the below message I received it from Abou Dhabi visa Office, just for your info regarding the process of adding a new baby born to your federal application.
You have informed us of the birth, or the upcoming birth, of your child. Please accept our congratulations.
If your child is not born in Canada, your child must be added to your permanent application. In order to do so, we require the following documents and information:
- A validated IMM008-Generic Application Form for Canada completed and signed by you, the principal applicant. The Generic Application Form for Canada can be
downloaded online at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM0008ENU_2D.pdf and is electronically fillable. You are encouraged to complete this form electronically
and you must include the barcode page in your submission. If you have more than five dependents, please use the Additional Dependents/Declaration (IMM008DEP) form as
stated below.
- An Additional Dependents/Declaration (IMM008DEP), if applicable. This form must be completed and signed by you, the principal applicant, if you have more than five dependents whether they are accompanying or not. The Additional Dependents/Declaration form can be downloaded at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM0008DEPENU.pdf and is electronically fillable. If you are not going to use a computer or a typewriter, you must write legibly. You must answer all questions on behalf of your dependents.
- An IMM5406 - Additional Family Information Form completed and signed by the principal applicant and spouse. The Additional Family Information Form can be downloaded online at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5406E.PDF and is electronically fillable. If you are not going to use a computer or a typewriter, you must write legibly. You and your dependents must answer all questions (if not applicable, write "N/A").
- $150 Cad processing fee for your child. The bank draft must be payable to "THE RECEIVER GENERAL FOR CANADA" drawn from a bank in Canada. (This fee is required only if your child will accompany you to Canada. If you wish to sponsor him or her at a later date, you will be required to submit a sponsorship and pay the fees once you have become a permanent resident of Canada. Please note that this could lead to several months of separation from your child while your sponsorship application and your child’s permanent residence application are being processed.).
- Copy of the birth certificate of your child. If this document is written in a language other than English or French it must be translated in English or French by a professional translator. The copy of the original document must be attached with the professional translation
- Copy of your child's passport
- 4 recent passport-size photographs of your child that must meet these specifications: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/photospecs.asp.
Once your child has been added to the application, he/she will be required to undergo a medical exam. We will send you the medical forms and instructions once we have received all the documents listed above. If you have not yet done your medicals, you may wait and do so at the same time as your child. If you have undergone the medical examination, but the results expire soon, we will send new medical forms for you as well.
If we have asked you to submit an original police certificate(s), and/or photos, please send all required documents together by regular mail or courier. You cannot send police certificates and/or photos by fax or as an email attachment because we require original police certificates/printed photos.
If we have asked you to send us several documents, you are required to submit all the documents together. Do not send documents one at a time. You should include your name and file number (which is indicated in the subject line) in all your correspondence.
You cannot come to the Embassy to submit the required documents in person. Unless otherwise specified, you can send the required documents using one of the following options:
Regular mail OR Courier (All courier charges are paid by the applicant):
Canadian Embassy
Immigration Section
10th Floor Abu Dhabi Trade Tower
West Tower, Abu Dhabi Mall
PO Box 6970
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
We do not acknowledge receipt of mail or documents. If you send mail by courier to our office and you want to ensure that it has arrived, please check with the courier company. We will not respond to enquiries asking to confirm receipt of documents/emails/ information.
You must submit the document(s) and/or information within (45) days from the date of this request otherwise it will cause delays in the processing or it could result in the refusal of your application. Additional documents may be requested by the Visa Officer upon the complete assessment of your application.
If you do not answer all questions and provide all the documents requested, this will cause delays in the processing of your application. If a question does not apply to you please write 'N/A' or 'Not Applicable.' Do not leave the answer blank. You must answer all questions in English or French.
I guess they still have a huge backlog with past year applications and decided to postpone the intake period for this year... Hope to hear some good news soon