Why Canadians Need to Buy International Health Insurance When Living Abroad
Many Canadians are living abroad for work, retirement or simply roaming the world for an extended vacation. Many more are already living abroad. In fact, it has been reported by Expat Intelligence that there are almost 3 million Canadians living outside of Canada. So, aside from arranging transportation, schooling, housing and getting used to their new surroundings, what else do they need to take care of? As you can guess from the title of this article, international health insurance coverage.
Not surprisingly, this is actually one of the most common questions that we receive when it comes to immigration issues for Expats. However, the short answer to this is unfortunately, “No.” Your spouse does not automatically become a Canadian Citizen when you get married. In fact, he or she is not automatically eligible for even permanent residence status. The road to citizenship follows the same path as those that do not have family connections. An important number to remember is 1,095. This is the number of days out of five years that one must be present in Canada in order to be eligible for Canadian Citizenship.
