Pregnancy During Permanent Residency Application

[Zeru]

Hi me and my girlfriend are in the process of application for our permanent residency we are already approved in provincial nomination and waiting on the medical for federal approval to get our PR approved but we just found out that shes 5 weeks pregnant will it affects the approval of our PR?

thanks a lot

[Patrido]

Hi Sonny

If your family composition changes at any time prior to your arrival in Canada as permanent resident, you are required to notify the Immigration or Visa office responsible for processing your application. Changes in family composition include marriage, divorce or the birth of a child of or to the principal applicant, or any family member of the principal applicant. Failure to do so will render that family member ineligible to be sponsored in the future, and may jeopardize the application for permanent residence.

Generally, medicals and security/background checks are not necessary for a child under the age of 12 months. However, if settlement funds are a required element of the application for permanent residence, there must be sufficient settlement funds taking into account the additional family member.

Steven Tress, Barrister and Solicitor, 425 University Avenue, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1T6, Canada, tel: 416-977-3657, email: [email protected]