VISA IN HAND!!!!!

[goldenheart 0]

Today my honey sent me a photcopy of his visa. I was reading all of the information with a huge smile on my face until I read this part below the visa

"CLASS B (TB) REQ ATTN. OF USPHS AT POE* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does this mean , he will have problems at the POE? Why did they do this, without telling us? Are they really trying to screw us because we called the Congressman????? What should I do? Should he not travel until he get this cleared up with the U.S. Embassy????

[MaryandMian 1]

Please look at this link for the abbreviations on page 143 of 158. It states that the USPHS is the abbreviaton for United States Public Health Services. I noticed (TB) on your information as well. Did he have a TB test that is questionable? Good luck not really sure if or how it will effect his POE.

http://www.inl.gov/mediaresources/docs/acronyms.pdf

Mary

Edited May 20, 2006 by mianishqsrose

[MaryandMian 1]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1440.html

I read this and it looks like he will be admited to the USA and will need to be watched for TB in the future. Please read the article and bookmark it or save it for future use.

Mary

[iceyspots 0]

wow... I was wondering why would the issue the visa if there was a problem with his TB test

[goldenheart 0]

Please look at this link for the abbreviations on page 143 of 158. It states that the USPHS is the abbreviaton for United States Public Health Services. I noticed (TB) on your information as well. Did he have a TB test that is questionable? Good luck not really sure if or how it will effect his POE.

http://www.inl.gov/mediaresources/docs/acronyms.pdf

Mary

Thanks Mary!

He never had a TB test. He had the medical exam 6 months prior to us having our interview. We went together for our interview and the CO told us that our medical exam had expired and he needs to redo the exam. We waited a day or two and called the embassy and spoke to someone else and they told us that the doctor had annotated on his medical files that his lungs show signs of prior TB. The following day we went to Frankfurt to retake another medical exam and we questioned the entire TB issue and was told that the doctor "NEVER" annotated that he had TB on his prior medical exam.

All of this is confusing to me. I am wondering if I should tell him to just take a TB test before his travel. That way, he can have evidence if the TB is active or not. I just hope this does not stop him from entering the USA, because he is so happy to be coming home t hat something like this will truly crush him.

wow... I was wondering why would the issue the visa if there was a problem with his TB test

Me too. Unless they get a kick out of us spending money the way we have.

[beetee4ever 0]

>>> I am wondering if I should tell him to just take a TB test before his travel <<<

I think that it is a very good idea to have him take the test before he travels, TB is taken very seriously by the immigration office obviously since they make us take tests for it and stuff. But it would be great for him to just whip out the medical report in case he gets in trouble at the POE.

One thing you should remember, is that he might need to go to the doctors that are approved by the Immigration office and not his own doctor - I don't know if that makes a difference, but he should be aware of it.

Come to think of it, why doesn't he contact the US embassy in Germany and ask them what it means and what he should do before he books the ticket and stuff.

Hopefully it's nothing big, and he'll be on his way soon . Congratulations with the Visa, now you guys can start planning for the future

Edited May 20, 2006 by beetee4ever