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Yea..it was like that foe Canada until 9/11 happened

Beautyaddy:
Really?...it's funny that US green card holders do not a visa to visit Canada.

Congrats.....

With ur PR nd applying from Canada, u get 10 yrs without stress

t4tk:
In the spirit of giving back

Brief History

I applied for a B1/B2 Visa in 2016 with hubby.(hubby was renewing,mine was first issue) sent change of intent letter. I used Emory hospital in Atlanta 2017. Hospital bill was $4325(including epidural), Doctor's bill was 1350. I had 3 pediatrician visit ( 250).

We submitted our dropbox application Dec 11 2018, it was a very long wait. We got the 221g letter Jan 21 2019, we were able to schedule our interview for Jan 27th .

VO good morning, passport please
DH and I - good morning as we passed the passport to her
VO - checking through the passport, what was the purpose of your last visit to the United states
DH - Childbirth
VO- you are Canadian permanent residents?
DH- yes
Vo- how much did you pay?
DH- About 6500
VO can I see the invoice of your bill.
We passed the initial bill sent by the hospital, stating the amount paid, itemized bill, receipt of payment, letter addressed to the us border agency for my poe then,doctors bill and all the peds bill
Looking through and scrutinizing every page
Vo why did the hospital give you a discount
Me - we were not given a discount, we were sent a bill and we paid what was sent
Vo - why am I seeing a total of 11,000? What is the 7,000 for
Me- as indicated on the bill, the 7000 was ob flat rate of which I dnt use a doctor from the hospital, I used doctor with privileges in the hospital. Which is the other bill of 1350
Vo - I still dont understand the 7000
Hubby tried to explain but she still seemed confused( we were as confused as she was)
She took the Bill and left asking us to give her a few minutes
After about 1 minute
Vo- I need time to go through your bill. She started typing
Vo - you are Canadian permanent residents?
Hubby- yes
Vo continued typing
Vo- how much did you say the childbirth cost?
Hubby- 6500
She was still typing
VO - what is the purpose of this visit?
Hubby- to visit family before we move finally to Canada.
VO- how long do you intend to stay in United states? She was still typing
Hubby - 2 weeks
VO hands us white paper for administrative processing and told us to keep checking our profile for their decision

I checked the profile everyday. There was no change till 5th of March when the case was updated but still on administrative processing. By 7th of March, the status changed to issued to the glory of God.

In my opinion, I feel they know u want to go and have a baby in Canada and did not declear it especially since you included your child's US papers. Also wih alot of ppl being denied by US, they know these ppl are trying their luck with Canada.

What was the questions? are you coming to have a baby and said visiting? Did you apply alone?

MsJanez01:
Hello Hotstepper..hehehe. perphaps God knew i needed an advise. Pls i applied for my US renewal after birthing in Dec was asked to schedule for an interview but till date am yet to get an appointment date as no dates are available. However, while waitinf for date i decided to apply for Canada tourist visa though for the purpose of birthing but didnt declare. Was however denied yday for reasons that they suspect am not being truthful with questions asked on the form and they are not certain i will return after my visit. In my documents i included my recent promotion letter and dat of my husband, child's Us passport, proof of funds of about 7kCAD and other vitals. I intend applying again probably next month.. please what do u think i can do differently this time. Kindly note i applied alone

Is this for me?

MsJanez01:
Hi dear. Did u get this info and was ur Cad app. Approved as i intend doing same due to same line of story. Pls help

birth registeration nd certificates..others does not apply to u

Chayil18:
Yes i did @hotstepper.... i have logged in but not sure if i am to apply for all or just birth registration and certificate

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Hospital name is Scarborough General Hospital

quote author=drafrican post=76354329]

Pls can we have your drs details and more details on d hospital name pls admin allow[/quote]

I guess ur birth was in Alberta cuz in Ontario, u apply online or go there in person

Oleayo22:
Congrats. Did you fill the form they gave you at the hospital and returned it to them there? If you did, then go to the nearest registry to you and apply. You pay there, I applied for expedited using my husband 's itinerary and picked it next day.

registry takes longer so if u r going there, make sure u go with ur flight ticket so they can make it faster for u

rainazoe:
I applied for birth certificate online using the ontario 5 in 1 application and it took 3weeks with several calls and faxing my ticket to them on urgency grounds.

So if there is a registry near you best you use them.

Ckngratulations! why dont u leave the dr's contact info for others who are interested in scarborough.

Did u recieve any package before you left the hospital that has info about documentation?

