I schedule the medical exam

[Emmamama 2]

Is this right guys? I call and schedule the dr. appt??

(I'm sure I've read this a million times, just can't remember it now..)

I'm sure it says that I do need to on the gov website. Can I call any civil surgeon listed? AND will they provide the form needed our do I need to wait for the packet from the embassy???

[estrellademiel 7]

Is this right guys? I call and schedule the dr. appt??

(I'm sure I've read this a million times, just can't remember it now..)

I'm sure it says that I do need to on the gov website. Can I call any civil surgeon listed? AND will they provide the form needed our do I need to wait for the packet from the embassy???

have a read mama

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/how-to-begin-an-immigrant-visa-process/step-4-the-medical-examination.html

[estrellademiel 7]

also read this

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/supplements/BNS-SUP-MULT-0001-0809.pdf

[estrellademiel 7]

also this

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/how-to-begin-an-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-the-visa-interview-and-adjudication.html

[Emmamama 2]

also this

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/how-to-begin-an-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-the-visa-interview-and-adjudication.html

if it weren't for you, i'd still be in the visa dark ages.

thanks!

[Emmamama 2]

also read this

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/supplements/BNS-SUP-MULT-0001-0809.pdf

i should wait for this from embassy before i do anything else?

[Emmamama 2]

does this show up for you?? i just see random symbols.

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/consular-pdfs/medical-exam-instructions.html

Edited May 3, 2010 by Emmamama

[Darnell 8,478]

does this show up for you?? i just see random symbols.

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/consular-pdfs/medical-exam-instructions.html

ya - symbols here too

but - save it as a pdf file (just add .pdf to the extension when saving it)

and see if it comes up.

It's a blunder, IMO - as this file is PDF, not html - i have tech issues with it here, cannot pull it up

Edited May 3, 2010 by Darnell

[estrellademiel 7]

just check the web site of the US Embassy at Buenos Aires..

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas.html

and this is the information that is here in VJ for Buenos aires

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Argentina&cty=Buenos%20Aires

[estrellademiel 7]

please give them a call read this

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/consular-pdfs/iv-appointment-info-english.pdf

Police certificate is obtained at registro nacional de reincidencia. http://www2.jus.gov.ar/reincidencia/RN_ATENPRIVADO.HTML

(processing times vary from 8 hours to 5 days, with different fees)

You must send in a photocopy of everything on the checklist BEFORE the interview. This is a new requirment! This includues the passport style pictures too!.

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/how-to-begin-an-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-the-visa-interview-and-adjudication.html

[estrellademiel 7]

can you read it now??

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/medical/BNS-MED-MULT-0001-1002.pdf

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/supplements/BNS-SUP-MULT-0001-0809.pdf

what I understand is that the first thing is that you need to call them to confirm that that date and time is your interview

and that you need to do your medicals and send a copy of the medical exam envelope and the photos prior to the interview... for the medical exam you whould go to your personal doctor to obtain a copy of the immunization record

and you need to make appointment 3 days before the day that you want to go

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

Before coming to your immigrant visa appointment you will have to undergo a medical examination in the following order:

1)

VERIFY YOUR VACCINATIONS: US Immigration Law requires that all Immigrant visa applicants obtain certain vaccinations prior to the issuance of an Immigrant Visa. The actual vaccinations you will require will depend on your age, gender and medical condition. The vaccinations that may be required are:

MUMPS, MEASLES, RUBELLA, POLIO, TETANUS AND DIPHTHERIA TOXOIDS, PERTUSSIS, HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (HIB), HEPATITIS B, VARICELLA, PNEUMOCOCCAL, INFLUENZA, ROTAVIRUS, HEPATITIS A and MENINGOCOCCAL.

In order to assist the panel physician, and to avoid delays in the processing of an Immigrant Visa, all Immigrant Visa Applicants should have their vaccination records available for the panel physician’s review at the time of the immigrant medical examination. If you do not have a vaccination record, you should contact your family doctor or regular health care provider BEFORE the appointment date, in order to obtain a copy of the immunization record. Please DO NOT schedule your appointment until you have a vaccination record. You can discuss with the panel physician which vaccinations you may need to meet the requirements, or justify certain vaccination waivers. Only a physician can determine which of the listed vaccinations are medically inappropriate for you, given your age, medical history and/ or current medical condition. You can also visit Dr. Stamboulian offices for information regarding availability and provision of vaccination services (4515-3000 or visit the web site at http://www.drstamboulian.com.ar/ ). The vaccination fee will depend on which vaccinations are needed.

