Pre-arrival services letter before medical exam

[LFH14]

Hi,

I am sponsoring my husband (outland). He has done the biometrics and his file got transferred to the visa office in February. On April 22nd, he received the pre-arrival letter even though he hasn't received the medical exam request yet. I understand that medical exam requests are probably delayed because of covid-19, but what does it mean that he has received the pre-arrival letter?

 

[laleona]

Wow. Where is your husband from? I hope that is very good news for you!

 

[LFH14]

Wow. Where is your husband from? I hope that is very good news for you!

He's syrian but living in UAE. Thank you! I hope so too.

 

[FeliepeRP]

Hi,

I am sponsoring my husband (outland). He has done the biometrics and his file got transferred to the visa office in February. On April 22nd, he received the pre-arrival letter even though he hasn't received the medical exam request yet. I understand that medical exam requests are probably delayed because of covid-19, but what does it mean that he has received the pre-arrival letter?

Does anything happens after the letter? I got my pre arrival letter last week.
Tks

 

[Michelly]

Any news? I am in the same situation now.
thamk you

 

[LFH14]

Any news? I am in the same situation now.
thamk you

Hi, it turned out that the prearrival letter means that the eligibility has been approved. My husband received the medical exam after the visa office opened again and now he is here in Canada! So recieving the prearrival letter before the medical exam doesn't really mean anything. You should be receiving the medical request exam soon.

 

[Pink567]

Hi. My friend also got pre arrival services letter but her medical results aren’t updated yet.It’s been a month since her medical exam. She is so worried. Please help

 

[armoured]

Hi. My friend also got pre arrival services letter but her medical results aren’t updated yet.It’s been a month since her medical exam. She is so worried. Please help

Your friend is constantly worried. It's probably nothing. If she's worried, have her call IRCC and write a webform.

 

[Pink567]

Your friend is constantly worried. It's probably nothing. If she's worried, have her call IRCC and write a webform.

Her husband called IRCC but he didn’t get an agent. They are worried about this whole medical thing. They even got pre arrival services letter but no update about their medical. Actually they’re worried that if medical isn’t updated in 90 days period, their application might be refused. (It’s been 60 days already since she got medical instructions).

 

[armoured]

Her husband called IRCC but he didn’t get an agent. They are worried about this whole medical thing. They even got pre arrival services letter but no update about their medical. Actually they’re worried that if medical isn’t updated in 90 days period, their application might be refused. (It’s been 60 days already since she got medical instructions).

I may be wrong, but haveb't you written about this several dozen times? Have them write a webform. It's not meaningful to say they called and didn't get through. It takes time, call several times.

It's probably nothing. Relax. if they did the medical and it hasn't been updated, it's probably just that - their web and database stuff is, ahem, far from perfect.

 

[Pink567]

I may be wrong, but haveb't you written about this several dozen times? Have them write a webform. It's not meaningful to say they called and didn't get through. It takes time, call several times.

It's probably nothing. Relax. if they did the medical and it hasn't been updated, it's probably just that - their web and database stuff is, ahem, far from perfect.

Haha. You are right. She keeps eating my mind to help her. I don’t know what should be done. As a best friend, the least I can do is get more information from the people here who have applied their files. Their lawyer just keeps telling them to not contact IRCC in any ways. She won’t let them raise a webform. Her husband is trying to reach IRCC (even though lawyer strictly told them not to contact IRCC) but no luck yet. I am just trying to get a hopeful answer to help her. I hope you get my point. All this is taking a toll on her mind. I just want some helpful answer so that I can keep her sane. The thing is it’s a long process and when there was wrong country of birth on file, she started being anxious. I just want to help my friend that’s all.

 

[armoured]

Haha. You are right. She keeps eating my mind to help her. I don’t know what should be done. As a best friend, the least I can do is get more information from the people here who have applied their files. Their lawyer just keeps telling them to not contact IRCC in any ways. She won’t let them raise a webform. Her husband is trying to reach IRCC (even though lawyer strictly told them not to contact IRCC) but no luck yet. I am just trying to get a hopeful answer to help her. I hope you get my point. All this is taking a toll on her mind. I just want some helpful answer so that I can keep her sane. The thing is it’s a long process and when there was wrong country of birth on file, she started being anxious. I just want to help my friend that’s all.

Okay, first: it would be a bit weird for them to send pre-arrival services if there were not medical results and it wasn't basically approved. That's not a guarantee of course.

2) She / her sponsor can order GCMS notes. That's something they concrete they can do. I don't believe it has to be done through the representative/lawyer, i.e. they can do it anyway.

3) At some point she/her sponsor will have to decide whether to trust the lawyer or not. Right now, it seems like the lawyer wants them to stop doing stuff and stop bothering them because it's not helping and has no positive effect, and I suspect the lawyer is worried they'll do something stupid and make things worse. (Ordering gcms notes should not, neither should calling and asking for information. But I can understand where the lawyer is coming from).

I have no opinion or knowledge of this lawyer. There are good ones and mediocre ones and bad ones. But the truth is the process can take a long time and calling every day does little good. Usually doesn't hurt either but it's not impossible they would do something stupid (give wrong information or something). I can't tell whether your friend has a good reason to worry or not. Probably not if she got pre-arrival services. But from the perspective of the lawyer, all of her extra questions may seem off-base and wrong and spending extra time to calm her down doesn't help anything and doesn't make them any money - they're running a business. If she thinks the lawyer isn't looking after her interests, she can fire the lawyer and do it herself.

But from the outside, seems to me like she is torturing you and the lawyer for nothing. I could be wrong though.

 

[Pink567]

Okay, first: it would be a bit weird for them to send pre-arrival services if there were not medical results and it wasn't basically approved. That's not a guarantee of course.

2) She / her sponsor can order GCMS notes. That's something they concrete they can do. I don't believe it has to be done through the representative/lawyer, i.e. they can do it anyway.

3) At some point she/her sponsor will have to decide whether to trust the lawyer or not. Right now, it seems like the lawyer wants them to stop doing stuff and stop bothering them because it's not helping and has no positive effect, and I suspect the lawyer is worried they'll do something stupid and make things worse. (Ordering gcms notes should not, neither should calling and asking for information. But I can understand where the lawyer is coming from).

I have no opinion or knowledge of this lawyer. There are good ones and mediocre ones and bad ones. But the truth is the process can take a long time and calling every day does little good. Usually doesn't hurt either but it's not impossible they would do something stupid (give wrong information or something). I can't tell whether your friend has a good reason to worry or not. Probably not if she got pre-arrival services. But from the perspective of the lawyer, all of her extra questions may seem off-base and wrong and spending extra time to calm her down doesn't help anything and doesn't make them any money - they're running a business. If she thinks the lawyer isn't looking after her interests, she can fire the lawyer and do it herself.

But from the outside, seems to me like she is torturing you and the lawyer for nothing. I could be wrong though.

Okay. Thank you for detailed response and making me understand whole process as I know nothing about it. I will try to calm her down. Thank you so much for your help.