Moving to Canada-Marriage/Pregnancy

[hillaryhorror]

So me and my fiance have been reading around and we are both very confused. I am an American citizen (Georgia, USA), and my fiance is a Canadian citizen (Victoria, B.C.). I am 17 and i plan on moving in with him in Canada when i turn 18. (April 2011) We plan on having a baby rather soon after me getting there aswell as marriage. What would be the best way to go about this? I want to be able to stay with him permanantly and definately through the pregancy and marriage. Which visa etc.? And what are the estimated costs for the visa and having the baby etc.? I know im young, but its something we've been planning for years. any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[michaelab]

First you should go to the CIC site http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/index.asp and read as much as you can. More than likely you are going to file for a Permanent Residency (PR) after you are married.

Are you currently pregnant?? Its going to cost alot since you won't be covered by his insurance. The PR application and sponsorship (plus right to the PR fee) will be $1040 plus you have to do the background check and medical. FBI check takes 6-14wks so you might not want to wait til the last minute to do it and its valid for 6 months but you must submit to the CIC before 3 month period is up.

If you are not pregnant, wait til you are PR so you can get a health coverage in Canada unless you are planning on to have a baby in the US (and only if you have the insurance in the US of course). The labor /delivery can costs thousands of dollars alone and if you add the prenatal check ups you will be spending tons of money without the insurance!

As for staying w/him during and after pregnancy, the US citizens are visa exempt and can stay up to 6 months. If you want to extend a visit you can apply for an extention but its no guarantee you will be approved. It will be better if you guys are married and PR is in process. Just be careful when you are crossing the border, if they suspect you are trying to stay and won't leave Canada they might deny your entry! Don't lie but don't say more than you are asked.

Good LUck!!

So me and my fiance have been reading around and we are both very confused. I am an American citizen (Georgia, USA), and my fiance is a Canadian citizen (Victoria, B.C.). I am 17 and i plan on moving in with him in Canada when i turn 18. (April 2011) We plan on having a baby rather soon after me getting there aswell as marriage. What would be the best way to go about this? I want to be able to stay with him permanantly and definately through the pregancy and marriage. Which visa etc.? And what are the estimated costs for the visa and having the baby etc.? I know im young, but its something we've been planning for years. any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[hillaryhorror]

thanks

No i am not currently pregnant, but we know i will probably end up pregnant shortly after being there. The money isnt a problem. I just dont want to get pregnant and have to leave or something. Once i'm married and i've applied for PR can i stay in canada while im waiting? so all i need to enter canada at first is a passport?
My fiance also wants to know if i'm married to him will any of his insurance cover the baby? or if im working there on a visa and have healthcare through my job?

 

[michaelab]

Even you apply for PR you still have to keep your visitor status in Canada. More than likely you will end up extending your visit and when you do you need to state your reason for your extention (Pls chime in someone). If you don't extend you will have to go home regardless of your marital status or having a Canadian born child. Some people ask for the visitor record but most of them are married (or about to) and PR are on their way if not already in process. You must provide strong ties to the States as well.

So that being said bring all the documents to prove that you have ties to the States..house, car, family, job, school, etc. Again just be careful how you describe your intention of the visit. If you tell the IO you are getting married and have a baby and live in Canada they might reject you at the border.

The baby should be covered by his insurance..but not you. You cannot work in Canada while you are visiting unless you have a working permit or something.

thanks

No i am not currently pregnant, but we know i will probably end up pregnant shortly after being there. The money isnt a problem. I just dont want to get pregnant and have to leave or something. Once i'm married and i've applied for PR can i stay in canada while im waiting? so all i need to enter canada at first is a passport?
My fiance also wants to know if i'm married to him will any of his insurance cover the baby? or if im working there on a visa and have healthcare through my job?

 

[hillaryhorror]

Thanks. Sorry if i seem stupid. I've read so many different things it's hard to seperate the truth out of it all. What would be an appropriate reason to tell the IO? I don't want to lie or anything because i have nothing to hide. I will only be 18 so i wont have alot of ties to the US because I am moving a couple of days after my 18th birthday. I do have a birth certificate, and social security number. are those good examples? I could get a copy of my highschool transcript.And of course i have alot of family here, but how would i go about proving them as related to me?

