Medical question

[shamrock]

Having some trouble with our medical and have called the CIC twice and gotten two separate answers so hoping someone here can shed some light. Is the DMP supposed to send your medical to the visa office processing your case (Buffalo in my case) or do they all go to Ottawa?  For some reason my DMP sent mine to Ottawa and I am trying to find out if this is going to be a problem. One call centre agent told me no and another told me it HAD to go to Buffalo. So confused....

[mitamata]

The results of the medical exam are normally sent to the Regional Medical Office for that region. Since there's none in the USA, I'm assuming medicals from the US go to Ottawa. So the DMP did it right. When the Buffalo office will want the results, they will request them from Ottawa (with the help of the IMM1017 form that you need to submit with your application) and they will be sent to them.

I guess in the case when the Buffalo office would request you to do the medical, the results would go directly to them. From what I understand, that is the case for other types of visa applications where the medical is requested only after the application has already been processed. That might be why the confusion.

[PMM]

Hi

The results of the medical exam are normally sent to the Regional Medical Office for that region. Since there's none in the USA, I'm assuming medicals from the US go to Ottawa. So the DMP did it right. When the Buffalo office will want the results, they will request them from Ottawa (with the help of the IMM1017 form that you need to submit with your application) and they will be sent to them.

I guess in the case when the Buffalo office would request you to do the medical, the results would go directly to them. From what I understand, that is the case for other types of visa applications where the medical is requested only after the application has already been processed. That might be why the confusion.

No, your first statement was correct, no medical results are ever sent directly to the processing office, always go to the Regional Medical Centre responsible for that office.

PMM