Hello,
I recently submitted my coop work permit and got this email from IRCC as follows,
"The results of your immigration medical examination (IME) indicate that you are required to report to a provincial/territorial public health authority (P/T PHA), as you may have a medical condition considered to be one of public health significance in Canada requiring a medical follow-up referred to as surveillance.
The P/T PHA has the responsibility to conduct a medical follow-up according to established protocols. Therefore, you may receive a letter or a phone call from the P/T PHA regarding next steps to completing medical surveillance. The P/T PHA must inform Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that you have complied with medical surveillance for IRCC to update your file.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, response times and the availability of appointments has been affected. This means it may take longer than 3 months for your appointment to be scheduled."
They also said this: "Failure to comply with the requirements of medical surveillance may have a negative impact on any current or new immigration applications to Canada."
Does this mean they wont review my application until I complete the process? It is said that PHA will contact me and send me the letter but it will take more than 3 months which might effectively delay my work permit application process by 3 months (waiting time for appointment with PHA) plus 6 months (at least to get the surveillance done). I am at a loss right now. Should I contact public health services for inactive TB program or should I wait? I need to get my application process going no matter what. Can someone with the same experience give me some advice. It already sucks that Dec is exam season and I have got this huge mess over my head. I need some answers please :')
I recently submitted my coop work permit and got this email from IRCC as follows,
"The results of your immigration medical examination (IME) indicate that you are required to report to a provincial/territorial public health authority (P/T PHA), as you may have a medical condition considered to be one of public health significance in Canada requiring a medical follow-up referred to as surveillance.
The P/T PHA has the responsibility to conduct a medical follow-up according to established protocols. Therefore, you may receive a letter or a phone call from the P/T PHA regarding next steps to completing medical surveillance. The P/T PHA must inform Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that you have complied with medical surveillance for IRCC to update your file.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, response times and the availability of appointments has been affected. This means it may take longer than 3 months for your appointment to be scheduled."
They also said this: "Failure to comply with the requirements of medical surveillance may have a negative impact on any current or new immigration applications to Canada."
Does this mean they wont review my application until I complete the process? It is said that PHA will contact me and send me the letter but it will take more than 3 months which might effectively delay my work permit application process by 3 months (waiting time for appointment with PHA) plus 6 months (at least to get the surveillance done). I am at a loss right now. Should I contact public health services for inactive TB program or should I wait? I need to get my application process going no matter what. Can someone with the same experience give me some advice. It already sucks that Dec is exam season and I have got this huge mess over my head. I need some answers please :')
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