You had asked this same question and you were told to go through the thread. Therefore its quite obvious you haven't gone through the thread and I'm guessing the visa is not that important to you if you can't take the time to read through a mere 65 page forum that is full of all the information you may need to successfully get a visa.
Eilenora: Anyone applied for a visiting visa recently should pls share their timeline.
Also anyone that applied that declared their intention to give birth in Canada, pls share your experience.
Finally, pls advise on how to capture what i do. I work as MD CEO in mums travel agency. I dont earn a salary but i get 50% of wtva sales i make. No contract of emplyment or payslips or salaries. I am also a lawyer so i jst registed my law firm 2 wks ago. How do i say what i do while ensuring the social ties requirement is met? If i use mums agency theres no supporting document as an employee. If i use d law firm, sayin i run my own pracfice wont it look funny since it was only registered 2 weeks ago. This is also giving me sleepless nights. Kindly advise
For the bolded is that a must? Or why is that required if I may?
dserious: Hello all......hotstepper, Geeagu....i see u
Wow, its a pity Dr. Ayodele has stopped taking cash patients, Dr Seido stopped sometime last year. Brampton people can try Dr Nayla Khan of Brampton Civic. She's in the same building with Dr Ayodele. As at last month she was still taking cash patients, i hope she still does. Her fee is 3500cad for either Vaginal or C-section delivery; inclusive of epidural. Her number is 9054979002 so just call, although you would need to get a referral from any family doctor or walk-in clinic before she registers you.
I have received a couple dms about baby document processing and promised to answer on the forum for the benefit of all. Geeagu has provided detailed info but i will expatiate on the canadian passport application: - Pick up a hard copy application from any shopper's drugmart store attached to a post office - the form is free so take 2 copies just incase you make a mistake - You would need some information on the the long birth cert and hospital discharge report to fill the application form - The other information required are mostly you and hubby's personal information. If hubby is not with you, provide his info on the form but don't sign on his behalf. He will need to visit a Canadian embassy to sign. - 2 passport photo of baby - please ask to ensure the photographer is aware of the Canada passport requirement before taking the photo. I paid 12cad for ordinary passport photo - You would need a canadian citizen to sign as a guarantor on the application form, the guarantor will provide citizenship number. He will also need to sign on baby's photo - Google to find out the nearest passport application center to you. Just walk in (no need to book appointments or anything) and submit your application - If hubby is not with you, they will give you the information he requires to sign at the Canadian embassy - I also did the express application and it costs 107cad, my pick up was in 4days cos my travel date was close
Thanks so much for your offer Hotstepper. God bless; Sending wifey back will be last resort of course but if all fails and for her and baby safety and reduce risk if no hospital or Dr is got, I will have to send her back as she can successfully give birth back home as well.
If i remember well you are in Missisigua / Toronto? And will you be able to organize accommodation for us to rent? And get us a doctor and hospital?
We will look at the Ottawa option as well in the meantime.
French city. theres someone that had a baby there last year...dunno if she updated the room or even still active here
Wow french city indeed is stupendous compared to what we have been reading here in Toronto and unfortunately we do not know anyone in Toronto and wifey is first pregnancy and will be risky to leave her by herself otherwise would've rented out an apartment for couple months. I did go through the forum again cos I thought i had read someone giving birth in Montreal but unfortunately its not the case, can't find anything. And the horror story i could find was one of our colleagues on here being turned away at Montreal POE for being pregnant and a potential birth tourist.
If you Google urgent care you will see clinics in your area.....it's the same.
Ok thanks I'll keep trying. We did go to some place they referred us to and they wouldn't accept cash payment only insurance patients and a couple of hospitals more that said they don't take new patients or their doctors don't do deliveries anymore. I'm hitting a brick wall now.
What we are now seriously considering though is a birth center attached to a hospital in Ottawa which is a couple hours away and someone has offered to accommodate wifey. If all fails she has return ticket and we will come back home to birth, its not the end of the world.
