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GCKey says 'you don't need medical' before your exam — what that message actually means

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Timeline

Applied
2023-03-14

Documents Needed

  • Upfront Medical Exam / panel physician report

    The applicant had already scheduled this exam despite the portal showing a 'no medical needed' message.

Step-by-Step

Seeing a message in your GCKey account saying you don't need a medical exam, right before a scheduled medical appointment, is confusing and can make you wonder if you should cancel it.

What group members clarified:
  1. This message reflects your file's current processing state, not a final decision on whether medicals are required. It commonly appears when your Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR) is recent and IRCC hasn't yet caught up to reviewing your medical requirement.

  2. Don't skip a medical exam you've already scheduled based on this message alone. The portal display will simply say the same thing until IRCC has actually reviewed and processed your submitted results.

  3. The status updates once IRCC reviews it: it will change to something like 'You passed the medical exam' after your results are checked, rather than staying on the generic pre-review message.


Treat this message as 'not yet processed' rather than 'not required,' and keep your scheduled medical appointment unless IRCC explicitly instructs you otherwise.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Don't: Don't cancel a scheduled medical exam just because the portal shows a 'medical not needed' style message before it's been reviewed.
  • Tip: Expect the status to change to a pass/fail result only after IRCC has actually processed your exam.

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