Two practical questions — how medicals work in Mumbai, and whether an existing visitor visa changes stamping after study-permit approval — got clear member answers:
- Book the panel hospital directly. For Mumbai, members advised calling Lilavati Hospital in Bandra directly for an appointment; it's registered with the consulate as a panel facility and transmits results straight to the visa office — no intermediary needed.
- Expect roughly 15–20 days for results to update. At the time of the thread, medicals were reflecting in applications within about two to three weeks of the exam.
- A study permit is stamped separately from your visitor visa. Members confirmed the study visa is a different document from the V-1 visitor visa already on the passport, so it gets its own counterfoil — meaning yes, the passport goes in again for stamping after approval.
Historical note: timelines and panel-physician lists change; always pull the current IRCC panel physician list for your city rather than relying on a named hospital from an older thread.