Are the costs in Canadian dollars? I'm guessing it is as sometimes I get confused reading the posts for the amounts being US dollars.
Geeagu: Hello everyone, So as promised, here’s an update on my general experience.
POR experience : scroll to previous post below this one.
Dr: Dr Kayode Ayodele (his clinic is at Brampton, almost opposite/adjacent to the Brampton Civic Hospital) Fee: $3,500 (this includes all antenatal visits, dr’s fees, paediatrician fee (this is who checks the baby at the hospital before you get discharged), anesthesiologist (so this covers epidural should you need it and in case of CS as well), 1 postpartum visit at 6 weeks for those who would be here at that time. I wouldn’t and I intend to visit him shortly before I leave for a quick checkup. He may or may not agree to this but that’s my plan).
Lab work: I would advise that you find out exactly what tests your dr would need you to do and sort the ones you can sort in your country of residence especially if they are free over there like in my car.
I ended up paying about $55 for the 2 tests I did (Rubella and GBS). Unfortunately UK doesn’t offer these tests else I would have paid nothing.
Bear in mind that you are not obliged to use one particular lab. I did my research and I found out that Dynacare was cheaper than Lifelab so I went for them instead.
Hospital: Brampton Civic Hospital Fee: $2000 per day for Mum and $600 per day for child. For vagina birth which was what I had, you get discharged within 24hrs which means you’ll only have to pay $2,600 for mother and child. If it’s CS, the minimum stay is 48hrs which should be $5,200 for mother and child.
For me, I had a post delivery ultrascan because my placenta was manually removed and dr wanted to be sure that she got everything out ok. I forgot to ask if the money I paid already covers this br she didn’t also ask. So far (15days pp) I’ve not got any bills via post. If I do, I’ll come back and update.
So even though you’re signed up with Dr Kayode (in my case), if you went into labour when he’s not on duty, that means another dr would be assigned to you for delivery. The dr that delivered my baby (Dr Sahi) was absolutely brilliant.
Please note that hospital fee is for delivery without complications.
Fee: $60 ($35 and $25 respectively) Paid online via Service Ontario website (www.serviceontario.ca). It’s the 4-in-1 bundle but do not tick the SIN and health card option as they do not apply to you if you’re not a permanent resident in Canada. Be sure that all your details are correct before submitting. When we received our son’s certificate, we realised there was a mistake on dad’s don, this means we had to call service Ontario and get them to send us a form for correction. This form cannot be obtained online, you have to call them and get them to send it to you, then you complete it, send the incorrect ones with the form back and they then send you the correct version (we’re still waiting ro receive this form, I’ll update on how long it took to sort it all out). The original one took 5 working days (applied on Tuesday, got the birth certificates Wednesday the following week).
Passport: Even though the long birth certificate had error, we still took it along with dad’s passport. We explained the situation and luckily they agreed to still process the passport after verifying dob on dad’s passport.
Fee: $57, expedited for 5 working days for extra $50 so total paid: $107 So we applied Thursday, we’ll pick up Thursday. I did ask option for next day pick up and the handler said I didn’t qualify for that option because my travel date wasn’t within 48hrs of applying. There’s an option for date of travel on the form, if you want 24hrs pick up, you should ensure this date is within 48hrs from when you apply. I didn’t ask for the cost, I’m guessing it’s ve more than the extra $50 for 5-10 business day expedited service.
I applied in person in Mississauga where I stayed so pick up will be there too. I hear you’ll have to pick up from Mississauga anyway if you applied in Brampton.
Accommodation was free for me. Transport was subsidised in the sense that my friend or her mom would take me for appointment or anything when they are available.
The few times I took uber for my antenatal it was approximately $70 round trip. I came in at 35weeks, so assuming I never got help from my friend, the maximum I’d be paying for uber would have been ($350). If you drive, you may want to consider renting a car. When my hubby arrived, we rented for about 8 days and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg considering the convenience.
