Jini said:
Hey Eagle,
I totally agree with you for the Routine and Non-routine processing time difference. Mine citizenship was done within 7-8 months whereas CIC say normal processing time of 24 months.
one thing that concern me for spousal sponsorship is lot of applicant getting re-medical request even for routine cases. After the re-medical they get PPR and DM soon. Then what's the purpose of having upfront medical?
As per CIC website upfront medical is recommended for faster processing.
if you could please share your knowledge and ideas on this
I will post some of the medical issues can make an application to become non routine
According the Regulations, before concluding whether a foreign national's health condition is likely to be a danger to public health or public safety, a medical officer who is assessing the foreign national's health condition shall consider any report made by a health practitioner or medical laboratory with respect to the foreign national, and:
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For Public Health: the communicability of any disease that the foreign national is affected by or carries; and the impact that the disease could have on other persons living in Canada.
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For Public Safety: the risk of a sudden incapacity or of unpredictable or violent behaviour of the foreign national that would create a danger to the health or safety of persons living in Canada.
5.3. Family members of foreign nationals
Foreign nationals sometimes have family members who will not go to Canada. With very few exceptions, these family members must also undergo examinations. The exceptions are listed in
R30(2).
5.19. Medical requirements
Members of the family class are medically inadmissible if they or their family members
are likely to be a danger to public health or to public safety or if their admission might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demands on health or social services [A38(1)]. See Exceptions to medical inadmissibility, Section 5.20 below.
5.20. Exceptions to medical inadmissibility
A38(2)(a) states that spouses, common-law partners and dependent children who are members of the family class are not inadmissible even if they have a medical condition that will result in excessive demand to health or social services.
9. Procedure: Length of time that overseas medical results are valid
Medical results for applicants who pass a medical and who are not subject to surveillance are valid for twelve months from the examination date or the date of the x-ray, whichever date is earlier. If processing of the application is not completed in time, a new examination must be requested. In exceptional circumstances, an extension of the medical validity may be requested from the regional medical office. Only CIC medical personnel may grant extensions. There is no expiry date of medical validity for applicants who are inadmissible.
10. Procedure: Medical surveillance
A medical profile will indicate if surveillance by public health officials is required. If the surveillance code is S1, no surveillance is necessary. If the code is S2, surveillance is necessary. There should be a further breakdown of the code:
• S2.02 (inactive tuberculosis);
• S2.04 (treated positive syphilis serology).
• If medical surveillance is required, visa offices must do the following:
• issue a Medical Surveillance Undertaking IMM 0535B to the applicant;
• issue a Medical Surveillance Handout appropriate to the condition (see Appendix B) ;
12. Procedure: Process for HIV positive cases
All foreign nationals who are HIV positive and who are issued foreign national visas for Canada must be issued a copy of the Health Follow-up Handout.
I don't think re-medical will make someone's file non-routine if and only if they don't have issues which mentioned above because it will take more time for the officials to make a quick decision on PR application.
