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[N-o-l-a 7,167]

I didn't even know you could do your medical without an interview date?! But as far as not recommending doing at Sibyllekliniken, that's the only place people in that are can go, i'm afraid.

May i ask you, why was the dicorce papers an error?

I payed today at Nordea, only they and i forgot the stamp, and i see they need a signature too, so i will have to go back for that. Hope they can do it .

I also tried taking the passport pictures myself, but it didn't work out very well, thought i'd say a few hundreds, haha.

Good luck on your case though, hope you get an approval soon

You can do the medical without an interview date from what I've seen. We scheduled ours and it ended up being a day before our interview (with us having to drive up all night to Stockholm and with my husband falling asleep at the wheel and hitting a snow bank in the process), but we had really short notice for the interview date because of the DCF.

The Danish clinic we used also took a very long time to get the medical results to the embassy, I think that is just because in Scandinavia vs. some other areas, the blood work seems to take longer.

We didn't take these immigration photos ourselves, but used a photo booth and they were accepted. However, for both my American and British passports I have taken my own photos - you have to have a good camera, a white flat background, and follow the instructions very carefully. There is some really cheap/free software out there that can make sure you've got the dimensions right.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

didn't sufficiently enough according to their standards meet the demands of my fiancées previous two divorces, I was not granted a Visa on the spot. But, the divorce papers was an error on our part, and the proof of payment could have been done a different way, according to their supplied instructions, also a naive error on my part.

Our case will be reviewed within 2 weeks after we've supplied the documents and the medical results has been recieved.

Our visa was issued pretty much the same day that they got our medical results, so I wouldn't worry on that front. They did get my husband's nationality wrong, as they put Swedish, but it wasn't a problem at POE.

Which divorce documents did you submit? We just submitted a one page extract/confirmation of my divorce from the clerk of courts and it was not a problem at all.

Edit: I assumed that the divorce papers were American, but I realize that might not be the case.

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As an aside: apparently my Danish is better than I thought because this university Norwegian course I'm taking I could probably do in my sleep.

Edited January 16, 2014 by N-o-l-a

[MikeandEl 4]

Hi,

I just had my interview at the US embassy in Stockholm, and posted a review about it. It was all very smooth, easy going and professional.

I would just like to post here an advice for all Swedes. I paid the Visa interview fee at the local post office, through Kassagirot. This proved not to be qualified as a proof of payment. I know that in the instructions it said to pay at a bank, but I was naive enough to think that it would be the same thing to pay through Kassagirot, since I had asked the post office beforehand and they told me they would scan my drivers license which would put my name and address on it. Now I have no idea what to do, because as far as I know, Kassagirot is not affiliated with any bank, and I have to have the proof of payment "signed and stamped by a bank official". Potentially I have to pay the fee again, which would be an annoyance. I have not googled anything yet so I'm just throwing this out here. Anyone has any advice?

Also, I strongly suggest you don't use Sibyllekliniken as a place to do the medical exam. I did my medical on December 5, and wanted to be sure that it had been sent to the embassy - so therefore I have tried to get hold of them for the past few weeks. They never returned my calls or emails, until yesterday at 4:30 in the afternoon, only to tell me it had not been sent. So, because they hadn't sent the results of my medical exam, and I didn't have the correct proof of payment, plus another document that didn't sufficiently enough according to their standards meet the demands of my fiancées previous two divorces, I was not granted a Visa on the spot. But, the divorce papers was an error on our part, and the proof of payment could have been done a different way, according to their supplied instructions, also a naive error on my part. Sibyllekliniken was extremely unprofessional though, so if we had met the other requirements we would have still not been granted a Visa on the spot, since they failed to submit the result of the medical exam. Do not use Sibyllekliniken.

Our case will be reviewed within 2 weeks after we've supplied the documents and the medical results has been recieved.

Maybe you can go to your bank and get a receipt of the transaction itself?

I'm surprised to hear this about Sibyllekliniken, my experience with them was a very positive one, probably one of the best doctor's visit I've had. They answered the phone quickly, scheduled me for a date only two days away, the receptionist/nurse was super helpful and even let me start my visit early and hang out there during her lunch hour. I had my appointment Oct 23 and then my interview Nov 14, so maybe that gave them enough time to send it off to the embassy.

I didn't even know you could do your medical without an interview date?! But as far as not recommending doing at Sibyllekliniken, that's the only place people in that are can go, i'm afraid.

May i ask you, why was the dicorce papers an error?

I payed today at Nordea, only they and i forgot the stamp, and i see they need a signature too, so i will have to go back for that. Hope they can do it .

I also tried taking the passport pictures myself, but it didn't work out very well, thought i'd say a few hundreds, haha.

Good luck on your case though, hope you get an approval soon

We scheduled our medical without an interview date, but we did have our case# which is required for them to be able to file their paperwork.

[scartwright 0]

I didn't even know you could do your medical without an interview date?! But as far as not recommending doing at Sibyllekliniken, that's the only place people in that are can go, i'm afraid.

May i ask you, why was the dicorce papers an error?

