Landing in Canada

[406cimarron]

hello experts!

I just submitted my express entry application. My medicals expire on July 25 2018. My application includes my wife and child. My wife is pregnant now with our 2nd child (she was not when we did the medicals). Our child is due to be born at around the same time the medicals expire. So here is my question:

If we are lucky enough to get a COPR, I’m told the entire family must complete the landing before the medicals expire. In my case this will be difficult. It’s medically risky to travel long distance during the 9th month of pregnancy. And if we wait for the child to be born, the medicals may already have expired or be very close to expiring. Besides they will have to issue a new COPR to include the new child. Also I wouldn’t want to do a long distance international travel until the child is at least a few weeks old.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who has had this problem. What are my options here? If everything else fails, is one option to travel by myself and complete the procedure and sponsor the rest of my family later?

 

[noscaf2014]

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is one option to travel by myself and complete the procedure and sponsor the rest of my family later?
This option is only valid before the birth of your child. If your child was born before landing, you can't use the CoPRs anymore to land and you have to inform IRCC first, otherwise, you will never be able to sponsor your child in the future and IRCC may also move to revoke your PR status.

That said, based on one of IRCC's responses to some applicant, you have to choose one of three options (besides the option above):
1. Do the landing and deliver the baby in Canada. The downside here in the cost of delivery because the health insurance doesn't start from day 1 in some provinces
2. Do the landing and return to deliver the baby in your home country and sponsor the child later.
3. Don't do the landing and wait until the birth of your child. In this case, you will have to add the newborn to the PR application and provide her documents (medicals, passport, photo, and fees). If your medicals expire, IRCC may extend it for you beyond it's 1 year validity and may ask you to re-do medicals which is up to the IRCC officer discretion.
The choice is yours. However, if you decide to go with option 3, you will have to contact IRCC immediately when you get the PPR email or even earlier to explain the situation and ask for their instructions. Good Luck!

 

[406cimarron]

Thank you for the very detailed response. I didn’t know option 3 was available. Are you saying it is possible for IRCC to grant time beyond the medical expiry date in this circumstance? Also is it ok to contact IRCC to explain about the pregnancy even before they make a decision?

 

[noscaf2014]

Thank you for the very detailed response. I didn’t know option 3 was available. Are you saying it is possible for IRCC to grant time beyond the medical expiry date in this circumstance? Also is it ok to contact IRCC to explain about the pregnancy even before they make a decision?

Yes, it is possible for IRCC to extend the validity of the medicals, however, there is no guarantee for that and it is up to the discretion of the officer.
Yes, you can contact IRCC at any time using IRCC webform (in the link below), however, I would wait 2-3 months first as it is too soon now to contact them.
Good Luck!

IRCC webform: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/contacts/web-form.asp