Reason 48 of 50 · Statutory inadmissibility and serious legal grounds
Classified asIRPA section 38 / medical requirement
A health condition may create inadmissibility where it is likely to endanger public health, endanger public safety, or might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social services, subject to statutory exceptions. Some temporary applicants may also be required to undergo a medical exam.
Medical inadmissibility is assessed under law and medical evidence, not by assumptions about a diagnosis. IRCC states there is no single condition that automatically determines excessive-demand inadmissibility; assessment is individualized.
Immigration medical examination results, specialist information where requested, expected services/costs and statutory exemptions.
The same situation, presented two ways. The right-hand column is what a reapplication needs to look like.
Complete required exams with an approved panel physician and respond to procedural fairness/medical requests carefully. Complex medical inadmissibility issues should be handled with qualified legal/medical advice.
Self-diagnosing admissibility; hiding medical history; failing to attend a required exam; assuming private insurance automatically resolves all medical-admissibility issues.
A diagnosis alone is not the legal test; the statutory health-ground criteria and individual assessment are what matter.
You cannot fix a reason you have not read. Your GCMS notes contain the officer's own words about your file, and requesting them is free — we publish every step.
[S3], [S11], [S12]. This page is general information, not legal advice.A health condition may create inadmissibility where it is likely to endanger public health, endanger public safety, or might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social services, subject to statutory exceptions. Some temporary applicants may also be required to undergo a medical exam.
Medical inadmissibility is assessed under law and medical evidence, not by assumptions about a diagnosis. IRCC states there is no single condition that automatically determines excessive-demand inadmissibility; assessment is individualized.
Immigration medical examination results, specialist information where requested, expected services/costs and statutory exemptions.
Complete required exams with an approved panel physician and respond to procedural fairness/medical requests carefully. Complex medical inadmissibility issues should be handled with qualified legal/medical advice.
Self-diagnosing admissibility; hiding medical history; failing to attend a required exam; assuming private insurance automatically resolves all medical-admissibility issues.
No. IRCC states that refiling the same information will likely not change the decision. A reapplication has to answer the specific concern the officer recorded — which is why you should read your GCMS notes first and find out exactly what that concern was.
Most refusals cite more than one concern, and only one of them is usually decisive. Your GCMS notes say which. Get them free, or send them to us and we will tell you exactly what to fix.