Immigration advice - health query
Oct 26th 2006, 12:57 pm
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Immigration advice - health query
Hi,
Myself and my husband would love to immigrate to Australia from the UK, but we are concerned about the health aspect of the application.
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was 13. I am now 28 and absolutely fine, I take no medication and my consultant has said that as I have gone so long with very few problems, I am unlikely to become significantly ill in the future. My husband is of very good health. When he finishes his primary teacher training next year, he will have an occupation that is in the 'in need' list. I am a speech and language therapist and that occupation is one that gets full points.
I am just reluctant to go through the whole application and spend money etc if there is not chance we are going to be able to go. Has anyone had any experience of Immigrating to Australia from the UK, with a health problem? We have no family links to Australia. My husband had a one year travelling/working visa a few years ago, so unfortunately we can't go down that route, as people are only allowed those once and they have to be appied for before age thirty, whoch my husband has just turned!
Many thanks for your help and advice!!
Myself and my husband would love to immigrate to Australia from the UK, but we are concerned about the health aspect of the application.
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was 13. I am now 28 and absolutely fine, I take no medication and my consultant has said that as I have gone so long with very few problems, I am unlikely to become significantly ill in the future. My husband is of very good health. When he finishes his primary teacher training next year, he will have an occupation that is in the 'in need' list. I am a speech and language therapist and that occupation is one that gets full points.
I am just reluctant to go through the whole application and spend money etc if there is not chance we are going to be able to go. Has anyone had any experience of Immigrating to Australia from the UK, with a health problem? We have no family links to Australia. My husband had a one year travelling/working visa a few years ago, so unfortunately we can't go down that route, as people are only allowed those once and they have to be appied for before age thirty, whoch my husband has just turned!
Many thanks for your help and advice!!
Oct 26th 2006, 1:27 pm
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Re: Immigration advice - health query
Originally Posted by clarkykitten
Hi,
Myself and my husband would love to immigrate to Australia from the UK, but we are concerned about the health aspect of the application.
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was 13. I am now 28 and absolutely fine, I take no medication and my consultant has said that as I have gone so long with very few problems, I am unlikely to become significantly ill in the future. My husband is of very good health. When he finishes his primary teacher training next year, he will have an occupation that is in the 'in need' list. I am a speech and language therapist and that occupation is one that gets full points.
I am just reluctant to go through the whole application and spend money etc if there is not chance we are going to be able to go. Has anyone had any experience of Immigrating to Australia from the UK, with a health problem? We have no family links to Australia. My husband had a one year travelling/working visa a few years ago, so unfortunately we can't go down that route, as people are only allowed those once and they have to be appied for before age thirty, whoch my husband has just turned!
Many thanks for your help and advice!!
Myself and my husband would love to immigrate to Australia from the UK, but we are concerned about the health aspect of the application.
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was 13. I am now 28 and absolutely fine, I take no medication and my consultant has said that as I have gone so long with very few problems, I am unlikely to become significantly ill in the future. My husband is of very good health. When he finishes his primary teacher training next year, he will have an occupation that is in the 'in need' list. I am a speech and language therapist and that occupation is one that gets full points.
I am just reluctant to go through the whole application and spend money etc if there is not chance we are going to be able to go. Has anyone had any experience of Immigrating to Australia from the UK, with a health problem? We have no family links to Australia. My husband had a one year travelling/working visa a few years ago, so unfortunately we can't go down that route, as people are only allowed those once and they have to be appied for before age thirty, whoch my husband has just turned!
Many thanks for your help and advice!!
C x
Oct 26th 2006, 1:30 pm
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Thanks for that, will definitely contact him.
Would still love to hear others' experiences though - if there are any!
Would still love to hear others' experiences though - if there are any!
Oct 26th 2006, 1:41 pm
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Re: Immigration advice - health query
Originally Posted by clarkykitten
Thanks for that, will definitely contact him.
Would still love to hear others' experiences though - if there are any!
