TRV to Accompany My Canadian Wife for Treatment

[dask]

Hello,

I've read that TRVs are hard to get for spouses of Canadian citizens. I am one such spouse and I desperately need one to accompany my wife as she seeks medical treatment. What can I do to present my case in the strongest light? I cannot afford a rejection because I take care of a lot of her needs since she is experiencing severe physical disability. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Background:

I've been married to my wife, a Canadian citizen, since Feb 2013. However, I was only there until my studies were finished and in 2016 I returned to Pakistan and have resided there since. My wife has been with me at times and at other times she's been abroad (she has had several unique medical conditions that needed a lot of specific specialist treatments and she went abroad for those). Since May 2018 we've been living together in Pakistan again since it seemed like her health was getting better. However, in the past six months, the situation has gone from bad to worse. We first thought that we could tackle it here but the doctors were unable to diagnose what was going on properly which culminated in my wife getting a TIA (ministroke) a month ago. Then she got another one a week ago and I'm very worried about her health and I want her to go back to Canada for treatment because the quality of medical service there is far better. I'm terrified of her getting a proper stroke and being paralyzed or even dying and so I want this to happen asap.

I have never applied for PR despite the option. I just thought that I'd do it someday when I really intended to move. But right now I just desperately want to accompany my wife to Canada for support. This isn't because it's a nice gesture but because medically speaking, strokes happen again due to stress and she has explicitly told me that she feels a lot more comfortable around me and less terrified of what she is going through. Also, she is in so much pain that she has trouble being mobile and I assist her with any difficulty she experiences as a result of this (ie. making food because she has trouble standing up and moving around, helping her walk, taking her to her appointments, etc.).

 

[zardoz]

Hello,

I've read that TRVs are hard to get for spouses of Canadian citizens. I am one such spouse and I desperately need one to accompany my wife as she seeks medical treatment. What can I do to present my case in the strongest light? I cannot afford a rejection because I take care of a lot of her needs since she is experiencing severe physical disability. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Background:

I've been married to my wife, a Canadian citizen, since Feb 2013. However, I was only there until my studies were finished and in 2016 I returned to Pakistan and have resided there since. My wife has been with me at times and at other times she's been abroad (she has had several unique medical conditions that needed a lot of specific specialist treatments and she went abroad for those). Since May 2018 we've been living together in Pakistan again since it seemed like her health was getting better. However, in the past six months, the situation has gone from bad to worse. We first thought that we could tackle it here but the doctors were unable to diagnose what was going on properly which culminated in my wife getting a TIA (ministroke) a month ago. Then she got another one a week ago and I'm very worried about her health and I want her to go back to Canada for treatment because the quality of medical service there is far better. I'm terrified of her getting a proper stroke and being paralyzed or even dying and so I want this to happen asap.

I have never applied for PR despite the option. I just thought that I'd do it someday when I really intended to move. But right now I just desperately want to accompany my wife to Canada for support. This isn't because it's a nice gesture but because medically speaking, strokes happen again due to stress and she has explicitly told me that she feels a lot more comfortable around me and less terrified of what she is going through. Also, she is in so much pain that she has trouble being mobile and I assist her with any difficulty she experiences as a result of this (ie. making food because she has trouble standing up and moving around, helping her walk, taking her to her appointments, etc.).

There are a number of issues here.

1) there is no guarantee that a TRV will be issued to you, even under these circumstances. All you can do is apply.
2) there is a huge risk of medical problems flying to Canada. The airlines may refuse to allow the flight.
3) what medical coverage would your spouse have in Canada, having been out for so long?

 

[canuck78]

There are residency requirements to receive healthcare in Canada even if you have a valid health card she may have already accessed treatment when she didn't have coverage. Unfortunately you will likely struggle to get a TRV. Perhaps you may be able to get a TRP. The issue is that you are not a visitor so a TRV should rightly be refused. There also may be an up to 3 month wait period to qualify for healthcare depending on the province.