Chayil18:
Hello all,

Second phase of the story.... delivered 1st March, 2019 at 38 weeks and 5 days. Delivered at Scaborough General Hospital; contacted a number of doctors and settled for the cheapest. Spent approximately 5000CAD for all, breakdown is:

Vaginal Delivery:
Hospital Bill: 1800CAD mother, 600CAD child
Doctors bill: 1500CAD for delivery
Blood work: 23 CAD mother and Child
Blood work before delivery: 27CAD
Epidural: 700CAD
Pediatrician: 60CAd
Circumcision: 300CAD

You can have your baby on a low budget...abeg, no break bank ooo

@hotstepper and all, please can you assist with birth certificate process?

Welcome and Thank God for journey mercies.

Hotstepper:
Congratulations! Thank God for journey mercies.Glad u have settled in .
How is the US medical system?



quote author=Shilohzmum post=76168549]Hello house.....Got in weeks ago to Toronto with my 2yrs old
POE was SMOOTH!!!
Officer:visiting?
Reply:yes
Officer:2months?
Me:yeah
Offiicer:does your husband know you re here?
Me:sure(smiles)
Officer:oh so u live together?
Me:Absolutely
Officer:has he contacted u since u landed?
Me:yes..wassap call,thankfully I used airport wifi
Officer:can I see ?
Me:i sharply showed him watsap cal log o
Officer:did he say he loves u?
Me:NO ooo..he rather said Thank God
Officer:why?
Me:cos he knows I hate long flights
Officer:u hv ur return ticket?
Me:yh...u wanna see?he said dnt bother
Officer:is she your 1st??
Me:yh....
Officer:is your husband coming?
Me:would hv been great like last summer if he came bt his busy with work this time
Officer:wat does he do?
Me:He imports house finishings like tiles,roofing sheets etc and sells wholesale to retailers/end users.
Officer:oh wow...hv a good stay.
Spent max 4mins ...he literally took d lead.
I hv settled with Dr Ted and Humber.They say the anesthesiologist will be paid on delivery day(rate will be stated by him/Her dat day)
Truth is,I prefer the medical system in the US nomata wat bt as they are on a denial spree...1 has little or no choice.

Congratulations! Thank God for journey mercies.Glad u have settled in .
How is the US medical system?



quote author=Shilohzmum post=76168549]Hello house.....Got in weeks ago to Toronto with my 2yrs old
POE was SMOOTH!!!
Officer:visiting?
Reply:yes
Officer:2months?
Me:yeah
Offiicer:does your husband know you re here?
Me:sure(smiles)
Officer:oh so u live together?
Me:Absolutely
Officer:has he contacted u since u landed?
Me:yes..wassap call,thankfully I used airport wifi
Officer:can I see ?
Me:i sharply showed him watsap cal log o
Officer:did he say he loves u?
Me:NO ooo..he rather said Thank God
Officer:why?
Me:cos he knows I hate long flights
Officer:u hv ur return ticket?
Me:yh...u wanna see?he said dnt bother
Officer:is she your 1st??
Me:yh....
Officer:is your husband coming?
Me:would hv been great like last summer if he came bt his busy with work this time
Officer:wat does he do?
Me:He imports house finishings like tiles,roofing sheets etc and sells wholesale to retailers/end users.
Officer:oh wow...hv a good stay.
Spent max 4mins ...he literally took d lead.
I hv settled with Dr Ted and Humber.They say the anesthesiologist will be paid on delivery day(rate will be stated by him/Her dat day)
Truth is,I prefer the medical system in the US nomata wat bt as they are on a denial spree...1 has little or no choice.[/quote]

yes this is another option if ur pockets can accomodate it

sexyjob:
If you can, I suggest you visit for tourism and return before you visit for child birth. It will help.

Hello,

Congratulations! please do not panic as everything will fall into place. People that were in ur shoes before either emailed the embassy to notify them of recent development or just came to POE and said vacation then birth.

Do you have any family/friends in these cities u have mentioned?

Fricasse:
I'm new here and I enjoyed everyones contribution. Please I need help. I wasn't pregnant when I was issued my visa(visitors visa), now I'm pregnant and I want to have my baby in Canada. What do I say at the point of entry. Hope I won't have issues. I'm looking at having my baby at Toronto maybe Brampton or Waterloo. Can anyone help me with a doctors number I can reach , hospital bill that is affordable and an affordable accomodation. I'm going with my mum and son. I will also need the help of Hot stepper. I really
see that she has been helpful. I will be so grateful if I can get assistance. I'm meant to travel in July. Thanks.

