Inland PR application and medical submitted - discovered common-law is PREGNANT

[potsan18]

Hello all,

need your help. We have applied for sponsorship of my common low who is in CANADA on a temporary work permit. We set our application last day of July. We have doe medical 2 month before that...so in May. Three weeks ago we have discovered that my common-law is pregnant with my child. Seems like we conceived baby around July 20th, 2012. We will take what God gives us.

Now, my question is how to handle PR process. My common-law already did medical an baby is expected due in mid April. According to timeline first step will be approved in May/June period. Baby will born here and will be Canadian citizen.

Since my common-law on work permit right now w have also applied for open work permit with PR application. Under normal circumstances even though her work permit expires, she will have implied open work permit until first step is approved.

Questions

1. Do we need to inform CIC that my common law is pregnant?
2. How will this situation will impact her current work permit and implied open work permit we would have otherwise.

Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you

 

[computergeek]

Congratulations!

(1) CIC doesn't care. It doesn't impact her medicals (which are done) and the baby won't need to be sponsored. You can inform them if you like, but it won't make any difference to the applciation.

(2) Since she is employed, she qualifies for maternal and parental leave benefits. See http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/ei/benefits/maternityparental.shtml for information.

My understanding is that she does NOT have implied status with an OWP application, but others more familiar with them can confirm this. Of course, with the EI benefits, she can simply take some time off before AND after the birth of the baby - up to almost a year. By then she should have her OWP and possibly even PR.

Good luck!

 

[nonoo]

Hello all,

need your help. We have applied for sponsorship of my common low who is in CANADA on a temporary work permit. We set our application last day of July. We have doe medical 2 month before that...so in May. Three weeks ago we have discovered that my common-law is pregnant with my child. Seems like we conceived baby around July 20th, 2012. We will take what God gives us.

Now, my question is how to handle PR process. My common-law already did medical an baby is expected due in mid April. According to timeline first step will be approved in May/June period. Baby will born here and will be Canadian citizen.

Since my common-law on work permit right now w have also applied for open work permit with PR application. Under normal circumstances even though her work permit expires, she will have implied open work permit until first step is approved.


Questions

1. Do we need to inform CIC that my common law is pregnant?
2. How will this situation will impact her current work permit and implied open work permit we would have otherwise.

Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you

congratulation, Please inform CIC ASAP as its going to add the leverage to prove the authenticity in your relationship. I did the same as I conceived during the waiting period and our lawyer advised us to inform CIC. however I cant say much about your second question as I am on visitor status. CIC recieved my application on DEC 06 so I am waiting impatiently for their decision.
Thanks,

 

[MissDominica]

1. You do not "need" to inform CIC of this - as they do not much care about pregnancy (they wish to be informed of births, but not pregnancy). However, in YOUR case, where you must prove your CL relationship, it cannot hurt at all. I applied CL and I personally believe anything that proves you have a real relationship (eg. a pregnancy/starting a family together) is good news. However, please keep in mind that this will only "look good" in their eyes. Since they cannot prove the child is yours, this is just heresay to them for right now... but it may give them more leverage to look upon your relationship as genuine... so why not.

2. I could be wrong, but I thought once a work permit ran out, you are not on an implied one even if you applied for one. You must wait the 11 months (or however long inland 1st stage approval is) before your work permit will be given any merit and that you cannot use "implied" work permit during that time. I BELIEVE that once her work permit runs out, she is no longer allowed to work in Canada. I would be looking into changing her status (visitor based on the fact that you have filed PR already - send proof) or something similar.