[Medical] Results were bad and doctors have accidentally submitted it to CIC

[mpitillo]

Hey there,

Two and a half weeks ago, my partner and I went for the medical exams for EE. A few days after, we have contacted them just to double check if everything went well and if our medicals have been forwarded to CIC. They confirmed both paperwork and said that everything was alright. With that in mind, and having finished collecting all the remaining documents, we have finally submitted our e-APR last night.

This morning I am caught by surprise and I get a call from the hospital telling me that my blood test identified Positive Syphilis, Titre of 1:16. They seemed quite lost with the information, even more when I asked why did they told me weeks ago that everything was alright and forwarded the results to CIC in the first place, beforing treating it first. They checked their system again, and indeed they submitted the medicals, without noticing the issue, up to this morning.

They asked me to come back to their hospital immediately, so I could run another blood test to see if it will show as positive again. Results should come out on Friday, hopefully. Obviously it goes without saying that if it is indeed positive, I will start treatment as soon as possible. And by what the doctor told me, the whole process of treatment can take up to three or four weeks, if everything goes alright, and that it is "easy" to treat it.

Because of the confusion from the doctor's end and by submitting my application, even though it wasn't in the right state to submit, I am to assume that CIC will get the results and will see Syphilis Positive.

My question is: In your experience, when there is an issue identified in the medicals, do they get back to us and ask to provide another letter from the doctors, showing that the infection was completely treated, or do they automatically reject the application? I just want to understand what comes next, and how long for CIC can wait for my treatment to be completed? I worry to run out of time and lose everything because of this.

Thanks a lot for your time. I really appreciate it.

 

[noscaf2014]

For medical-based rejections, the officer has to send a procedural fairness letter to the applicant to give them the chance to challenge this decision. After you receive this letter, you will have 60 days to respond. Then, based on your response you may or may not be refused. So, I would recommend to start the treatment right away. Good Luck!

You can read more details here:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/standard-requirements/medical-requirements/refusals-inadmissibility/process-medical-refusals.html

 

[mpitillo]

For medical-based rejections, the officer has to send a procedural fairness letter to the applicant to give them the chance to challenge this decision. After you receive this letter, you will have 60 days to respond. Then, based on your response you may or may not be refused. So, I would recommend to start the treatment right away. Good Luck!

You can read more details here:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/standard-requirements/medical-requirements/refusals-inadmissibility/process-medical-refusals.html

Thanks for the quick reply and for the link. Much appreciated.

But am I correct to assume that this link describes a situation where the applicant would have identified the infection after having received the call from the doctors, and from there he had initiated and completed the treatment, and only then attached the treatment's results to their original medical exams application? What I mean by this is: I believe my situation is a little bit different, since the doctors "accidentally" forwarded my application to CIC, without allowing me to add the extra attachment that shows that I went through a treatment first.

By what the doctors told me, this is not the normal procedure. Someone in their department submitted, when they shouldn't. That's what it is worrying me the most. If this chances my chances or my timeline. But I am happy that the website seems clear, that CIC would at least have to give me 60 days to respond to it (hopefully!)

Thanks again!

 

[noscaf2014]

I believe the link covers all cases related to medical refusals including yours. Just follow up with the doctor and once you clear this issue whether by treatment or it turns out to be a false positive, the doctor can upload an updated test results. In this case, you will not have any issues passing medicals. Good Luck!

 

[scylla]

Thanks for the quick reply and for the link. Much appreciated.

But am I correct to assume that this link describes a situation where the applicant would have identified the infection after having received the call from the doctors, and from there he had initiated and completed the treatment, and only then attached the treatment's results to their original medical exams application? What I mean by this is: I believe my situation is a little bit different, since the doctors "accidentally" forwarded my application to CIC, without allowing me to add the extra attachment that shows that I went through a treatment first.

By what the doctors told me, this is not the normal procedure. Someone in their department submitted, when they shouldn't. That's what it is worrying me the most. If this chances my chances or my timeline. But I am happy that the website seems clear, that CIC would at least have to give me 60 days to respond to it (hopefully!)

Thanks again!

The doctors are wrong. What happened in your case IS the normal procedure. Results, whether they are good or bad, are supposed to be submitted to CIC. Once CIC reviews them, they may ask you to complete additional tests or undertake treatment before proceeding.

 

[mpitillo]

The doctors are wrong. What happened in your case IS the normal procedure. Results, whether they are good or bad, are supposed to be submitted to CIC. Once CIC reviews them, they may ask you to complete additional tests or undertake treatment before proceeding.

Awesome! If that’s the case, this definitely makes me less worried. I hope the application doesn’t get rejected and I can both cure - if positive - and get the results back in time.

Thanks again!

 

[jes_ON]

Hey there,
My question is: In your experience, when there is an issue identified in the medicals, do they get back to us and ask to provide another letter from the doctors, showing that the infection was completely treated, or do they automatically reject the application? I just want to understand what comes next, and how long for CIC can wait for my treatment to be completed? I worry to run out of time and lose everything because of this.

That would be quite a surprise. Let's hope it was a lab error. But if not, as long as you comply with treatment, it won't be a big deal. It's not going to cost the health system thousands of dollars every year for the next 5 years (the main concern that leads to medical inadmissibility), and if you are successfully treated, you demonstrate you are not a threat to public health. Not fun, but I don't think you need to worry too much about it.