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Main Forums => Living With HIV => Topic started by: younghopefulpoz on January 08, 2013, 12:37:17 pm
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I got a letter from the Canadian embassy with regard to our application for permanent residence in canada. It say's on the bottom part of the letter that:
Before I make a final decision, you have the oppurtunity to submit additional information that addresses any or all of the following:
*The medical conditions identified
*social services required in canada for the period indicated above.
*your individualized plan to ensure that no excessive demand will be imposed on canadian social services for the entire period indicated above and your signed declaration of ability and intent.
...please help me with regards to this. I dont know what to do. :(
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Wait until Killfoile (joe) weighs in -- i'm betting he'll have some advice to share.
I sent a PM to him asking him to look up your thread.
Em
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Hey Young,
The reply you got allows you to clarify your HIV disease, whether your health is stable and if not, are you currently taking any medications for HIV. If you are taking medications, Canada wants to be sure that you won't be relying on Provincial health care for your medications, for the duration of time noted in the letter. If you are taking medications, Canada wants to know how you plan to receive your drugs, until you become a permanent resident.
What this all means is that if you are healthy, get your doctor to verify your health and to state that you do not require any medications, nor is it anticipated that you would require any "excessive" medical care until you become a resident.
So the place to start is to ask you if you are currently on medications and we can go from there.
Welcome to the forums.
Joe
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WARNING: If you are on HAART, you will almost CERTAINLY be rejected by Canadian immigration. In spite of Canada's liberal reputation, immigration by those who cost the health system is extremely difficult.
I know, I've tried.
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Hey buddy,
I know that the AIDS Committee of Toronto has experts in the area of immigration law. I'd suggest you email them first and seek their advice.
www.actoronto.org
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WARNING: If you are on HAART, you will almost CERTAINLY be rejected by Canadian immigration. In spite of Canada's liberal reputation, immigration by those who cost the health system is extremely difficult.
I know, I've tried.
I wouldn't think certainly (particularly in all caps) is necessarily true. Joe who already answered the OP was on HAART when he was granted permanent residence. *Nevermind - I was wrong!*
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I wouldn't think certainly (particularly in all caps) is necessarily true. Joe who already answered the OP was on HAART when he was granted permanent residence.
Hey Iggy,
I am Canadian born and a Naturalized American, so my entry into Canada was as a citizen, not as someone seeking permanent residence. My husband, who is on HAART as well, was allowed to enter, because we are married in Canada and spouses can be sponsored by their citizen spouse.
The OPs situation is entirely different.
Joe
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^Oops. Sorry I was wrong. Thanks for correction!
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I was applying for a permanent visa and Canada when I discovered I had HIV. When I had my medical visit, my CD4 were around 700 so I was not in meds. I gave to the migration doc all the information I had in regard to my HIV and health and I received my Permanent Resident card.
I´m not yet there because of personnal matter I have to solve before travelling. From CIC, I received a letter for a medical visit I have to do in regard to TB (because I´m coming from an endemic area).
The problem for Canada migration and HIV is the cost we may have for their health system (this is excesive demand, basically, they don´t want migrate people that can cost clearly more that the average of the canadians), that can motivate the can deny Permanent residency. If you have a private insurance that cover your medecine, it would be a good idea to tell them and send them all the information ; in my case I could get one (expensive and only because of my french nationality, but I did not have to send them)...
Good luck and take care...