In summary: Dr fee: $3,500 Hospital: $2,600 Lab: $55 Birth certificate: $60 Passport: $107 Total: $6,262
Accommodation, feeding and transport will vary depending on where you decide to go as per city and if you have any help with any of them.
Good luck to all expecting mums and dads. God bless you all!
Can the poor afford to make a wedding let alone a wedding like this one? Come on be realistic.
andrew444: All celebs are jumping to this wedding just because it's the richest man in Africa daughter,if it's a poor person you won't see them,even when kasvid the popular movie producer died,most of the nollwood actress and actors didn't attend the burial,such is life,the rich are so important,May God bless us all
Yes, surely it's Haram, the firm Muslim individual should know that. dont 4get that we have the rich ones who still believe, act and hold strong onto the rules of Islam and there are numerous of them.
{On the Day when every soul will be confronted with all the good it has done and all the evil it has done, it will wish there were a great distance between it and its evil. But Allah cautions you (to remember) Himself. And Allah is full of kindness to those that serve Him}* (Aal `Imran 3:30)
{Then, on that Day, you shall be asked about the delight (you indulged in, in this world)}* (At-Takathur 102:8
so don't let the joy of living in the world separate you from doing what is right. The Shari'aah of Islam is not a joke.
Guys please take a seat and stop taking the piss out of us in Sierra Leone lol.
1GB is almost $10 and 3GB is $17 10GB is $60. I was in Naija my guy and your data mehn na free.
I keep wondering why data is freaking expensive out here.
NaijaTechGuy: Data Subscription in different countries is usually different due to the economic conditions and operating costs of the Telecom Companies in each country. Airtel for example ,offers cheaper data services in its home country - India , than it does in Nigeria. In this post I collaborated with Dickson Otieno of Tech-Ish.com, a Kenyan Tech Blog. We'll be comparing the data plans in both countries and at the end we'll be calculating who spends more on data.
I believe this will let us know how much it costs citizens of both countries to access the internet and of course those who have enough data to waste on Twitter wars. If you are an active twitter user , you must have come across the #NigeriaVsKenya hashtag sometime. Well just in case you haven't brace yourself, it's about to get messy - Check a tweet with that hashtag -
#NigeriavsKenya the devil originated from Kenya.....sack heart, dark soul, dark blood — Azubuike uche (@uc9ce) December 5, 2017 Who spends more on data ?
For 1GB , Kenyans spend an average of 240-499 KES that's between N850- N1600 (for normal data plans)
Nigerians spend between N1000 - N1200 (KES 280 - KES 336 ) for 1GB and 1.5GB data plans
For 3GB - Kenyans spend between KES 499 - KES 999 that's between N1700 - N3400
Nigerians spend between N2000-N2500 .( KES- 560 - KES 700)
So It seems Kenyans actually spend more on data services. Nigerian Telcos are less expensive than their Kenyan counterparts. Of course , If there's an error in this post, feel free to let me know. Don't forget to tweet this and share as well.
Hello house, still trying to get a doctor in Montreal its been a nightmare. Nothing happening but making calls hopefully will get something soon. If anyone has any ideas or doctors in Montreal can you please share. Once I have then I will post their info on here.
Whats the problem? What do you want the road authority to do? Fog is there can be found anywhere. Just on your foglight and low beams and we drive safe and slow.
What do we want him to drive? A honda accord or toyota camry?
AutoJoshNG: Clearly, the perks of holding a public office in Nigeria is extremely mouth-watering.
Perhaps, that is why some Nigerian politicians are ever reluctant to let go of these public offices.
For instance, check out the super luxury on wheels that our dear president, Mohammadu Buhari, rides in.
A Mercedes Benz S550!
Wow.
Indeed, life is good when you are the Nigerian president.
Now, there is a school of thought that argues that the Mercedes Benz S550 seen in the video can't be anything less than N180m/N200m by today's Naira/Dollar exchange rate. And especially given the fact that the car is bulletproof.
So, what do you think?
How much do you think our president's bulletproof Mercedes Benz S550 is worth?
