spicy said:
hey all ;
i joined this thread recently
i applied one year ago and they sent me an email asking to redo my medical exam ... i had no idea about the extension and made the exam again and sent them the documents they asked for
any idea about the time .. does it mean that the decision will be made in more than 15 months or what ??
plz plz plz help
If your medicals are over 15 months old they will ask for new ones to be completed. If they have completed your file and all you need are valid medicals - and it's within the 15 months from when the original meds were done - then they will ask for an extentsion. This is what is on the CIC website. Check out the link below. But with this being said....some VO offices don't follow all the rules on the CIC website and they will extend them even after the 15 months are done and your not waiting for a decision. In my case, our meds were sent for an extension April 7 2014 and by the end of the month they were extended as per our GCSM notes. We are still waiting for our file to go in process or even for my hubby to get a call/email to ask for his passport.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/medic/assess/cert.asp
as per the cic website
Reassessments for a new medical certificate
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by CIC staff. It is posted on the CIC website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
Officers can request a reassessment of an applicant’s medical file by a medical officer or a Health Branch delegated staff. Such request may result in the issuance of a new medical certificate.
Note:
The decision to grant a reassessment is at the discretion of a medical officer or a Health Branch delegated staff.
The process applies only to cases where a final decision is pending due to either:
•the expiration of a medical certificate; or,
•when the validity of the medical certificate is about to expire and the applicant is unable to land before it expires.
The process does not apply to applicants who are inadmissible on health grounds since inadmissible ‘M’ profiles do not expire.
Eligibility criteria for requesting a reassessment of the applicant’s medical file:
•Medical assessment is less than 15 months old (for applicants residing inside or outside Canada); or
•Medical assessment is older than 15 months, and the applicant has been residing in Canada continuously for at least the past 2 years (for applicants residing in Canada only).