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Hello everybody! It’s been a while since I posted anything in the category Life at VFS<\/em> of this website. This happened because I was expecting more updates for the Canadian Visa to report here.\u00a0Well, in this post I’ll talk a little bit more about the time it took for the Visa process and, finally, how and what the medical examinations required by Canada involed. In my case, the medical was completed yesterday afternoon and I think I succeeded. Thank God! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Once I had finally completed all the forms \u00a0required to request the Canadian Student Visa, the forms for the Study Permit, and paid all the fees charged for it – as you can read in the previous post of the Blog, called\u00a0VFS Acceptance and VISA<\/a> – I decided to request the services of the VAC here in S\u00e3o Paulo in order to have extra support, and not risk doing something wrong on my forms. The care service VAC offered was well organized and attentive. The whole process and analysis of my documents took no more than 40 minutes and in the end I was given a tracking number to keep up with my Visa Application on their official website. The whole process of the Embassy analysing all of my forms, from the moment that everything was correctly headed to VAC by me, took 12 days.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>When I accessed the tracking number of my application – 12 days later – the following sentence appeared on the VAC site: Additional Documents Required by the Embassy.<\/em> This warning had the meaning that the Canadian Embassy was requesting additional documents to finally complete the Visa Process. As I was predicting, the additional documentation was the Medical Examination required by Canada. So I needed to return to the VAC and get a document with another form, which is also required by the Embassy and, at the same, was also provided with a list of accredited doctors to make such examinations, as well as the respective states that they reside. In S\u00e3o Paulo we have only four accredited doctors. To accompany the full list of these doctors in Brazil, visit the link here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CANADIAN MEDICAL EXAMINATION
\n<\/strong>As I should have mentioned earlier, not all types of Visas, and not all locations, require medical examinations. For students who have their study time more than six months – which is my case! – the examinations are required. To ask questions regarding the obligation of the Medical Examinations in your country or your condition, read the official website of Immigration for Canada, okay? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Yesterday I finally conclude all the required Medical Examinations. To my surprise, the whole process was EXTREMELY FAST and I was treated very well from beginning to end. However, costs were very expensive. Among the few options for the city of S\u00e3o Paulo, I chose Dr. Celso Rodrigues Favo<\/em>. The reason for this choice was because, in addition to being able to\u00a0make an appointment in the same day, his office was also the closest to my house. In addition, all laboratory tests that he would request – extra to X-ray of the chest – could be also be completed in Lavosier Medical Center, Unit Ang\u00e9lica II<\/em>, that was little more than a block from the Clinic. It is worth mentioning that this facility does not require advanced booking for X-rays. All tests are done in order of the arrival of the patient.<\/p>\n

I booked the appointment to 4:30 PM yesterday, with the Secretary of the Doctor. I ended up arriving about 20 minutes early and I was soon answered. Both the Secretary and the Doctor himself treated me very well. Initially, she asked me to sign some documents and asked: three 3×4 photos<\/strong>, the extra medical examination form<\/strong> that the embassy sent to me and, finally, my Original ID<\/strong>. Then I was taken to the Doctor’s room and he completed routine questions – for example, If I usually use drugs, If I did some surgery, If I used any medication etc. Following this he measured me, weighed me, checked my blood pressure, heartbeat, looked at my throat, eyes and finally gave me the pot for me to deposit my urine.<\/p>\n

The time it took the entire examination was approximately 15 minutes. It was cost\u00a0280 reais<\/strong> for the appointment, not to mention the amount equivalent to the freight shipping to Trinidad & Tobago, which we can choose to send via Sedex, about 65 reais, or send via FedEx<\/strong>, which arrives faster, but costs\u00a0110 reais<\/strong>. I chose FedEx, because of the urgency. It is worth remembering that his own Secretary who handles the results of the examinations in the Lavosier, and then makes the arrangements for sending by FedEx.<\/p>\n

From the Medical Appointment I went to the Lavosier Medical Center, Unit Ang\u00e9lica II<\/em>. Dr. Celso Rodrigues Fava<\/em> gave me the examination requests and, as Lavosier<\/em> is already familiar with this process of medical examination for Student Visa, they do have the report in English. I didn’t have to explain anything. I just presented the examination request and followed from room to room completing the tests. The exams for this case are:<\/p>\n