Hello,
I, a Canadian PR, am planning to sponsor my wife from India who is on visitor visa to Canada under Family class - Outland spousal application.
We are expecting our first child in mid September 2025. As she is a visitor, she is without provincial health coverage and we will have the baby delivered in India under the care of her preferred family OB/GYN and our family members.
Question 1:
Would it be wise to apply for spousal application right away and then add the newborn baby as the dependent while the application is under processing?
Question 2:
How would this (adding a dependent later) affect the processing time for the application?
Question 3:
I have full time job here in Canada and I will be making trips to India during the baby's delivery and later, a total of two trips, each trip to be a month long. Would it be wise to take such trips while the application is under processing?
Question 4:
I read that chest x-ray required during medicals can be put on hold if the applicant is pregnant as x-ray is not recommended for pregnant women.
(However, there are anecdotal cases on reddit where applicants went ahead with x-rays in their pregnancies).
So, if the application is on hold until medicals are passed, should my travels to India affect the application adversely in any way?
Question 5:
To avoid putting application on hold and uncertainties around traveling out of country, would it be better to apply for spousal and dependent pr application AFTER the baby is born?
Question 6:
If I apply now and add the baby as dependent later, could you please advise how to add the dependent later in application and steps to go about it and fees to be paid.
Thanks for your replies in advance. Your advice will be much appreciated!
Thanks!
I, a Canadian PR, am planning to sponsor my wife from India who is on visitor visa to Canada under Family class - Outland spousal application.
We are expecting our first child in mid September 2025. As she is a visitor, she is without provincial health coverage and we will have the baby delivered in India under the care of her preferred family OB/GYN and our family members.
Question 1:
Would it be wise to apply for spousal application right away and then add the newborn baby as the dependent while the application is under processing?
Question 2:
How would this (adding a dependent later) affect the processing time for the application?
Question 3:
I have full time job here in Canada and I will be making trips to India during the baby's delivery and later, a total of two trips, each trip to be a month long. Would it be wise to take such trips while the application is under processing?
Question 4:
I read that chest x-ray required during medicals can be put on hold if the applicant is pregnant as x-ray is not recommended for pregnant women.
(However, there are anecdotal cases on reddit where applicants went ahead with x-rays in their pregnancies).
So, if the application is on hold until medicals are passed, should my travels to India affect the application adversely in any way?
Question 5:
To avoid putting application on hold and uncertainties around traveling out of country, would it be better to apply for spousal and dependent pr application AFTER the baby is born?
Question 6:
If I apply now and add the baby as dependent later, could you please advise how to add the dependent later in application and steps to go about it and fees to be paid.
Thanks for your replies in advance. Your advice will be much appreciated!
Thanks!