Medical in Oslo, Norway

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I had my medical today and it went well! Just thought I should post my experience here to help other Norwegians in the future.

I set up an appointment by emailing the doctor's office at info@emigrationmedical.com. Marianne, the nurse, is very helpful and gets back to you in 1 to 2 days. The doctor's office is at Ulleval Stadion. You can take the subway from the central train station. The office is on the third floor of Sognsveien 75 F. I had my x-rays taken a week before at Unilabs and the blood test at my fastlege. I brought the result from the x-rays to the doctor myself while my fastlege sent the blood sample to the lab at Ulleval hospital. I didn't have to take ani vaccines since I already had them all. I know the list of vaccines is long on the NVC website, but you don't need them all, it depends on your age. They were only concerned about the MMR and tetanus, and whether or not I had had varicella. I actually scanned a copy of my vaccination records and emailed it ahead of the appointment. That's a good way to find out if you need to get any vaccines.

When I got there I waited for maybe 20 minutes before the nurse came and got me. She had me fill out a medical history form. It asked questions about any medical conditions. I also had to give a urine sample. This took about 15 minutes. Afterwards I waited for about 30 minutes to see the doctor. He was very nice and relaxed. I had to do a quick eye sight test since I wear contacts. He listened to my heart and lungs and tested some basic reflexes. He also felt my stomach. The whole exam took about 15 minutes and was very easy. I did not have to take all my clothes off and be scrutinized. They said they would probably send my results to the embassy tomorrow since everything was in order. They also send you a letter saying they have sent the results, so you know and don't have to worry

I'm happy I have one less thing to worry about now, and I can focus on the interview, which is four weeks away, yikes!