July 2005 AOR..buffalo timeline...
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spce94mech
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Got my interview waiver
Some good news. I got my interview waiver. The letter is dated Sep 13.
They have sent the forms necessary for the medicals. They have also requested for statement of funds. I am sure I had submitted it with my application also.
Any tips about the medicals. I assume they have to be submitted within 60 days from the letter date?
Any suggestions about where can I get this done cheaply in Bay area california?
spce94mech.
Some good news. I got my interview waiver. The letter is dated Sep 13.
They have sent the forms necessary for the medicals. They have also requested for statement of funds. I am sure I had submitted it with my application also.
Any tips about the medicals. I assume they have to be submitted within 60 days from the letter date?
Any suggestions about where can I get this done cheaply in Bay area california?
spce94mech.
Hey spce,
Congrats!!!! The big waiting is over. 2-3 months more and everything will be finished.
As far as I understood ("please proceed within the next 60 days") you should have your medicals done in the next 60 days after you receive the letter (or after they issued the letter... I'm not sure). Ad literam they don't need to be submitted in the next 60 days.
A good tip is the one given by linie: you can have your hospital analyses done before the ones in the doctor's office (although you still have to contact the DMP for preparing the forms).
I have no clues about California Bay....
Cheers
Congrats!!!! The big waiting is over. 2-3 months more and everything will be finished.
As far as I understood ("please proceed within the next 60 days") you should have your medicals done in the next 60 days after you receive the letter (or after they issued the letter... I'm not sure). Ad literam they don't need to be submitted in the next 60 days.
A good tip is the one given by linie: you can have your hospital analyses done before the ones in the doctor's office (although you still have to contact the DMP for preparing the forms).
I have no clues about California Bay....
Cheers
spce94mech said:
Hi
My IA said that do the medicals as soon as possible.
As far as DMP go not much choice in Bay area, about 3-4 of them right? check their online list of DMPs. call everybody and ask for price range. I did that here in LA area, had a choice of just 3 docs. chose the cheapest one
dhm2002
Hi all,
My IA says "please proceed with your medical examinations within the next 60 days". I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing....we''ll see.
DHM's IA says: "medicals as soon as possible"
spce94mech IA says: "60 days"
How about other guys?
I had my medicals done yesterday (doctor's office) and today (hospital). It seems that the blood test (I'm not sure about the other tests) takes up to 2 weeks to get to the doctor's office and then they will be sent to Otawa. Kinda slooow.....veeerrrry slloooow. Hopefully everything will be OK and they will not ask for any other tests (I'm a bit concerned that I said that I'm smoking).
Z, you still work on your addl docs?
One more thing about medicals: how can you check if your medicals are all right (i.e. you are healthy)? Should I simply ask the receptionist at the doctor's office if everything went all right? Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers
My IA says "please proceed with your medical examinations within the next 60 days". I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing....we''ll see.
DHM's IA says: "medicals as soon as possible"
spce94mech IA says: "60 days"
How about other guys?
I had my medicals done yesterday (doctor's office) and today (hospital). It seems that the blood test (I'm not sure about the other tests) takes up to 2 weeks to get to the doctor's office and then they will be sent to Otawa. Kinda slooow.....veeerrrry slloooow. Hopefully everything will be OK and they will not ask for any other tests (I'm a bit concerned that I said that I'm smoking).
Z, you still work on your addl docs?
One more thing about medicals: how can you check if your medicals are all right (i.e. you are healthy)? Should I simply ask the receptionist at the doctor's office if everything went all right? Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers
Hi Gerula,
Our IA also said "to proceed with medical in the next 60 days". I think it is a good thing, don't worry.
I don't think the receptionist at the doctor's office is permitted to tell you anything about your medical. In any case, it is immigration who makes the final decision, so try not to worry. It is just my opinion, but I don't think smoking is a big deal. They are more concerned about life threathening illnesses that would be a drain on the medicare system.
Good luck!
Our IA also said "to proceed with medical in the next 60 days". I think it is a good thing, don't worry.
I don't think the receptionist at the doctor's office is permitted to tell you anything about your medical. In any case, it is immigration who makes the final decision, so try not to worry. It is just my opinion, but I don't think smoking is a big deal. They are more concerned about life threathening illnesses that would be a drain on the medicare system.
Good luck!
Hey G!
Don't worry...i don't think that smoking matters. i got the same "within 60 days". as far as finding out your results, you could kinda ask them and say that you just want to make sure that you're healthy. i did that and they told me nothing to worry...all my tests were fine. Will be sending out add'l docs this Saturday.
Don't worry...i don't think that smoking matters. i got the same "within 60 days". as far as finding out your results, you could kinda ask them and say that you just want to make sure that you're healthy. i did that and they told me nothing to worry...all my tests were fine. Will be sending out add'l docs this Saturday.
i'm not in too good of a mood today...i am headed back to the US tomorrow. i got a call from my friend who checks my mail and was told i got a letter from CIC. the letter confirms receipt of my medicals but was told that before they could finalize everything, i would need to go to my DMP and bring the add'l instructions to them (which are in a sealed envelope) and have the appropriate tests done. 
i don't know what's going on...my DMP told me that everything was ok and nothing to worry...now this!!!!
my thoughts are, i'll extend my stay and ask my friend to mail it to me...but then again, i need to go back to be able to submit my tax returns. i'm just screwed!!! don't know what to do!!
i don't know what's going on...my DMP told me that everything was ok and nothing to worry...now this!!!! my thoughts are, i'll extend my stay and ask my friend to mail it to me...but then again, i need to go back to be able to submit my tax returns. i'm just screwed!!! don't know what to do!!
