approval for medical examination

[mubash]

Hallo,

i apreaciate the information which is shared in this forum from active members regarding immigration matters.

i and my wife got few weeks ago approval for medical examinations. I applied in skilled category. However because my wife is pregnant, the doctor didnt advise to take X-rays, because she said Xrays could be damaging for the child.

However my wife was examined for all other required medicals tests (blood / Urine tests etc.). I was examined fully. The doctor said, the medical tests would be forwarded to the concerned autorities (canadian embassy i suppose) in a couple of days.

Now i want to know what would be further process with out immigration case ? would i atleast get the visa ? or we both have to wait before our child is born ?

we applied in canadian emb in Berlin.

I thank you in advance for any advice / information regarding this.

[Kayalami]

1. Surprised the DMP decided to go ahead with any tests since they may need to be repeated for your spouse and initiated for the child. Likewise if porcessing delayed and your medicals expire then they need to be repeated. Is there a reason why you did not request the visa office to postpone your medical exams due to the expected child until after his/her birth?

2. Your file/processing is on hold pending the child being born and added to the application.

3. Once the child is born then send the visa office a copy of his/her full birth certificate requesting his/her addition to your application (always quote your B prefix file number on all correspondence).

4. The visa office will then advice you as to the next step. You will need to update your family composition form and proof of funds, send photos, copies of a travel document if required etc and of course pay an additional application fee.

[mubash]

Hallo Kayalami,

thanks very much for useful information regarding my situation.

The reason why i didnt contact with visa office to tell him about our child is that i didnt know if there would be any problem in our medicals. I thought when the child will be born we can ask for his medical also.

so that means that our processing will be on hold until complete medical is done for child , wife and for me in case it takes more then one year.

The main worry i am having is: what will happen to passing score in our case ? in case they increase from 67 to 75/80 in this fall as i read in some of you responses in this forum. Because we may not score 75.

Thank you much in advance.

-Kind Regards,

[Kayalami]

1. Application will not be completed and visas issued until child born and added to the application as a dependent. All persons in the application must be medically examined so as to exclude anyone who is inadmissable on medical grounds. Where one person is inadmissable then the whole application fails unless they are removed from the application as a non accompanying family member...if its the principal applicant that is inadmissible then whole process stops.

2. Medical results are valid for 12 months from date of exam so if 1 cannot be completed before this you need to repeat medicals unless visa office exempts...it appears that you took your medical exams too early.

3. X-ray primarily to detect TB although blood tests can be used too. I am not aware of any case where Citizenship and Immigration Canada have waived x-ray test based on blood test. Your child will not be x-rayed though.

4. Are there any medical concerns you have in particular?

5. The 75 pass mark is a figure mentioned regularly amongst practitioners in the immigration field. It may be that political realities keep the mark as it is given the position of the ruling party. It is best to maximise your points ideally by being bilingual in French/English and/or having a job offer approved by Human Resources and Development Canada. On a positive note the visa officer requesting you to go ahead with medicals indicates your application in order. When did you apply? Have you always lived in Germany?

[mubash]

Hallo Kayalami,
thanks -:)

[quote]...it appears that you took your medical exams too early. [/quote]

How early ? ofcourse when the canadian embassy has sent us medical approvals then wen went for medicals -:)

I am not aware of any case where Citizenship and Immigration Canada have waived x-ray test based on blood test. Your child will not be x-rayed though.

May be i am the first one u hear about getting through without xrays -:)
However because the doctor took the medical although knowing that xrays were not possible, that gave me confident that maybe our xrays would be waived.

Are there any medical concerns you have in particular?

No. We are quite healthy -:)

When did you apply? Have you always lived in Germany?

in August 04. No, i am living here since 6 years.

We dont want to move to canada soon. The thing is that we had applied so want to make the process to the end. The IT job conditions in canada are not so positive or ?

Kind Regards,

[Kayalami]

How early ? ofcourse when the canadian embassy has sent us medical approvals then wen went for medicals -

If I recall correctly you have 90 days to take the exam from notification by the visa office but in this instance the matter is moot. Ideally you should have told the visa office of the pregnancy and delayed the processing to post child birth.

May be i am the first one u hear about getting through without xrays -
However because the doctor took the medical although knowing that xrays were not possible, that gave me confident that maybe our xrays would be waived.

It is the relevant CIC medical team (they are based in Ottawa or exceptionally at the visa post) that give a final medical classification and not the DMP. Sorry you can't assume on the waivers and I see no reason why such should apply. It may be that the DMP knowing the expected date of birth and calculating timeline deems the visa office will finalise processing within validity of your medicals. Alternatively DMP being a business will do as client wants.

No. We are quite healthy -

Positive factor.

in August 04. No, i am living here since 6 years.

You are an applicant under the new immigration act. You must meet the passmark up to the day of visa issuance. The old immigration act locked in your score on the day the application was received by the visa office. Security/ background checks in Germany are not problematic. However your mileage may vary depending on nationality, occupation and other countries you have resided in.

We dont want to move to canada soon. The thing is that we had applied so want to make the process to the end. The IT job conditions in canada are not so positive or ?

The IT market in Canada is in bad shape but that may be a sweeping statement since I do not know your skillset and experience as well as personal factors to include your communication skills etc. Overall it is very challenging to find appropriate employment in Canada without Canadian qualifications and Canadian work experience. Employment in the Federal government is likewise next to impossible unless you are a Canadian citizen and bilingual in French/English.