Would cancer make my mom inadmissible to Canada?

[elexis969]

Hey guys,

I was lucky enough to get accepted to sponsor my parents this year but literally two weeks after we sent off our application my mom was rushed into surgery where we discovered she has cancer. She will have to have chemo and an additional surgery but we have not yet received a full treatment plan and won’t have one for another month. She will obviously stay in the UK while she is having treatment but my question is would this now make her inadmissible to Canada? She wouldn’t come to Canada unless she is given the all clear but there’s no way Canada would know that. If it is likely that she will be inadmissible would be able to potentially get the money back? We haven’t received our AOR yet (5 weeks since they got it) and i don’t want to risk being rejected and unable to apply again in the future if they reject her for being mid treatment. I’m really confused about our options, I’ve tried to call cic a few times but can’t get through - I’m not convinced they would be much help anyway.

Anyone else been in a similar position?

Thanks!

 

[scylla]

Hey guys,

I was lucky enough to get accepted to sponsor my parents this year but literally two weeks after we sent off our application my mom was rushed into surgery where we discovered she has cancer. She will have to have chemo and an additional surgery but we have not yet received a full treatment plan and won’t have one for another month. She will obviously stay in the UK while she is having treatment but my question is would this now make her inadmissible to Canada? She wouldn’t come to Canada unless she is given the all clear but there’s no way Canada would know that. If it is likely that she will be inadmissible would be able to potentially get the money back? We haven’t received our AOR yet (5 weeks since they got it) and i don’t want to risk being rejected and unable to apply again in the future if they reject her for being mid treatment. I’m really confused about our options, I’ve tried to call cic a few times but can’t get through - I’m not convinced they would be much help anyway.

Anyone else been in a similar position?

Thanks!

I'm sorry to hear about your mothers.

Unfortunately there's no black and white answer to your question. Whether CIC feels your mother is inadmissible depends on where her health stands at the time of the medical and what CIC feels the chances are of a relapse. One good piece of news is that CIC has recently increased the cap for inadmissibility.

 

[canuck78]

I am sorry to hear about your mother. If chemo is involved and surgery it would likely make her inadmissible due to cost. You can look up standard treatment for her cancer and look up the medication cost. Cancer is very tricky because some may require a quick excision while others need a much longer and multi-pronged approach. Not sure what the refund policy is or whether there is one?