I payed today at Nordea, only they and i forgot the stamp, and i see they need a signature too, so i will have to go back for that. Hope they can do it .

I also tried taking the passport pictures myself, but it didn't work out very well, thought i'd say a few hundreds, haha.

Good luck on your case though, hope you get an approval soon

I had an interview date, that's why i did the medical. My original interview was scheduled for December 17, but I was gonna be in the US then, and had to postpone it for today.

The divorce papers were not ok because they were not signed authorized copies of the original. An error on my fianceés part.

I called Kassagirot, and they will send me a stamped and signed copy. I also contacted my bank, but all they can see is that a certain amount of money has been withdrawn from my account by the place I paid at. They were gonna sign and stamp it. We'll see if this combination works, otherwise I'll have to pay again.

As far as Sybillekliniken goes, the visit and exam was good, but that they didn't send the papers though they had 1.5 months to do it, plus didn't return my calls or emails when I wanted to verify this, is ridicilous. There is not only Sibyllekliniken, there is also Hälsobarometern.

Many thanks!

Edited January 16, 2014 by scartwright

[scartwright 0]

Our visa was issued pretty much the same day that they got our medical results, so I wouldn't worry on that front. They did get my husband's nationality wrong, as they put Swedish, but it wasn't a problem at POE.

Which divorce documents did you submit? We just submitted a one page extract/confirmation of my divorce from the clerk of courts and it was not a problem at all.

Edit: I assumed that the divorce papers were American, but I realize that might not be the case.

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As an aside: apparently my Danish is better than I thought because this university Norwegian course I'm taking I could probably do in my sleep.

We submitted copies done by the court house, but they were not stamped and signed. They were American divorce documents.

Does anyone know for sure that the embassy can recieve signed for / express mail all day? My fiancée is getting the signed divorce papers today and she wants to send them straight to the embassy express/signed for.

[MikeandEl 4]

I had an interview date, that's why i did the medical. My original interview was scheduled for December 17, but I was gonna be in the US then, and had to postpone it for today.

The divorce papers were not ok because they were not signed authorized copies of the original. An error on my fianceés part.

I called Kassagirot, and they will send me a stamped and signed copy. I also contacted my bank, but all they can see is that a certain amount of money has been withdrawn from my account by the place I paid at. They were gonna sign and stamp it. We'll see if this combination works, otherwise I'll have to pay again.

As far as Sybillekliniken goes, the visit and exam was good, but that they didn't send the papers though they had 1.5 months to do it, plus didn't return my calls or emails when I wanted to verify this, is ridicilous. There is not only Sibyllekliniken, there is also Hälsobarometern.

Many thanks!

Is Hälsobarometern a new addition? When I got the info in November Sibylle was the only place in Stockholm that was accepted.

[anjans 21]

Is Hälsobarometern a new addition? When I got the info in November Sibylle was the only place in Stockholm that was accepted.

I have only seen one place in each city malmö, göteborg and stockholm

[scartwright 0]

Is Hälsobarometern a new addition? When I got the info in November Sibylle was the only place in Stockholm that was accepted.

I recieved my email on Nov 27, and it's listed there.

[scartwright 0]

Maybe it's been mentioned before, but don't forget to bring a CV to the interview. This was not mentioned in the email I got, but they require that.

[MikeandEl 4]

I recieved my email on Nov 27, and it's listed there.

Cool! You should add that to the Stockholm Embassy information site. http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Sweden&cty=Stockholm

Maybe it's been mentioned before, but don't forget to bring a CV to the interview. This was not mentioned in the email I got, but they require that.

Really? I didn't bring one, wasn't asked for one and got an approval right away. That's good information to have, if they've changed it.

Edited January 17, 2014 by MikeandEl

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Maybe it's been mentioned before, but don't forget to bring a CV to the interview. This was not mentioned in the email I got, but they require that.

Weird, we didn't need that at all.

[scartwright 0]

Cool! You should add that to the Stockholm Embassy information site. http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Sweden&cty=Stockholm

Really? I didn't bring one, wasn't asked for one and got an approval right away. That's good information to have, if they've changed it.

Done!

This is how it went down: The lady that I submitted the papers to went through all my papers, and said them all out loud; "extract from population register..." [...] "and there's your CV...". She didn't need the index I had made of the documents included, nor the extract from the church register, so I got those back. If they had not needed the CV, she would have given me that back too, I'm assuming. We read it in the forums somewhere, that's why I brought it.

[Alaska2012 462]

Halsobarometern has been used for years, very good and reliable.

Bring your CV? That must be a new requirement, back in 2012 it was not necessary

[plasthandske 3]

I can confirm that the new scheduling process is smooth and easy! Even paying the fee is so much easier than before. I compare to how one did for F-1 with going to the bank and pay.

Also, anyone who is about to schedule; as of today when I did it, it worked if you had the first page in Swedish and not English for some reason. But then once logged into the system you can change the language to English. (If that is necessary)

[anjans 21]

Does anyone know if i can submit a new picture for the ds-160 during the interview? I took one i had on the computer, but once i printed the confirmation page, it looks bad I have 3 passport photos still.