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Originally posted by ajb

what would be best way to inform them of the status. ( I got an acknowledgment and have received the file number but was told not to communicate the office until I am communicated to)

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These are circumstances that need to be recorded and reported to them as required. Since you do have a FILE Number, your communication to them is appropriate and is ethical. It needs addressing as it calls for re-evaluation of your file. That will also enable your new born to be included when they issue the Visa.

In doing so, you should apply and obtain a Birth Certificate in English (If you can) and a Passport for the infant as soon as you possibly can and have it all ready together with your papers with copies there of.

HERE IS WHAT THEY SAY:
7.7. What to do if a family member is added to an application during processing?
New family members must be added and non-accompanying family members can become accompanying family members on an application of a person applying in the family class during the processing of an application. There may be occasions when a child is born to an applicant subsequent to the issuance of the visa but prior to obtaining permanent resident status. In these cases, it may not be necessary to create a new file and start processing all over again. All that is
needed is to have the child added to the sponsorship, the processing fee paid and a medical examination done. See the CAIPS user guide for how to proceed in these cases.

If the officer believes that the income test (if applicable) may no longer be met as a result of the addition of the new family member, they should request a reassessment by the CPC. The visa office must determine if the income test is still met (based on CPC-M's initial assessment of the sponsor). If the income test is still met, request CPC-M to add the new family member to the IMM 1344AE and IMM 1344BE.

If the income test is not met, the application should be refused. (See: Issuing visas, Section 17 below.)

If a sponsor has given an undertaking to the province of Québec, the visa office must refer the case to Service aux garants et aux candidats à l'immigration.

Officers should not issue permanent resident visas until CPC-M confirms that the sponsor has added the family member to the IMM 1344AE and IMM 1344BE. The visa office must ensure that applicants add the family member to the copy of the sponsorship agreement if the family member is the sponsor’s spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner, or if the family member is over
22 years of age. The family member must also sign the agreement.
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Freddie.

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