bridge said:
HI, I've done my medical test August 8, 2011 and i would like to know how long it takes after the medical test? Coz i have plan to renew my passport this september 2011. one more question, how do you know if you pass the medical and what next step after the medical?
The full process is AOR - Initial Assessment (IA) - Passport Request (PPR), plus medicals somewhere along the way. Did you get an IA? If so, the next step should be PPR. 1-2 months between medicals and PPR seems to be typical, but 3 months is not uncommon. If you didn't get an IA, then one of four things can happen:
- there are no issues with your application, and they send a PPR without bothering with IA;
- there are no issues, but they haven't "noticed" your medicals (it takes at least a couple of weeks for the Regional Medical Office to process the doctor's report), and send an IA;
- they send an IA and want some extra documents before they approve you;
- there is some more serious issue with your application (this is unlikely).
How do you know if you passed the medical? Well, if you failed, they'll tell you (you won't know for at least a few weeks, though). If you passed, they'll check that box in your file and move on to the next thing, which, again, if there are no outstanding documents or problems, should be a PPR.
