Medical forms - Canadian Visa app

[jankafle8]

Hi. I am preparing to apply for a Canadian Visa as a student. I am a citizen of Nepal and I'm currently living in New York City, USA. I've been in the country since I got here in 2016. While filling out the form the canada.ca website, I got asked a question: if I had lived in the "designated countries" for 6 months or more. I looked up the list of those countries and it included mostly US territories. The question was for the prospect of medical forms being required for me. Could I have just said "No" to that question since I live in NYC and it's not mentioned in the list?

Also, another one of questions I have is that, last year, I applied for a Visitor visa for Canada but due to the sudden influx of COVID transmissions all over the globe, I was unable to go for Biometrics.. My issue is, if my visitor visa application is still active, would it affect my student visa application?

Regards,

 

[RamSatt]

If you have been living in USA for the past 5 years, (Which is definitely over 6 months) you need to mention it clearly. Not mentioning it can be considered misrepresentation, and the Canadian authorities could ban you. (Mention it in form imm5257 under point # 8)

2c under background information in the form imm1294e asks if you've ever applied to enter or remain in Canada. Mention your visitor visa application here. As long as there is a legitimate reason for the refusal/lack of processing of your application, that's alright. It will not affect your student permit application. But you must mention this.

 

[wonderbly]

If you have lived for 6 months in any of the countries listed in the "designated countries" list, then you say Yes. If not, then No. It's a straightforward question actually.

As mentioned above, if you submitted a visit visa application and it's in progress, then indicate that you have applied to enter canada previously, and in the box provided, explain the situation. You can answer "No" to the question that asked if you've been denied entry into Canada previously (as long as you haven't been notified of a refusal of your application presently or in the past).

 

[jankafle8]

If you have lived for 6 months in any of the countries listed in the "designated countries" list, then you say Yes. If not, then No. It's a straightforward question actually.

As mentioned above, if you submitted a visit visa application and it's in progress, then indicate that you have applied to enter canada previously, and in the box provided, explain the situation. You can answer "No" to the question that asked if you've been denied entry into Canada previously (as long as you haven't been notified of a refusal of your application presently or in the past).

So, if I've lived in the US for 5 years and the list says that I don't require a medical exam, should I just put 'No' as my answer? Mind you, I live in NYC, which isn't one of the geographical locations mentioned in the list. Only the US territories are mentioned in the list. This is what confused me.

 

[wonderbly]

So, if I've lived in the US for 5 years and the list says that I don't require a medical exam, should I just put 'No' as my answer? Mind you, I live in NYC, which isn't one of the geographical locations mentioned in the list. Only the US territories are mentioned in the list. This is what confused me.

The list is of countries, not states or cities. US is not in the list, so your answer is No.

ETA: USA (Continental USA and Hawaii) - NO medicals required.

 

[jankafle8]

If you have lived for 6 months in any of the countries listed in the "designated countries" list, then you say Yes. If not, then No. It's a straightforward question actually.

As mentioned above, if you submitted a visit visa application and it's in progress, then indicate that you have applied to enter canada previously, and in the box provided, explain the situation. You can answer "No" to the question that asked if you've been denied entry into Canada previously (as long as you haven't been notified of a refusal of your application presently or in the past).

The list is of countries, not states or cities. US is not in the list, so your answer is No.

ETA: USA (Continental USA and Hawaii) - NO medicals required.

Thank you very much for your reply. Helped a lot. Cheers!