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Visa approved but medical expired and new medical not showing in GCKey — what to do

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Documents Needed

  • eMedical tracking sheet

    Keep the original from your new medical exam to carry with you when traveling to Canada.

Step-by-Step

If your visa is already approved but your original medical exam has since expired, you've completed a new medical, and it isn't reflected in GCKey with no request from IRCC for it:

  1. Keep the original eMedical tracking sheet from your latest medical exam. Community experience suggests that if your visa/COPR is already approved and there's no active request from IRCC, you may not need to take further action before traveling — just carry the original tracking sheet.

  2. If you want to proactively update your file, submit the new medical results via a webform. This creates a record that you've completed a fresh medical, even if IRCC hasn't specifically requested it, which can help avoid confusion at the border or during landing.

  3. There's some disagreement in community experience on how necessary this step is — treat 'do nothing, just travel with the tracking sheet' as the minimum, and the webform submission as an extra precaution rather than a strict requirement.


Because this involves an already-approved case with an unrequested medical update, confirm your specific situation directly with IRCC if you have any doubt before traveling.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Tip: Carry the original eMedical tracking sheet from your latest medical exam when traveling, even if it hasn't been formally requested or updated in GCKey.
  • Do: Consider proactively sending the new medical results via webform for your own record, even if it's not strictly required when there's no active IRCC request.

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