Medical Exam for PR Application - When?

[CanadianPrairieGent]

Just wondering what the prevailing wisdom is on when to get a medical exam done for a PR application.

My wife and step-daughter are in Ukraine, and we are putting together the paperwork for an outbound family sponsorship application. Given that the current listed processing time is 17 months, we want to do whatever we can to expedite the process. I have read on the CIC site, but am somewhat confused about the process around the medical exam. I understand that if we file our paperwork and wait for the CIC to contact us about a medical exam, that this could lengthen the processing time. I also understand that we could decide to take the initiative and send my wife and step-daughter for their medical exams right away, and that this could speed up the PR application process. What I also understand is that the medical exam is only valid for 12 months, so seeing as how the current processing time is listed as 17 months, it seems like we could be wasting our money and our time by taking the initiative and going for medical exams right away. Furthermore, how could my wife and step-daughter even have their medical exams done before we have their PR applications in the system, since they wouldn't have any identification/registration number in the CIC system?

Thoughts and advice, as always, greatly appreciated.

 

[ImABule]

Just wondering what the prevailing wisdom is on when to get a medical exam done for a PR application.

My wife and step-daughter are in Ukraine, and we are putting together the paperwork for an outbound family sponsorship application. Given that the current listed processing time is 17 months, we want to do whatever we can to expedite the process. I have read on the CIC site, but am somewhat confused about the process around the medical exam. I understand that if we file our paperwork and wait for the CIC to contact us about a medical exam, that this could lengthen the processing time. I also understand that we could decide to take the initiative and send my wife and step-daughter for their medical exams right away, and that this could speed up the PR application process. What I also understand is that the medical exam is only valid for 12 months, so seeing as how the current processing time is listed as 17 months, it seems like we could be wasting our money and our time by taking the initiative and going for medical exams right away. Furthermore, how could my wife and step-daughter even have their medical exams done before we have their PR applications in the system, since they wouldn't have any identification/registration number in the CIC system?

Thoughts and advice, as always, greatly appreciated.

It should be faster than the posted 17 months, and you should get the medicals done upfront.

 

[Decoy24601]

17 months is the time it takes to process 80% of applications across all visa offices.

Most visa applicants will process applications in less than 17 months and often less than a year. I'm not familiar with what visa office your application will likely go to, but your application will likely be processed in under a year. In either scenario a medical upfront is required and you should have it done as close to the time you submit your application as possible.

 

[Bunny2021]

J Furthermore, how could my wife and step-daughter even have their medical exams done before we have their PR applications in the system, since they wouldn't have any identification/registration number in the CIC system?

When you do your medicals upfront, you send the receipt and medical summary together with your application (mine was done via e-medical) and once they Process your results they will be added to your application. You get file number and UCI when they start processing your application, you won't know your file numbers until you receive first correspondence from the visa office.

 

[Bunny2021]

My husband made the mistake of not doing the medicals and PCC upfront because of the same concerns you have about having to do it again later. I highly recommend you do it upfront, my husband has been in process for 1 year already, I'm sure if he did everything in the beginning his file wouldnt be delayed every time they requested docs and possibly would have had PR by now.

 

[cheng9999]

My husband made the mistake of not doing the medicals and PCC upfront because of the same concerns you have about having to do it again later. I highly recommend you do it upfront, my husband has been in process for 1 year already, I'm sure if he did everything in the beginning his file wouldnt be delayed every time they requested docs and possibly would have had PR by now.

What you should do is get all your documents filled up, photos, documents, all ready, including payment of the application online. Then do the medical, and then send the whole package right away the same day you finish medical as the medical sheet is the last thing you need.

Scan everything you send over to CIC, even the forms you filled out, so you have a copy of what you filled out. If you are asked to re-do any of the forms, you will have a copy of what you wrote. Even original documents, you should scan a copy, in case CIC loses it.

Anyway, this means there will be minimum waste in your validity of medical report. You can see in the timeline spreadsheets that some applicants have a 2, sometimes 3 months time period between medical and sending in the application. The will mean there is less time for the VO to work, and while some claim CIC has authority to extend the medical, there are many who are asked to re-do medical.