Medical inadmissability due to excessive demand.

[anotherbrickinthewall]

Hi, all. I've made a few posts on the CanadaVisa forums about my situation. My boyfriend and I are trying to find a way to get me up there. I am from the USA.

One issue I find is that I have a number of medical conditions, so I worry that I will be inadmissable for the Federal Skilled Worker or Unskilled Streams because of this. (He keeps mentioning that I should go through these streams. Marriage is a last resort. He wants to do it the "right way" and live together first, if possible.) I really think eventually we'll just have to get married if he wants the relationship to continue with me in Canada.

Please tell me if a Medical Officer or CIC might find me inadmissable.

My medical conditions / history:

1. Intraventricular hemmorage at birth (relevant to number 2)
2. Hydrocephalus due to hemmorage, two lateral Ventricular Shunts in brain -- 4 surgeries in my lifetime to put them in and fix them due to infection (1989, 1996, 1997)
3. Retinal detachment in 2008. Corrected with surgery. Now considered "legally blind" with >-7.00 vision.
4. Cataract in affected eye -- inoperable until it gets worse
5. Epilepsy -- controlled by medication -- last seizure October 2012

I have a hunch that these things would make me inadmissable. The shunts have not needed revision since 1997, but one day they will. I can't say that for sure, but they are "old" as it is.

It's not so much the severity of these conditions, but the quantity of them that worries me. My boyfriend just kind of writes it off as "they aren't contagious, you'll be fine." But I can't be so sure. This is one of the (many) reasons marriage is looking to be the most possible route...

I would just hate to try to go through other streams only for a Visa Officer to tell me I'm inadmissable. And then to try and go through as a spouse would probably look fishy at best, even if it is genuine (which it is).

 

[scylla]

If you're going the skilled worker route, medical admissibility doesn't only kick in if you have a contagious disease - it also kicks in if it's determine you are going to be a burden on the Canadian health care system due to the costs of treatment. It's impossible for any of us to say if you would be deemed medically inadmissible - however you certainly do have enough health issues that this would be a concern.

I assume you know that if you go the spousal sponsorship route, you can't be refused for being a burden on the health care system. So this would likely be the better way to go.

 

[anotherbrickinthewall]

I assume you know that if you go the spousal sponsorship route, you can't be refused for being a burden on the health care system. So this would likely be the better way to go.

Yeah, I have done a lot of reasearch about the Spousal stream. It is the one that I had been banking on for us, but my boyfriend is being stubborn and wants to try other options. I feel like going through any other streams would be a waste of time and money -- and heartache. Hopefully he will get the picture eventually. Who knows, maybe a medical officer wouldn't think I'm a burden, but I find that very hard to believe.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Yeah, I have done a lot of reasearch about the Spousal stream. It is the one that I had been banking on for us, but my boyfriend is being stubborn and wants to try other options. I feel like going through any other streams would be a waste of time and money -- and heartache. Hopefully he will get the picture eventually. Who knows, maybe a medical officer wouldn't think I'm a burden, but I find that very hard to believe.

sounds like he doesn't really want to make a commitment.

 

[SenoritaBella]

Or he would like to be certain of their relationship before taking on a sponsorship undertaking of 3 years.

@ anotherbrickinthewall - if you guys live together for at least one year, then he can still sponsor you as a common-law spouse. This way you both get what you want.

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sounds like he doesn't really want to make a commitment.

 

[anotherbrickinthewall]

Or he would like to be certain of their relationship before taking on a sponsorship undertaking of 3 years.

@ anotherbrickinthewall - if you guys live together for at least one year, then he can still sponsor you as a common-law spouse. This way you both get what you want.

I want to believe that it's more this than "not wanting to make a commitment." Or if it is the first, it's probably due to the second. Make sense? I can understand the whole "responsible for someone for three years???" thing. But I guess my line of thinking is that I'm moving there permenantly. If we aren't planning on breaking up, what's the big deal? It's not like I'm free-loading! I think he just needs time to let the idea sinke in, maybe. We've been together for a little over 2 years (most of that long distance with quit a few visits), so I can understand him wanting to live together first.

The issue is that he doesn't want me to "move up there and not work," so moving up there just to live together for a year is not an option, and he won't move here. (So basically... our options are slim.) I'm hoping he'll come around eventually. I have tried to be good and not be pushy about it. But I also have to look out for myself. This is the rest of our lives (my life) we're talking about! In a new country! In his city of 50,000 people... I mean, I feel like I'm making a huge commitment here. Basically saying I'm content with living in his town for the rest of my life. (He never wants to leave.)

I don't mind this, but I don't want to be the only one who's making the "big commitments." (Mainly uprooting my whole life.) Plus with my medical issues, I just don't think any other stream apart from Spousal is possible. I don't think he really understands the gravity of the issues and the bearing they could have on my health down the line -- and how much it costs for the government.

Applying for FSW or Unskilled worker seems like a risk because, if I'm declined and apply for Spousal, it would look awfully suspicious.

We're talking to someone at his local cultural centre about it on the 23rd, so I'm hoping she can set some things straight.

 

[scylla]

This is something you should be doing together - it shouldn't all be on you. Both of you will need to make compromises if you want this to work out.

If it's more important to him that you be able to work, then he should marry you now and sponsor you for PR using the outland method while you remain in the US. Once you're approved, you can come to Canada and begin working immediately.

If it's more important to him that you live together first, then he will have to accept that you will quite likely not be able to work while you are here.

If he's not willing to accept either - then I would side with PMM and agree that he's unfortunately not ready for a committed relationship.

 

[anotherbrickinthewall]

This is something you should be doing together - it shouldn't all be on you. Both of you will need to make compromises if you want this to work out.

If it's more important to him that you be able to work, then he should marry you now and sponsor you for PR using the outland method while you remain in the US. Once you're approved, you can come to Canada and begin working immediately.

If it's more important to him that you live together first, then he will have to accept that you will quite likely not be able to work while you are here.

If he's not willing to accept either - then I would side with PMM and agree that he's unfortunately not ready for a committed relationship.

I agree, unfortunately. I'm visiting in 2 weeks, and we're going to have multiple conversations about this. I don't think he quite understands the gravity of the situation. I know in my head and heart that we only have two options. He just needs to look at the facts. I am going to bring all of the information with me about immigration and we are going to review it together and really learn about it (hopefully) before we meet with the Cultural Centre woman. I know a lot about it by now (at least I think), but he's lagging far, far behind.

I know my medical history like the back of my hand, and I know that once the woman hears all of it, she will understand. (She even mentioned Spousal as the best, quickest option.)

I think we should just get legally married and I could immigrate. If we waste our time with any other options, that'd be all we're doing -- wasting our time. I don't think he understands how alone I feel in all of this. I feel like it's basically all on my shoulders to make it work out, and that isn't good. Like I said, we have a lot of talking to do.

 

[scylla]

Good luck!

You have a very good grasp of the situation. Hope he listens to the voice of reason!