SAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

[daboyz 36]

Nok is up for a 7:00 am interview on the 16th.....Lots of worry..excitement..happiness..worry..excitement..happiness..etc.

She has boned up on all the input from this thread, so we thank you all in advance!

Hopefully all the craziness will be over by then.

[toma1 10]

I wonder if the huge crackdown on Thai illegal aliens and undocumented workers in Florida is going to cast a shadow on the visa process?

[TL to AZ 0]

Nok got her visa.

7:00 am apointment, 1st in the chute. 4 questions:

When did you meet?

How many trips did Joe make?

When was the last visit?

So, will you get married in the USA?

Pick up will be Thurs 3:30 pm.

Thank you all!

Joe

[Kang Lang 7]

CONGRATS! I hope she has safe travels and you enjoy life in the U.S.

[*Robert* 2]

Hopefully all the craziness will be over by then.

What craziness?!

[Tom and Teaw 1]

Have read some about medical exams and vaccinations. My fiancee went to the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute and got her vaccinations. She had no records from when she was younger. They have a service for travel vaccinations and it's not very expensive. Here is the link:

http://www.saovabha.com/en/clinicpoison.asp

You can look under SERVICES and go to IMMUNIZATION and TRAVEL CLINIC and they list the shots and the price. She went back once for boosters and

that was it. They give you a card listing all the shots they gave her. When she did her med exam she needed no further shots.

She went to Bumrungrad for ther medical. I have read how much people have been charged, but she only paid 1950 baht for her exam. She had her shots, she had just had a HPV test negative and got the results from her doctor and took it with her. I had printed all the med forms out for her and mailed the with other stuff so she had those to take with her. They did the exam, told her to come back later in the day and pick it up, which she did.

Hope some of this info helps.

[daboyz 36]

Have read some about medical exams and vaccinations. My fiancee went to the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute and got her vaccinations. She had no records from when she was younger. They have a service for travel vaccinations and it's not very expensive. Here is the link:

http://www.saovabha.com/en/clinicpoison.asp

You can look under SERVICES and go to IMMUNIZATION and TRAVEL CLINIC and they list the shots and the price. She went back once for boosters and

that was it. They give you a card listing all the shots they gave her. When she did her med exam she needed no further shots.

She went to Bumrungrad for ther medical. I have read how much people have been charged, but she only paid 1950 baht for her exam. She had her shots, she had just had a HPV test negative and got the results from her doctor and took it with her. I had printed all the med forms out for her and mailed the with other stuff so she had those to take with her. They did the exam, told her to come back later in the day and pick it up, which she did.

Hope some of this info helps.

They removed the HPV requirement December 14, 2009

[Tom and Teaw 1]

Ya but she took it to the med exam just to be sure there were not problems. She had surgery for the third time last Feb to remove an ovary that she kept having cysts on so she gets checked every 6 months for HPV to make sure all is well. So I didn't want any problems when the doc saw the med records from the surgery and what they took out, which was quite large, and have a bunch of questions. Better safe than sorry.

[Audy_Rob 26]

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Hope some of this info helps.

Hi Tom. This is great, it helps a lot. We have gotten NOA2 but the packet has not had time to even get to the NVC yet.

1) Did Teaw need to take a Packet 3 letter from the Embassy in BKK or a copy of NOA2 ???

2) Did she just walk in and ask to be updated on all vaccinations ?

Audy is in the same situation. She has no childhood records. Someone said they can check the blood stream to see what immunizations she has had, then give the proper immunizations. I am wondering if they need to know it is for a US Embassy K-1 interview???

Thanks a lot.

[Tom and Teaw 1]

Teaw just went to that institute and told them she needed shots for fiancee visa. Apparently lots of the girls go there so they know what you need. She only got I think 3 different ones they felt she needed and then went back for the boosters a month later. She didn't take anything with her and we didn't have the NOA2 yet. She might have taken a copy of the NOA1 but I can't remember. I had her doing everything way in advance. She went and ordered her police report with the NOA1 that I had scanned and emailed to her. Took two weeks before she could go back and pick it up but they did it at no cost. They did ask for a picture of my passport and I heard others have been asked too but she didn't have one with her and did not take one when she went back to get the report. As far as I am concerned my passport is none of their business.

As far as the embassy, the whole med report is sealed and cannot be opened so they don't ask anything about vaccinations at the interview and stays sealed I believe at least until they get here and maybe until change of status. Not sure about that. Unfortunately for us, they wanted more proof of relationship so she is going back Monday the 5th with about 300 emails, 130 some odd pages of chats, a ton of pictures of everything imaginable...vitamins I brought her on a visit, keychains I got her at different airports....all with little notes on

them....and the receipt for the engagement ring I had made and gave her in Dec that she FORGOT to give them at the interview!!! I told her to put that on top of the stack Monday!!

[AaronLV 12]

As far as the embassy, the whole med report is sealed and cannot be opened so they don't ask anything about vaccinations at the interview and stays sealed I believe at least until they get here and maybe until change of status. Not sure about that.

The medical gets reviewed at the embassy, it cannot be opened by you prior to the interview. Once the visa is approved it is bundled into the package you bring with you to POE.

On a side note, BKK requires the vaccinations to be done, although this is not a requirement for a K1, every embassy has their own rules. It is helpful because you need to have the vaccinations for AOS.

Edited March 31, 2010 by AaronLV

[Tom and Teaw 1]

"The medical gets reviewed at the embassy, it cannot be opened by you prior to the interview. Once the visa is approved it is bundled into the package you bring with you to POE."

Thanks for the clarification.

[T and J 2]

Out of curiosity, what exactly is included in the POE package? Jum said that her package is 3 times the size as everyone else who picked up their visas at the same time as hers and we don't know why hers would be bigger.

[Audy_Rob 26]

Out of curiosity, what exactly is included in the POE package? Jum said that her package is 3 times the size as everyone else who picked up their visas at the same time as hers and we don't know why hers would be bigger.

I believe everything you submit starting with the I-129F petition and on to the Visa interview is in the POE Packet, so if you submitted copies of many pages of documents of an ongoing relationship not returned to you at the interview, those would be in your POE packet.

[Audy_Rob 26]

Unfortunately for us, they wanted more proof of relationship so she is going back Monday the 5th with about 300 emails, 130 some odd pages of chats, a ton of pictures of everything imaginable...vitamins I brought her on a visit, keychains I got her at different airports....all with little notes on

them....and the receipt for the engagement ring I had made and gave her in Dec that she FORGOT to give them at the interview!!! I told her to put that on top of the stack Monday!!

I also have a concern about this (proof of relationship) as my fiancee is not much on writing emails. They are short and business-like when she does write them. But I call her every morning. I have photos with her family from my second visit. I hope my telephone bill will lend some support. I also bought Audy the engagement ring on this last trip this month (March) and we kept the receipt from a gold shop in MBK. I also bought her more engagement jewelry which is shown on the receipt. Yes, I paid "thong mhand." We chat on weekends so I have those logs. I have sent her flowers once. We sent electronic greeting cards on Valentine's day. She has enrolled in English classes since we engaged to improve her English, etc... I am not sure if this is enough.