Would still love to hear others' experiences though - if there are any!
The forms the doc fills in is available to read & print from the web www.immi.gov.au I have mine here ready to take. I am applying for a spouse visa but I presume all med forms are the same?????
It's form 26 for the medical and form 160 for the X-ray have a search and see how you get on. C x
Oct 26th 2006, 1:48 pm
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Cheers - I am hoping that my consultant who is lovely will be able to say that I am ok and that there shouldn't be a problem. Thanks very mch for the link, it will help to know what kind of thing they might ask!
Best of luck for your medicals, hope everything goes smoothly for you.
Best of luck for your medicals, hope everything goes smoothly for you.
Oct 26th 2006, 2:58 pm
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Re: Immigration advice - health query
Originally Posted by clarkykitten
Hi,
Myself and my husband would love to immigrate to Australia from the UK, but we are concerned about the health aspect of the application.
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was 13. I am now 28 and absolutely fine, I take no medication and my consultant has said that as I have gone so long with very few problems, I am unlikely to become significantly ill in the future. My husband is of very good health. When he finishes his primary teacher training next year, he will have an occupation that is in the 'in need' list. I am a speech and language therapist and that occupation is one that gets full points.
I am just reluctant to go through the whole application and spend money etc if there is not chance we are going to be able to go. Has anyone had any experience of Immigrating to Australia from the UK, with a health problem? We have no family links to Australia. My husband had a one year travelling/working visa a few years ago, so unfortunately we can't go down that route, as people are only allowed those once and they have to be appied for before age thirty, whoch my husband has just turned!
Many thanks for your help and advice!!
Myself and my husband would love to immigrate to Australia from the UK, but we are concerned about the health aspect of the application.
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was 13. I am now 28 and absolutely fine, I take no medication and my consultant has said that as I have gone so long with very few problems, I am unlikely to become significantly ill in the future. My husband is of very good health. When he finishes his primary teacher training next year, he will have an occupation that is in the 'in need' list. I am a speech and language therapist and that occupation is one that gets full points.
I am just reluctant to go through the whole application and spend money etc if there is not chance we are going to be able to go. Has anyone had any experience of Immigrating to Australia from the UK, with a health problem? We have no family links to Australia. My husband had a one year travelling/working visa a few years ago, so unfortunately we can't go down that route, as people are only allowed those once and they have to be appied for before age thirty, whoch my husband has just turned!
Many thanks for your help and advice!!
Oct 27th 2006, 9:22 pm
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Re: Immigration advice - health query
Hi, I was very interested reading your reply to the health questions.
We are in the process of starting our immigration to Australia and the question of our medicals is also an aspect we keep wondering about. I have diabetes and had a heart attack in 2005 which was put down to the fact that I had had diabetes for over 35 years. I am fit and healthy and have had no complications whatsoever from the heart attack. A stent was inserted and that is hopefully the end of that. My daughter also has diabetes but only for the past 4 years. It is very worrying about the medicals and we keep wondering if we will pass them. My husband has a trade as a roofer and also has another job to go to, but this job is semi skilled to get us on our feet. However, I wish medicals could be done at the onset to save wasting alot of time and money and stress to be rejected at the end of it. I will certainly contact the website you mention to see what our chances are.
Whilst in Sydney in early part of 2006 we went to see an immigration specialist and he basically messed us around and wasted alot of our time and thank god only $100 dollars!! Let me know what happens in your case please. Hoping everything goes well for you.
We are in the process of starting our immigration to Australia and the question of our medicals is also an aspect we keep wondering about. I have diabetes and had a heart attack in 2005 which was put down to the fact that I had had diabetes for over 35 years. I am fit and healthy and have had no complications whatsoever from the heart attack. A stent was inserted and that is hopefully the end of that. My daughter also has diabetes but only for the past 4 years. It is very worrying about the medicals and we keep wondering if we will pass them. My husband has a trade as a roofer and also has another job to go to, but this job is semi skilled to get us on our feet. However, I wish medicals could be done at the onset to save wasting alot of time and money and stress to be rejected at the end of it. I will certainly contact the website you mention to see what our chances are.
