Can visa be denied?

[Sandy&Rob 0]

Hey all,

I wouldn't be me if I didn't find something to worry about

I had my interview on Thursday and my visa was approved, but they only received the medical results on Friday, so I don't know if they were ok.

During the exam the doctor asked me questions about my medical history, including psychological stuff. I was in therapy twice, once when I was a teenager (12 years ago) for an eating disorder and then again about 6 years ago, cause I had panic attacks. Now I read that the visa can be denied if you have had a mental disorder that caused harmful behaviour towards yourself or others. Isn't not to eat anymore pretty harmful to yourself? Would the doctor have told me right away if this would cause any problems and sent me to some psychological evaluation?

She wrote "cured" on her report...

I guess I just won't stop worrying until I have the visa in my hands...

Sandy

[Yiyi and Chris 0]

Don't worry, they usually denied the visa to those who have tried to kill themselves not to those with "normal" psycological problems. I am a Doctor and I work (at the same hospital) with one of the doctors that work for the embassy here in Nicaragua and that's what she told me when I asked her about what psycological issues would cause denying on visa procedures!

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

It's rare to get denied for psychological stuff, and when it happens, it would be for serious ongoing issues such as secere paranoia, untreated shizophrenia etc. Unless you actively tried to kill yourself (as opposed to "just" stopped eating), or you still have an eating disorder, the doc may not even have mentioned it in his report.

[Sandy&Rob 0]

It's rare to get denied for psychological stuff, and when it happens, it would be for serious ongoing issues such as secere paranoia, untreated shizophrenia etc. Unless you actively tried to kill yourself (as opposed to "just" stopped eating), or you still have an eating disorder, the doc may not even have mentioned it in his report.

She did mention it (I watched her write it down), but she wrote "cured" behind it. How is the general procedure in cases where the psychological issues might cause problems? Would the doctor tell you right away that you'll have to see an embassy psychologist or ask from notes from your old psychologist to prove that I'm cured?

Am I just getting kinda paranoid after all those months and months of waiting?

[Sandy&Rob 0]

Don't worry, they usually denied the visa to those who have tried to kill themselves not to those with "normal" psycological problems. I am a Doctor and I work (at the same hospital) with one of the doctors that work for the embassy here in Nicaragua and that's what she told me when I asked her about what psycological issues would cause denying on visa procedures!

Thank you for your reply, that makes me feel a little better B)

[Sandy&Rob 0]

Don't worry, they usually denied the visa to those who have tried to kill themselves not to those with "normal" psycological problems. I am a Doctor and I work (at the same hospital) with one of the doctors that work for the embassy here in Nicaragua and that's what she told me when I asked her about what psycological issues would cause denying on visa procedures!

Thank you for your reply, that makes me feel a little better B)

[Hannah+Vito 0]

do they find out these things automatically or do you have to tell them? I'm guessing they have accesss to our medical records unless we show them ourselfs right? i'm confussed

Edited August 21, 2008 by Hannah+Vito