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Pregnant woman entering Canada

Roofster

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My wife has a valid Temporary Entry Visa valid till 2018.
I was a permanent resident but dropped my residency last November.
We have a son, born in Canada in 2013, thus, canadian.
My wife is now pregnant again, and due date in few months, we are thinking of going to Canada to deliver there.
Due to my situation, having being a resident, i'm not sure I'll be granted a Temporary Entry Visa..

Questions:

1- Is there any canadian law that prevents a person from giving birth in Canada ? a pregnant woman from entering the country ?
2- If my wife travels with my son, and the officer suspects she is pregnant, can he deport her ? even if she has a canadian son with her ? ie; Is it better that she travels alone without our son not to draw attention, or to travel with him since he is a canadian citizen and has the right to go back home ?
3- Finally, can my application for a TRV affect my wife's vlid visa ? can they decide to revoke her TRV for example ?
 

scylla

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1. There is no law that prevents a person from giving birth in Canada. Whether your wife will actually be allowed into Canada is a different matter. A visitor visa does not guarantee entry into Canada and there's always some possibility she may be refused entry.
2. They can refuse her entry into Canada and send her home on the first available flight. Having a Canadian citizen son does not give her the right to enter Canada. Your son has the right to enter Canada - your wife does not.
3. No - it won't have an impact.
 

Roofster

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Thanks a lot Scylia for your replies

2 final questions:

1) So, if my wife, a pregnant women, non canadian, with a valid TRV, accompanying a Canadian son, 2 year old, can be sent home from the borders and not granted entry to Canada just because she is pregnant and can give birth again in Canada, while no specific law is actually there to say that ??

2) Does the same apply to me, a non canadian father, accompanying his Canadian 2 year old son, if I try entering Canada, say from the US borders with a car ?
 

CanV

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Roofster said:
Thanks a lot Scylia for your replies

2 final questions:

1) So, if my wife, a pregnant women, non canadian, with a valid TRV, accompanying a Canadian son, 2 year old, can be sent home from the borders and not granted entry to Canada just because she is pregnant and can give birth again in Canada, while no specific law is actually there to say that ??

2) Does the same apply to me, a non canadian father, accompanying his Canadian 2 year old son, if I try entering Canada, say from the US borders with a car ?
The citizenship of your son gives you absolutely no rights or privileges in Canada. Granting admission to you or your wife will be looked at separately from your son's. It is possible and it happened before that a Canadian minor enters the country while his/her parents are refused entry.
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
95,918
22,164
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Roofster said:
Thanks a lot Scylia for your replies

2 final questions:

1) So, if my wife, a pregnant women, non canadian, with a valid TRV, accompanying a Canadian son, 2 year old, can be sent home from the borders and not granted entry to Canada just because she is pregnant and can give birth again in Canada, while no specific law is actually there to say that ??

2) Does the same apply to me, a non canadian father, accompanying his Canadian 2 year old son, if I try entering Canada, say from the US borders with a car ?
Same answer as before.

1) Yes - she can be refused entry. A TRV does not give her the right to enter Canada.
2) Same answer as above.

As CanV explained and as I also explained in my previous posts, having a Canadian citizen son does not give either you or your wife the right to enter Canada.