Urgent Return to Canada with Newborn: Immigration Choices for PR Holders

[Karthik Rammoorthy]

We are both PR holders of Canada. My wife was pregnant and we had to travel to India to attend a family emergency. Our newborn was born in India and is 3 months old. We need to rejoin work and what are our best options
1. Apply for dependent child PR as soon as I come to Canada and then apply for TRV with the AOR.
2. Apply for Visitor visa explaining our circumstances and then apply inland PR if we get the visa for our new born.

 

[armoured]

Either really, hard for anyone to guess. Personally I'd consider applying for child's TRV immediately, and then you return to Canada (without delay) and then submit PR app. If that TRV is delayed or refusd, apply once AOR is received.

Note, there's no such thing as 'inland' for dependent children - however you apply, same procedure.

 

[Karthik Rammoorthy]

Thank you

 

[canuck78]

It must be at least 4 months since you left Canada. Do you still have a home in Canada? What about employment? Are you on some sort of leave? If neither are secured I would suggest coming to Canada to secure these things before your wife and child come to Canada especially given the economy and job market.

 

[Karthik Rammoorthy]

Yeah. I am on EI parental benefits and would resume work from June

 

[vmon]

We're in the same situation — we applied for a TRV for our baby, but it was rejected. My wife is still in India with our baby, while I returned to Canada and submitted a PR application four months ago. We received a pre-arrival services email on May 5th. My wife's leave is ending in July, so we're hoping the process will be completed by then..