Hemophilia - can this be an issue for immigration to Canada?
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You need at least one year of full time paid work experience (either outside of Canada or in Canada) before you will qualify to apply for PR.
You will have to take a medical as part of the PR application process. The fact you have hemophilia could be a problem for the PR application and it's possible PR could be refused due to your medical condition.
They may ask you to do additional medical tests. I would recommend you spend time researching medical inadmissibility and fairness letters. It's possible CIC may decide your condition will create a burden on the Canadian health care system and send you a fairness letter indicating they intend to refuse your application unless you can prove otherwise.
It's for immigration - not citizenship.
Yes - it's possible CIC may ask you to take additional medical tests for the study permit and also some chance this could result in a refusal (but lower than for PR). You'll just have to apply and see what happens.
I also have mild hemophilia and donot have to take factors in my regular life. I am 34 yrs old and have taken factor only once in my lifetime at the time of surgery. I do not have spontaneous bleeding and have also submitted my hemotologist report at the time of medicals stating that I am a mild bleeder and do not require factor except for trauma and major injuries/surgeries. I did my medicals last week and am awaiting reply from CIC. I am worried whether hemophilia will affect my chance of a Canadian PR?
Hello everyone,
I'm willing to immigrate to CANADA. However I have Hemophilia A Severe. I have access to a prophylactic treatment here in Brazil and I'm concerning if it would be possible for me to get a PR and to have access to a prophylactic treatment in Canada. Can anyone help me?
I'm willing to immigrate to CANADA. However I have Hemophilia A Severe. I have access to a prophylactic treatment here in Brazil and I'm concerning if it would be possible for me to get a PR and to have access to a prophylactic treatment in Canada. Can anyone help me?
If you are successful in obtaining PR - yes, treatment will be available in Canada.
Given the severity of your condition, it's quite possible PR may be refused due to excessive demand. If CIC believes the costs of your health care in Canada will exceed $6,500 annually, you can expect CIC will tell you they want to refuse you under excessive demand. You will then have an opportunity to try to argue that the costs of your condition to the health care system will be lower than the $6.5K threshold.
Given the severity of your condition, it's quite possible PR may be refused due to excessive demand. If CIC believes the costs of your health care in Canada will exceed $6,500 annually, you can expect CIC will tell you they want to refuse you under excessive demand. You will then have an opportunity to try to argue that the costs of your condition to the health care system will be lower than the $6.5K threshold.
The answer is the same. Both you and your wife will have to pass the medical in order for PR to be approved. If you are refused due to excessive demand (i.e. because the cost of your care in Canada will exceed $6,500 per year) - your wife will be automatically refused as well.
It doesn't matter if you or your wife is the applicant, you will still need to pass a medical exam. Due to your very expensive treatment requirements there is a very high chance that you will fail the excessive demand cost threshold, so app would be rejected. And if you fail the medical, your wife's PR application would also be rejected. Both of you must pass medical or neither can immigrate.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/medic/admiss/excessive.asp
Since I have taken factor only once in 34 yrs, would I still fall under excessive demand?? I am a mild hemophilic and do not require factor support in normal life. Can you share your experience?
You have a better chance of succeeding since your condition is so mild and you have no needs for treatment.
I have a bleeding disorder but my experiences are irrelevant since I was born in Canada.
Thanks Scylla..I got my medical results yesterday.i passed my medicals. Apart from mild Hemophilia , i also have thalassemia minor. But passed the medicals without a single question from cic. I did not hide anything and declared my medical condition. I am writing this here so that it can be of help to other hemophiliacs.