Visa Medical - sarcoidosis
Jun 4th 2018, 1:45 pm
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Visa Medical - sarcoidosis
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Dors anyone know if this condition can result in a visa being denied or does anyone have any experience of being granted a visa with this condition? If so did you have to wait for X-rays etc to be clear? What kind of wait did you have for the visa to be granted and did you need further testing?
background: CXR and CT scan show what they think is mild (symptomless) sarcoidosis in a fit and healthy middle aged man. Got respiratory consultant on Wednesday for all the required tests. GP says nothing to worry anput health wise shouldn’t require treatment should go away on its own.
Wonderng if I should prepare myself for no visa.
TIA.
Dors anyone know if this condition can result in a visa being denied or does anyone have any experience of being granted a visa with this condition? If so did you have to wait for X-rays etc to be clear? What kind of wait did you have for the visa to be granted and did you need further testing?
background: CXR and CT scan show what they think is mild (symptomless) sarcoidosis in a fit and healthy middle aged man. Got respiratory consultant on Wednesday for all the required tests. GP says nothing to worry anput health wise shouldn’t require treatment should go away on its own.
Wonderng if I should prepare myself for no visa.
TIA.
Jun 6th 2018, 5:07 pm
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Re: Visa Medical - sarcoidosis
Hi
Dors anyone know if this condition can result in a visa being denied or does anyone have any experience of being granted a visa with this condition? If so did you have to wait for X-rays etc to be clear? What kind of wait did you have for the visa to be granted and did you need further testing?
background: CXR and CT scan show what they think is mild (symptomless) sarcoidosis in a fit and healthy middle aged man. Got respiratory consultant on Wednesday for all the required tests. GP says nothing to worry anput health wise shouldn’t require treatment should go away on its own.
Wonderng if I should prepare myself for no visa.
TIA.
Dors anyone know if this condition can result in a visa being denied or does anyone have any experience of being granted a visa with this condition? If so did you have to wait for X-rays etc to be clear? What kind of wait did you have for the visa to be granted and did you need further testing?
background: CXR and CT scan show what they think is mild (symptomless) sarcoidosis in a fit and healthy middle aged man. Got respiratory consultant on Wednesday for all the required tests. GP says nothing to worry anput health wise shouldn’t require treatment should go away on its own.
Wonderng if I should prepare myself for no visa.
TIA.
They are really only concerned with TB.
Bare in mind though they are going to make you jump through far more medical hoops before your visa will be granted though.
My wife went for her medicals with a simple cold which lead to a chest infection and as a result was tested for 9 months straight for TB, she had to under go CT Scans and several sputum tests even after Bupa themselves confirmed it was nothing more than a chest infection related to the common cold.
Our family doctor, the local major hospital and Bupa all wrote letters and attached them to her medical case but still Australia was not satisfied and continued to order test after test until finally after 9 months of clear results they granted the visa.
Please also be aware that if you plan to travel to Aus for a holiday or to arrange things to start your new life you will not be granted any other visa until such time as you have been given the medical all clear.
Any application linked to your name and passport number will flag a pending medical on your long term visa and it will simply sit there with no status change, this goes for a tourist E-visa too.
This episode caused my wife to have to stay behind when the rest of us flew off for three weeks in Aus to visit my family.
Good Luck keep this updated hope all goes well for you.
Jun 6th 2018, 5:31 pm
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Re: Visa Medical - sarcoidosis
They're interested in considerably more than TB! The usual advice if you have a chronic medical condition is to contact one of the agents who specialise in it - George Lombard, Peter Bollard and, I believe, Richard Gregan all have medical professionals available for advice. The bottom line is how much is your condition likely to cost the Australian tax payer - if it is over a certain threshold either from medications which are supplemented by the tax payer, prospective operations, ongoing individual care etc then you will not be getting a visa. If it's something that costs little and isnt going to cost the tax payer a motza over a specific period then you should be ok. Some things that usually get a knock back are things like autism in kids who need 1:1 support or people who havent demonstrated they are in remission from cancer. From what you've said it is unlikely it would be an issue but it's always worth talking to someone who has experience in the area.
Jun 6th 2018, 5:49 pm
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Re: Visa Medical - sarcoidosis
No i don't believe it will be.
They are really only concerned with TB.
Bare in mind though they are going to make you jump through far more medical hoops before your visa will be granted though.
My wife went for her medicals with a simple cold which lead to a chest infection and as a result was tested for 9 months straight for TB, she had to under go CT Scans and several sputum tests even after Bupa themselves confirmed it was nothing more than a chest infection related to the common cold.
Our family doctor, the local major hospital and Bupa all wrote letters and attached them to her medical case but still Australia was not satisfied and continued to order test after test until finally after 9 months of clear results they granted the visa.
Please also be aware that if you plan to travel to Aus for a holiday or to arrange things to start your new life you will not be granted any other visa until such time as you have been given the medical all clear.
Any application linked to your name and passport number will flag a pending medical on your long term visa and it will simply sit there with no status change, this goes for a tourist E-visa too.
