Ineffable said:
Confused, like Rugrat said, don't do a medical unless specifically asked. The officers will have the ability to override and extend a medical for an additional year if they feel COPR will be issued to close to expiration or if the medical has expired while in the hands of the CIC. I think someone else was asked for one, Sunset?, and called the CIC to find out they actually didn't need to re-do them.
Rugrat, a month later and still no response? What the heck? I feel for you. Have you contacted your local MP (or partner's?). That's a question they should be able to find out about right away; I know they have the ability to bypass all the hoops we have to jump through for answers of that nature. Before I even considered paying to do another medical, I'd probably see if they can't make a phone call first to confirm it. :-\ Hang in there.
Oh I got a response. Today, in a separate email from the meds request. Simply stated that they had sent correspondence today and to comply with "our requirements". So it doesn't seem to be a mistake. My wife's MP is worthless...when our sponsorship got hung up for 6 extra weeks because the file was sent to Ottawa before approval was complete, she talked to their office and they won't touch anything unless it's been a full year since the application was filed.
I did send the following email in reply to their tersely worded response to mine:
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Thank you for your response. I did receive the request for a new exam today.
I am a bit disappointed that it took this long for the request since the original email I sent inquiring about the possibility was sent on October 19th. I could have completed the exam by now and been one step closer to being with my wife in Canada. I also understand that many applicants, particularly from the U.S., receive extensions beyond the one year expiration date, so this new request just adds to the disappointment. In addition, the sponsorship portion of our application was delayed nearly 6 weeks beyond the normal processing time because our file was inadvertently transferred to CPC –Ottawa before sponsor approval was completed and everything needed to be sent back to Mississauga. If that hadn’t happened, we also might have had approval prior to the expiration of the medicals.
Because of that delay and since my case notes clearly state that there is nothing in my medicals that are considered a burden on the health care system, I respectfully ask for an extension of my medicals. I know it’s not likely, but my wife and I have waited 16 years to be together permanently. If her now deceased husband had granted her a divorce or if she had had the resources to fight for one, we would have been together years ago. We’ve done everything the right way, so I am hoping for some compassion in this request, especially in this holiday season and also in light of the very compassionate work the Canadian government is doing to bring so many refugees into the country right now. I just want to be with my wife.
Thank you for your consideration. I will move forward with booking an appointment with the approved physician in my area as soon as possible; however I do hope I can get a response to this email as well.
Sincerely,
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Doubt I will hear anything...
