DRUGS QUESTION ON MEDICAL

[Captain Oates 911]

Just been reading about the medical on another immigration site -

they asked the applicant if he had ever taken drugs and the guy replied that he had smoked cannabis 10 years ago..

He got a rejection and there is no appeal !!

Of course the blood tests etc on the medical are designed to catch current drug users...

This is even though Bill Clinton and now virtually every member of the British Government including the home secretary (attorney general in US terms) has admitted to drug crimes !

This means that virtually NO ! members of the British Government would be eligible for a visa....

Luckily, I never did do the stuff so I don't have to lie. In the 60's I was in the Police trying to catch drug users - and homosexuals too who could be imprisoned ! Never caught either actually - Otley, Yorkshire had a cow getting out of a field problem and that was about it.

How times change ! Now the British Government is composed of many homosexuals and drug criminals (we have no statute of limitations in the UK)...

It's worth noting fellow applicants that US immigration regulations have not changed as much as British society.

You have been warned.

[kitkat1 5]

Just been reading about the medical on another immigration site -

they asked the applicant if he had ever taken drugs and the guy replied that he had smoked cannabis 10 years ago..

He got a rejection and there is no appeal !!

Of course the blood tests etc on the medical are designed to catch current drug users...

The law says that if you have used drugs in the the past THREE years, you are inadmissible with no waiver available. That means when three complete years have passed, you can reapply and need to show evidence of successful completion of alcohol or drug treatment program.

If someone was denied for drug use from 10 years ago, the consulate is misinterpreting the law (which happens regularly in Ciudad Juarez)

http://www.ilw.com/articles/2005,1215-wheeler.shtm

Persons who admit during the medical exam to using an illegal drug within the last three years, or who are found with these substances in their system after drug screening, are inadmissible as drug abusers. There is an exception for mere experimentation (single use). There is no waiver for this medical ground, but applicants who have been in remission for three years since the last drug use can reapply for the visa. The consulate will keep the case open during this period. They should come prepared with evidence that they have undergone drug counseling or similar rehabilitation. A single DUI conviction within the last two years will result in a denial based on the medical ground of inadmissibility for having a "physical or mental disorder with a history of harmful behavior associated with the disorder."

[Captain Oates 911]

Just been reading about the medical on another immigration site -

they asked the applicant if he had ever taken drugs and the guy replied that he had smoked cannabis 10 years ago..

He got a rejection and there is no appeal !!

Of course the blood tests etc on the medical are designed to catch current drug users...

The law says that if you have used drugs in the the past THREE years, you are inadmissible with no waiver available. That means when three complete years have passed, you can reapply and need to show evidence of successful completion of alcohol or drug treatment program.

If someone was denied for drug use from 10 years ago, the consulate is misinterpreting the law (which happens regularly in Ciudad Juarez)

http://www.ilw.com/articles/2005,1215-wheeler.shtm

Persons who admit during the medical exam to using an illegal drug within the last three years, or who are found with these substances in their system after drug screening, are inadmissible as drug abusers. There is an exception for mere experimentation (single use). There is no waiver for this medical ground, but applicants who have been in remission for three years since the last drug use can reapply for the visa. The consulate will keep the case open during this period. They should come prepared with evidence that they have undergone drug counseling or similar rehabilitation. A single DUI conviction within the last two years will result in a denial based on the medical ground of inadmissibility for having a "physical or mental disorder with a history of harmful behavior associated with the disorder."

wow the DUI thing is interesting !

if it is a mental disorder then presumably it is a 'curable' one and the same thing applies ? that with treatment, such a person can apply again ?

and what if a resident is convicted of a DUI ? does that mean they have developed a mental disorder and can be deported ?

it gets scarier

I have been stopped by the Police and breathalysed 5 times in the last 25 years - always under the limit but it seems there are big consequences there - being declared mentally disordered and eligible for deportation ?

if being drunk is not a curable mental disorder then what is George W doing being president ?

chuckle

Edited July 24, 2007 by saywhat