Change to medical requirements

[Lansbury 19]

Not seen this posted elsewhere but it seems the US Embassy in London has now decided the medical MUST be done before the interview.

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/visaservices/?p=1076

[haleywynne 0]

That's what my fiance was told, too. Not only that, but it had to be at least a week before the interview!

[Justine+David 218]

eep. Thanks for posting! Makes sense though...

[Leenie 15]

Well, that bites for people who live kind of far away!

[SunDrop 59]

I wonder if this is to avoid 'wasting' interviews when people are denied on medical grounds or need to undergo further testing/ treatment before qualifying.

Definitely bites for anyone coming a long way, can't help but think of the Northern Irish applicants.

[hindocha 0]

It's true:

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/medexam_K.html

[Lansbury 19]

It's true:

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/medexam_K.html

Yes it would be true the original link I posted was to the Embassy web sites

[hindocha 0]

I was merely backing you up

[Lansbury 19]

I was merely backing you up

did you notice the little yellow thing at the end of my post?

[DIARD 1]

Im glad it didn't effect my finace's interview on November 3rd. He called for a medical and couldn't get in till November 5th, then we received an interview date of November 3rd. We tried to change the medical for the 2nd or at least the 4th because of the travel distance but they wouldnt do it. So he has been in a motel in London since Monday night. Anyway they approved him pending medical.

[TayRivers 4]

I wonder if this is to avoid 'wasting' interviews when people are denied on medical grounds or need to undergo further testing/ treatment before qualifying.

Definitely bites for anyone coming a long way, can't help but think of the Northern Irish applicants.

My Parents had their interviews back in July, They had to go to london twice. Once for the medical and then for the interview. They had to travel from Scotland, so they had a 6 hour train journey then 2 nights hotel and then another 6 hours to get home. They could have got a flight down to london but as they had to leave their passports with the embassy they would not be allowed to board their flight home without photo ID and all they had was the passports so that was not an option for them.

[rebeccajo 14]

I wonder if this is to avoid 'wasting' interviews when people are denied on medical grounds or need to undergo further testing/ treatment before qualifying.

Definitely bites for anyone coming a long way, can't help but think of the Northern Irish applicants.

My husband flew twice from Northern Ireland to get his visa done (four years ago).

Once in July for the medical (at that time he could get it done in Edinburgh) and then again in September for the interview.