136 Visa applicant, diagnose with possible active TB Sender: Elvin

Dear All,

I would like to share my experience with my PR visa with 136 clbutt application. I lodged my application, on june 2005, asked for PCC and medical health buttement on december 2005.

found out a scarce in my lung, together with the mantouk test result, they made a conclussion there has been an inactive TB infection in my lung. This was a shocking news for me, as i am in a good physical condition, no weight loss and does not experience constant coughing at all, but then i live in indonesia, a country which are known to have a high rate of tuberculosis infection. So i might get infected from any person who might have the diseases considering its airborn. Luckyly my wife and my two children are not infected with the illness.

Local Clearance Unit, confirm this and asked for a sputum test. After 8 weeks, the result are available and it shows negative result, panel changes and send the result back to LCU in sydney. This was done in mid february 2006.

A week later, LCU sent me an email, stating although the sputum test came back negatif but i need to undergo further medical examination with a chest specialist to confirm my status regarding Tuberculosis, based on might resulted from a progress on TB infection. LCU given me 90 days to process their request.

Based on that condition, chest specialist on the panel doctor had advised me to undergo medical treatment for tuberculosis and compare the results after two months of treatment.

I had chosen to get a second opinion, and found out the same result, there might be a possibility of active TB. Currently, all i can do is the treatment would give a positive result.

I would like to hear another 136 applicant who might share the same experience, and would like to know whats the ussually reaction of DIMIA against 136 applicant with active tuberculosis. How its gonna affect the time of Visa issuance? since my pcc check will be expired on June 2006.

Best Regards,

Elvin

below are excerpt from DIMIA web site regarding Tuberculosis. "Evidence of active or previous TB will not, in itself, adversely impact on the outcome of the visa application. to undergo more specific tests to establish whether or not active TB is present. If active or untreated TB is found, the applicant will be asked to undergo a course of treatment. Following this, the applicant will be asked to take further tests to confirm that the treatment has been evidence of previous but now inactive TB, the applicant will be asked to sign an undertaking at the time of visa grant. By signing the undertaking, the applicant agrees to contact the Health Undertaking Service on a free call number on arrival in Australia. The applicant also agrees to report for follow-up monitoring to a State or Territory health authority, as directed by the Health Undertaking Service. The visa is not at risk, once in Australia, no matter what status of tuberculosis is diagnosed as a result of the monitoring. "

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