Help/Advice

[nickbraddock]

Hi,
I am looking at applying for Permanant Residency in Canada (with my wife as principal applicant). My wife has worked as a qualified registered nurse for nearly a year in the UK and I used to be an electrician before working in a couple of different jobs as a civilian in the Police in the UK.

Unfortunately, my wife found a lump that turned out to be thyroid cancer in Oct last year, fortunately, it looks like it was caught early and they have now removed her thyroid and she is due to take a radiation tablet in the next week or so, after that, fingers crossed, that is it apart from taking thyroxin for life, it has a very good prognosis.

I have filled some quick assessment forms with a couple of migration consultants (including the cancer bit) and they say we seem to be good candidates, they haven't even mentioned the cancer issue. From all of the info on the CIC site, I cannot see any definite medical conditions, indeed it is very vague.

Does anyone know of any list or whether thyroid cancer would stop us going?? I would appreciate any help as I would prefer not to submit our application and get our hopes up if we have no chance (plus the costs of the submission) and I am not sure if the consultants just want my money to then say "sorry, cancer so you can't go".

Thankyou for any help and information that you may send me
Nick

[PMM]

Hi

Hi,
I am looking at applying for Permanant Residency in Canada (with my wife as principal applicant). My wife has worked as a qualified registered nurse for nearly a year in the UK and I used to be an electrician before working in a couple of different jobs as a civilian in the Police in the UK.

Unfortunately, my wife found a lump that turned out to be thyroid cancer in Oct last year, fortunately, it looks like it was caught early and they have now removed her thyroid and she is due to take a radiation tablet in the next week or so, after that, fingers crossed, that is it apart from taking thyroxin for life, it has a very good prognosis.

I have filled some quick assessment forms with a couple of migration consultants (including the cancer bit) and they say we seem to be good candidates, they haven't even mentioned the cancer issue. From all of the info on the CIC site, I cannot see any definite medical conditions, indeed it is very vague.

Does anyone know of any list or whether thyroid cancer would stop us going?? I would appreciate any help as I would prefer not to submit our application and get our hopes up if we have no chance (plus the costs of the submission) and I am not sure if the consultants just want my money to then say "sorry, cancer so you can't go".

Thankyou for any help and information that you may send me
Nick

Since it is unlikely that any Immigration Medical Officers would reply, anything else is really speculation.  What will happen is that after the medical the results will be reviewed by an Immigration Medical Officer and a decision will be made whether the treatment of the cancer and possibility of its return will cause "excessive demand on medical services"  What they quantify is the cost of the your spouses treatment based on the costs expended on the average Canadian per year.  Somewhere in the neighbourhood of $4000.00.  If the IMO determine that your costs would be higher than average, then they will reccommend refusal.  But before CIC refuses, you will be sent a "fairness letter" which gives you the opportunity to refute the findings of the IMO.  (If it gets this far, you will probably need an Immigration Consultant/Lawyer, its not a DIY)

So really the only way to find out is bite the bullet, submit your application and find out after the medical (a couple of years down the road these days) to see if there is a medical refusal or not.  It is costly, but it is the only way.

[DancingFeather]

:)  Usually thyroid cancer once treated doesn't return but it some cases it might.

What is important is to get all the medical tests that was done and the prognosis of the doctors saying if it is completely cured and no chance of it returning.

What is important as he said is if it is a medical condition that is completely cured or a chance of it returning. If it is the case then there will be a refusal and no right of entry will be ever allowed. But in thyroid cases which from my experience is a condition that is usually cureable.

All medical conditions are to be mentioned, if they are not and found out then it would be considered a fraud and be refused, even if no chance of the cancer returning.

So get  all the forms of medical expertise from the cancer specialists, your private doctor etc.  who will say whether it is a condition that is completely cure and no risk of returning as many cancers are curable.

[nickbraddock]

hi,
thanks for the help.  I agree with your comments, usually thyroid cancer, once removed and treated does not return but I don't know if they are able to give an definite all clear or if they will just say it has a good prognosis (which is most likely), I can't imagine any doctor saying it is totally clear as they all seem to want to cover their backs these days.
Thanks anyway
Nick

[BCbound]

As you would not have to submit the medical report for a couple of years if you started the process today, perhaps at that point in time and assuming there had been no recurrence, a doctor would be willing to state that your wife was all clear.