interview scheduled, medical exam wont be complete on time - what to do?

[Girl777 2]

Hi everyone,

 

Has anyone gone through that scenario? We are at final stage of immigration , me and my son have an interview scheduled in Montreal  in few weeks from now and I learned yesterday that my medical exam won't be completed on time, I need to take some further test which takes quite a while to get results back ( no express way) before medical can be approved by doctor.

 

We have options to communicate with embassy and explain situation and ask for advise or try to just go ( we already booked train and hotels in Montreal which are non refundable)  hoping they will treat this visit as my interview and tell me that once my medical exam comes to them, they will issue visa without asking me to come back ( and my son has medical ready, so I assume they can issue him visa after he completes his interview)

 

 

I am hesitant if I should communicate with embassy about this whole thing now or just go, I am worried if I start communication, they will advise to re-schedule and I wonder if this route is longer...We have a lot on the plate to want to move ASAP. so I am trying to choose safest and faster way but dont know which one is best..

 

Maybe someone had any experience with going to interview without medical exam being completed or something similar? And I wonder what happened next to them?

 

Edited January 11 by Girl777

[pushbrk 12,254]

You can just go to the interview.  Decision will be deferred until the medical results are complete.

[Daphne . 1,709]

Just go to the interview, the fact that they won’t have the medical results yet won’t be a dealbreaker, it will only postpone the decision a little more. 

[SalishSea 16,947]

Not the same consulate, but my husband's medical was completed, but not received by the consulate by the time he had his interview.  It did not measurably impact the overall timing of his visa being issued.  Despite common beliefs, no one is "approved" at the interview.  Everyone goes through some type of AP, whether it is days, weeks, months etc.  

[pushbrk 12,254]

3 hours ago, SalishSea said:

Not the same consulate, but my husband's medical was completed, but not received by the consulate by the time he had his interview.  It did not measurably impact the overall timing of his visa being issued.  Despite common beliefs, no one is "approved" at the interview.  Everyone goes through some type of AP, whether it is days, weeks, months etc.  

People do get "approved" and the interview, but not all interviews result in an immediate decision.  Nobody walks out of the interview with a visa in their passport.
 

Many, but not all Consular Officers have the authority to actually approve immigrant visas, but if some flag comes up before the visa is printed and sent out, that decision can be overturned.  In some cases, the Officer is too junior, and needs their decisions reviewed and confirmed by senior staff.