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Hi everyone
I just found this forum whilst looking for help, and wondered if anyone could help me.
My ex husband moved to Canada two years ago, to be with his family(his brothers) who have all moved over there.
He left his 3 children, as "there were no friends or family in the uk for him" His contact with them is sporadic to say the least- the odd email to my eldest containing the same two polite sentences over again, nothing personal for them. No photos, or webcam chats that he promised, and the odd phone call for a couple of minutes.
My situation is that he is now applying for permanent residency which I have no problem with. But he has asked me for passport photos, copies of birth certificates and passports (which are out of date) and told me that they have to attend a medical.
I have been phoning all over the place to find out if he really does need this, and why he needs it as the children will not live with him, and are unlikely to be going over there until they are adults.
Everyone I have spoken to says its rubbish and that he must be planning something, and to ignore his request, but I have found one page on the High Commission site that says he has to declare them.
I just dont have the time or money to sort any of this out, and if I did, I have other questions:
Do the passports need to be valid?
Can I just send photo booth photos or as in the canadian passport-should they be done at a photographer?
My head is whirling with all this, and I cant seem to get a definate answer. There is no person to speak to at the Embassy and My solicitor says that it is unlikely to be true, but not 100% certain as he doesnt deal with international law.
We have no custody agreement as he never questioned them staying with me.
Can I refuse to provide the information? If I did, would he still get residency as I cant bear the thought of him having to come back here and upset the children all over again.
If anyone can understand this, and offer some assistance I would be so grateful.
Thanks
[08-09-2010,19:42]
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Stressedinuk |
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(in reply to: Please help!)
the children must be declared and obtain a medical exam, regardless of them being part of his immigration application - those are immigration rules. This does not give him any advantage in terms of custody issues.
You can refuse, but then it gets lawyers involved.
look here... www.cic.gc.ca there is lots of information about what he must provide regarding the children.
[08-09-2010,19:53]
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Sharon |
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Thanks Sharon,
thats pretty much what I thought. I have been advised to take out a residency order though just as added protection, although my daughter said she would scream the place down if he tried to take her out of the country!
Wonder what the chance of me winning would be if the lawyers fought it?
Do you know if they need valid passports though? As I have no way of paying for it.
[08-09-2010,20:06]
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Stressedinuk |
(in reply to: Please help!)
You may want to reconsider your decision for a different reason.
If your children are not examined as part of your ex-husband´s application, then this means that he will very likely never ever be able to sponsor them to come to Canada. I know that moving to Canada is out of the question now. But what if in the future (when they are much older) this is something they want to do either for school or career purposes. You would be oppening up future opportunities by allowing them to be examined now and included as part of the application.
Just my two cents...
[08-09-2010,21:24]
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Anonymous |
(in reply to: Please help!)
1) the website I gave you lists everything your ex needs to supply CIC. I can look it up or you can look up the same information... I think you need to do it for your own satisfaction.
2) if he wants those documents, he should pay for them.
3) As long as the children are not of legal age, you would have to give consent to any effort to take them out of the country. Canada would require it.
4) as for the other poster´s advice... it is a valid point. It may not be an option now, but should something happen to you, or should there be wonderful education opportunities available... would it not be better for the answer to be yes than no, your Mom would not allow you to be given a medical exam.
He MUST include them - examined or not. Your refusal only creates hassle for your ex. Not sure there is any benefit in that.
[08-09-2010,21:37]
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Sharon |
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