I landed in 2006 and stayed for 3 days, I had TB Surveillance letter as well. I called the number from inside canada and told them that I will be returning to US in few days. the Lady said I can contact them when I return to Canada. I also asked her if I need to "inactivate" my file until I return, she said No, just call them when I return.
.... and Fast Forward 3 Years...
I am planning to move back to Canada this Year to maintain my PR, I planning goto to the surveillance when I get there. I would also like to hear from others regarding this situation.
Hey zhcan,
..Fast forward 2 more months.. and Here is an update on my situation:
I came back to Canada again in August of 2009. The Canadian Officer checked my records in computer and said that I could not be located for for medical exam in 2007.
I explained to her that I had called the TB Surveillance in 2006 and told them that I will be out of country. The officer did not seem happy to know that I was out of country for so long. She also reminded me that I must stay in Canada 2 years out of 5 year to maintain my PR.
The officer then gave me the phone number and address of the TB survelliance and asked me to contact them ASAP.
The next day I called TB Surveillance, and they asked me to fax the surveillance form which i still had from 2006 landing. I asked them if I could email it as i did not have fax. They said no. So I went to the office in person and handed them the form. They made a copy of it and returned my copy.
According to them, the next step is that they will check the records and then notify me when I should come in for check up. That will be in about 2 weeks or so. I asked them what will be involved in check up. They said x-ray and sputum sample test. I am waiting for them to contact me. I will update you again.
..Fast forward 2 more months..
My first appointment was in October 2009, I went to the Clinic as scheduled. The doctor asked me few questions about my history. She said that I need to take Sputum test. I was given 3 small containers and instructions on how to collect the samples. Also, they made another appointment for January 2010 and scheduled to take an x-ray during that appointment. I submitted the sputum samples on the following week. I will visit clinic again for my next appointment in January 2010.
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