This episode caused my wife to have to stay behind when the rest of us flew off for three weeks in Aus to visit my family.
Good Luck keep this updated hope all goes well for you.
They are really only concerned with TB.
Bare in mind though they are going to make you jump through far more medical hoops before your visa will be granted though.
My wife went for her medicals with a simple cold which lead to a chest infection and as a result was tested for 9 months straight for TB, she had to under go CT Scans and several sputum tests even after Bupa themselves confirmed it was nothing more than a chest infection related to the common cold.
Our family doctor, the local major hospital and Bupa all wrote letters and attached them to her medical case but still Australia was not satisfied and continued to order test after test until finally after 9 months of clear results they granted the visa.
Please also be aware that if you plan to travel to Aus for a holiday or to arrange things to start your new life you will not be granted any other visa until such time as you have been given the medical all clear.
Any application linked to your name and passport number will flag a pending medical on your long term visa and it will simply sit there with no status change, this goes for a tourist E-visa too.
This episode caused my wife to have to stay behind when the rest of us flew off for three weeks in Aus to visit my family.
Good Luck keep this updated hope all goes well for you.
Thank you - the Resp Specialist is doing a lung function test and then a report to say sarcoidosis and that he would not prescribe any treatment for him and would just wait and check in a year. The migration Dr is confident the immigrantion department will accept this but if they don’t then so be it - I certainly won’t be asking him to undergo invasive tests for me reason whatsoever to satisfy them so holidays only it will have to be. It’s not TB the specialist said. Hopefully all sent back to them but next week and we will await their response. Good to know The visa info though.
I will update when we know more.
Thanks for the reply
Jun 7th 2018, 5:32 am
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Re: Visa Medical - sarcoidosis
They're interested in considerably more than TB! The usual advice if you have a chronic medical condition is to contact one of the agents who specialise in it - George Lombard, Peter Bollard and, I believe, Richard Gregan all have medical professionals available for advice. The bottom line is how much is your condition likely to cost the Australian tax payer - if it is over a certain threshold either from medications which are supplemented by the tax payer, prospective operations, ongoing individual care etc then you will not be getting a visa. If it's something that costs little and isnt going to cost the tax payer a motza over a specific period then you should be ok. Some things that usually get a knock back are things like autism in kids who need 1:1 support or people who havent demonstrated they are in remission from cancer. From what you've said it is unlikely it would be an issue but it's always worth talking to someone who has experience in the area.
Jul 2nd 2018, 3:27 pm
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Re: Visa Medical - sarcoidosis
Hi
Dors anyone know if this condition can result in a visa being denied or does anyone have any experience of being granted a visa with this condition? If so did you have to wait for X-rays etc to be clear? What kind of wait did you have for the visa to be granted and did you need further testing?
background: CXR and CT scan show what they think is mild (symptomless) sarcoidosis in a fit and healthy middle aged man. Got respiratory consultant on Wednesday for all the required tests. GP says nothing to worry anput health wise shouldn’t require treatment should go away on its own.
Wonderng if I should prepare myself for no visa.
TIA.
Dors anyone know if this condition can result in a visa being denied or does anyone have any experience of being granted a visa with this condition? If so did you have to wait for X-rays etc to be clear? What kind of wait did you have for the visa to be granted and did you need further testing?
background: CXR and CT scan show what they think is mild (symptomless) sarcoidosis in a fit and healthy middle aged man. Got respiratory consultant on Wednesday for all the required tests. GP says nothing to worry anput health wise shouldn’t require treatment should go away on its own.
Wonderng if I should prepare myself for no visa.
TIA.
Jul 2nd 2018, 4:23 pm
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Re: Visa Medical - sarcoidosis
They want TB testing now so no visa yet
Jul 3rd 2018, 11:51 am
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Re: Visa Medical - sarcoidosis
Hi,
I just thought I’d say try not to worry. I have sarcoidosis and I found out at my medical chest X-ray too. I did pass medical but had to do the TB test when I arrived. Long time ago now though. Sarcoidosis is a strange disease mine comes and goes but I’m fighting fit and you’d never know I have it.
good luck
Saks
I just thought I’d say try not to worry. I have sarcoidosis and I found out at my medical chest X-ray too. I did pass medical but had to do the TB test when I arrived. Long time ago now though. Sarcoidosis is a strange disease mine comes and goes but I’m fighting fit and you’d never know I have it.
good luck
Saks
Jul 3rd 2018, 1:22 pm
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Re: Visa Medical - sarcoidosis
Hi,
I just thought I’d say try not to worry. I have sarcoidosis and I found out at my medical chest X-ray too. I did pass medical but had to do the TB test when I arrived. Long time ago now though. Sarcoidosis is a strange disease mine comes and goes but I’m fighting fit and you’d never know I have it.
good luck
Saks
I just thought I’d say try not to worry. I have sarcoidosis and I found out at my medical chest X-ray too. I did pass medical but had to do the TB test when I arrived. Long time ago now though. Sarcoidosis is a strange disease mine comes and goes but I’m fighting fit and you’d never know I have it.
good luck
Saks
thanks again for the reply
