Bringing a child to Canada.

[ufa]

My husband has three children. His son is in his custody, and two daughters are in his ex's custody. The custody agreement states that both must maintain 'reasonable access' for the other party.

We are planning on including his son as an accompanying dependent on his application. I realize we will need some form of letter from his ex saying he is permitted to bring his son to Canada. What does this letter need to say exactly? Does it need to be notarized? Does it need to be an affidavit of some sort?

Will leaving his daughters in his home country cause any problem? Will he need to prove continual contact of some form? He has paid a lump sum child support and does not owe any more.

(btw, it shouldn't be a problem getting the medicals, and he's already gotten passports and photos of all of them...)

 

[rjessome]

My husband has three children. His son is in his custody, and two daughters are in his ex's custody. The custody agreement states that both must maintain 'reasonable access' for the other party.

We are planning on including his son as an accompanying dependent on his application. I realize we will need some form of letter from his ex saying he is permitted to bring his son to Canada. What does this letter need to say exactly? Does it need to be notarized? Does it need to be an affidavit of some sort?

Will leaving his daughters in his home country cause any problem? Will he need to prove continual contact of some form? He has paid a lump sum child support and does not owe any more.

(btw, it shouldn't be a problem getting the medicals, and he's already gotten passports and photos of all of them...)

The letter should be notarized stating that she supports and agrees to allow the son to accompany the father to Canada as a permanent resident. Include a copy of the custody agreement as well. It doesn't need to be in affidavit format, just letter. It should include her contact information should CIC wish to verify the content of the letter.

I think you know this but just to clarify, the medicals must be done for all of the children if they are under 22, accompanying or not.

 

[SmoothiesQueen]

Just a little thought from what I understand.....as above person said....you would want to get medicals and include all the children on the application whether they are accompanying or not. They are his kids and in the event that say the mother passed on or was unfit to take care of the children, he would want to know he could file his daughters to Canada if the need ever arose. Don't burn that bridge!!!!