drug test

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This forum has been so helpful...I have so many questions!

I am having my medical exam in Vancouver in about 3 weeks and after reading some other posts am getting worried. I have tried a couple of different drugs in my past. I have only done them a handful of times, and haven't done any in at least 4 years, maybe more. Will this cause a denial of visa? I have tried marijuana, ecstacy and mushrooms, but havent even had a drink of alcohol since i got pregnant with my first child 2.5 years ago. The most recently I did E was about 4 or 4.5 years ago...will this be an issue?

What should I expect from the medical exam? I am so nervous about all of this...

Also, in regards to evidence of relationship...how much is necessary? I have two children with my fiance, and he is on both of their birth certificates and they are both dual citizens, so he has been acknowledged as their father by the consulate...I also have cards, pictures, items with the same address from when we lived together in Chicago. Do I need to bother with things like phone bills? I know that may seem like a dumb question considering we have children, but I have no idea what to expect from my interview and don't want to cause any additional delays.

[panterchen 1]

Ok, just as a side note. They only test your blood and urine at the medical. If you read up on this you will notice that drugs are not verifiable in your urine for this long period of time. Whether you tell them the truth about your past is up to you. However, you will be denied most probably.

[Rob&Dawn 1]

Perhaps a recent phone bill would be good to show that you are still together.

Reference drug use, as you will see from other posts an addmission of using drugs in the past = a denial. As Panterchen said the drugs will not show in your system if you have not used for years, it is entirely upto you if you tell them the truth.

Good luck.

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In the other posts that I have read through, the denial is given when the drug use has been more recent. Those who have been denied have been made to wait three years before re-applying, and in many cases that I read, habitual users were granted visas once a certain time had passed since they had last used drugs (3 years seems to be the magic number). My usage consists of about 5 times in my lifetime...I am a horrible liar, and would hate to get caught in a lie about something that they are able to discover somehow...They really can't expect all applicants to have perfect pasts, can they?

Perhaps a recent phone bill would be good to show that you are still together.

Reference drug use, as you will see from other posts an addmission of using drugs in the past = a denial. As Panterchen said the drugs will not show in your system if you have not used for years, it is entirely upto you if you tell them the truth.

Good luck.

[Rob&Dawn 1]

There was a post last week where the beneficiary took drugs only once i think 2years previously, admitted it and has been denied.

The call is yours, if there is a 3year rule then fair enough it is worth you persuing. I understand what you are saying about lying and this is never a good idea.

[panterchen 1]

However, if we were all saying the thruth I doubt that many of us would get our visa ;-)

Believe me, it won't show up in their tests if you haven't been doing drugs for weeks. They would need to get hair and analyze that to verify that you did drugs.

[ThaitoUSA 15]

Even hair samples are usually only effective for several months afterward, not years. There is a high probability that those conducting the medical exam could not prove you have used drugs. So the choice is yours to be honest and risk from a three year to lifetime ban, or lie in which the best of circumstances, you'd be admitted and the worst, you'd be found out and banned for life.

Ah, choices.

[Carlawarla 1]

I spoke to your comment about drug use in the other thead. Note that at your medical tests they are only testing for veneral and other communicable diseases. I don't remember having a urine test, but if so, again, it's not for drug use. The issues comes up when you're asked questions at the medical by the doctor. You're asked about a history of or use of any drugs. Period. What you say is going to be totally up to you. Your admittance of drug use in the past, whether a year ago, or 20 years ago, is going to mean your visa will be denied, and you will be given a ban. In order to get past this ban, you will need to show you are "rehabilitated". I believe that if you talked to your own medical doctor, he/she might suggest drug testing on a random basis, and perhaps some drug information classes. You will then obtain a letter from the personnel to show that you are "rehabilitated", or "not at risk for repeat", whatever that means. I believe the ban as far as Canada/US is, is 3 years.

We on VJ do NOT advocate, nor give guidance that you lie.

The ultimate decision is yours.

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I guess I will try my luck with the truth and if I get a ban, then so be it. My fiance can come to the great white north....

I spoke to your comment about drug use in the other thead. Note that at your medical tests they are only testing for veneral and other communicable diseases. I don't remember having a urine test, but if so, again, it's not for drug use. The issues comes up when you're asked questions at the medical by the doctor. You're asked about a history of or use of any drugs. Period. What you say is going to be totally up to you. Your admittance of drug use in the past, whether a year ago, or 20 years ago, is going to mean your visa will be denied, and you will be given a ban. In order to get past this ban, you will need to show you are "rehabilitated". I believe that if you talked to your own medical doctor, he/she might suggest drug testing on a random basis, and perhaps some drug information classes. You will then obtain a letter from the personnel to show that you are "rehabilitated", or "not at risk for repeat", whatever that means. I believe the ban as far as Canada/US is, is 3 years.

We on VJ do NOT advocate, nor give guidance that you lie.

The ultimate decision is yours.

[NatPatBen 3]

I guess I will try my luck with the truth and if I get a ban, then so be it. My fiance can come to the great white north....

Good luck & let us know how it goes!