We are here initially on vacation together and i will leave in a couple weeks but my wife will stay onwards to have our baby. I don't know if it helps that I reside in the USA. No questions asked regarding funds or any other things. Used automated passport control and was directed by a caucasian lady to border agent who is asian-like and normally i'm not happy dealing with asian-like agents.
P.S. Border agent did joke though as to what wifey brought for him. lol.
I have read the thread but i could not find any hospital or doctor name. Pls if you have any i will appreciate your assistance, my wife got denied yesterday for USA but still reapplying and why we do that if there is any assistance you can give regarding Canada
Amen God bless us all in the hustle. Yes I think I will agree with you on the turnaround as I applied for my dad not too long ago and entire process took 5 days. Hopefully she can do it fast.
She should give it a try and submit as proposed by Monday tops. It's been taking an average of about two week since last month on both paper and online application, the highest I have seen personally took less than three weeks still in the timeframe I talked of above. God bless the hustle of mothers, and crown them with resounding success, amen!
I understand it can happen; like the lady said miracles can and does happen. With every rule there's an exception. But going by the application processing timeline for Nigeria its a lengthy time. I hope she applies and gets it and travel out in time.
What @Hotstepper is saying is basically you being due in May which is 2.5 months away its virtually impossible to apply and receive visa in time to make the trip especially if you are applying from Nigeria. If you are applying from another country that has a shorter processing time then you can be lucky and get it in time. But mind you to apply in any country other than your country of national you would require a resident permit for that country in which you wish to apply.
Thank you for taking the time to reply Hotstepper. I intend to go ahead with my application regardless, I have a fit to fly and I've found 1 gyno in Mississauga who's willing to give me an appointment. my problem is that the costs at the hospital she uses is outside my budget. it is about 4500 CAD/day for baby and child.
You can help me with advice on which hospitals/locations I could get better pricing. I am ready to scour the area to find a gyno/midwife that will take me unless you have a recommendation.
Bros yes it should be like that but the way people are hungry and envious its unbelievable. They would want you to provide source of income and even if you do they would want to cut some from it. However, it doesn't excuse the guy to declare the funds better than getting caught. He's still old school. Customs go take 100k or half that money no doubt.
Hello everyone, masters of the house. My wife is planning on going to Canada but I do not have relatives out there but she has a couple in Montreal / Quebec. It is her first pregnancy and I have been scouring and calling a lot of places for inquiries. What I have gotten so far is Toronto, Oshawa (seems to be cheaper) or Montreal (can't seem to find anyone been calling all over the place, may be because Im not doing it right).
Does anyone have experience of birthing in Montreal / Quebec? If so, what are the requirements and procedures? Thanks in anticipation.
Without a doubt my friend, its ironic. Communication is meant to be easier nowadays but no one seems to be able to communicate adequately. Its unbelievable
Even if they do and know it doesn't make it right. its still wrong.
Ashley86400: Their hypocrisy is legendary. Dele Alli's instagram is full of various comments.
The none Muslims are telling him it's not a big deal and to shrug it off and focus on his upcoming games.
The Arabs and Muslims mockingly telling him to seek a transfer to Brazzers and Pornhub and adopt a number "69" Jersey. I've been wondering how they know Brazzers and Pornhub since they openly criticize them as haram...
Judgmental people tend to be the biggest hypocrites.
You are a liar, you're just a runs girl perhaps so you're making stories up. Nobody is perfect muslims are humans too and if they do wrong they are wrong regardless whether they are muslims or atheist or other religious group. Islam teaches morality yes, but if you do immorality then you are going against the teachings of islam. capiche
HomeOfMe: I once worked in Abuja when I was single. I remember on few occassions that I closed very late,on my way home I would see women in black hijab and heavy make up waiting for potential clients;then my office was in wuse zone 2. My colleagues who were from benue and kaduna states also confirmed it. They're hypocrites.
Travel / Re: Giving Birth In Canada by hajidel: 12:31pm On Mar 28, 2018 