PLEASE NOTE: Vaccination requirements do not apply at this time to K and V visa Applicants. However, they will be required by the US Department of Homeland Security at the time of the change of status in the US.

2)

LABORATORY TESTS: Before you appointment with the doctor, you should complete the following exams:

SEROLOGY TEST: $25 Pesos

CHEST X-RAY: $40 Pesos

Physicians

Dr. Graciela Bohbouth 15-4423-5665 Sarmiento 74, 1ro ”1” Martinez

gbohbouth@fibertel.com.ar O’Higgins 2243 2do “A” Buenos Aires

Dr. Alberto Gallacher 4961-5824// 4961-8921 Junin 969 7mo”A” Buenos Aires al_cen@hotmail.com 4555-7730 Echeverria 3625 PB 1 Buenos Aires

4202-4929 Cochabamba 220 1piso Banfield

Dr. Raul M. Kelly 4803-4331 Junin 1631 2do “C” Buenos Aires

Raulkelly6@hotmail.com

Dr. Juan Sorda 4815-5818// 4815-5864// Av. Callao 875 2° “C” Buenos Aires

jsorda@fibertel.com.ar 15-4475-4476

The chosen doctor will conduct a physical exam that includes an ophthalmologic examination and will verify that all the vaccination requirements have been met. Applicants using contact lenses will be required to remove them for the exam.

IMPORTANT: After the medical examination has been completed, the physician will return to you the results of the exam in a sealed envelope. If the envelope shows signs of having being opened or tampered with, THE RESULTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS VALID.

Fees are updated annually; therefore, please confirm the fees with the lab and physicians when scheduling your appointment.

the other letter says

Consular Section

Immigrant Visa Section

Av. Colombia 4300

C1425GMN Buenos Aires, Argentina

E-mail: buenosaires-iv@state.gov

Dear Applicant:

Congratulations, your case has been sent to the Immigrant Visa Section at the US Consulate in Buenos Aires.

Please contact the Consular Section as soon as you have received this letter by e-mail so that we can confirm the appointment date that the NVC has provisionally scheduled for you. You cannot attend the appointment without our confirmation. We need to verify that all the required documents are in order. Please provide us with your case number (which must start with BNS), complete name and date of birth, so that we can properly identify your case.

Moreover, please send us a copy of the medical exam envelope and your photos, and remember that in order to proceed with your case correctly you will have to submit all the original documents of the copies that you have previously submitted to the NVC.

Sincerely,

Immigrant Visa Unit American Embassy, Consular Section Buenos Aires, Argentina http://argentina.usembassy.gov/

Diagnostico Médico Monday through Friday 7am -1pm and on Saturdays 8am-12pm located in Capital Federal, at Junin 1023; phone # 4827-6300.

MEDICAL EXAM: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

•

Medical exam fee: $250 Pesos. The fee must be paid at the physician’s office in cash.

•

You may choose any of the following physicians. They are the only doctors authorized by the Embassy.

•

Please call the physician's office to schedule the hour AT LEAST THREE BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE. (Do not count Saturdays, Sundays or Argentine national holidays).

•

Each applicant to be examined should take to the appointment:

1-His/ her passport,

2-Argentine DNI,

3-A photo (5x5)

4-Vaccination records

5-These instructions

Medical Exam

[Emmamama 2]

can you read it now??

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/medical/BNS-MED-MULT-0001-1002.pdf

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/supplements/BNS-SUP-MULT-0001-0809.pdf

what I understand is that the first thing is that you need to call them to confirm that that date and time is your interview

and that you need to do your medicals and send a copy of the medical exam envelope and the photos prior to the interview... for the medical exam you whould go to your personal doctor to obtain a copy of the immunization record

and you need to make appointment 3 days before the day that you want to go

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

Before coming to your immigrant visa appointment you will have to undergo a medical examination in the following order:

1)

VERIFY YOUR VACCINATIONS: US Immigration Law requires that all Immigrant visa applicants obtain certain vaccinations prior to the issuance of an Immigrant Visa. The actual vaccinations you will require will depend on your age, gender and medical condition. The vaccinations that may be required are:

MUMPS, MEASLES, RUBELLA, POLIO, TETANUS AND DIPHTHERIA TOXOIDS, PERTUSSIS, HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (HIB), HEPATITIS B, VARICELLA, PNEUMOCOCCAL, INFLUENZA, ROTAVIRUS, HEPATITIS A and MENINGOCOCCAL.

