Hi normalnormal,
I am going to Marrakech on July 22nd until August 12th. Hopefully you will be in Canada by then! But let me ask you, if you receive the visa by the end of this month, when do you plan to travel? You said your medical expires in June but also that your wife is travelling to Marrakech on June 15th. Will she cancel her trip if you have the visa by then?
Your visa will have a date on it that says you MUST enter Canada by this date and it is usually the day when the medical expires. For example, if your medical expires on June 20th then you have to come to Canada BEFORE June 20th. Do you understand what I mean? The visa is not open to let you travel whenever you want. If you plan to travel after the medical expires, you need to let the embassy know this, tell them the reasons why and ask them what to do. They will probably tell you that you need to redo the medical. Some people on this forum and others have just made an appointment and done it (these people won their appeals) and then another person had to get a special form from the Embassy. The form you use for the medical is the same one that you used last year in the Region Specific Guide. Here is the link. You need to fill out the form for AFRICA and the medical instructions are on the last page. You would need to give the doctor your Dossier number that was given to you by the embassy on the letter you received from them. It starts with a "B". http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/3912e.pdf You would also have to pay the fees again with are 1680 dirhams for everything and get pictures done again. You would have to send the paper that the doctor gives to you to the embassy and the doctor sends your results to the processing centre in Paris. When Paris reviews your results, they will send the information to the embassy in Rabat. It takes about 3 to 4 weeks after the medical for this to happen.
So, if you are planning to travel to Canada AFTER your medical expires, you NEED to call the embassy on Monday morning and ask them what to do in this case. This is very important. However, if you receive the visa and can travel before the medical expires, it is not a problem. I hope you understand what I am saying. Please let me know if you have any questions.
I am going to Marrakech on July 22nd until August 12th. Hopefully you will be in Canada by then! But let me ask you, if you receive the visa by the end of this month, when do you plan to travel? You said your medical expires in June but also that your wife is travelling to Marrakech on June 15th. Will she cancel her trip if you have the visa by then?
Your visa will have a date on it that says you MUST enter Canada by this date and it is usually the day when the medical expires. For example, if your medical expires on June 20th then you have to come to Canada BEFORE June 20th. Do you understand what I mean? The visa is not open to let you travel whenever you want. If you plan to travel after the medical expires, you need to let the embassy know this, tell them the reasons why and ask them what to do. They will probably tell you that you need to redo the medical. Some people on this forum and others have just made an appointment and done it (these people won their appeals) and then another person had to get a special form from the Embassy. The form you use for the medical is the same one that you used last year in the Region Specific Guide. Here is the link. You need to fill out the form for AFRICA and the medical instructions are on the last page. You would need to give the doctor your Dossier number that was given to you by the embassy on the letter you received from them. It starts with a "B". http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/3912e.pdf You would also have to pay the fees again with are 1680 dirhams for everything and get pictures done again. You would have to send the paper that the doctor gives to you to the embassy and the doctor sends your results to the processing centre in Paris. When Paris reviews your results, they will send the information to the embassy in Rabat. It takes about 3 to 4 weeks after the medical for this to happen.
So, if you are planning to travel to Canada AFTER your medical expires, you NEED to call the embassy on Monday morning and ask them what to do in this case. This is very important. However, if you receive the visa and can travel before the medical expires, it is not a problem. I hope you understand what I am saying. Please let me know if you have any questions.