Whilst in Sydney in early part of 2006 we went to see an immigration specialist and he basically messed us around and wasted alot of our time and thank god only $100 dollars!! Let me know what happens in your case please. Hoping everything goes well for you.
Oct 28th 2006, 8:46 am
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Re: Immigration advice - health query
Originally Posted by kurrikurri
Hi, I was very interested reading your reply to the health questions.
We are in the process of starting our immigration to Australia and the question of our medicals is also an aspect we keep wondering about. I have diabetes and had a heart attack in 2005 which was put down to the fact that I had had diabetes for over 35 years. I am fit and healthy and have had no complications whatsoever from the heart attack. A stent was inserted and that is hopefully the end of that. My daughter also has diabetes but only for the past 4 years. It is very worrying about the medicals and we keep wondering if we will pass them. My husband has a trade as a roofer and also has another job to go to, but this job is semi skilled to get us on our feet. However, I wish medicals could be done at the onset to save wasting alot of time and money and stress to be rejected at the end of it. I will certainly contact the website you mention to see what our chances are.
Whilst in Sydney in early part of 2006 we went to see an immigration specialist and he basically messed us around and wasted alot of our time and thank god only $100 dollars!! Let me know what happens in your case please. Hoping everything goes well for you.
We are in the process of starting our immigration to Australia and the question of our medicals is also an aspect we keep wondering about. I have diabetes and had a heart attack in 2005 which was put down to the fact that I had had diabetes for over 35 years. I am fit and healthy and have had no complications whatsoever from the heart attack. A stent was inserted and that is hopefully the end of that. My daughter also has diabetes but only for the past 4 years. It is very worrying about the medicals and we keep wondering if we will pass them. My husband has a trade as a roofer and also has another job to go to, but this job is semi skilled to get us on our feet. However, I wish medicals could be done at the onset to save wasting alot of time and money and stress to be rejected at the end of it. I will certainly contact the website you mention to see what our chances are.
Whilst in Sydney in early part of 2006 we went to see an immigration specialist and he basically messed us around and wasted alot of our time and thank god only $100 dollars!! Let me know what happens in your case please. Hoping everything goes well for you.
Oct 28th 2006, 10:35 am
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Re: Immigration advice - health query
My husband and I are currently waiting to hear if our visa application has been successful - we submitted our forms in June.
We are both teachers and our visa application has been completed with myself as the primary applicant as my husband has a long term illness which requires daily medication.
We were advised to go for the medicals first as that was the part in which we were unsure about. So we did and funnily enough it was me (supposedly the person in perfect health) who was referred for further tests.
My husband took all of his letters from the hospital and his specialist with him but the fact that his illness is under control (through medication) and he works as 'normal' then the doctor didn't bat an eyelid.
Of course the doctor here in the UK doesn't have the final say so but better to pay for the medical first, see what the Dr says and front load your documents than pay for your visa application and when you get to the medical the doctor fails you.
Always an element of risk - but guess it comes down to what choices you make.
Good luck
Stacey
We are both teachers and our visa application has been completed with myself as the primary applicant as my husband has a long term illness which requires daily medication.
We were advised to go for the medicals first as that was the part in which we were unsure about. So we did and funnily enough it was me (supposedly the person in perfect health) who was referred for further tests.
My husband took all of his letters from the hospital and his specialist with him but the fact that his illness is under control (through medication) and he works as 'normal' then the doctor didn't bat an eyelid.
Of course the doctor here in the UK doesn't have the final say so but better to pay for the medical first, see what the Dr says and front load your documents than pay for your visa application and when you get to the medical the doctor fails you.
Always an element of risk - but guess it comes down to what choices you make.
Good luck
Stacey
Oct 28th 2006, 10:55 am
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Re: Immigration advice - health query
Hi, thanks for your reply. Can you tell me what your husband's long term illness is?
