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Help please!! Medical exam expired! Do I need to retake the medical test?

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WTLuke

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Hi guys, I am an international student and I have been in my home country having online classes since last September.(I have never been to Canada) Recently I decided to go to Canada and I bought the ticket and booked the hotel for quarantine, when suddenly I realized that my medical exam has expired.( The medical exam was taken on Dec 2019, and I used it to apply for visa on January 2020, and started my first semester on September 2020.)
My visa will be expired on September this year,
For now, do i need to go take another medical test to enter Canada? And if so, do i need to wait untill the hospital send the result to IRCC so that I can go? or when will i be able to leave for Canada?

Really, really appreciate any of the help!
 
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WTLuke said:
Hi guys, I am an international student and I have been in my home country having online classes since last September.(I have never been to Canada) Recently I decided to go to Canada and I bought the ticket and booked the hotel for quarantine, when suddenly I realized that my medical exam has expired.( The medical exam was taken on Dec 2019, and I used it to apply for visa on January 2020, and started my first semester on September 2020.)
My visa will be expired on September this year,
For now, do i need to go take another medical test to enter Canada? And if so, do i need to wait untill the hospital send the result to IRCC so that I can go? or when will i be able to leave for Canada?

Really, really appreciate any of the help!
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No need for a medical. The medical is only required to qualify for the permit.
 
canuck78 said:
No need for a medical. The medical is only required to qualify for the permit.
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will we need the medical report to still be valid when we enter canada? because according to the ircc website, it has to still be valid.
 
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zekkeh said:
will we need the medical report to still be valid when we enter canada? because according to the ircc website, it has to still be valid.
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The expiry date for COPRs for PRs usually coincide with the 1 year anniversary of your medical.
 
Update: I am going to do the second exam tomorrow, and I heard from hospital that many people like me are going through the same situation and about to do the test to regain the validity.
According to IRCC, in my situation I am supposed to do the exam again, just in case.
 
Nit123 said:
If they need they will send you request for it....
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Thank you for your help! but I think maybe that's only for those who are still in visa applying process. For people like me, who has already have a visa but never been to Canada before, should be taking a new body exam to make sure we can get through the port of entry.

It is required according to IRCC , click here. (at the very bottom)


If anyone has any idea about this, please leave a comment.
 
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