Hi! Just a quick note regarding your timeline: 1 year and 7 months is actually much longer than the standard average. For most applicants, the medical exam (IME) or its request typically comes around 1 year (plus-minus a couple of months) after submission.
As for doing it proactively: no, you shouldn't do the medical exam without an official request from IRCC. If you do it upfront on your own initiative, the panel physician's clinic won't have a specific IME number linked to your active application file, and it will be very difficult (sometimes impossible) to properly attach those results to your case. It's always best to wait for the official instruction letter.
From qcacz:
Application submitted: July 18, 2024
MIL received through GCKey: March 13, 2025
Medical done: March 14, 2025
From andkayoh:
07 August 2024 - Submitted inland sponsorship application
April 2025 - Health exam invitation
From La_15:
July 24, 2024 - Application submitted
May 1, 2026 : Medical extended until April 2027
From SkyEarth:
IRCC Submitted: Nov 9, 2023
Medical Extended: Sept 13, 2025
From damientian:
Submitted: December 12th 2023
Medical extented : Sep 26th 2025
The above are what I collected from the members under this thread. Typically, people get their invitation around 1 year and 5-8 months and then get p1 around 2 years. Thanks for your clarification on the IME. I will do it after I have the request letter. Thanks for your reply.
