If I Get Pregnant In Canada Under A Tourist Visa, Does That Allow Me To Stay Permanently?

Mike Webster

If I Get Pregnant In Canada Under A Tourist Visa, Does That Allow Me To Stay Permanently?

Nope. There is no scheme you can dream up to short circuit the immigration system and get away with it. And there is no way you would be able to give birth in Canada anyway since the longest you could even be allowed to stay would be around 6 months.

Besides, do you even have the $20,000 or so it would cost you to give birth in Canada given that you are not a resident and would not qualify for any province’s health insurance plan?

Even if you did have the money and did give birth in Canada, your dreams of having an anchor baby won’t last because even though your infant would have Canadian citizenship, you still would not have any status and would still have to leave Canada.

 If I Get Pregnant In Canada Under A Tourist Visa,..

Lawretta Ifunanya Maduegbunam

This is common sense. How can the fact that you GOT PREGNANT in a country make you STAY PERMANENTLY in that country? Doesn’t that sound unreasonable?

Chris Land

The number of babies born to Non-Resident mothers in Canada comes to about 0.1% a year.

About 380 of the 380,000 babies born in Canada every year. This number can easily be explained by women who go into labour unexpectedly (mostly Americans) and a small number of women who engage in birth tourism (mostly Chinese).

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If your child is born in Canada, they have a claim to Canadian citizenship but that doesn’t make you a permanent resident.

And, it won’t be free to have your baby in Canada as you are not included in the public health care funding scheme in any Province. There are exceptions to getting pregnant in Canada.

 If I Get Pregnant In Canada Under A Tourist Visa,..

Kathy O

Getting pregnant in Canada does not give you status in Canada. A visitor’s/tourist visa allows you to stay in Canada for a maximum of 6 months. You must leave by your departure date.

Having a baby in Canada does not give you status in Canada. Your child will be a Canadian citizen if it is born in Canada but you must leave by your departure date.

If you arrive at a port of entry pregnant and you intend to have your baby in Canada you must have made arrangements with a Canadian doctor for your prenatal care and delivery. You must show you have enough funds to pay for your prenatal care and deliver… (more)

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In Canada, having a baby while on a tourist visa does not automatically grant you permanent residency or the right to stay in the country. Here are some key points to consider:

Tourist Visa Limitations: A tourist visa allows you to visit Canada for a limited time, typically up to six months. It does not provide a pathway to permanent residency.

Birth in Canada: While children born in Canada are Canadian citizens by birth, this does not extend any immigration benefits to the parents. The parents would still need to maintain their legal status in Canada.

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