Dear Manmeet,
We have applied for PR on March 2nd 2019 and we are waiting for PPR. I am the primary applicant and i am expecting a baby during 3rd week of November. Given this situation we are confused as how to approach certain aspects. Could you please throw some light on below concerns.
AOR - March 2nd 2019
Nationality -Indian
VO- NDVO
6 months timeline for PR processing - Sep 2 2019
Pregnancy due date for primary applicant - Nov 20 2019
Passport expiry for secondary applicant (spouse)- August 2020
Medical expiry -Feb 24 2020
Concerns:
1)if we get copr in october,we wont be able to travel during the months of october-february due to pregnancy/due date.in this case will we get remedicals?and will the deadline for travel be extended if we inform CIC about pregnancy? when should we inform?
2)Addition of new born in the application:when should i inform CIC about the pregnancy?after or before we receive ppr?or post copr?
3)Secondary Applicant's passport expires by august 2020.Given that the primary applicant wont be able to travel before february 2020, this cuts very close to the 6 months validity period of secondar applicant's passport.When is the right time to renew the passport in this case?before or after ppr? if we renew passport should be inform cic?
TIA
The first thing is that after your application is approved, you will be issued a PR visa (single entry) along with the COPR. You have to enter Canada before the expiry of the PR visa. In most cases the PR visa is valid for 6 months, expiry of the medicals (1 year), expiry of passport of any of the family member in the application; which ever expires before.
If you child is born after your receive the PR visa & COPR, but before you land, you can add your child to the application, and IRCC will cancel the existing PR and COPR and issue you a new one for all members, including your new born.
You can only add your child after it is born. All you need to do is send your newborn's passport, medicals, birth certificate and forms. You will also have to make sure that your PoF now meets the family size which includes your new born.
Also, the secondary applicant cannot land in Canada before the primary applicant. The primary applicant has to land before, or along with the secondary applicants.
1. Re-medicals are only requested if your medicals have expired. If they are valid, then no remeds are requested and if your medicals are about to expire, IRCC may even extend them.
2. You can only add your newborn after it is born. As soon as the baby is born, gather the above documents and inform IRCC.
3. You can renew the PP any time, before or after, it does not matter. If you renew before, send the scan of the new passport to IRCC. Ideally you should renew it before, so that your PR visa can be issued in your new passport, just for convenience, although it does not matter.
Also, be advised that after the PR visa is issued, getting extensions is very difficult. So plan accordingly.
