Visitor Record - parents

[lazereye04]

Hi Everyone,

My parents have a multi-entry visit visa till 2029.

They came to Canada on December 27, 2024, we applied for visitor record (visit visa extension) on May 24, 2025.

Application is still in process. Today September 13 Ircc asked for a medical exam for the application and have 30 days to complete exam. (October 12)

My parents are leaving on October 06, going back to home country.

Should we still do a medical exam? It cost $700 for the exam.

Or skip the medical and cancel the visitor record application once they leave? Will this cause issues for them in future when visiting Canada again?

Please if you can help.

 

[canuck78]

Hi Everyone,

My parents have a multi-entry visit visa till 2029.

They came to Canada on December 27, 2024, we applied for visitor record (visit visa extension) on May 24, 2025.

Application is still in process. Today September 13 Ircc asked for a medical exam for the application and have 30 days to complete exam. (October 12)

My parents are leaving on October 06, going back to home country.

Should we still do a medical exam? It cost $700 for the exam.

Or skip the medical and cancel the visitor record application once they leave? Will this cause issues for them in future when visiting Canada again?

Please if you can help.

They have already benefited from the extension so yes it is required and will cause issues in the future if not completed.

 

[lazereye04]

They have already benefited from the extension so yes it is required and will cause issues in the future if not completed.

Thank you

 

[canuck78]

Thank you

They also have the option of completing it as soon as they get home if that saves you money.

 

[lazereye04]

They also have the option of completing it as soon as they get home if that saves you money.

Dont know how will ircc view that. They applied for extension here and gave exam in home country.

 

[canuck78]

Dont know how will ircc view that. They applied for extension here and gave exam in home country.

No issue as long as the medical is done within the given time period.

 

[lazereye04]

home country will be way cheaper thanks a ton

 

[Jennnn11]

Hi there, i hope I am posting at the right thread, my inlaws came as visitor in Canada in August 2024. Stayed for 6 months, extend their stay the first time in January of 2025. Visitor record approved until April 2026. Planning to extend for another 2 months so we can all fly home together in May (my husband and I’s work schedule did not allow us to go on vacation before their 1st visitor record is up and we really need someone to look after my son)

they did their medical in April 2025. And when I answer the questions pertaining to documents required to extend their stay, an upfront medical exam is required. From the initial medical exam, my father in law went into medical surveillance due to inactive TB which we are in compliant and only this January 2026 we received the letter from public health saying that they don’t require further tests for my father in law. Now that they will do another medical exam, how likely it is that my father in law will undergo medical surveillance again? And what shall we do if he indeed has to go through it again and we want to fly back home for a period of time. Is the initial letter from public health voided?

I appreciate all your help.

 

[canuck78]

Hi there, i hope I am posting at the right thread, my inlaws came as visitor in Canada in August 2024. Stayed for 6 months, extend their stay the first time in January of 2025. Visitor record approved until April 2026. Planning to extend for another 2 months so we can all fly home together in May (my husband and I’s work schedule did not allow us to go on vacation before their 1st visitor record is up and we really need someone to look after my son)

they did their medical in April 2025. And when I answer the questions pertaining to documents required to extend their stay, an upfront medical exam is required. From the initial medical exam, my father in law went into medical surveillance due to inactive TB which we are in compliant and only this January 2026 we received the letter from public health saying that they don’t require further tests for my father in law. Now that they will do another medical exam, how likely it is that my father in law will undergo medical surveillance again? And what shall we do if he indeed has to go through it again and we want to fly back home for a period of time. Is the initial letter from public health voided?

I appreciate all your help.

Impossible to say but if you include the documentation from public health then it shouldn’t be required. Given how long they have been visiting the extension may be denied. Providing childcare is viewed as illegal work by IRCC so tough to say how they would view the need for another extension.