{"id":152,"date":"2017-10-27T10:44:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T10:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getgcms.com\/blog\/?p=152"},"modified":"2021-05-18T10:38:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T10:38:01","slug":"medicals-preparation-expect-diagnosed-ailment-comprehensive-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getgcms.com\/blog\/medicals-preparation-expect-diagnosed-ailment-comprehensive-post\/","title":{"rendered":"All about MEDICALS – preparation, and what to expect if you are diagnosed with an ailment? – (A comprehensive post on Medical inadmissibility)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"As a part of the Permanent Residency (PR)\u00a0application, an\u00a0 Immigration Medical Exam\u00a0(IME),\u00a0is must for the primary applicant and all family members (spouse or common-law partner, dependent children, and their dependent children.) listed in the application, even if they are not accompanying<\/a>. For express entry applicants an upfront medical examination confirmation is mandatory for the application to be complete for the completeness check<\/a>. If either the primary applicant or any of the family members, whether accompanying or not, is medically inadmissible into Canada, all members, including the primary applicant will be inadmissible. Therefore, after age, medicals are the most important aspect on which an applicant has virtually no control.<\/p>\n

If you are are concerned with your medicals, or have received a fairness letter, and want to obtain a copy of your medical assessment, or a copy of the medical examination submitted to IRCC, GET GCMS<\/a> will be happy to procure it for you. Send a message to GET GCMS through our\u00a0Contact US<\/a> page to know how to go about obtaining medical documents from IRCC<\/p>\n

This post covers the following:<\/p>\n

1. Who can do your medical exam?<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. What is the Validity of a Medical Examination?<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Can a previous medical examination be used?<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. How to get your medical exam<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04.1 Upfront Medical Exam<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. What to carry with you for the Medical Examination<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Medical inadmissibility<\/strong><\/p>\n

6.1 Danger to public health<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 6.2 Public Safety<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 6.3\u00a0Excessive demand on health and social services<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 6.4 Cost threshold<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Procedural Fairness Protocol<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. Forms, documents and templates<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8.1 Immigration Medical Examination<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8.2 Medical surveillance (forms and documents)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8.3 HIV: Automatic partner notifications (documents and template letters)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8.4 Medical refusals and procedural fairness (forms, documents and template letters)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8.4.1 Procedural fairness regarding a danger to public health and public safety<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8.4.2 Procedural fairness regarding excessive demand on health (i.e., out-patient medication) and\/or social services<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Who can do your medical exam?<\/h2>\n

Medical examination for PR application can only be conducted by a physician who is on the list of panel physicians<\/a> with IRCC. The panel physician only conducts the medical examination and send the report to IRCC. The panel physician does not <\/strong>make a determination about the admissibility. In case of any concerns or issues, IRCC will send a written communication to the applicant. The medical exam can be done by any panel physician anywhere in the globe. There is no requirement of having it done in the country of residence or citizenship. Further, if the application also has spouse and dependent children, they can get the medical examination done at different panel physicians.<\/p>\n

2. What is the Validity of a Medical Examination?<\/h2>\n

The validity of the Medical Examination is 12 months. The applicant and his accompanying dependents have to land in Canada before the medicals expire. Therefore it is advisable to get the medical examination done right before submitting the eAPR for the express entry applicants. For non-express entry applicants, the medicals will be scheduled when requested by IRCC.<\/p>\n

3. Can a previous medical examination be used?<\/h2>\n

Yes, if an applicant has submitted a medical examination certificate for some another program, such as student visa, previous PR application which was rejected etc. the same medical examination can be used for the current PR application. When submitting the application the applicant should upload the upfront medical confirmation certificate which was issued when the medical examination was done.<\/p>\n

4. How to get your medical exam<\/h2>\n

There are two ways for getting the medical examination done.<\/p>\n

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  1. Wait for the instructions – This is applicable for Refugee asylum, spouse sponsorship and other categories. Here, the applicant will have to wait until IRCC sends in a document to get the medical examination.\u00a0\"Medical<\/li>\n
  2. Upfront – Upfront Medical Examination (UME) is MANDATORY FOR\u00a0Express Entry Applications<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    4.1 Upfront Medical Exam<\/h3>\n

    To get an upfront medical exam, contact a panel physician<\/a>\u00a0directly to schedule an appointment. After the medical examination is done the applicant is given a document confirming the medical exam. The applicant will have to upload the copy of the medical exam confirmation with the eAPR (electronic application). If the panel physician works with eMedical (An online tool that doctors approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to do medical exams use to record and send Immigration Medical Exam (IME) results to CIC.\u00a0 It is mor<\/p>\n

    e accurate, convenient and faster than paper-based processing) a\u00a0printout of the confirmation will be provided. This confirmation is also called the information sheet.<\/p>\n

    Once the applicant has the confirmation, the eAPR can be filed and the medical respite will be transmitted directly to IRCC.<\/p>\n

    5. What to carry with you for the Medical Examination<\/h2>\n

    When an appointment is scheduled with a panel physician, the panel physician will provide the details of what all documents are required on the day of the medical examination. Usually the following are mandatory:<\/p>\n