validity period of visa
 

Hi,
I understand that the visa's validity period is normally one year from
the submission of your medical examination report. However, what you
had some retests to be done and therefore had to re-submit updated
reports, when would the effective date begin - the date of the first
report or the latest? It seems to be the first but doesn't seem fair
since for some reason, somebody's medical checkup could be delayed by
factors beyond his control and by the time everything was over and
done with, he could well have left with a month or so to pack his bags
and make a dash for canada...

Is the situation the same everywhere or is it region specific? Any
advice please? Thanks,

Re: validity period of visa
 

IT is the earlier date that controls the validity of the visa.
Jim Humphries, former visa officer
"splitman2000" wrote in message
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    > Hi,
    > I understand that the visa's validity period is normally one year from
    > the submission of your medical examination report. However, what you
    > had some retests to be done and therefore had to re-submit updated
    > reports, when would the effective date begin - the date of the first
    > report or the latest? It seems to be the first but doesn't seem fair
    > since for some reason, somebody's medical checkup could be delayed by
    > factors beyond his control and by the time everything was over and
    > done with, he could well have left with a month or so to pack his bags
    > and make a dash for canada...
    > Is the situation the same everywhere or is it region specific? Any
    > advice please? Thanks,

Re: validity period of visa
 

In article ,
[email protected] says...
    > Hi,
    > I understand that the visa's validity period is normally one year from
    > the submission of your medical examination report. However, what you
    > had some retests to be done and therefore had to re-submit updated
    > reports, when would the effective date begin - the date of the first
    > report or the latest? It seems to be the first but doesn't seem fair
    > since for some reason, somebody's medical checkup could be delayed by
    > factors beyond his control and by the time everything was over and
    > done with, he could well have left with a month or so to pack his bags
    > and make a dash for canada...
    > Is the situation the same everywhere or is it region specific? Any
    > advice please? Thanks,

The validity of landing documents would typically remain contingent on
the initial medical examinations under these circumstances. Additional
medical examinations do not address all tests, but only a subset of more
specific tests when required. Immigration officials do have the
discretion to extend medical validity in certain cases, or may ask for
new medical examinations if the allowable period to land would be
insufficient.
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