In order to assist the panel physician, and to avoid delays in the processing of an Immigrant Visa, all Immigrant Visa Applicants should have their vaccination records available for the panel physician’s review at the time of the immigrant medical examination. If you do not have a vaccination record, you should contact your family doctor or regular health care provider BEFORE the appointment date, in order to obtain a copy of the immunization record. Please DO NOT schedule your appointment until you have a vaccination record. You can discuss with the panel physician which vaccinations you may need to meet the requirements, or justify certain vaccination waivers. Only a physician can determine which of the listed vaccinations are medically inappropriate for you, given your age, medical history and/ or current medical condition. You can also visit Dr. Stamboulian offices for information regarding availability and provision of vaccination services (4515-3000 or visit the web site at http://www.drstamboulian.com.ar/ ). The vaccination fee will depend on which vaccinations are needed.

PLEASE NOTE: Vaccination requirements do not apply at this time to K and V visa Applicants. However, they will be required by the US Department of Homeland Security at the time of the change of status in the US.

2)

LABORATORY TESTS: Before you appointment with the doctor, you should complete the following exams:

SEROLOGY TEST: $25 Pesos

CHEST X-RAY: $40 Pesos

Physicians

Dr. Graciela Bohbouth 15-4423-5665 Sarmiento 74, 1ro ”1” Martinez

gbohbouth@fibertel.com.ar O’Higgins 2243 2do “A” Buenos Aires

Dr. Alberto Gallacher 4961-5824// 4961-8921 Junin 969 7mo”A” Buenos Aires al_cen@hotmail.com 4555-7730 Echeverria 3625 PB 1 Buenos Aires

4202-4929 Cochabamba 220 1piso Banfield

Dr. Raul M. Kelly 4803-4331 Junin 1631 2do “C” Buenos Aires

Raulkelly6@hotmail.com

Dr. Juan Sorda 4815-5818// 4815-5864// Av. Callao 875 2° “C” Buenos Aires

jsorda@fibertel.com.ar 15-4475-4476

The chosen doctor will conduct a physical exam that includes an ophthalmologic examination and will verify that all the vaccination requirements have been met. Applicants using contact lenses will be required to remove them for the exam.

IMPORTANT: After the medical examination has been completed, the physician will return to you the results of the exam in a sealed envelope. If the envelope shows signs of having being opened or tampered with, THE RESULTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS VALID.

Fees are updated annually; therefore, please confirm the fees with the lab and physicians when scheduling your appointment.

the other letter says

Consular Section

Immigrant Visa Section

Av. Colombia 4300

C1425GMN Buenos Aires, Argentina

E-mail: buenosaires-iv@state.gov

Dear Applicant:

Congratulations, your case has been sent to the Immigrant Visa Section at the US Consulate in Buenos Aires.

Please contact the Consular Section as soon as you have received this letter by e-mail so that we can confirm the appointment date that the NVC has provisionally scheduled for you. You cannot attend the appointment without our confirmation. We need to verify that all the required documents are in order. Please provide us with your case number (which must start with BNS), complete name and date of birth, so that we can properly identify your case.

Moreover, please send us a copy of the medical exam envelope and your photos, and remember that in order to proceed with your case correctly you will have to submit all the original documents of the copies that you have previously submitted to the NVC.

Sincerely,

Immigrant Visa Unit American Embassy, Consular Section Buenos Aires, Argentina http://argentina.usembassy.gov/

Diagnostico Médico Monday through Friday 7am -1pm and on Saturdays 8am-12pm located in Capital Federal, at Junin 1023; phone # 4827-6300.

MEDICAL EXAM: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

•

Medical exam fee: $250 Pesos. The fee must be paid at the physician’s office in cash.

•

You may choose any of the following physicians. They are the only doctors authorized by the Embassy.

•

Please call the physician's office to schedule the hour AT LEAST THREE BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE. (Do not count Saturdays, Sundays or Argentine national holidays).

•

Each applicant to be examined should take to the appointment:

1-His/ her passport,

2-Argentine DNI,

3-A photo (5x5)

4-Vaccination records

5-These instructions

Medical Exam

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