Additional Medical Tests

[JRPW]

Hello.

My wife received a letter today stating that further medical tests are required. Has anyone else gone through this?
The doctor who examined her found nothing wrong (he told us). What additional tests are required?

Thanks in advance.

J

 

[computergeek]

My wife received a letter today stating that further medical tests are required. Has anyone else gone through this?
The doctor who examined her found nothing wrong (he told us). What additional tests are required?

Yes, I've gone through this.

In my experience, they send a sealed envelope that you are to take to your DMP. In my experience, the DMP will give you a copy of the letter and should tell you if there is a serious medical issue about which you should be concerned. You do the follow-up tests, the results are sent off to the regional IMS centre and they evaluate the information in front of them.

There are three grounds on which they may reject an applicant for medical issues: public health, public safety, or excessive demand. TB and syphilis are the two examples of which I am aware. Syphilis is relatively easy - it requires treatment and follow-up serology. TB can often add 12-18 months to the process, because they will require clean TB results for 12 months after treatment. An example of excessive demand might be multiple sclerosis. The concern here would be about the costs to the Canadian health care system.

I'm quite familiar with excessive demand cases and if it turns out to be a concern I can give you quite a bit of insight into what to expect and how to respond.

I hope for your wife's sake that it is nothing serious, perhaps just a test anomaly.

 

[JRPW]

Thanks for the reply.

My wife had her chest examined by x-ray and they found no TB (the place where she did her test in a TB center).
She does not have MS. Like I said in my pervious post, the doctor gave her the all clear. Even our family doctor gave her the all clear.
Getting a little concerned.

 

[computergeek]

Thanks for the reply.

My wife had her chest examined by x-ray and they found no TB (the place where she did her test in a TB center).
She does not have MS. Like I said in my pervious post, the doctor gave her the all clear. Even our family doctor gave her the all clear.
Getting a little concerned.

Do you know what additional tests they requested?

I've seen some wacky requests from IMS - one poor guy was ordered to undergo 12 months of TB surveillance BEFORE they would sign off on his medicals, even though he didn't test positive for TB, wasn't from a TB risk area (he was in the UK) and had no signs or symptoms of TB. So it may not be anything wrong with her at all.

 

[JRPW]

Thanks again for the reply.

I do not know what tests they have requested, we haven't opened the envelope. We just got it today.
We are not in a high TB risk area. We live in Japan and I know that TB is still a disease that can pop up here from time-to-time.
I am thinking it is my wife's age. She is 43. I do not know if IMS is being anal or what. I forgot to mention that my wife also underwent her annual physical for her job as well (she is a teacher). Her physical came back with flying colors - no problems at all.

 

[computergeek]

Well, I hope that it turns out to be nothing significant.

 

[chai aur osmania biscuit]

Do you know what additional tests they requested?

I've seen some wacky requests from IMS - one poor guy was ordered to undergo 12 months of TB surveillance BEFORE they would sign off on his medicals, even though he didn't test positive for TB, wasn't from a TB risk area (he was in the UK) and had no signs or symptoms of TB. So it may not be anything wrong with her at all.

Hello. Computer Greek

I would like to apply 4 Canadian immigration aswell ...... Still need some info regarding medical tests

As I have pleural thickening on my chest X-ray and Iam under treatment right now.
Do you think tht I will be eligible for CIC or PNP after finishing my 6 months treatment?
Plz guide me thank you.
Syed

 

[computergeek]

Hello. Computer Greek

I would like to apply 4 Canadian immigration aswell ...... Still need some info regarding medical tests

As I have pleural thickening on my chest X-ray and Iam under treatment right now.
Do you think tht I will be eligible for CIC or PNP after finishing my 6 months treatment?
Plz guide me thank you.
Syed

If your doctor's determine that the condition is resolved, there won't be any issue. If it requires ongoing treatment, the question will be one of costs involved. The current figure is ~$6100 per year for health and social service costs. If you are below that, you will not be excessive demand. If you are above that, you will be excessive demand, in which case you must analyze the actual costs more carefully.

 

[itiswell]

Computergeek,
I need ur help. Obviously u seem toknow alot about issues with the medical stage. I got diagnosed with active tb after additional tests. Now U mentioned above that it'l take 12-18months after treatment before visa is issued..pls could u clarify? the tb treatment is 6months. after the treatment they'l want to wait for 12months?

 

[computergeek]

Computergeek,
I need ur help. Obviously u seem toknow alot about issues with the medical stage. I got diagnosed with active tb after additional tests. Now U mentioned above that it'l take 12-18months after treatment before visa is issued..pls could u clarify? the tb treatment is 6months. after the treatment they'l want to wait for 12months?

I am sorry to hear that you found you had TB.

My understanding is that CIC medical wants to see 12 months of clear test results (and chest x-rays) before they will sign off, but I've only seen a handful of cases. Of course, by that time your medicals will have expired so you will need a new medical and a new PCC. But once that is done they should approve your medicals and assuming no other problems they would approve your PR application.

 

[itiswell]

Thank u computergeek...this will be quite a long wait...

 

[Ainp01]

Does obesity impact my application?

 

[computergeek]

Does obesity impact my application?

Only if it creates a medical condition that creates excessive demand (since obesity does not present a thread to public health or public safety generally).

For example, if you require some sort of expensive medications then that could become an issue. But routine monitoring and costs below ~$6,100 per year are not considered to be excessive demand.

 

[Ainp01]

In my case everything is normal...only abnormal factor is my weight ie am obese...am really worried...how my application move forward...done my medical on 29sept and medi reports received in cic on October 6th,but as of now no reply...

 

[computergeek]

In my case everything is normal...only abnormal factor is my weight ie am obese...am really worried...how my application move forward...done my medical on 29sept and medi reports received in cic on October 6th,but as of now no reply...

By itself, obesity is not a basis for an excessive demand rejection. In addition, they don't just reject without notice - you will have many months notice if there is a problem.

29 September is just one month ago. Medical results take 2-3 months to be completed and posted to your immigration file (the medical information is in a separate computer system, only the net results are copied to your file.) Based upon what you've said I cannot imagine a medical officer raising an inadmissibility issue.

My guess is that sometime in December (perhaps sooner) you will see "medical results have been received" on e-cas, which would indicate your results were acceptable (you "passed" your medical).