Medical
Sep 3rd 2010, 5:30 pm
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Medical
Hi,
I had a few questions about the medical for the visa. We'll be going on my OH's visa but we'll both have to have a medical. I was ill for a while whilst they diagnosed my (non-serious, non-life threatening illness) which is now nothing that worries me and has been all tidied up.
However, due to years of being on and off medication I've put on quite a lot of weight. I have lost about 2 stone in the past 18 months- slowly- but I'll probably still be over-weight when we have the medicals. I have a few discharge letters from my neurologists which I expect will satisfy the drs as well as being able to say I've been making progress whilst loosing weight but I'm worried whether the being over-weight will be such a big issue if I'm clearly doing something about it and there were reasons.
Please post if you have experience of this or anything similar with the medical checks.
I had a few questions about the medical for the visa. We'll be going on my OH's visa but we'll both have to have a medical. I was ill for a while whilst they diagnosed my (non-serious, non-life threatening illness) which is now nothing that worries me and has been all tidied up.
However, due to years of being on and off medication I've put on quite a lot of weight. I have lost about 2 stone in the past 18 months- slowly- but I'll probably still be over-weight when we have the medicals. I have a few discharge letters from my neurologists which I expect will satisfy the drs as well as being able to say I've been making progress whilst loosing weight but I'm worried whether the being over-weight will be such a big issue if I'm clearly doing something about it and there were reasons.
Please post if you have experience of this or anything similar with the medical checks.
Sep 3rd 2010, 7:08 pm
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Re: Medical
Hi,
I had a few questions about the medical for the visa. We'll be going on my OH's visa but we'll both have to have a medical. I was ill for a while whilst they diagnosed my (non-serious, non-life threatening illness) which is now nothing that worries me and has been all tidied up.
However, due to years of being on and off medication I've put on quite a lot of weight. I have lost about 2 stone in the past 18 months- slowly- but I'll probably still be over-weight when we have the medicals. I have a few discharge letters from my neurologists which I expect will satisfy the drs as well as being able to say I've been making progress whilst loosing weight but I'm worried whether the being over-weight will be such a big issue if I'm clearly doing something about it and there were reasons.
Please post if you have experience of this or anything similar with the medical checks.
I had a few questions about the medical for the visa. We'll be going on my OH's visa but we'll both have to have a medical. I was ill for a while whilst they diagnosed my (non-serious, non-life threatening illness) which is now nothing that worries me and has been all tidied up.
However, due to years of being on and off medication I've put on quite a lot of weight. I have lost about 2 stone in the past 18 months- slowly- but I'll probably still be over-weight when we have the medicals. I have a few discharge letters from my neurologists which I expect will satisfy the drs as well as being able to say I've been making progress whilst loosing weight but I'm worried whether the being over-weight will be such a big issue if I'm clearly doing something about it and there were reasons.
Please post if you have experience of this or anything similar with the medical checks.
never heard that it was also a problem for the Aussie Medicals ?
Sep 3rd 2010, 7:46 pm
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"Being overweight in itself does not necessarily mean you will not meet the health requirement. If you are assessed as being obese, some exploration of related medical conditions (which can exist or be emerging) will be made. These include diabetes, heart disease (including hypertension) and arthritis. Such conditions may mean that you are assessed as not meeting the health requirement."
Sep 3rd 2010, 8:00 pm
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Re: Medical
There have been cases on the BE NZ forum where people get turned down for their bmi and weight, but not on the Aus forum - especially if you have doctor's reports on your condition, and as you can see fromn the info you found on the website it is the whole picture that counts for Australia.
Sep 3rd 2010, 8:17 pm
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Re: Medical
They don't do a specific bmi thing like they do for NZ. Its more an overall picture.
There have been cases on the BE NZ forum where people get turned down for their bmi and weight, but not on the Aus forum - especially if you have doctor's reports on your condition, and as you can see fromn the info you found on the website it is the whole picture that counts for Australia.
There have been cases on the BE NZ forum where people get turned down for their bmi and weight, but not on the Aus forum - especially if you have doctor's reports on your condition, and as you can see fromn the info you found on the website it is the whole picture that counts for Australia.
means that if you are otherwise healthy than being over-weight is not going to be a problem for Australain Medicals