By contacting drs nd see who will be willing to write u a letter ot an appointment.




quote author=Sozaboy post=75842871]Thanks. Please how do I go about getting the Drs letter[/quote]

1. Please you have time so you should go and do the registry.

2. Yes, u can still get visa without travel history.

GlitzG:
Hi everyone,
Obviously I have a lot of questions and from reading so many posts here, am really scared. I just bumped into this thread few hours ago and I feel I have made a mistake already. My fiancée is 4month pregnant and I will love it if she can give birth in Canada. I saw an had for a traveling agent and cos of my excitement, I paid for part Payment for both of our visa processing. Now the questions I have now

1- they require marriage certificate which we don’t have yet cos we planned on getting married officially 6month after she puts to bed. I made enquiries about registry and was told it will take 21business days for that to happen. Is there any way around this or it’s not necessary we go for registry

2. We don’t have any travel history at all. Can this cause a visa denial?

3- she is still using her name cos we ain’t married yet and we want to go as a couple. What can be done?.

Please house, help us out cos all this comments am reading from here makes me think I made a big mistake by paying commitment to the travel agency.

@hotstepper @justwise

Yayy! Congratulations........This shows that they give for birth tourism ...I live this testimony

placebo:
Apologies for the long post. I have been following this thread for a while and I would like to share my visa story. As soon as I got pregnant Q3, 2018, I decided to give Canada a try as my USA visa was going to expire at the end of the year and I also travel a lot for work so I couldn’t afford to drop my passport for an extended period of time.

I submitted my online application on the 9th of November in the country where I work (mainly because they have a processing period of 16 days). These are the supporting documents that I recall submitting;
Marriage certificate
Change of name
Employment letter
Work ID card
Letter of introduction from my office
3 months payslips
Statement of account (about $20k at the time)
Shares statement(about $11k although value has dropped now)
International insurance letter of introduction
Letter of invitation from my friend
Letter of explanation
Past medical reports from nigeria

I chose ‘Others’ and stated medical tourism in my online application. In my letter of explanation, I also stated that the sole purpose of visit was childbirth. I however found out after submission that there was no biometric center in that country so I had to wait till I returned to Nigeria in December where I eventually did my biometrics on the 10th of December, 2018.

On the 21st of December, I received a letter from the Embassy stating that I will need to replace my letter of invitation with one from a doctor or hospital stating availability and cost. I believe I sort help from here but didn’t get much feedback. After trying for days to get a letter of invitation, I decided to just write another letter of explanation stating my appointment details and cost. I also got my insurance to send a guarantee of payment to my hospital of choice. ( I attached this document to my LOE)

On the 24th of January 2019, My visa application was approved and I was asked to submit my passport.

Congratulations!.

Canada has started to stamp 5 days for people who got tourist visa and come to the airport to say vacation and then birth. So i know people who came in for like a week to use the tourist visa then went bk to naija nd will be coming bk in March for birthing

Let us try and not spoil this thing. It is already in the media and i think they r being watchful now. Wishing u a safe trip .

please feel free to share and people will use their own discretion for their own application .

jennymee:
Hellooooo... we all know that Canada is not like the US where you can clearly indicate purpose of travel and because there is actually no place in the application where you indicate birthing as reason for visit. I will eventually declare at POE because pregnancy can not be hidden. I am not complicating issues for anyone! If you are comfortable to indicate purpose of visit as birth, please go ahead other wise follow your heart. More reason I don't like to comment on public forum. Abeg it's a Friday let me enjoy the weekend in peace.

Asked cuz u said Mississauga (Milton)
Have u called drs in any of these cities?
r u staying with someone?

Chayil18:
i'm in Milton... close to Missisauga

I called alot of drs today nd they all said no cash patients.

R u in Mississauga or Milton? r u more in the border of Milton, Toronto or Brampton?


quote author=Chayil18 post=75486742]Hello all,



Got in on Tuesday. Got visitors visa (wasn't pregnant when i applied but sent a letter to the embassy). POE was tough but was stamped in for 6 months.
Now i am in a fix, the doctor i got is in Scarborough but i'm now living in Missisauga (Milton).

Please can anyone assist with a doctor close to Mississauga ?

I've tried getting but yet to see any willing to accept me.

Your urgent response is appreciated[/quote]

Please ask them if the money is refundable incase you do not get ur visa.

bamcyburg:
@Hotstepper please urgent reply. My wife and I contact a Doctor in Ottawa (Obygn). The secretary said we have to made payment of 2100CAD first (doctor fee) then receipt and some other things will be sent to us. Is it advisable to make the payment before submitting our application?

