether she will be cleared for travel. google may also provide insight to traveling while pregnant.

 

[Rob_TO]

3. no, the baby will not be a canadian citizen because it is born in canada.

All babies born in Canada are Canadian citizens regardless if parents are visitors, PRs or citizens.

 

[CDNPR2014]

All babies born in Canada are Canadian citizens regardless if parents are visitors, PRs or citizens.

oh really? i amended my answer to avoid confusion.

i didn't think canada had that rule? isn't this what they call in the US "anchor babies" and isn't this a distinct difference in us and canada citizenship rules?

i thought pr's who have babies in canada need to still sponsor them for pr?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

i didn't think canada had that rule? isn't this what they call in the US "anchor babies" and isn't this a distinct difference in us and canada citizenship rules?

i thought pr's who have babies in canada need to still sponsor them for pr?

Any baby born in Canada, whether the parents are PRs, visitor, workers or illegal, is Canadian. The only exception is if neither parent is a citizen/PR AND one or both parents are working in Canada for a foreign government.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

My wife will be getting family class immigration soon, she applied when she was single and after 7 years she is finally getting it. We have few question to ask:

How is you wife getting PR? Has she been included as the dependent of her parents?

 

[CDNPR2014]

Any baby born in Canada, whether the parents are PRs, visitor, workers or illegal, is Canadian. The only exception is if neither parent is a citizen/PR AND one or both parents are working in Canada for a foreign government.

got it thanks for the info. so if i understand correctly, if both parents are visitors, the baby will be a citizen and the only exception is if they work for the foreign government?

 

[canadianwoman]

Right. Any baby born in Canada is a Canadian citizen, automatically. So yes, there can be 'anchor babies'. The exception is if one parent is a diplomat or works for a foreign government in Canada, and the other parent is also not a PR or citizen - then the baby is not Canadian.

For the OP - are you a Canadian citizen or PR? Your wife should not be claiming to be single when she lands.

 

[scylla]

oh really? i amended my answer to avoid confusion.

i didn't think canada had that rule? isn't this what they call in the US "anchor babies" and isn't this a distinct difference in us and canada citizenship rules?

i thought pr's who have babies in canada need to still sponsor them for pr?

They would only be "anchor babies" if having one granted some sort of immediate status to the parents. But it doesn't. So no real anchor. Best case scenario they might be able to sponsor their parents in about 21 years. That's not an anchor.

Babies born in the US are citizens at birth as well. Pretty much the same rule as Canada.

 

[MilesAway]

You mention that she applied when she was single. Has she updated her marital status with CIC?