Maria Isabel

Hello to you all!

I hope someone can advise me. Here is my case.(It's quite a story!) I
have a brazilian friend who is seven months pregnant and wants to
immigrate to Canada. She's been here (in Ottawa) for a little over three
months now and she will be giving birth very soon. We've asked around in
many places about the best way for her to immigrate and we've been told
that she can't make her application while being in Canada unless she is
in some kind of danger in her home country. But the thing is that, not
only can't she travel in her condition right now, but she also doesn't
have the money nor does she want to go back right now. She actually has a
visitor's visa who will expire in November (when she's due). We've
thought of making the application from the US, but we've also been told
that Canada could tell her that they wouldn't process her file as long as
she would stay in the country. Is that true? We've also heard that it is
very difficult to go from a visitor status to a resident status. Would it
make it easier if she was with a working visa? She would then be allowed
to stay for a year or two and then be able to show that she has a job
waiting for her if she becomes a canadian citizen. The job itself
shouldn't be a problem since she a dancer and we are opening a brazilian
dance school, but the thing is that if she's in the immigration process
when she will have her baby, she would pay 850$ per day at the hospital
instead of 2600$. And, like I mentionned before, money is an big issue
here. So, what should we do?!? (Did you follow me?) Here it is in brief:
should she try to apply from the US right now, or get a working visa
first and then try, or stay with her visitor visa and renew it as many
times as possible and go back to Brazil to make her application (and pay
the full-blown price at the hospital)? Or is there any other options out
there? Please help us out!!!Thank you so much!!!! Maria Isabel

Berto Volpentesta

Applications for Permanent Residence can only be made inside Canada when = there are
special reasons why it should be. It could be danger in the = home country or it
could be other special humanitarian or compassionate = circumstances.

For example if she were married to a Canadian or PR, then it could = fairly be argued
that she should be allowed to stay with her spouse = while the application is
processed.

There is not enough information to assess where to apply or under what = category.
Generally, a person can apply to any visa post and the fact = that she may be
temporarily in Canada does not make a difference.

As for work permits, you indicate only that she is a dancer and you wish = to open a
dance school. A work permit must also be applied for outside = of Canada and it may
take several months if it is possible at all.

In her case, she may be requested to obtain a validation from HRDC to = ensure that
Canadian jobs are protected. The HRDC will want to be = satisfied that her employment
would not adversely effect the labour = market. This could mean many months of
advertising to show that others = cannot meet the requirement of the employer.

In any event it does not appear that any application could be resolved = in a
short time.

--=20 Good luck,

Berto Volpentesta, B.A. (Spec. Hons.), B.Ed. Member, OPIC Director, OPIC and
Education Committee Chairman

Sidhu & Volpentesta Inc. Serving people around the world since 1991

www.svcanada.com

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McG

I don't care where you send her, just get her out of Canada. We don't need any more
poor single Moms in this country. Is the father of the fetus Canadian? Does anyone
know who and where the father is?

Koala~Blue

That remark was uncalled for. You should realise that women don't choose to become
poor single mothers. Have you ever thought that maybe the father will not accept
responsiblity for the child? Which is very often the case.