Debbie
8th January 2007, 08:40 PM
I am feeling the stress of being the other side of the planet to my parents, what with Xmas and all, they have felt it too and we have started to look into how to get them into NZ. I know that this has been discussed a few times on the forum but wanted to know if anyone has experience of getting medical wavers.
The NZIS list of medical conditions they don't like is
Medical conditions
* HIV infection
* Hepatitis B surface antigen positive, with abnormal liver function
* Hepatitis C, RNA positive, with abnormal liver function
* Malignancies of solid organs and haematopoietic tissue, including past history of, or currently under treatment
Exceptions are:
1. treated minor skin malignancies (not melanoma)
2. malignancies where the interval since treatment is such that the probability of cure is > 90%, e.g.: early stage (I & IIA) breast cancer at 5 years; low risk prostate cancer at 5 years; early stage (Dukes A & B1) colorectal cancer at 5 years; childhood leukaemia at 5 years
* Solid organ transplants, excluding corneal grafts more than 6 months old
* Chronic renal failure or progressive renal disorders
* Diseases or disorders such as osteoarthritis with a high probability of arthroplasty in the next four years
* Central Nervous System disease, including motor neurone disease, complex partial seizures, poorly controlled epilepsy, prion disease, Alzheimer's and other dementia, and including paraplegia and quadriplegia
* Cardiac disease including ischaemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy or valve disease requiring surgical and/or other procedural intervention
* Chronic obstructive respiratory disease with limited exercise tolerance and requiring oxygen
* Genetic or congenital disorders: muscular dystrophies, cystic fibrosis, thalassaemia major, sickle cell anaemia if more than one sickle crisis in 4 years, severe haemophilia, and severe primary immunodeficiencies
* Severe autoimmune disease, currently being treated with immuno-suppressants other than prednisone
* In a person up to the age of 21 years, a severe (71-90 decibels) hearing loss or profound bilateral sensori-neural hearing loss
* In a person up to the age of 21 years, a severe vision impairment with visual acuity of 6/36 or beyond after best possible correction, or a loss restricting the field of vision to 15-20 degrees
* In a person up to the age of 21 years, a severe physical disability, where they are unable to stand and walk without support, and cannot independently dress, eat, hold a cup, or maintain their stability when sitting.
My mum had breast cancer 15+ yrs ago and ibut, thanks be to (what ever gives you faith) she has remained clear since treatment.
I don't know all the details but I know her's was not early stage cancer.
Added to which she also has some sort of heart thing, angina I think.
AND just to top it off she has mild osteoarthritis (but not to a level that should be an exclusion).
She also has some form of IBS and high blood presure and chloesterol and takes statins.
(Yes I know; it's a family saying if she had been a pet they would have put her down ages ago, but it's a testiment to the lady that she is very much here and with us).
As much as I would dearly love to be able to sponsor her in 3 yrs time I don't think she will get in unless they give a medical waver. So after all this my questions are;
Has anyone on here actually being given a medical waver.?
With the above info would she still be able to get repeat 6 mth visitor visas?
If you are on a 6mth visa where do you stand as far as using medical services in NZ. Do you get travel insurance to cover or is there a reciprical agreement between NZ and UK? She struggles to get medical insurance, (no shock there). If she was to be here for 6 mths at a time she would need some way of using a GP and if the need arose, emergancy services. Obviously if her health deteriated she would and could go back to the UK.
Thanks Debbie
The NZIS list of medical conditions they don't like is
Medical conditions
* HIV infection
* Hepatitis B surface antigen positive, with abnormal liver function
* Hepatitis C, RNA positive, with abnormal liver function
* Malignancies of solid organs and haematopoietic tissue, including past history of, or currently under treatment
Exceptions are:
1. treated minor skin malignancies (not melanoma)
2. malignancies where the interval since treatment is such that the probability of cure is > 90%, e.g.: early stage (I & IIA) breast cancer at 5 years; low risk prostate cancer at 5 years; early stage (Dukes A & B1) colorectal cancer at 5 years; childhood leukaemia at 5 years
* Solid organ transplants, excluding corneal grafts more than 6 months old
* Chronic renal failure or progressive renal disorders
* Diseases or disorders such as osteoarthritis with a high probability of arthroplasty in the next four years
* Central Nervous System disease, including motor neurone disease, complex partial seizures, poorly controlled epilepsy, prion disease, Alzheimer's and other dementia, and including paraplegia and quadriplegia
* Cardiac disease including ischaemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy or valve disease requiring surgical and/or other procedural intervention
* Chronic obstructive respiratory disease with limited exercise tolerance and requiring oxygen
* Genetic or congenital disorders: muscular dystrophies, cystic fibrosis, thalassaemia major, sickle cell anaemia if more than one sickle crisis in 4 years, severe haemophilia, and severe primary immunodeficiencies
* Severe autoimmune disease, currently being treated with immuno-suppressants other than prednisone
* In a person up to the age of 21 years, a severe (71-90 decibels) hearing loss or profound bilateral sensori-neural hearing loss
* In a person up to the age of 21 years, a severe vision impairment with visual acuity of 6/36 or beyond after best possible correction, or a loss restricting the field of vision to 15-20 degrees
* In a person up to the age of 21 years, a severe physical disability, where they are unable to stand and walk without support, and cannot independently dress, eat, hold a cup, or maintain their stability when sitting.
My mum had breast cancer 15+ yrs ago and ibut, thanks be to (what ever gives you faith) she has remained clear since treatment.
I don't know all the details but I know her's was not early stage cancer.
Added to which she also has some sort of heart thing, angina I think.
AND just to top it off she has mild osteoarthritis (but not to a level that should be an exclusion).
She also has some form of IBS and high blood presure and chloesterol and takes statins.
(Yes I know; it's a family saying if she had been a pet they would have put her down ages ago, but it's a testiment to the lady that she is very much here and with us).
As much as I would dearly love to be able to sponsor her in 3 yrs time I don't think she will get in unless they give a medical waver. So after all this my questions are;
Has anyone on here actually being given a medical waver.?
With the above info would she still be able to get repeat 6 mth visitor visas?
If you are on a 6mth visa where do you stand as far as using medical services in NZ. Do you get travel insurance to cover or is there a reciprical agreement between NZ and UK? She struggles to get medical insurance, (no shock there). If she was to be here for 6 mths at a time she would need some way of using a GP and if the need arose, emergancy services. Obviously if her health deteriated she would and could go back to the UK.
Thanks Debbie