MSP Coverage BC for sponsored wife and kids whilst ap underway

[maica1x]

Hi, lawyer has told me that until AIP is reached, we cannot be put on healthcare here. However, I have just read 'A spouse or a child of an eligible B.C. resident may also be deemed a resident provided that an application for permanent residence status has been accepted for processing by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), and the application remains active'. Is this true?At what point is it deemed accepted? I am currently visiting my husband in vancouver with my 2 toddlers, and I don't want to return back to UK. I have been here 4 months, and now am desperately trying to find some health coverage, and the 'quickest' way for me and kids to get on healthcare...my son has dairy allergy. We are leaning on doing outside app, (been together for 12 years) as its quicker, and extending our visa's here as visitor. Does anyone have some clarity on at what point we can get msp coverage?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi

Read this http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/pdf/covering-a-spouse-or-child-who-is-an-applicant-for-permanent-resident-status-in-canada.pdf

Ordinarily, the wait period for coverage for a spouse/child that is residing in B.C. and has later become an applicant for permanent resident status consists of the balance of the month Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) accepts an application for permanent resident status, plus two months. In some circumstances, the wait period may begin on the date the application fee for permanent resident status was received by CIC if the spouse/child has been residing in B.C. since that time.

The problem with BC MSP is that their staff is not very well trained on this, as it applies only to a small percentage of people, so they quite often get it wrong. I posted back at the beginning of the year the troubles that I had in adding my PR applicant spouse to my MSP. I was told wrong information and given the run around so much, I ended up emailing a 2.5 page complaint letter to the Minister of Health. Coincidentally, 5 hours after emailing my letter, my partner had coverage and I had an MSP supervisor apologizing to me profusely for their mistakes. Your husband will need to submit the forms to add you guys, with the required document as explained in the above pdf. MSP will decide the appropriate wait period. It should be calculated as the balance of the month when the application was accepted by CIC, plus 2 months. If they decide otherwise, your husband will need to call and not stop until he gets to a supervisor that knows the rules, or complain to the Minster of Health.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

I read your other posts, indicating you haven't yet applied for PR. It usually takes around at least a month to get a sponsorship app together, then it would be at least 2 more months after that before you would qualify for MSP, so you are still looking at least 3 months before you could get MSP coverage. I strongly advise you to purchase some other sort of coverage for those months.

Also, you should definitely apply outland. Inland has no benefits for a UK citizen. It takes 11 months for stage 1 approval for inland right now, so you wouldn't get the OWP until then; it's another 8 months after that before you get PR. Outland through London, you'd have PR in around 6-8 months, or less.

Just to clarify, your husband was born outside of Canada to a Canadian mother?

 

[maica1x]

THanks for responding!It's such a relief to get some answers. My husband's mother is Canadian. THis is good news for us. So we will apply outland, I realise it takes awhile to get things together so am aware it's a month to just ship it off. I currently have full travel health cover, and will extend this or find alternative for gap- will not risk no cover with my babies! Again, many thanks for taking the time to help.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

My husband's mother is Canadian.

And your husband was born outside of Canada?

 

[maica1x]

Yes, he was born in the British Isles.

 

[margobear96]

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/bc-medical-for-in-process-immigrant-t172096.0.html

 

[maica1x]

Thanks margobear96, any idea what the visitor record is? I have british passport and came in 4 months ago, I only have a entry stamp with no end date. How do I get a visitor record?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thanks margobear96, any idea what the visitor record is? I have british passport and came in 4 months ago, I only have a entry stamp with no end date. How do I get a visitor record?

Visitor records are official documents given to some visitors to tell them exactly when they need to leave Canada, instead of the automatic 6 months you get from a stamp. A person that CIC suspects may not be a genuine visitor may be given a visitor record just for the length of their trip. A person who is being sponsored by a spouse can be given a visitor record for longer than the standard 6 months so they can stay in Canada for the duration of the processing.

You are not required to have a visitor record for MSP. A photocopy of the entry stamp is sufficient.

That said, when you apply to extend your visitor status (and your children's statuses), you should request a year. Include proof of the PR app (fee receipt, sponsor approval) and proof that your husband can support you guys in your extended stay (payslips, bank statements etc.) and it should be approved.

 

[maica1x]

Great news canuck_in_uk, thanks for info.

 

[odododod33]

Hi

Read this http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/inf...t-for-permanent-resident-status-in-canada.pdf

Ordinarily, the wait period for coverage for a spouse/child that is residing in B.C. and has later become an applicant for permanent resident status consists of the balance of the month Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) accepts an application for permanent resident status, plus two months. In some circumstances, the wait period may begin on the date the application fee for permanent resident status was received by CIC if the spouse/child has been residing in B.C. since that time.

The problem with BC MSP is that their staff is not very well trained on this, as it applies only to a small percentage of people, so they quite often get it wrong. I posted back at the beginning of the year the troubles that I had in adding my PR applicant spouse to my MSP. I was told wrong information and given the run around so much, I ended up emailing a 2.5 page complaint letter to the Minister of Health. Coincidentally, 5 hours after emailing my letter, my partner had coverage and I had an MSP supervisor apologizing to me profusely for their mistakes. Your husband will need to submit the forms to add you guys, with the required document as explained in the above pdf. MSP will decide the appropriate wait period. It should be calculated as the balance of the month when the application was accepted by CIC, plus 2 months. If they decide otherwise, your husband will need to call and not stop until he gets to a supervisor that knows the rules, or complain to the Minster of Health.

What was the email for the Minister of Health? My wife and I are in a similar situation, but cant find any email address to contact.

 

[canuck78]

What was the email for the Minister of Health? My wife and I are in a similar situation, but cant find any email address to contact.

Looks like you aren’t applying for sponsorship but are applying for express entry which is a different situation.