Hi Zad,
Thanks for updating the timeline. I can't believe we are almost at the end of the timeline! It is exciting.
Try not to worry about going back to the doc...maybe some of the test results were just not clear or something, it happens....
We were wondering how we should go about transfering our funds (when the time comes). Should we try and get him a bank account here in Canada before and transfer his funds before he comes, and show the statement at customs? Or is it better to carry it with him when he lands? Any thoughts?
Thanks for updating the timeline. I can't believe we are almost at the end of the timeline! It is exciting.
Try not to worry about going back to the doc...maybe some of the test results were just not clear or something, it happens....
We were wondering how we should go about transfering our funds (when the time comes). Should we try and get him a bank account here in Canada before and transfer his funds before he comes, and show the statement at customs? Or is it better to carry it with him when he lands? Any thoughts?
Thanks Tracy!
I'm not sure what worries me more...the add'l tests or that i will have to go back to Canada to have the tests done...which might mean that i will just have to stay there until everything is finalized...?!?!?! i tried calling the 2 DMPs out here...but can't give me a firm answer. i wonder if i can call Ottawa...
re: funds, he could open a non-resident account in canada. i did that with HSBC. Then when the time comes to show proof of funds when landing, you can just show the statement with the required funds. will he be waiting for his papers to finalize in Canada? if so, did he change his mailing address with CIC? only reason I ask is because, I might have to do that (wait in Canada)...not sure though.
I'm not sure what worries me more...the add'l tests or that i will have to go back to Canada to have the tests done...which might mean that i will just have to stay there until everything is finalized...?!?!?! i tried calling the 2 DMPs out here...but can't give me a firm answer. i wonder if i can call Ottawa...
re: funds, he could open a non-resident account in canada. i did that with HSBC. Then when the time comes to show proof of funds when landing, you can just show the statement with the required funds. will he be waiting for his papers to finalize in Canada? if so, did he change his mailing address with CIC? only reason I ask is because, I might have to do that (wait in Canada)...not sure though.
Hey,
I just noticed that the thread has now 2 pages (the 'simple' version, not the full one). I was wondering why no new messages for a while...
Kind of bad news on your side zad. It's difficult to go back and forth between US and Canada...I really don't know what to say other than to follow the instructions I'm not sure what can it possibly be in te envelope, but I assume they asked for some additional investigations. Worst case scenario...Or maybe CIC requested some additional information only...In our case, the nurse who completed the questionaire on our forms noticed that the receptionist copied some pages in French and some in English!!! ...And she (the nurse) said:"I know french just a bit, but I completed these forms so many times, so mow I know what the questions are about" Could you believe it. You wait for a paper for more than a year and then you are in the hands of luck, chance or whatever...I hope she filled the forms correctly!!! Not to mention that when we showed up for the XRays at the hospital the receptionist wrote the DMP name on my envelope and my family doctor on my wife's envelope....again could you believe it? Luckily we noticed the error and asked them to correct it!!! Otherwise we would have waited for years to have our results sent in Otawa. So, Zad, be strong!!! You would probably have to travel to Canada for couple of times, but everything will be shiny when you'll be finished.
Tracy, I'm not sure which would be te best way to transfer your funds. What I'm thinking is that you shoud maybe check where is the exchange rate better for US$ to CAD. Is it in US or in Ca?
Cheers,
I just noticed that the thread has now 2 pages (the 'simple' version, not the full one). I was wondering why no new messages for a while...
Kind of bad news on your side zad. It's difficult to go back and forth between US and Canada...I really don't know what to say other than to follow the instructions
I'm not sure what can it possibly be in te envelope, but I assume they asked for some additional investigations. Worst case scenario...Or maybe CIC requested some additional information only...In our case, the nurse who completed the questionaire on our forms noticed that the receptionist copied some pages in French and some in English!!! ...And she (the nurse) said:"I know french just a bit, but I completed these forms so many times, so mow I know what the questions are about" Could you believe it. You wait for a paper for more than a year and then you are in the hands of luck, chance or whatever...I hope she filled the forms correctly!!! Not to mention that when we showed up for the XRays at the hospital the receptionist wrote the DMP name on my envelope and my family doctor on my wife's envelope....again could you believe it? Luckily we noticed the error and asked them to correct it!!! Otherwise we would have waited for years to have our results sent in Otawa. So, Zad, be strong!!! You would probably have to travel to Canada for couple of times, but everything will be shiny when you'll be finished. Tracy, I'm not sure which would be te best way to transfer your funds. What I'm thinking is that you shoud maybe check where is the exchange rate better for US$ to CAD. Is it in US or in Ca?
Cheers,