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I'm US citizen and Canadian wife having baby in Canada

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Hello,

I'm US Citizen and my wife is a Candian citizen and has US green card. We both live in the USA but she wants to have the baby in Canada because she wants the support of her family. What will we need to show at US border to bring the Baby to the US? Should be aware of something? Is this legal? Will we have any problems?

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You might find this useful: https://ca.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/child-family-matters/birth/

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Assuming eligible you would file a CRBA.

 

I take it her medical insurance covers Canada?

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@Boiler brings up a good point.  Does she still qualify for Canadian Health insurance?

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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8 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Assuming eligible you would file a CRBA.

 

I take it her medical insurance covers Canada?

 

4 minutes ago, missileman said:

@Boiler brings up a good point.  Does she still qualify for Canadian Health insurance?

Yes she does qualify for the Health insurance in Canada. 

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1 minute ago, sam240 said:

Also I'm reading that the CBRA is not a travel document. How will the baby enter the US even if CBRA is approved?

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2 minutes ago, sam240 said:

 

Yes she does qualify for the Health insurance in Canada. 

Odd,  well I am not Canadian just read what other Canadians have said on this subject.

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1 minute ago, sam240 said:

Also I'm reading that the CBRA is not a travel document. How will the baby enter the US even if CBRA is approved?

Passport, perhaps?

 

I would also re-check your wife's Canadian Health Care eligibility.  Some posters say that once she moved to the US, she lost that coverage.

 

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

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Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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13 minutes ago, sam240 said:

 

Yes she does qualify for the Health insurance in Canada. 

As others have already stated, from what we have read from members here who have came from Canada, immigrating to the US cancels their provincial insurance. There are residency requirements to maintain the health care coverage in Canada.. 

 

Would triple check that your wife will still be covered just in case.

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Can't her family come to the US for the birth? I think it's underestimating how exhausting having a newborn is to think travelling will be a good solution. You can visit Canada with your baby at a later date when s/he is more settled, say after 3 months old. 

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47 minutes ago, sam240 said:

 

Yes she does qualify for the Health insurance in Canada. 

No she doesn't.  She's not a Canadian resident so she doesn't get provincial healthcare.  She can, however, be covered by care from your US provider or you can buy insurance for coverage in Canada.  To be eligible for provincial healthcare she would need to be a resident of that province for 90 days.  Claiming residency in another country can deem her green card to be abandoned. 

 

As for travel, if you choose to drive, you can use the birth certificate.  Flying would require a passport however.

 

I agree that it would be much easier to have her family visit for the birth in the USA since she's already a resident here. 

 

 

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If you can figure out the health insurance part, or if money is not an issue, the baby would likely have dual citizenship at birth if you qualify as the father to pass on your US citizenship.  It may also depend on pre-natal care, if she has a good doctor in the US and wants that doctor to be there for the delivery.  Some mothers are fine with a strange doctor or midwife for delivery, others want a familiar face.  She will most likely decide and you support her decision one way or the other, but as for citizenship, no problem at all and a bonus of dual Canadian/US citizenship which may come in handy later in life.  It should be simple to get a US passport for the baby a few weeks after the birth abroad.  Congratulations and good luck!

 
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