Spousal Sponsorship ('pregnant')

[Rigs05]

Hi everyone! Just want to know, what if in the middle of the application my wife found out that shes pregnant, does she need to notify the visa office or theres a particular paper in case she will give birth before the visa come out? Thanks in advance!

 

[DDG2]

Yes you need to inform immigration about the pregnancy. You have to get a letter or something with the baby's due date from your doctor and send it to immigration

 

[Rigs05]

Thanks! But do you know somebody who has the same scenario?

 

[rhcohen2014]

it's actually not necessary to contact cic UNTIL the baby is born. It may seem harsh, but there's no knowing what will happen during the pregnancy and birth, so unless the child is born CIC really doesn't care about pregnancies. Some people do contact cic about pregnancies because it can help "prove" the validity of the relationship.

Once the baby is born, THEN it's important to notify CIC. If the baby is Canadian (because of the sponsor being able to pass citizenship down), then the baby does not need to be included in the PR application. In this case, all that is necessary to do is get the baby's citizenship certificate, and the baby will be legally Canadian, and be able to enter canada freely. If the baby is NOT canadian (because the sponsor CAN'T pass along citizenship), then the baby MUST be added to the application ASAP. If the approval has already been granted, and all that's left is landing, the visa office MUST be contacted so the application can be adjusted and a new COPR can be issued for the baby.

There are many applicants who go through this, so there will be information on this forum about adding a baby to an application. All it takes is a little research to find the right threads.

 

[Rigs05]

Thanks for the info!

 

[blueangel371115]

I notified them that I was pregnant when I sent some missing documents and they just recently requested his birth certificate ( probably to prove parentage to see whether he needs to be sponsored).

 

[truesmile]

We did NOT notify them of the pregnancy and while even quite visibly so at landing, they didn't say a peep about it.