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    Hi,

    I have been a resident in NZ for the last 5 years and have applied for the visitor visa under the parents category for both my parents. They are both diabetic but under control using medication. The CO asked for albumin/creatin test to be done for my father which came out to be normal as well.

    The CO has forwarded the application to NZ for further medical assessment and has mentioned that it might take upto 4 weeks for getting an assessment.

    Have any of you had similar experiences and if so what has been the outcome of these assessments generally?

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    When the doctor ticks the box to state that any part of a medical is abnormal, the CO has to refer that medical to the medical assessors (MAs).

    There's nothing to be done to hurry the MAs - they are a separate department from INZ, and the COs can't do anything other than wait for their clearance, either. The point the MAs are checking is that nobody is likely to cost the NZ health service too much for an existing condition. Any extra reports or tests they ask for are aiming for the answer to that question. So you may be able to short-circuit things by getting your parents' GP (or any specialist who has seen them for anything) to write a report on them, saying (it is to be hoped) a good prognosis for their condition(s), that they've been prescribed x, and it has been maintaining their health at an acceptable working level for y years, etc., either and send it to be forwarded to the MA, or to have in hand ready for when the MA asks.

    I've never understood just why this process gets used for visitors' visas, since visitors wouldn't be eligible for free use of the health service in any case, but it's happened to others as well, so you have to jump through the hoops.

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    Thanks for the prompt response. It gives me some peace of mind to know that this is all just part of the process and there is nothing untoward.
    I might get them to get some specialist letters to confirm their state of health.
    Last edited by suchi; 30th August 2013 at 11:32 PM.

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    Are they coming from a country with a reciprocal arrangement for emergency care? Might that be a reason?

    Quote Originally Posted by JandM View Post
    When the doctor ticks the box to state that any part of a medical is abnormal, the CO has to refer that medical to the medical assessors (MAs).

    There's nothing to be done to hurry the MAs - they are a separate department from INZ, and the COs can't do anything other than wait for their clearance, either. The point the MAs are checking is that nobody is likely to cost the NZ health service too much for an existing condition. Any extra reports or tests they ask for are aiming for the answer to that question. So you may be able to short-circuit things by getting your parents' GP (or any specialist who has seen them for anything) to write a report on them, saying (it is to be hoped) a good prognosis for their condition(s), that they've been prescribed x, and it has been maintaining their health at an acceptable working level for y years, etc., either and send it to be forwarded to the MA, or to have in hand ready for when the MA asks.

    I've never understood just why this process gets used for visitors' visas, since visitors wouldn't be eligible for free use of the health service in any case, but it's happened to others as well, so you have to jump through the hoops.

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    Possibly. It's one of those situations where the reasoning behind what is happening isn't set out. There's no section in the Operational Manual with mention of a health requirement for visitors, and yet there IS a health requirement for visitors, apparently.

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