Upfront medical exams for Express Entry

[polojesef]

Has anyone done an upfront medical exam prior to receiving an ITA?
What is The process like?

 

[pixelfrontier]

There was a thread about it a couple of weeks ago, check it out:
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/medical-for-ee-t268315.45.html

 

[shuklapranu]

There was a thread about it a couple of weeks ago, check it out:
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/medical-for-ee-t268315.45.html
[/quotxe]

It is very simple ...u just have to bring your passport ...if they have e medicals they will take photo and print a form containing your photo and other particulars and give you to submit to cic nd then some routine check ups etc like xray..blood sample...and blood pressure etc will be checked and they will submit the report directly without intimating you as long as everything is fine...

 

[dersonc]

Has anyone done an upfront medical exam prior to receiving an ITA?
What is The process like?

You should only do medical exams after getting an ITA.

 

[pixelfrontier]

You should only do medical exams after getting an ITA.

Oh really? Why?

 

[polojesef]

You should only do medical exams after getting an ITA.

That is absolutely not true. Even on the CIC website they are mentioning an upfront medical can save significant amount of time. The only thing, you need to be 100% sure you qualify and will be selected in the draw. If your points are very high, your chances are good.

 

[AshesNdust]

That is absolutely not true. Even on the CIC website they are mentioning an upfront medical can save significant amount of time. The only thing, you need to be 100% sure you qualify and will be selected in the draw. If your points are very high, your chances are good.

Last time I checked on the CIC website, under the PR section they said you have 2 ways of getting the medical, wait until they tell you to get one or upfront if you fell into the correct class. There were only 2 classes that were listed as able to do the upfront medicals and both were under the Family Class. Has this changed? Because if it hasn't, then anyone getting the medical who isn't in those 2 classes might not be able to use the medical that was done before the invite.
In the link to thread that was posted above, I posted the link and text to what the CIC listed.

 

[springchicken]

That is absolutely not true. Even on the CIC website they are mentioning an upfront medical can save significant amount of time. The only thing, you need to be 100% sure you qualify and will be selected in the draw. If your points are very high, your chances are good.

Source?

CIC specifically recommends not to do it, until you have an ITA

 

[polojesef]

Source?

CIC specifically recommends not to do it, until you have an ITA

It says right there on the website + I just called the clinic here in Toronto that I am seeing this Friday for an upfront exam. They said they do it all the time now with their clients to expedite the process. The doctor actually told me the CIC gave them a permission to do the upfront medical exam for Express Entry PR applications.

Good luck to all of you!

 

[mannual]

I wonder After doing upfront medical .do we need to do another medical?!

 

[AshesNdust]

It says right there on the website + I just called the clinic here in Toronto that I am seeing this Friday for an upfront exam. They said they do it all the time now with their clients to expedite the process. The doctor actually told me the CIC gave them a permission to do the upfront medical exam for Express Entry PR applications.

Good luck to all of you!

Double check the website again. It states qualified classes for the upfront. Last time I checked only 2 different family classes qualified for the upfront for PR.

 

[YamPower]

The information is not clear because CIC has contradicted itself.

This was taken from the CIC site (Page Updated in 2010) http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/jamaica-jamaique/visas/medical-medicaux.aspx?view=d&lang=eng

Can I have a medical exam done in advance to speed up my application?

No. Unless you are being sponsored as a spouse, partner or dependent child, do not initiate any medical tests until you receive instructions and a personalized medical form from this office. Only original forms stamped by the visa office and indicating a valid file number will be accepted by Designated Medical Practitioners. We cannot issue medical instructions or forms until we have received your complete application.

Your examination results are only valid for 12 months from the date of your initial examination. If you are not admitted to Canada within this time, you will be required to undergo another0medical examination.


And this also came from CIC (Page updated in 2015) http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/medical/medexams-perm.asp

There are two ways you can have an immigration medical exam, depending on your immigration category

Wait for instructions once you have submitted your application
Undergo your exam before you submit your application (Required for certain categories: see your application guide)
This is called an up front medical exam.

You can contact a panel physician directly to get your medical exam.

Once your medical exam has been completed, the doctor will give you a document confirming that you underwent a medical exam. You must include a copy of that document with your application.

