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Tapioca Cold

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Hi, to all on the forum. I am sponsoring my Korean wife and we are doing an outland application. We will be moving to Canada within the next 6 months. Can anyone tell me if my wife will receive free Canadian health care when she arrives with me? At that time we will have only applied and I'm sure the wait time could be long. We were wanting to start on our second child. We will be residing in Nova Scotia.

If anyone can help me that would be great.

Thanks,

Brian
 
Tapioca Cold said:
Hi, to all on the forum. I am sponsoring my Korean wife and we are doing an outland application. We will be moving to Canada within the next 6 months. Can anyone tell me if my wife will receive free Canadian health care when she arrives with me? At that time we will have only applied and I'm sure the wait time could be long. We were wanting to start on our second child. We will be residing in Nova Scotia.

If anyone can help me that would be great.

Thanks,

Brian
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If she is a PR or is able to land when you move she'll get health care coverage the same as citizens. She'll need tor register with the provincial medical provider.

If she arrives before she is granted PR, she will be a visitor and will therefore need overseas travel insurance which covers Canada and North America.
 
Gary_87 said:
If she is a PR or is able to land when you move she'll get health care coverage the same as citizens. She'll need tor register with the provincial medical provider.

If she arrives before she is granted PR, she will be a visitor and will therefore need overseas travel insurance which covers Canada and North America.
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correct.
seems like she would enter Canada as a visitor, she would not qualify for provincial health plan.

if you have study or work permit, she would, or she can buy travel insurance before she leave.

Without health insurance, it would cost her every time she sees a doctor.
 
floomy said:
if you have study or work permit, she would,
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OP is a Canadian. So impossible for them to have a study or work permit.
 
each province has their own rules when it comes to healthcare eligibility. so to know for sure what nova scotia's rules are for pr applicants, you will want to go to the healthcare service website. i'm not sure what it's called in nova scotia, though i'm sure some googling will find it. there should be information about eligibility.
 
I am a US citizen as a vistor in NOva Scotia canada. im waiting for my PR and filed outland.. Yes i do have MSI .. i have my own health card.. both of you show up in person at a office, all you need is a copy of sponsorship fee receipt , passport and maybe proof that immigration has received your application . the only thing they require is for the vistor to stay for at least one year... I got approved to stay 6 months and applied for a extended stay ... im still waiting on a decision on extend stay . so as long as you PLAN ON STAYING FOR A YEAR YOUR FINE . if for some reason the visitor has to leave before a year is up .. just notify MSI and she will no longer have coverage, if you dont there is a huge fine.
 
That's correct. I have also noticed one other poster in the past who said that even though they are a visitor but the PR application has been submitted, they can get Nova Scotia health coverage.

Other provinces don't work like that.
 
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