I'm not in this position but I assume some people must have run into this; has anyone working overseas got pregnant (or their spouse) while working in Dubai or HK (for example)? Is it possible, or even desirable to have the baby in that country? Do you have to go home because you are just on a working VISA? Is it financially possible? Just try to play possibilities out in my head. Any experience is appreciated.
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Giving birth overseas
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A buddy of mine or I guess it was in fact his wife had a baby in Bahrain in September.
I could be wrong but I believe the expenses were paid for by the company and it was not complicated at all.
I do believe the baby is still a Canadian citizen and only a resident of Bahrain.
I could be wrong but I believe the expenses were paid for by the company and it was not complicated at all.
I do believe the baby is still a Canadian citizen and only a resident of Bahrain.
Have the kid where you are unless you have real health worries.
I have a son, 5, who was born in Brazil.
The day after he got out of hospital I took him to the Canadian Consulate, gave them a picture of him and filled out some forms.
They gave me (him) a temporary Citizenship document and after only a week or so mailed a formal Canadian Citizenship card to me in his name.
It was very quick and painless. He is a Canadian and Brazilian citizen now.
Who knows, after I'm dead and gone, having a second citizenship may come in handy for him or his kids.
I have a son, 5, who was born in Brazil.
The day after he got out of hospital I took him to the Canadian Consulate, gave them a picture of him and filled out some forms.
They gave me (him) a temporary Citizenship document and after only a week or so mailed a formal Canadian Citizenship card to me in his name.
It was very quick and painless. He is a Canadian and Brazilian citizen now.
Who knows, after I'm dead and gone, having a second citizenship may come in handy for him or his kids.
Does any one know what the policy for the UK is? If you're born to non-UK parents in Britain, do you get to have British citizenship as well? I know that in Switzerland you can be born, raised and live your whole life there, but if your parents are foreigners you will not be a Switzerland citizen - even though you were born over there.
thorvald wrote: Does any one know what the policy for the UK is? If you're born to non-UK parents in Britain, do you get to have British citizenship as well?
I know that in Switzerland you can be born, raised and live your whole life there, but if your parents are foreigners you will not be a Switzerland citizen - even though you were born over there.
I'm pretty sure the UK thing works. Same for US.
As for Switzerland, where did you hear that?? last I heard from them is that you can become a citizen as fast as 1 day or never. It's upto your town/county that you live in.
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EyeOh,
You assume that you will be able to get medical care upon return to Canada, which is not a given. Keep in mind that free medical care is a privledge of Canadian Residency, not Canadian Citizenship. If a person is living overseas he may be a Canadian Citizen however, he may no longer have the Residency that entitles him to a provincial medical plan.
I would have to say it depends where you live. In many parts of the world, your spouse would receive a superior quality of medical care to what she would receive in Canada. For example, when my wife was pregnant, we were living in the Republic of Panama. However instead of having our baby born in Panama (the medical facilities were good), or Nicaragua (where my wife is from and wanted our daughter to be born), we went to the United States. There were many reasons for this, the major ones being that all people born in the United States automatically are US Citizens, and also the fact that the company I worked for at the time provided a US-based medical insurance plan. The hospital that my daughter was born in was incredible-- my wife had her own room, a jacuzzi-- nice wood furnature-- it was almost more like a hotel room and unlike anything you would find in Canada. I have absolutely no regrets that we did it this way, and I echo TJ's sentiments in that hustleing back to either of our countries of citizenship for our daughter would have been a wasted opportunity for providing her future options that we simply do not have.
The laws of citizenship vary from country to country. Generally, and always in the case of children born to Canadian citizens, the children automatically receive the citizenship of their parents. In some countries (but not all), children also receive the citizenship of the country in which they were born. There are exceptions for this, including for children of diplomats who normally do not receive citizenship of the "guest" country.
I am not sure about the case of Hong Kong (although I have my suspicions), but most (if not all) Arab countries do not bestow citizenship on the children of non-nationals born there. Beyond that, there are no other complications and these things happen all the time.
You assume that you will be able to get medical care upon return to Canada, which is not a given. Keep in mind that free medical care is a privledge of Canadian Residency, not Canadian Citizenship. If a person is living overseas he may be a Canadian Citizen however, he may no longer have the Residency that entitles him to a provincial medical plan.
I would have to say it depends where you live. In many parts of the world, your spouse would receive a superior quality of medical care to what she would receive in Canada. For example, when my wife was pregnant, we were living in the Republic of Panama. However instead of having our baby born in Panama (the medical facilities were good), or Nicaragua (where my wife is from and wanted our daughter to be born), we went to the United States. There were many reasons for this, the major ones being that all people born in the United States automatically are US Citizens, and also the fact that the company I worked for at the time provided a US-based medical insurance plan. The hospital that my daughter was born in was incredible-- my wife had her own room, a jacuzzi-- nice wood furnature-- it was almost more like a hotel room and unlike anything you would find in Canada. I have absolutely no regrets that we did it this way, and I echo TJ's sentiments in that hustleing back to either of our countries of citizenship for our daughter would have been a wasted opportunity for providing her future options that we simply do not have.
The laws of citizenship vary from country to country. Generally, and always in the case of children born to Canadian citizens, the children automatically receive the citizenship of their parents. In some countries (but not all), children also receive the citizenship of the country in which they were born. There are exceptions for this, including for children of diplomats who normally do not receive citizenship of the "guest" country.
I am not sure about the case of Hong Kong (although I have my suspicions), but most (if not all) Arab countries do not bestow citizenship on the children of non-nationals born there. Beyond that, there are no other complications and these things happen all the time.
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UAE birth
We had a baby boy here in Dubai in February. My wife and I are Canadian citizens here on an open-ended contract. Our son is only a Canadian citizen (has to carry a citizenship card forever) as the UAE does not give national status to children born in the country to Expats, even though we have resident visas. He was able to get a Canadian passport within 3 weeks. Hope this helps.... pm if you need more details.
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