Not quite sure what you mean by front download documents ... I am new to this!
Would you suggest getting medicals done first? Would we have to put our visa application in at the same time, or can medicals be done before doing any other paperwork? Who would we ask about doing this? Do we go direct to the Australian government or go through a specialist? Do we have to contact doctor direct? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.
Not quite sure what you mean by front download documents ... I am new to this!
Would you suggest getting medicals done first? Would we have to put our visa application in at the same time, or can medicals be done before doing any other paperwork? Who would we ask about doing this? Do we go direct to the Australian government or go through a specialist? Do we have to contact doctor direct? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.
Oct 28th 2006, 10:56 am
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Hi Michelle, thanks for your reply. Please keep me informed.
Oct 28th 2006, 1:05 pm
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Re: Immigration advice - health query
I'm going to Oz on a skilled migrant visa.
Hubby has auto-immune disease/chronic illness, pretty rare and has to take steroids.
Here is some useful info:
List for occupations is: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf
Skilled visa: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener.../136/index.htm
Visa Application Form: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/47sk.pdf
Visa Checklist: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/checklists/136.pdf
For panel doctors use this link: http://www.uk.embassy.gov.au/lhlh/fi...fDoctors%2epdf
The form for your medical is this one: http://www.uk.embassy.gov.au/lhlh/files/26%2epdf
And your x-ray form: http://www.uk.embassy.gov.au/lhlh/files/160%2epdf
We sent our medical forms off first (front loading), which you're not supposed to do, so if your doing it properly the immigration department will let you know what forms to complete.
The character form is your police check. I tried to get it by asking in the police station but that's a big no no... they have no idea what your talking about so your better to call your local Police and tell them you are emigrating and you need a letter from the police which shows your police record (or lack of it). They will send you a form to fill in and it costs £10 per person. They say it can take 40 days to process and ours did!
We didn't have to send any forms to the Australian police but that may be because of the visas we've applied for.
I've been looking on different websites for help or information so if you need a bit of advice check these sights out:
http://www.realestate.com.au/
http://www.domain.com.au/
http://s7.invisionfree.com/BritVics
http://britishexpats.com/
http://www.aussiemove.com/ - the discussion forum here is fantastic, loads of useful tips and everyone's really helpful.
I'm assuming you haven't got an agent and if your application is pretty straight forward then you don't need one.
If you decide to do it yourself then you complete the Visa application form, send it off to the Adelaide Office and wait for the Australian Government to get back in touch. They will then tell you what to do next i.e. Book medicals, which you do yourself.
If you frontload you book your x-ray and medical (in that order, as the Dr needs to see the x-ray as part of the medical) and get that done first, the doctor then sends the medical forms off (Medicals are sent to Sydney office), then you complete the visa application yourself and send that to the Adelaide office.
We haven't used an agent as I decided we didn't need them when I could do it myself (it is pretty straight forward) and I'd rather use the money for other stuff.
The Australian Embassy website (for the UK) http://www.uk.embassy.gov.au/
and the Department for Immigration website http://www.immi.gov.au/
are really good.
I hope this helps
Stacey x
Hubby has auto-immune disease/chronic illness, pretty rare and has to take steroids.
Here is some useful info:
List for occupations is: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf
Skilled visa: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener.../136/index.htm
Visa Application Form: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/47sk.pdf
Visa Checklist: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/checklists/136.pdf
For panel doctors use this link: http://www.uk.embassy.gov.au/lhlh/fi...fDoctors%2epdf
The form for your medical is this one: http://www.uk.embassy.gov.au/lhlh/files/26%2epdf
And your x-ray form: http://www.uk.embassy.gov.au/lhlh/files/160%2epdf
We sent our medical forms off first (front loading), which you're not supposed to do, so if your doing it properly the immigration department will let you know what forms to complete.
