reutmark Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I would value areply to the below. I know one has togo through a medical as one condition of being accepted to emigrate. A friend of mine had some depression treatment 5 years ago in terms ofcounselling and medication and after a 5 year clear period he is currentlyhaving some more counselling etc. Both episodes are around work related stress. If he wanted to emigrate and at the time of applying he was still undergoingtreatment in terms of say counselling or anti depressants or say he hadcompleted treatment some year or so in the past prior to his application thenwould this bar him from moving to Australia in terms of his application beingturned down on medical grounds due to mental health? He is not violent at all and it is just treatment for lowmood/depression.....although he did make 2 "cry for help" attempts onhis life 5 years ago and one recently with pills ...but not serious attempts...more a cry for help.... He has not yet submitted an application to emigrate and would not be doing sofor at least another 1 to 2 years so impossible to say at that stage if he willstill be having his current treatment. Or are the authorities in doing the medical more concerned with physical conditions like cancer etc (as this potentially costs the Aus medical system in money terms a lot more thana mental health issue) If he declares everything on his forms honestly is he likely to pass themedical and not be barred on mental health grounds? He is physicallyin good health Thanks for replies on this difficult and sensitive matter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Mental and physical will be treated equally - but I have known people who have migrated with mental health issues. When your friend goes for the medical it will be advantageous if they can submit any medical reports - what they're interested in is: 1. The condition/diagnosis 2. treatment and investigations 3. further/future treatment 4 prognosis (how is this likely to effect the persons capacity to work etc., The more info that can be submitted with the medical the lest likelihood of further info being requested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reutmark Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks so much for the reply moderator..... current scenario is..... They are currently having some counselling and anti depressant treatments following a recent pills overdose. They are continuing to work full time while having this treatment. The earliest they would apply for the visa would be say 2017 in 2 years time. Given this if by then in 2017( at time of the visa application) they could show that 1) the counselling and pills treatment was all behind them and finished. 2)and that they were leading a normal life and had not had time off of work due to any mental illness 3) Their Dr was prepared to give them a good reference letter in terms of saying they had taken treatment and this was behind them now etc Question 1----would all the above scenario this be enough to satisfy the visa application? I have 3 additional questions below....sorry for these but I want to advise him properly... a second question.....Just so I understand you properly----you say you have known people with current mental issues still be granted a visa even when these issues are ongoing at the time of their visa application? Question 2-----If your answer is yes to the above if my friend can show at the time of his application his treatment is behind him and in the past then it would seem v likely his visa application would be passed and not thrown out on his historical mental health issues? Question 3-----My friend worries that the words "depression" and "attempted overdose" on any visa application would immediately get his application thrown out? It seems as long as he can show he has taken positive steps to get better in terms of eg counselling and pills and that he can show a good work employment history and that the treatment path he has taken is finished and behind him he should be fine in terms of his visa application? Am I right in the above assumption? I really deeply want to advise him properly----- as if his current mental health "track record" means he has no chance he may as well know now rather than build his false hopes up.... Question 4---In terms of how the medical side of the visa application works in practice----As part of the visa application he would I assume attend a medical centre for a physical medical examination? eg blood pressure and other tests? The mental health aspects of his history are handled just by him filling on forms and sending these in? He would not be asked to attend an interview with a mental health professional as part of the visa application to "mentally assess" him? Thanks so much in advance for your replies to the above 4 questions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 It is not about taking positive steps, it is about dollars and cents. DIBP will have a checklist that shows the likely cost of a medical condition over the next five years. If it is over a certain limit, they will deem the medical requirement not met. Therefore any documentation you (or your friend) can provide to show that they are likely to be less expensive than average, over the next five years (in those terms if possible) will be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonr Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Don't worry too much about it. One of us was suffering with depression, taking medication and seeing a psychiatrist etc at the time of the medical. We took along a letter from one of the many consultants, plus a personal statement giving background and why we felt we were over the worst. Our medicals were cleared in a few weeks! Easy! Although at the time, with all the worrying that goes on, it felt pretty difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeGirl Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I agree - I would advise your friend to take a letter from his specialist saying what his diagnosis is, current treatment, prognosis, and (this will be important given the attempts on his life) whether or not the specialist believes he is likely to need hospitalization for further attempts on his life (or anything else related to mental health issues) in the next five years after applying. Hospitalization is expensive. If the specialist can HONESTLY say they don't believe he'll need hospitalization in the future that would be hugely beneficial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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