Taking the Initiative to get Imm Physical and FBI Clearance

[Devine2020]

Hi guys, how important is it to take the Initiative to get Immigration Physical and FBI Clearance done other than waiting to be asked. We submitted our inland application in March and I was thinking of having meds and Police Clearance done in June. Does waiting to be asked slow down the process? Any suggestions???

 

[irishred]

Hi guys, how important is it to take the Initiative to get Immigration Physical and FBI Clearance done other than waiting to be asked. We submitted our inland application in March and I was thinking of having meds and Police Clearance done in June. Does waiting to be asked slow down the process? Any suggestions???

From what I have read throughout the forum, its best to send them with the application or as soon as you can after.
It can delay your process anywhere from 2 to 4 months if you wait for them to request them

 

[Devine2020]

Thank You Irished I really appreciate you taking your time to reply

 

[irishred]

Thank You Irished I really appreciate you taking your time to reply

No problem
Good Luck !!

 

[mapplelover]

cic is crazy and sometimes they ask for pcc even if duration is <6 months so better do it

 

[CharlieD10]

Please note, for spousal sponsorships, MEDICALS AND POLICE CLEARANCES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION. Your application is NOT complete without these articles, and may be returned to you by CIC, wasting a good 3 months out of your life.

The only exception to this is that certain countries' authorities will not issue police clearances at the request of an individual and the embassy must give you a letter making the request. If that is the case with a specific visa office, it will be made clear in the Regional Guide.

Folks, please READ the document checklists and the guides so you know what is required of you.

 

[Zouk Princesse]

Charlie Isn't that for outland? I thought inland medicals n clearances were typically done during stage 2

 

[CharlieD10]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5443E.pdf Document checklist for Inland applications. Please note where it says under Photocopies or Originals of the following items:

For the applicant and his/her dependent children
-Original Police Certificates
-Proof of medical examination

 

[Ataraxia]

The way I read that is that you do need to send your police clearance with the application but the medical will be requested when you receive your notice of eligibility. I could of course be wrong but that is the way it sounds to me.

 

[CharlieD10]

The way I read that is that you do need to send your police clearance with the application but the medical will be requested when you receive your notice of eligibility. I could of course be wrong but that is the way it sounds to me.

I don't read that in it at all. It says if you don't have one, they will ask for it when they send notice of eligibility, not that you are to wait until you receive your notice of eligibility which will contain a request for it before you submit one. Those are two very different things. Furthermore, if you were supposed to wait until the notice of eligibility comes to do your medical, I doubt it would be listed on the document checklist to guide you in the preparation of what you are required to submit to CPC-V.

 

[Ataraxia]

I'm sorry CharlieD10 if I in any way offended you. I was actually trying to say what you just said .... my point, that I was trying to say is that I didn't think it would be an automatic refusal if it wasn't included, that they would request it if it wasn't included in your application. I agree that it would be better to include it in the beginning. Although I have read some other posts of people who were wanting to wait to send their medicals after they sent their inland application as they were concerned about how long it would take and they would be required to send new medicals any way because they would expire. Whether they did or did not send them I don't know.

Sorry if I made things any more confusing!

 

[CharlieD10]

I'm not offended. I agree, it is always best to include everything asked for upfront.

As for the expiration of medicals, Inland applicants have the validity for their medicals extended past the one year limit, more or less automatically. I figure the reasoning behind this is that the applicant is residing full-time in Canada, and exposed to Canadian healthcare services. Additionally, the legislation only requires a valid medical for applicants when they enter Canada, and the inland applicant does not leave after applying.

It is not extended for Outland applicants residing outside Canada because the applicant is exposed to an entirely different country and different system of healthcare and therefore would require a new examination to prove they have either not developed something new that hasn't been treated properly, or remain in the same health as the year before.

 

[Ataraxia]

Awesome. Thanks I didn't know about the medicals being extended for inland, good to know.