If the doctor works with the eMedical electronic system:

they will give you an up-front medical notification printout.
If the doctor works with a paper system:

they will give you a copy of the IMM 1017B Upfront Medical Report form.
You must attach that form to your application before you submit it to the visa office. If you apply online, you must upload that form before you can submit your application.

 

[polojesef]

The information is not clear because CIC has contradicted itself.

This was taken from the CIC site (Page Updated in 2010) http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/jamaica-jamaique/visas/medical-medicaux.aspx?view=d&lang=eng

Can I have a medical exam done in advance to speed up my application?

No. Unless you are being sponsored as a spouse, partner or dependent child, do not initiate any medical tests until you receive instructions and a personalized medical form from this office. Only original forms stamped by the visa office and indicating a valid file number will be accepted by Designated Medical Practitioners. We cannot issue medical instructions or forms until we have received your complete application.

Your examination results are only valid for 12 months from the date of your initial examination. If you are not admitted to Canada within this time, you will be required to undergo another0medical examination.


And this also came from CIC (Page updated in 2015) http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/medical/medexams-perm.asp

There are two ways you can have an immigration medical exam, depending on your immigration category

Wait for instructions once you have submitted your application
Undergo your exam before you submit your application (Required for certain categories: see your application guide)
This is called an up front medical exam.

You can contact a panel physician directly to get your medical exam.

Once your medical exam has been completed, the doctor will give you a document confirming that you underwent a medical exam. You must include a copy of that document with your application.

If the doctor works with the eMedical electronic system:

they will give you an up-front medical notification printout.
If the doctor works with a paper system:

they will give you a copy of the IMM 1017B Upfront Medical Report form.
You must attach that form to your application before you submit it to the visa office. If you apply online, you must upload that form before you can submit your application.

Exactly. You CAN DO an upfront medical exam. People who have wrong information's please stop sharing info if you personally think something. This forum would be so much more reliable if everyone who writes here has information's that are actually true.

Too many people write here without checking anything with experts. Please stop doing that because you are making a lot of people confused and a lot of them are acting because the information's here. A lot of times those information's are wrong and you are impacting other people's lives.

I checked all the info with CIC, my lawyers and the medical clinics. You can do an upfront medical exam. Period!

 

[YamPower]

Well I just made an appointment and the panel physician's office was very acquainted with the upfront medical.

Depending on how the draws are going, there's always the option to reschedule so I'll always have an appointment.

It takes 2-3 weeks to get an appointment here and using this approach cuts down on possible delays.

 

[AshesNdust]

The information is not clear because CIC has contradicted itself.

This was taken from the CIC site (Page Updated in 2010) http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/jamaica-jamaique/visas/medical-medicaux.aspx?view=d&lang=eng

Can I have a medical exam done in advance to speed up my application?

No. Unless you are being sponsored as a spouse, partner or dependent child, do not initiate any medical tests until you receive instructions and a personalized medical form from this office. Only original forms stamped by the visa office and indicating a valid file number will be accepted by Designated Medical Practitioners. We cannot issue medical instructions or forms until we have received your complete application.

Your examination results are only valid for 12 months from the date of your initial examination. If you are not admitted to Canada within this time, you will be required to undergo another0medical examination.


And this also came from CIC (Page updated in 2015) http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/medical/medexams-perm.asp

There are two ways you can have an immigration medical exam, depending on your immigration category

Wait for instructions once you have submitted your application
Undergo your exam before you submit your application (Required for certain categories: see your application guide)
This is called an up front medical exam.

You can contact a panel physician directly to get your medical exam.

Once your medical exam has been completed, the doctor will give you a document confirming that you underwent a medical exam. You must include a copy of that document with your application.

If the doctor works with the eMedical electronic system:

they will give you an up-front medical notification printout.
If the doctor works with a paper system:

they will give you a copy of the IMM 1017B Upfront Medical Report form.
You must attach that form to your application before you submit it to the visa office. If you apply online, you must upload that form before you can submit your application.

Notice it states required for certain categories in the upfront section. That's where it used to state only family classes can do them. That's why I said to double check on this.