The character form is your police check. I tried to get it by asking in the police station but that's a big no no... they have no idea what your talking about so your better to call your local Police and tell them you are emigrating and you need a letter from the police which shows your police record (or lack of it). They will send you a form to fill in and it costs £10 per person. They say it can take 40 days to process and ours did!
We didn't have to send any forms to the Australian police but that may be because of the visas we've applied for.
I've been looking on different websites for help or information so if you need a bit of advice check these sights out:
http://www.realestate.com.au/
http://www.domain.com.au/
http://s7.invisionfree.com/BritVics
http://britishexpats.com/
http://www.aussiemove.com/ - the discussion forum here is fantastic, loads of useful tips and everyone's really helpful.
I'm assuming you haven't got an agent and if your application is pretty straight forward then you don't need one.
If you decide to do it yourself then you complete the Visa application form, send it off to the Adelaide Office and wait for the Australian Government to get back in touch. They will then tell you what to do next i.e. Book medicals, which you do yourself.
If you frontload you book your x-ray and medical (in that order, as the Dr needs to see the x-ray as part of the medical) and get that done first, the doctor then sends the medical forms off (Medicals are sent to Sydney office), then you complete the visa application yourself and send that to the Adelaide office.
We haven't used an agent as I decided we didn't need them when I could do it myself (it is pretty straight forward) and I'd rather use the money for other stuff.
The Australian Embassy website (for the UK) http://www.uk.embassy.gov.au/
and the Department for Immigration website http://www.immi.gov.au/
are really good.
I hope this helps
Stacey x
Oct 28th 2006, 4:22 pm
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Re: Immigration advice - health query
Hiya,
I am a qualified nurse,aged 35. I have more than the requested points and have worked previously in oz. I have had two job offers already and I am still awaiting my visa. Sounds like the perfect application doesn't it?
But I have breast cancer and have been in remission almost 3 years.
I had my medicals 2 weeks ago. As I am working full time and only on daily medication for the next 3 years the Dr's at Sydney are looking for evidence that you might cost Australia excess $$'s in treatment which could be used on Aus citizens in an already tight health service.
They are basically looking for your specialist's to state that there is no planned treatment or surgery etc within the next 10 years ( I know - are they mind readers!!!!???? ) and that you are capable of working and not likely to bludge off the state. My panel Dr read out what they were looking for so I now have my surgeon on the case writing me a letter stating all of the above so I can give it to the Sydney LCU which then decides our fate.
I'll let you know how I get on. Best of luck with your application. You've got nothing to lose by applying. The worst thing that can happen is that they refuse you which would only mean I'd make plans to move elsewhere to where I am now anyway.
Kind Regards,
*pearly*
I am a qualified nurse,aged 35. I have more than the requested points and have worked previously in oz. I have had two job offers already and I am still awaiting my visa. Sounds like the perfect application doesn't it?
But I have breast cancer and have been in remission almost 3 years.
I had my medicals 2 weeks ago. As I am working full time and only on daily medication for the next 3 years the Dr's at Sydney are looking for evidence that you might cost Australia excess $$'s in treatment which could be used on Aus citizens in an already tight health service.
They are basically looking for your specialist's to state that there is no planned treatment or surgery etc within the next 10 years ( I know - are they mind readers!!!!???? ) and that you are capable of working and not likely to bludge off the state. My panel Dr read out what they were looking for so I now have my surgeon on the case writing me a letter stating all of the above so I can give it to the Sydney LCU which then decides our fate.
I'll let you know how I get on. Best of luck with your application. You've got nothing to lose by applying. The worst thing that can happen is that they refuse you which would only mean I'd make plans to move elsewhere to where I am now anyway.
Kind Regards,
*pearly*
Oct 30th 2006, 9:08 am
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Re: Immigration advice - health query
Thank you so much for everyone's replies and links to useful websites - I guess it is just a case of going for it and hoping for the best.
Best of luck to everyone waiting for the outcome of medicals etc
clarkykitten
Best of luck to everyone waiting for the outcome of medicals etc
clarkykitten
