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Originally Posted by The.Colebecks
I just came across this information, which might be useful to someone ....
MEDICALS - a tip for those with concerns about medicals
In most applications, if one member of the family unit fail the medical exam, all fail, and the visa application will be refused.
Exceptions include: Applications for employer nominated visas (TR) and this may be extended to certain business skills PR applications in future (in both cases this is subject to strict criteria)
The inability of applicants (where there is a health concern) to get clarification before they submit an application has always been a problem. Generally one has to submit an application first, and run the risk of loosing all the application fees if the visa is refused on medical grounds to get clarification on medical exams.
The solution: if you have a genuine medical concern, lodge a visitors visa application (low cost) and do a full permanent residence medical as part of that application. Then request for that medical to be assessed (for permanent residence) by DIAC together with the visitors visa application. This is the most cost effective way of determining whether you meet the medical criteria or not.
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Hi Karen
I have seen this suggestion before and I have discussed it with Alan Collett of Go Matilda. They see a wider range of visa applications than almost anyone else.
Alan said that the suggestion you describe was made at a meeting of the Migration Institute of Australia which he attended 2 or 3 years ago. A senior member of the DIAC Health Section was present, and she said that the meds could be teste via a visitor visa. Alan's staff in Southampton used to work for DIAC in London, know the London staff personally etc, so he asked his own people to ask their erstwile colleagues about this.
The feedback from DIAC in London was that they were not aware of what the Health Section lady had said. The feeling in London was that they would *normally* only assess a medical file against the medical criteria for the visa being sought at the time.
My impression is that it is not impossible, but it is certainly very unusual and I think one would have to do a fairamount of legwork in order to get DIAC in London to agree to it in advance. I think one would need to talk with the SMO in London ( a very nice lady) and get her to ask the Health Section about the possibility etc etc before actually doing anything about it, because a false result on the meds, based on the MOC assessing them for the wrong visa, would be worse than no result at all.
My instinct is that this idea IS do-able, but I think it needs to be very carefully-arranged. Unless one is 100% confident about dealing with a foreign Government by oneself, I'd be inclined to get a very experienced Migration Agent to help with the idea.
Cheers
Gill
