ddm

Has anyone who was Category B on the Medical still managed to get a perm. res. visa ? and if so what did you have to do to get it ?
Thanks
ddm

moneypenny20

No personal experience, but from what I have seen, there is no problem with the PR, the only stipulation seems to be that you only have six months from meds/PCC (whichever earlier) to validate instead of one year.

thpinkpussycat

Hi there
I was category B, hubby A and Daughter A - guess where we are now
Shouldn't be a problem, sometimes they will want more info from your GP if it a particular problem.

Good luck
Sam

gjs

Youngest son and hubby were both Bs.For hubby just had to provide a letter from own GP about (Non serious)condition and nothimgfor son.He was only weeks old at the time of the meds and was premature but had no health issues - think the panel doctor was being cautious. We leave for Oz at the end of April.

GaryY

We've had our medicals and they went in late Dec. Whats this Category A / Category B business ? And how do you find out ? Havn't heard about this before.
Thanks

wargod

You get told only if you are a Cat B.

As someone else further up mentioned it normally isn't a big deal you just have a shorter time (6 months instead of 12 ) in which to validate and you may have to get some additional info from your Dr.

tinkerbell

depends on what they gave you a B for.
I was a B, have my permanent residency visa, and was given the full 12 months to validate.

karenjc

We were told that if you get a b clerance then you have only six months to get in and when you are in you have to have a medical within six months to see if you are ok.

majortom

Can I just ask.................who tells you that you are a cat B ???????

I am anxiously awaiting to hear as I feel that Im on the border of a Cat B and maybe a refusal.

Cheers

wargod

I think you can ask the Dr at the time of the medical - failing that i think it is DIMIA themselves

majortom

So you don't exactly know if you get told then...................

gjs

The panel doctor told us at the time of the meds.We also got 12 months to validate.

spalen

Category B at medical doesnt automatically mean anything other than your medical results will be reviewed by a team in Dimia.

This means that something was out of the ordinary at your medicals.

Depending on what it was various things happen
1) they review, decide its ok , and ignore it. You get a visa like everyone else.

2) They ask for more info on something, can still end up with option 1.

3) They ask for info, see something they worry about and ask you to do validate in 12 and medical wihtin 6 or some other such combination of things

4) You are in breach of the medical criteria (serious serious serious illnesswith major league cost - like AIDS or something) and they reject visa. If youve got something like this a visa is least of your problems.

So most likely - is if you dont know you've got some really bad illness then you're likely to be double-a-fine. Nothing is automatica just because of this.

tinkerbell

good explanation Spalen!!