Bim Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Hi all, this is my first posting so apologies if I am in the wrong place or something. My Husband and I are keen to move to Australia and I have started talks with an agent as to whether we would be valid for visa's. He thinks that everything would be fine apart from the medical. Our son has a heart condition called Aortic Valve Stenosis and while he is in brilliant health at the moment at some point he will require open heart surgery. This could be in 2 years or 20 years we don't know but when he has that initial surgery he will then require surgery every 10/15 years and this appears to be the problem. The agent I spoke to has investigated and can't help us any further as he has not got the knowledge on whether we would pass the medical. Does anybody have any advice on who I can speak to or does anybody know if we would be able to get a medical done first to see if he would pass before we start the process and then have another done when it is needed? Thanks for reading, waiting with baited breath that someone may have some optimistic news!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 It CRUCIAL that, before applying for a visa, you obtain a specialist's opinion about the likely progress of the condition and the likely lifetime cost of treatment written in a format that addressees the legal requirements for migration to Australia. The immigration department allow medical examinations to be undertaken before a visa application is lodged, but they will not tell you the outcome until a visa application is lodged and if one fails, all fail and the visa application charge/s are forfeited. If you use the contact form on my website - there is a link in my signature - I shall advise further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMV Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Hi Bim, The results of a medical test are assessed on a case by case basis, by medical specialists, taking into account the age of the particular applicant, the prognosis and the potential costs due to the applicant's condition to the Australian government. There is no migration agent that I am aware of who is also a medical specialist, so no agent will be able to give you the answer you are looking for, unfortunately. All I can think of is that valve type heart conditions are quite common, valve operations are quite common, as years go by key hole surgery is becoming more and more likely, and so the expense of heart valve type surgeries is likely to lower with time. So that's quite promising. Nevertheless, it is impossible to predict an outcome. I am only aware of one medical specialist, Dr Martha Baz, who used to provide medical opinions about medical conditions. These were her contact details, and she was so busy she was quite hard to get hold of: Martha G Baz MB BS MPH FAFOM FAADEP CIME Lvl 9, 47 York St Sydney GPO Box 3857 Sydney 2001 Australia Mail from doctors/patients/clients: 138, 272 Victoria Ave Chatswood NSW 2067 Australia Tel: 61 2 9299 0012 Fax: 61 2 9475 0141 Fax UK: (+44) (0)20 7990 7740 drbaz@visamedicalopinion.com mgbaz@ozemail.com.au But these are quite old contact details. This used to be her website, but it appears not to be working: http://visamedicalopinion.com/ This seems to be the new alternative: http://www.visamedic.com/ I'd try to get in touch with her to see if she can help (she does not need to see people in person, but she of course charges for her time and opinion). Best of luck! Hi all, this is my first posting so apologies if I am in the wrong place or something. My Husband and I are keen to move to Australia and I have started talks with an agent as to whether we would be valid for visa's. He thinks that everything would be fine apart from the medical. Our son has a heart condition called Aortic Valve Stenosis and while he is in brilliant health at the moment at some point he will require open heart surgery. This could be in 2 years or 20 years we don't know but when he has that initial surgery he will then require surgery every 10/15 years and this appears to be the problem. The agent I spoke to has investigated and can't help us any further as he has not got the knowledge on whether we would pass the medical. Does anybody have any advice on who I can speak to or does anybody know if we would be able to get a medical done first to see if he would pass before we start the process and then have another done when it is needed? Thanks for reading, waiting with baited breath that someone may have some optimistic news!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bim Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Hi SOMV, The agent that I was in talks with before also suggested speaking to Martha Baz, however I struggled to get a reply from her and when I spoke to the agent again he dug more and seems to think that she has retired. Are you thinking that it is a case of the only way you know is to try? I am only aware of one medical specialist, Dr Martha Baz, who used to provide medical opinions about medical conditions. These were her contact details, and she was so busy she was quite hard to get hold of: Martha G Baz MB BS MPH FAFOM FAADEP CIME Lvl 9, 47 York St Sydney GPO Box 3857 Sydney 2001 Australia Mail from doctors/patients/clients: 138, 272 Victoria Ave Chatswood NSW 2067 Australia Tel: 61 2 9299 0012 Fax: 61 2 9475 0141 Fax UK: (+44) (0)20 7990 7740 drbaz@visamedicalopinion.com mgbaz@ozemail.com.au But these are quite old contact details. This used to be her website, but it appears not to be working: http://visamedicalopinion.com/ This seems to be the new alternative: http://www.visamedic.com/ I'd try to get in touch with her to see if she can help (she does not need to see people in person, but she of course charges for her time and opinion). Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dip489 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 02/09/2016 at 23:56, Bim said: Hi SOMV, The agent that I was in talks with before also suggested speaking to Martha Baz, however I struggled to get a reply from her and when I spoke to the agent again he dug more and seems to think that she has retired. Are you thinking that it is a case of the only way you know is to try? I am only aware of one medical specialist, Dr Martha Baz, who used to provide medical opinions about medical conditions. These were her contact details, and she was so busy she was quite hard to get hold of: Martha G Baz MB BS MPH FAFOM FAADEP CIME Lvl 9, 47 York St Sydney GPO Box 3857 Sydney 2001 Australia Mail from doctors/patients/clients: 138, 272 Victoria Ave Chatswood NSW 2067 Australia Tel: 61 2 9299 0012 Fax: 61 2 9475 0141 Fax UK: (+44) (0)20 7990 7740 drbaz@visamedicalopinion.com mgbaz@ozemail.com.au But these are quite old contact details. This used to be her website, but it appears not to be working: http://visamedicalopinion.com/ This seems to be the new alternative: http://www.visamedic.com/ I'd try to get in touch with her to see if she can help (she does not need to see people in person, but she of course charges for her time and opinion). Best of luck! Hi , can I know what happend with your sons medicals. I am on a similar boat.. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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