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Her due date is 22 September, I am going to ask a health company now , just need to get these things sorted before I get there, then all I have to worry about is making friends haha

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I am yikesing a bit, on the combined info you have given here, & on your other thread regarding work etc.

I'm putting aside all the insurance/immigration etc concerns for the moment, to ask: is this your first child? Your/your wife's first experience of child birth?

What is causing the rush that you can't wait to go through "regular" immigration processes, can't wait until child is born in familiar surroundings/system to you & wife? Is she by any chance a Canadian citizen & wants to be "home" for the birth?

I've been pregnant, & given birth in UK, FR, CA. With healthcare expenses covered by local schemes in all three. CA comes bottom of my list in terms of care (it wasn't bad, just not as good as the others). After a normal pregnancy & birth, 2 of my children unexpectedly ended up in ICU for short periods.

Relevant experience/comment being that a mother in Canada on a tourist visa, who gave birth unexpectedly, was looking at a bill of 150K +, after 48 hours. I met her in ICU. She was insured. I don't see how you & your wife can or would be.

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We'll this would be our second child, we have a boy of 3 years old. The only rush is that we have been waiting for everything to fall into place and didn't want to put our move on hold because of the baby news. Also what do you mean by regular immigration process.? We are still going down that route it's just if our house sells in the uk before this is complete we shall be coming over on a workers visa I think it's called for 6 months

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(Really, sincerely, I AM trying to help)

Ok. What do you mean by workers visa? From where are you getting your info?

Double ok, having reread both threads. Sit down, take a deep breath, & start googling/search this site.

SB

SB

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There is no such thing as a workers visa.

There is a visitor status (not really a visa, it's just a stamp in your passport) than can be issued for up to 6 months for people from the UK who want to visit Canada.

There is a temporary work permit that is normally valid for 1 or 2 years. I have never heard of one being issued for less than 1 year.

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Oh my goodness. I've just read this thread having just read the thread on the security work you are hoping to secure. Not meaning to be negative for the sake of it at all and not suggesting that you haven't the desire to make this all work, but have you really considered the logistics and the mountains you are going to have to climb? You won't be covered by the provincial medical scheme for the first 2 - 3 months as you know. Will your wife be able to get private health insurance to cover this period that will include the pregnancy and potential/inevitable birth? You'd have no family/friends support network (I'm assuming) in Comox or Kelowna.

Might it make more sense to secure a job, LMO, TWP - whatever, have the baby, sell the house, take your time and get all your ducks in a row? When we moved to the Island we had young but manageable kids, financial stability, a very good knowledge of the Island and even some friends here already. It was still an absolute nightmare for the first 12 months - if not 24 months. Good fun and challenging - but a nightmare none the less!

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+1 to what everybody else has said.

Tbh, I'm gobsmacked that you would sell your home and move to a country where you don't actually have a visa to live, with a pregnant wife that may not be covered under provincial healthcare. :eek:

What if you get refused entry? What if you can't find a job or a LMO (highly likely from what you've said in your other thread)? Etc, etc.

Personally, I'd stay put in the UK until your wife has the baby and you actually have a LMO in hand so that you know you won't be turned away or kicked out of Canada after 6 months.

Good luck with it, whatever you decide.

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This getting beyond ridiculous. Now I am reading that you will not have a visa to live and work in Canada? Is that right?

Look at this logically. Giving birth costs money. Someone has to pay that money. YOU cannot afford to risk being able to pay it. If as noted there are any complications the bill could be astronomical. Do you have unlimited funds?

If your wife gives birth before you are a legal resident of Canada (legal resident, not a visitor) NO proivincial health plan will pay for it.

Now look at private insurance. If you go to an insurance company and say, my wife is going to give birth, how much do you want for an insurance policy that will pay for that birth? Do you think they are going to say, 'OK, pay is 500 pounds for 3 months coverage and we will pay out $5,000 to $150,000 for the birth.' Do you think they are in the business of losing money?

You really aren't thinking this through at all.

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This all seems highly irresponsible. Sometimes we want things so badly we lose sight of reality and common sense. I wonder how the wife feels about all of this.

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In defence of the OP, I believe he was misled by a certain Immigration company and was basing his decisions on their advice, thinking he was going to be able to easily get a TWP and then PR.

I'm sure he is feeling pretty gutted right now.

Let's all cut him a bit of slack.

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:goodpost:

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and you think im moving and jumping into things without consulting my wife, i think you are misunderstanding, i only asked how much it would cost me if we went and was not insured, i am not saying 100% we are moving i was simply asking if you could answer me without trying to jump down and shoot down anything you believe me to have said, also i have a job offer with lmo in comox, and the other post was just asking what security firms are in kelowna i could be in touch with,

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I think people are just concerned for you and your family as potentially it could cost you thousands if you were uninsured.

If you are able to obtain a TWP from the job in Comox, you will be able to apply for BC Health Provincial medical care as has been indicated earlier. It will take 8-16 weeks to get LMO approval and then a further 9-12 weeks to qualify for BC healthcare so potentially you are looking at 28 weeks before you would qualify. You won't be able to get visitors health insurance to cover a birth from anyone (I checked).

You will have to work out if that will be sufficient time before your wife is due to give birth.

Best of luck and hope it all works out ok.

:)

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Nobody is shooting you down, just trying to point out the flaws in your plan as it seems you're not fully aware of Canadian immigration procedures etc.

Your post above also contradicts what you've said in previous posts - do you have a LMO? If so, then that's very a different situation. A job offer means nothing, but if you have the LMO in hand then your posts make a bit more sense.

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I have the job offer, who have said they will sort the lmo on completion of my bst training which I will be doing from the uk...if that makes sense