Immigration medical exam in Nova Scotia: Fear and Uncertainty set in!
At Nova Scotia’s three clinics, only five doctors are allowed to perform a health checkup. Until the Atlantic Offshore Medical Service was licensed within a year, Tacoma Family Medicine and Kauchuk Medical Incorporated were the only clinics to offer the service. Rajesh contacted three clinics. The new one had not yet accepted the application at that time. One of the older clinics said it was fully booked by the end of the year, and the other said it was confirming booking requests two months in advance. Rajesh took 30 days to complete the test and returned to Immigrants, Refugees and Canadian Citizenship (IRCC) to complete the application. She thought there was no way to make the exam herself. “(I) all the negative emotions you can think of-despair, fear. My work permit will end next year, so if I don’t get a PR … within this year I’ll have money again I have to use … to extend my work permit … or I may have to decide to leave. “30 days passed in no time and there was no more news. bottom.
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