Eyesight in the Medical

[amykathleen2005 441]

My fiance went to his medical a week ago. Apparently the doctor gave him a little bit of a hard time about his eyesight and required a not from his doctor about his eyes. He can obviously see, and I didn't think that good eyesight was a requirement for the visa. He is a bit concerned about her being a bit nit-picky about this.

Why do they need a letter for this? I find it a bit odd.

[Lansbury 19]

While a number of things or not specified as being part of the medical the doctor needs to satisfy themselves that if they detect a problem it is something that is not likely to cause the person financial hardship and hence become a charge on the public purse when they get to the US. If it isn't something unusual with his sight I doubt once he gets the letter it will be a problem.

Edited November 23, 2009 by Lansbury

[FrostyMist 1]

I know someone who's married to a blind man who came over on a K1 visa, so eyesight shouldn't be a problem for obtaining a visa. I have a severe visual impairment, and certainly won't be able to read off of the eye chart if they ask me to. I did speak to them about this when I made my appointment, because I am going to need a sighted guide to assist me. They didn't seem to suggest it would be a problem: offered to fill out my forms if I needed them to, and were more eager to remind me that if I needed any help at all, just to ask and they'd do their best.