Most people who has gotten visa did that without an IV letter

Temi231:
Dear all,

I have been a silent follower of this thread but I am out today since the US has become unfortunate to themselves as if is not the money that I am spending in their country. I don't know why they are restricting date for Dropbox. The date I got is very close to my edd so I am trying my luck on Canada application

Please @hotstepper, well done on the good job doing here.

Please, I saw that someone needs to invite me. Is that a must that someone must invite me? please enlighten me biko. Also, if you don't mind, can I get a preview or format for invitation letter used. Please I can PM anyone for that

Thank you

If people can be honest, they should come and aay how I always tell them to ask in this thread so everyone will learn. I often even encourage people to give the canada trip experience for everyone.

I can decide to be mute here nd this thread will still go on but what is thr point? I just do not like how I am been judged wrongly. Also, if i have ever messaged anyone privately 1st, plz thr person should say so.

Beautyaddy:
Yes, I agree that Hotstepper has been very helpful on this thread. I think the only fault she made was allowing the continuous endless personal message to her to go on.

All these PM defeats the main reason the thread was started.

Please do not say what is not entirely true. I know how i tell people who message me to ask their question on the forum so everyone will be learning nd contribute .

SHe sent me a message, i did not reply nd she came bk here to say she measaged me nd I did not reply, then i replied her.

Besides I do not come here to ask anyone to message me. I still take out time to come here and put my 2cents....

Nigrians sha....I hail us ooo

justwise:
This thread will move forward without you as you have turned it into personal business.

Did she think of what the implication will be for the future to come to canada or even most western countries? any update on her?

Beautyaddy:
Huh, I hope you are lucky to get approved.

A family friend was also given such very short stay when she got to Canada too. The CBP officer said it was because she did not declare it during her initial visa application that she was coming to give birth in Canada.

She tried to apply for extension but was denied along with her visa being cancelled. However, she went on staying behind to have her baby in Canada.

I have hia feeling she will get both

Candybright:
submit your application online Jeje. Cos the moment U.S gives you that denial (GOD forbid) Canada will do you same. Paper application is done anywhere mostly Nairobi

Thank you for making it clear. so everyone take note. I hope you got the visa

Beedee2016:
My application was treated in Nairobi. And it was a paper application

Good to know : I will still ask so we r sure or if anyone knows for sure, let us know.

folmus:
Not necessarily true. Applications are treated anywhere in the world. From the US, to Canada to London to Kenya etc. Other applications are also treated in Nigeria.

Left to me and with experience of some people here, let ur wifr apply alone

bamcyburg:
Hello boss this is urgent because I am submitting my application in 3days time. My 4 years old daughter, my wife and I are applying for tourism and childbirth in Canada.

Firstly sir, our travel history is only within African, I.e SA, and Ghana... can we still apply ? Do we have a chance.

Secondly there’s enough money for traveling and childbirth,

The mostly important is that... how are my gonna get a doctor to contact in Ottawa Do I have to submit the doctor information with my application ??...

Thank For your quick response, God bless bountifully ��

Paper is done is Naija bur i think it takes time that is why I said one can do it if u have the time .

I sincerely hope either US or Canada wi work for u

Nonkala:
Tks hotstepper, was almost done wt my justification to submit tomorrow wen I came online

My US interview is on Feb 21 and supposed to have travelled by March 29 against Edd 28

If I hold on for paper will I make it Incase US is not successful and hope a US rejection won’t lead to Canada rejection too

Does paper route means it must be screened in Nigeria too.

hello dear,

please maintain child birth and apply alone. I always think that couples should not apply together for now.

Send the same docs as bedore but write an explanation letter and attach to them.

An immigration consultant recently said that they r denying alot of ppl going via online route cuz its any officer in any country that can deal with the applocation.

He suggest paper cuz officera in Naija understand is better nd situatoon of things there. So.moving forward for now, if one has plenty time, do paper .

Wishing u the very best and it will end in praise

Nonkala:
Yea am replying alone, wt nobody now, let me achieve my main aim
Shd we stl maintain childbirth now or leave it at tourism, for me not putting childbirth, if am successful will deal wt it at POE
How do I apply again on my existing account,wld ve preferred paper application if not for my USA interview in 2wks.
Who do I address my letter to cos d London visa office treated my application, shd I write back to dem or Lagos office.
Pls ur mail or mail me on chenonye96@yahoo.com let’s relate better.

Tks