So my wife is a Canadian Citizen as are my three children (11,6,6). My Father-in-Law has got PR and is 92 with mild dementia - he gets forgetful and confused some of the time, particularly when tired or stressed. I will be entering on dual intent with a spousal PR application in progress. We will all be arriving by air together.
We are concerned that one of us needs to be with FIL when he goes through the CBSA check if possible and ofc one of us will need to be with the children. Does the whole party get processed as a group or will they divide us up and if so how is the division done? Will I have to go through separately as I am not Canadian Citizen? Do we need to notify them in advance of my FIL condition so that we get special treatment (e.g. to allow one of us to accompany him)? Do we have any say over who goes through with whom or do we just have to do as we are told?
We have Power of Attorney for my FIL in UK and are looking into what is required to get it "ratified" or whatever the correct term is in Canada but I imagine that will not be done until after we land. On a good day he may sail through with perfect lucidity but on a bad day he may not even understand the questions and may become unco-operative unless we are with him to reassure him.
Any advice or experiences welcomed.
We are concerned that one of us needs to be with FIL when he goes through the CBSA check if possible and ofc one of us will need to be with the children. Does the whole party get processed as a group or will they divide us up and if so how is the division done? Will I have to go through separately as I am not Canadian Citizen? Do we need to notify them in advance of my FIL condition so that we get special treatment (e.g. to allow one of us to accompany him)? Do we have any say over who goes through with whom or do we just have to do as we are told?
We have Power of Attorney for my FIL in UK and are looking into what is required to get it "ratified" or whatever the correct term is in Canada but I imagine that will not be done until after we land. On a good day he may sail through with perfect lucidity but on a bad day he may not even understand the questions and may become unco-operative unless we are with him to reassure him.
Any advice or experiences welcomed.
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