Entry to Canada for pregnant spouse

[mrfox]

Hello everybody, I have a serious question on my mind.

I am working in Canada on a work permit for skilled workers and want my spouse to come to Canada and live with me. The problem with getting open work permit for her and entering Canada is the fact that she is pregnant.

She could give birth back in her country but unfortunately the pregnancy is complicated - it's shortly after the operation on her womb (doctors advised not to get pregnant for a year), she is only 20 years old and she's having twins. That is why I want her to e with me and that is also why we want her to have kids in Canada.

Now don't get me wrong, we are not keen on staying in Canada - she is pursuing her bachelor's and I have better work offer in US. I enjoy living and working in Canada, but I don't think about getting neither PR nor citizenship yet. For now I just want the best for my spouse and children - like everybody else. And we are just too young to think about staying somewhere.

The Question
My spouse should know about TRV status during this week, and my question is - in case she will be granted with it, what should she provide to the officer to have the best chances of entering Canada? She has paper proving that she is still a student but on a vacation for a year and she also has property in her home country.
If it matters, she enters by air in Vancouver airport.

Thank you very much for your help. I really appreciate it.

 

[Buletruck]

You realize that she probably won't be able to get health coverage and you will have to pay for the delivery, a costly endeavour if it's a complicated birth? CBSA may ask to see that she has sufficient funds to cover the expenses.

 

[neorol]

Hello everybody, I have a serious question on my mind.

I am working in Canada on a work permit for skilled workers and want my spouse to come to Canada and live with me. The problem with getting open work permit for her and entering Canada is the fact that she is pregnant.

She could give birth back in her country but unfortunately the pregnancy is complicated - it's shortly after the operation on her womb (doctors advised not to get pregnant for a year), she is only 20 years old and she's having twins. That is why I want her to e with me and that is also why we want her to have kids in Canada.

Now don't get me wrong, we are not keen on staying in Canada - she is pursuing her bachelor's and I have better work offer in US. I enjoy living and working in Canada, but I don't think about getting neither PR nor citizenship yet. For now I just want the best for my spouse and children - like everybody else. And we are just too young to think about staying somewhere.

The Question
My spouse should know about TRV status during this week, and my question is - in case she will be granted with it, what should she provide to the officer to have the best chances of entering Canada? She has paper proving that she is still a student but on a vacation for a year and she also has property in her home country.
If it matters, she enters by air in Vancouver airport.

Thank you very much for your help. I really appreciate it.

Is she allowed to fly or she lives in the US? If her pregnancy is complicated it might be difficult to travel... Pregnant women are not allowed to fly after 6 months of pregnancy because of health reasons. Also probably she would need to take medical exam which includes X-ray what she can't take... And the costs of labour and medical assistance will be high without coverage

 

[mrfox]

You realize that she probably won't be able to get health coverage and you will have to pay for the delivery, a costly endeavour if it's a complicated birth? CBSA may ask to see that she has sufficient funds to cover the expenses.

Her medicals is covered for up to 10k from my employer + I have sufficient funds to cover birth, she also has some.

Is she allowed to fly or she lives in the US? If her pregnancy is complicated it might be difficult to travel... Pregnant women are not allowed to fly after 6 months of pregnancy because of health reasons. Also probably she would need to take medical exam which includes X-ray what she can't take... And the costs of labour and medical assistance will be high without coverage

Fortunately, she is not required to take X-ray for TRV for 6 months BUT she won't be able to get open work permit w/ 2 year TRV until she gives birth because of not being able to take X-ray. For now she is allowed to travel by air but pregnancy is already showing.

Thank you for your clarifying questions. I know that costs may bite but I'm willing to pay more for the fact that she and the kids will be ok. Unfortunately it's not that easy to get to know exactly how much giving burth in Canada will cost in total, and approximates varying from 10k to 20-30k.

 

[scylla]

Her medicals is covered for up to 10k from my employer + I have sufficient funds to cover birth, she also has some.

Double check her coverage isn't dependent on having provincial health care coverage. Most medical coverage provided through employers in Canada is layered on top of provincial health care coverage. This typically means two things: (1) you can't get the coverage unless you also have provincial health care coverage; (2) the employer's coverage only covers things not covered by provincial health care coverage (e.g. private hospital rooms).

 

[neorol]

Her medicals is covered for up to 10k from my employer + I have sufficient funds to cover birth, she also has some.

Fortunately, she is not required to take X-ray for TRV for 6 months BUT she won't be able to get open work permit w/ 2 year TRV until she gives birth because of not being able to take X-ray. For now she is allowed to travel by air but pregnancy is already showing.

Thank you for your clarifying questions. I know that costs may bite but I'm willing to pay more for the fact that she and the kids will be ok. Unfortunately it's not that easy to get to know exactly how much giving burth in Canada will cost in total, and approximates varying from 10k to 20-30k.

As a father of a 17 months old I completely understand how you feel. I really think that providing proof of funds and an honest explanation is the only way that works. However, try to find simlar cases like yours just being prepared for every scenario. More experienced members might also express their opinion. Best wishes!

 

[mrfox]

Double check her coverage isn't dependent on having provincial health care coverage. Most medical coverage provided through employers in Canada is layered on top of provincial health care coverage. This typically means two things: (1) you can't get the coverage unless you also have provincial health care coverage; (2) the employer's coverage only covers things not covered by provincial health care coverage (e.g. private hospital rooms).

I don't think it's dependendent on provincial health care but I'll double check, thank you.

As a father of a 17 months old I completely understand how you feel. I really think that providing proof of funds and an honest explanation is the only way that works. However, try to find simlar cases like yours just being prepared for every scenario. More experienced members might also express their opinion. Best wishes!

Thank you for your help! Hope I'll find help and everything will go well.

 

[mrfox]

Re: Entry to Canada for pregnant spouse and MSP coverage

Hello to everybody, sorry for necroposting but I wanted to (finally!) share status report if somebody on the web will stuck upon this thread and find it useful.

My wife successfully entered Canada at YVR airport, question from the officers regarding her pregnancy was this: "Are you planning to give birth in Canada?" - to which I don't know what I would recommend answering, but probably truth because officer knows it anyways.

We are happily living in Canada with my wife 4th month already and planning to extend her stay on an Open Work Permit basis after taking a medical exam here.

I would like to add one note here about medical coverage - we are currently pursuing MSP coverage for my wife even though she is on a tourist visa because we were told in Health Insurance BC that because I have a work permit my wife is eligible for coverage - even on a tourist visa basis! And if everything will go well, HIBC will reimburse almost all expenses associated with birth, because the delivery happened after 3 month in BC which is the waiting period for MSP coverage.

In short - we expect our bills to be around 2-3 thousand because I am in Canada on a work permit and because of that my spouse is eligible for MSP, even if she is currently doesn't have work permit.

Again, thanks everybody for your help!