Hi everyone,
I am currently in Canada on a Home Child Care Provider (HCCP) closed work permit and applying for permanent residency (PR) and will be declaring my daughter in my application. I left my home country while my girlfriend was seven months pregnant. When my baby was about to be born, I was not allowed to have my last name on her birth certificate because I wasn’t there to sign the necessary documents. To correct this, I applied for an affidavit of paternity to acknowledge that I am her father and have my last name added to her birth certificate.
The issue I’m facing is that I cannot include my girlfriend in my PR application as a common-law partner because we haven’t lived together for at least one year due to her work in another province. My plan is to marry her after I obtain PR and then sponsor her as my spouse.
An immigration lawyer informed me that once my daughter and I receive PR, she must enter Canada within 6-8 months. This means my girlfriend and daughter will likely be separated for some time, which concerns me, especially regarding my child’s emotional well-being and potential separation anxiety. Another concern is that since I have never physically been with my daughter or carried her, immigration might question how this separation could affect her emotionally, as she may see me as a stranger at first.
Given my situation, should I consult an immigration consultant? Has anyone here gone through a similar case, and if so, how did you handle it? Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
I am currently in Canada on a Home Child Care Provider (HCCP) closed work permit and applying for permanent residency (PR) and will be declaring my daughter in my application. I left my home country while my girlfriend was seven months pregnant. When my baby was about to be born, I was not allowed to have my last name on her birth certificate because I wasn’t there to sign the necessary documents. To correct this, I applied for an affidavit of paternity to acknowledge that I am her father and have my last name added to her birth certificate.
The issue I’m facing is that I cannot include my girlfriend in my PR application as a common-law partner because we haven’t lived together for at least one year due to her work in another province. My plan is to marry her after I obtain PR and then sponsor her as my spouse.
An immigration lawyer informed me that once my daughter and I receive PR, she must enter Canada within 6-8 months. This means my girlfriend and daughter will likely be separated for some time, which concerns me, especially regarding my child’s emotional well-being and potential separation anxiety. Another concern is that since I have never physically been with my daughter or carried her, immigration might question how this separation could affect her emotionally, as she may see me as a stranger at first.
Given my situation, should I consult an immigration consultant? Has anyone here gone through a similar case, and if so, how did you handle it? Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!