Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as an infant. Recovered. Can this diacrisis be a problem?

[Kehett]

Hello everyone.
I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy soon after birth, birth trauma was the cause of that. I used to have problems with walking when I was a toddler. There’s also a problem with UHL, there’s an impaired hearing with one of my ears.
But I didn’t have any problems as a schoolchild, and that wasn’t a special school that I attended. I didn’t have any problems as a university student; I don’t have any problems working as a specialist.

There’s an opportunity to apply for work in New Zealand, and I’m not sure if I should do it. Is this possible to get a Work Visa with these health problems?

[JandM]

The medical for NZ visas is almost all concerned with making sure that the applicant would not cost the NZ Health Service excessive amounts for treatment and care on account of a pre-existing condition. So if, as an adult, you don't need expensive treatment or medication, you should be accepted.

[Kehett]

Thank you for the answer.

[fruitsalad]

This is something I've been wondering about, too. Not that I'd be so lucky as to consider myself to have outgrown it (and everything I've ever read indicates that that does not happen, ever). However, I have never needed any meds for it, am entirely self-sufficient (GMSF 1) and have not required PT or other interventions since puberty. As I understand it, 'real estimated' costs only come into play once you go down the medical waiver route, as it is a dead cert with a listed condition. Or am I mistaken and does it matter already in the standard procedure?

[JandM]

The list mentions 'severe, chronic or progressive' for all the following conditions. I think you are certain to get your medical referred, but if the specialist's reports show that your condition is not severe, you may get ASH, or be told to apply for a medical waiver. But the matter of the cost of any medication or treatment regularly expected to be needed will be considered even if a medical waiver is not required.

[fruitsalad]

Thanks for your answer, JandM. As I'm really only considering study visa/ WHV at the moment, I should be fine for the time being. We'll see what the future brings! (Which makes me wonder whether proving (through subsequent temporary visa) that no support is factually needed might also carry weight. Most of what I came across were kids who were diagnosed with it, and they, obviously, are more of a 'toss-up', but then they are part of a package deal and I wouldn't be, lol.

[Mamee & Co]

My son has microtia and Unilateral hearing loss. He was judged to have an ASH.