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mapletree   33

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How long should we spend in Manila for the Interview and Medical?

We will be flying in for the medical and interview. It looks like with respect to the medical it is just show up and wait, and it may take 2 days. As such, it would seem 3 full days in Manila are in order.

So I am thinking schedule 2 days for the medical, and a third day for the interview.

Total of three (3) full days and four (4) nights.

Does this make sense?

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unless u get a positive xray then you would need to go back for 3 days in a row to give a sputum sample

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How long should we spend in Manila for the Interview and Medical?

We will be flying in for the medical and interview. It looks like with respect to the medical it is just show up and wait, and it may take 2 days. As such, it would seem 3 full days in Manila are in order.

So I am thinking schedule 2 days for the medical, and a third day for the interview.

Total of three (3) full days and four (4) nights.

Does this make sense?

I think that makes sense. Medical is 2 days and interview can be the following day. In case like this, St Luke will allow your Fiancee to hand carry the medical results and personally submit it to US embassy during interview. It happened to us. We finished our medical on Friday and our interview was on next week, Tuesday, so we hand carried the medical results with us. As long as your Fiancee will have no problem with her medical results, this duration is just very fine. If she got medical problem, then the interview has to be rescheduled. Good luck and God bless ! :)

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The medical is 2 days, but if you have something come up on your x-rays it will take longer so I suggest having day 1 of the medical be at least 4 business days before your interview.

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I assume its possible, must admit however I havent seen a post where a medical was finished one day and the interview the next. I have seen medical on Mon, and Tuesday and interview on Friday. To me thats leaving no measure for any issue that may come up.

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3 days is the absolute bare minimum. Any small hitch and you might have to reschedule the interview (not to mention your return flight). Why would you want to risk that? Manila has many things to do and see. I would spend a couple more days, and if you end up with extra time then go sightseeing or shopping.

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