Medical Exam when extend to stay after PR application

[anthonyjr]

Hi all,
I've submitted our outland (but living in Canada) sponsorship application. My wife and my children's first 6 months in Canada as visitors will expire later next month. Now I'm extending their stay as visitors (since no AOR received yet, I'm unable to apply for her SOWP yet).
My questions is about the Medical Exam. Extending stay for more than 6 months requires medical exam for my wife and the 2 children. Is this Medical Exam the same with the one in PR application? Since no Medical Exam request from PR application yet, if we complete Medical Exam for the extension now, will we have to do that again when PR application requests?
Or should I just hang on on the Medical Exam, said No on the questions "Will your family member be getting a medical exam before you submit their application?", submit the extension application without Medical Exam (just to keep maintained status), and wait for the AOR then apply for the SOWP?
Thank you

 

[canuck78]

Hi all,
I've submitted our outland (but living in Canada) sponsorship application. My wife and my children's first 6 months in Canada as visitors will expire later next month. Now I'm extending their stay as visitors (since no AOR received yet, I'm unable to apply for her SOWP yet).
My questions is about the Medical Exam. Extending stay for more than 6 months requires medical exam for my wife and the 2 children. Is this Medical Exam the same with the one in PR application? Since no Medical Exam request from PR application yet, if we complete Medical Exam for the extension now, will we have to do that again when PR application requests?
Or should I just hang on on the Medical Exam, said No on the questions "Will your family member be getting a medical exam before you submit their application?", submit the extension application without Medical Exam (just to keep maintained status), and wait for the AOR then apply for the SOWP?
Thank you

Are you sure you answered correctly? Have they lived in one of the designated countries for over 6 months in the past year?

 

[anthonyjr]

Are you sure you answered correctly? Have they lived in one of the designated countries for over 6 months in the past year?

Hi,
Yes, they came here about 5 months ago. So in the past 12 months, they lived in our country (required Medical Exam) for more than 6 months.

 

[canuck78]

Hi,
Yes, they came here about 5 months ago. So in the past 12 months, they lived in our country (required Medical Exam) for more than 6 months.

Then they should do a medical. It is valid for a year so can be used for PR.

 

[Ponga]

It's important to know that medical exam results could impact the approval of a visitor visa, but may NOT impact a PR applicant, since the only barriers are things like active TB for a Family Class (spousal) PR applicant.

 

[anthonyjr]

It's important to know that medical exam results could impact the approval of a visitor visa, but may NOT impact a PR applicant, since the only barriers are things like active TB for a Family Class (spousal) PR applicant.

Hi, what does "active TB" mean?

 

[armoured]

Hi, what does "active TB" mean?

Tuberculosis.

Note that even in that event, there are protocols (treatment basically) and it does not necessarily mean barred from entry or remaining.

 

[Ponga]

Tuberculosis.

Note that even in that event, there are protocols (treatment basically) and it does not necessarily mean barred from entry or remaining.

This seems to indicate that it may impact entry:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...olice/medical-exams/medical-surveillance.html

But then, there's this:

https://www.toronto.ca/community-pe...osis-tb/tuberculosis-tb-medical-surveillance/

Active TB Disease

If you are diagnosed with active TB disease, a TB nurse from TPH will work with you and your doctor or nurse practitioner while you are being treated. Being diagnosed with active TB disease does not affect your immigration status in Canada or your family’s status. TB treatment is free of charge in Ontario even if you do not have health insurance.
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Since the OP's wife and children are already in Canada, this may make this a moot point; Definitely not an easy one to discern.

 

[armoured]

This seems to indicate that it may impact entry:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...olice/medical-exams/medical-surveillance.html

That's why I wrote "does not necessarily mean barred from entry."

The point being to reassure this person - in the unlikely event that they actually had TB...

But then, there's this:

https://www.toronto.ca/community-pe...osis-tb/tuberculosis-tb-medical-surveillance/

Active TB Disease

If you are diagnosed with active TB disease, a TB nurse from TPH will work with you and your doctor or nurse practitioner while you are being treated. Being diagnosed with active TB disease does not affect your immigration status in Canada or your family’s status. TB treatment is free of charge in Ontario even if you do not have health insurance.
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Since the OP's wife and children are already in Canada, this may make this a moot point; Definitely not an easy one to discern.

...that the important thing is to get treated. As your links provide more info on, thanks.