 

[angelbrat]

What I am going to say will probably earn me a negative karma point....but say it i must.

What an earth are you thinking off!!!!!!!!!!!!....Firstly coming to Canada at 18, getting married and pregnant will raise a HUGE red flag at CIC.

No, if you come as a visitor, get married and pregnant you will not be covered under your husbands nor local medical care. The cost of having a baby in BC will probably be around 10,000 dollars.

Getting pregnant will not speed up your spousal application.

If you want to work at first, you must find an employer, whom must get an LMO and then you can get a work visa. In your case, at 18 and with no skill or qualifications, will probably be near on impossible.

Getting married will not speed up the application either.

Check that you can get married here first, I am not sure whether you can get married in BC at 18, certainly the legal age of adulthood is 19 in this Provence, so you need to be certain there will be no need for parental approval.

I seriously have had to blink a few times at this post, if it is fake...then I am a fool....if it is genuine...then honey, you are the fool.

 

[bobshynoswife]

angelbrat, I just gave you a positive karma.

To the original poster: Sweetie, things will not work as fast as you'd like them to. First of all, you can come to Canada and visit after your 18th birthday, and you and your fiance can get married here. Although you will probably need your parents permission as the age of majority in BC is 19. Do not plan to bring a lot of stuff with you, if the Immigration officials think you are trying to move here, they can deny you entry to Canada. As an American, you do not have the right to come live in Canada, and even visiting can be a privilege. You will not be able to work while you are visiting.

Then you can apply outland for spousal sponsorship so you can become a Permanent Resident. You can stay and visit while the application is in progress, but you must apply to extend your visit if your PR has not come through by the end of your 6 months. You may have a more difficult time being aproved quickly because of your age. You will likely have to have an interview in Buffalo. How old is your fiance?

During this time you will have NO MEDICAL COVERAGE. Medical care in Canada is just as expensive as it is in the US, except our government pays for it for Canadians - not visitors. Without coverge, a pregnancy and birth that has absolutely no complications will cost you a minimum of $15,000. With complications like a c-section, it could be $40,000.

You would be well advised to wait until you have Permanent Residency and are covered under BC's health plan before you consider becoming pregnant. Some provinces have a 3 month waiting period after becoming a PR.

I'm glad you still have 10 months before you are planning your move, it will give you time to really think about what you are going to do. When you and your fiance visit each other in this next year, be VERY careful that you do not get pregnant...you would likely end up having your baby in the US while your fiance is in Canada which would be terribly sad for everyone.

I'm also curious to know - what do your parents think of all this??

 

[manumanu]

hello im realy confuse my boyfriend are getting real soon he is canadian and 33 im ecuadorian and 30 yrs old and want a family we wanted to get married in a canadian consulate in nyc becuase in ecuador we dont have one ,also would like to have a kid in canada but we plan to stay in ecuador for a time too before we got o canada permetaly.

 

[Aquib]

What I am going to say will probably earn me a negative karma point....but say it i must.

What an earth are you thinking off!!!!!!!!!!!!....Firstly coming to Canada at 18, getting married and pregnant will raise a HUGE red flag at CIC.

No, if you come as a visitor, get married and pregnant you will not be covered under your husbands nor local medical care. The cost of having a baby in BC will probably be around 10,000 dollars.

Getting pregnant will not speed up your spousal application.

If you want to work at first, you must find an employer, whom must get an LMO and then you can get a work visa. In your case, at 18 and with no skill or qualifications, will probably be near on impossible.

Getting married will not speed up the application either.

Check that you can get married here first, I am not sure whether you can get married in BC at 18, certainly the legal age of adulthood is 19 in this Provence, so you need to be certain there will be no need for parental approval.

I seriously have had to blink a few times at this post, if it is fake...then I am a fool....if it is genuine...then honey, you are the fool.

I agreed