pearlchi2009:
Hello House,

Please I urgently need an assistant because the Embassy has requested I provide proof from a competent Canadian Health Authority that formal arrangements have been made to provide payment for health services related to the birth. We are requesting official documents certified by a Regional Health Authority and administration that formal arrangements have been made.

bjoey1991:
Plz house,I applied for childbirth on the 7th August and just got a mail from the immigration section containing this:
Good day,

 

"This refers to your application for a temporary resident visa to Canada.

 

You are required to provide proof from a competent Canadian Health Authority that formal arrangements have been made to provide payment for health services related to the birth.  A letter from a family doctor will not suffice, we are requesting official documents certified by a Regional Health Authority and hospital administration that formal payment arrangements have been made."

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Plz can anyone throw more light on this and how to go about providing what is required because I have already applied with a correspondence mail with a Canadian doc already showing their prices and all. Thanks

Bluefin:



My suggested solution:

If you have had any email communication with the hospital and they have agreed to accept you and told you the process, email the hospital again and ask the hospital that can they confirm that they are certified by a Regional Health Authority and send you the formal method for how you can make your payments. You can also request a contact person at the hospital finance/admin office for international patients. Once they reply, PDF the email and attach it to the response to CIC.

If someone tries this and it works maybe you can come back and confirm. If not whoever did something that worked can share. I think this will resolve the bottle neck of visa issues and the thread can move forward.