A member with two tattoos already disclosed on a passed medical exam wondered whether getting a new tattoo, after the medical was completed but while still waiting for a decision on their student visa, would create any issue.
What the thread clarified:- Once your medical exam has passed and is valid, it isn't re-checked before your immigration decision is made. Members confirmed that a passed medical stays valid for its stated period, and nothing new happening to your body afterward triggers a re-examination during the same application.
- You are not physically re-examined when you land in Canada. There's no border-side medical check tied to tattoos or other physical changes that occurred after your original exam.
- Getting a new tattoo after your medical has passed does not need to be reported or added to your existing medical file for that application.
The practical takeaway: once your medical exam has passed for a given application, changes to your body afterward (like a new tattoo) don't need to be reported and won't be checked again — the passed medical stands as-is for the life of that application/permit.