A student with a visa stamped for a September intake had a medical expiring in early April and asked whether to wait until after expiry to redo it. The thread was unanimous:
- Book the new medical as soon as possible - don't wait for the old one to expire. Every substantive reply said the same thing: take the earliest available date.
- Results take roughly 3-5 weeks to reflect in your online account, so a mid-April medical for an August travel date leaves little buffer if anything needs follow-up.
- Your file is under consideration before your intake and entry to Canada, so an expired medical sitting unrenewed creates avoidable risk.