Usually, i found that almost everybody in this forum gets their medical done prior to handing in their application. I was the exception. This was the norm when we immigrated over 30 years ago! Obviously, things have changed and not thinking or reading clearly, we did not do a medical prior as it did not make sense to us. Anyways, the HK Visa Office is quite efficient and it should not be a concern for you.mimi0922 said:Hi All,
I am a newbie here. Like sing_tao I just gone thro 30 pages and found that I have done some stupid things in my application. I really hope if I had found this forum a bit earlier.
Just wanna share my case here. My husband is a neutralized Canadian citizen working in Hong Kong, while I am a pregnant Hong Kong wife. Here's my timeline:
4 June 2012: File Application
(8 Aug 2012: Pregnancy result positive!!)
3 Sep 2012: Intention of returning to Canada additional document required
10 Oct 2012: Additional document sent
25 Oct 2012: PPR + Medical + Police Clearance + Baby delivery date medical cert Request
25 Oct 2012: eCas status changed to "In progress"
2 Nov 2012: PP + Medical Forms + Police Receipt + Baby delivery date medical cert Sent
12 Nov 2012: Medical checkup sent from clinic to VO
16 Nov 2012: Police clearance sent from Police to VO
My "stupid thing" is I should have my medical done well before but not have it done upon request. It more or less delays my application. Two more things that make my case more complicated:
1. Just before I received the PPR, I had planned a Taiwan trip for leisure from 15 - 18 Dec 2012 and booked airticket (non-refundable, non-transferable) and hotel already. Now I can do nothing without my PP return!!
2. My baby's expected delivery date is 4 Apr 2012. I guess it's not a good idea to move to Canada before the baby born, since in Ontario medical card will only be issued after landing 3 months. Therefore, our plan is to move to Canada after few months after baby born, and then apply citizenship for my baby (But now the next question is my baby's medical coverage after landing....so complicated....)
Now I am a very anxious pregnant wife and keep checking the eCas status all the time!! This forum reliefs me a bit for more and more applicants get your PP back finally, and seems the HK office is quite reliable and professional.
Having gone through the process, I can now say, just wait for the letter from the HK VO and not the website if you're in HKG. As in our case, we also live and work in HKG and seeing an additional address on my wife's e-cas stating Canada as such, and we received the registered letter on the same day. HK post is that fast. The website is somewhat fustrating and not seeing a change is agonizing. But since you have received the request and sent back the passport, there is not much more you can do. Good luck. Hope you receive your passport soon and go on your trip to Taiwan.