Child and finacee medical exam at St. Luke's

[Leatherneck 693]

Hospital staff and plenty of other filipinas watching. I went inside St Luke's for my wife's sputum results and talked to the doctors and got to look around. It's a fairly safe environment, I wouldn't worry about the time separated, and one thing I have noticed about the Philippine culture is they seem to work things out amongst themselves easier without our two cents. lol The volume St Luke's is accustomed to, you can bet they have this issue at least a couple times a day.

Well said!

[RandR333 9]

Cool beans. Thanks!

[vacrimefighter 10]

I just called Maria, about your question. At no time she had to leave her 7 year old daughter...They go through the process together. XRAYs the daughter had to step outside for just a moment.

BACKGROUND: My fiancee lives on Mindanao and will have to fly with her child to Manila for exams & interviews and will stay in a hotel while there.

My fiancee and her 5 y.o. son will be taking the St. Luke's medical exams sometime in the next few months. I figured that they'd both be doing them at the same time; he in the pediatric area and she in the adults area.

However, my fiancee texted me this morning that this may not be correct and she is concerned about leaving her child unattended while she undergoes her exam.

Can someone with experience taking a child to SLEC please chime in and explain what the process is actually like?

Thanks!

Seems like everyone has a different experience in this process - this is our experience from this week.

Logistic/Facts

We book our room through Asia Travel Hotels – Bayview Park Hotel that is located directly across the street from the Embassy and Saint Luke Medical Center. We received a better discount with the breakfast buffet then we could get from the hotel.

Ladies – you cannot get your physical if your having your monthly menstrual cycle. They will turn you away, and tell you to come back.

This is a two-day {non-consecutive} day process for a K1/K2 Visa

The entire process of waiting in line and back to our hotel room on the first day took approximately 6 hours.

The entire process of waiting in line and back to our hotel room on the send day took approximately 1.5 hours.

Day 1 (Tuesday)

Physical

TB test {tuberculosis skin test}

We arrived at the Medical Center on Tuesday around 5:15 am and there were at least 35 people in front of us.

Medical Center rejected our passport/visa pictures because of our current hairstyle. {How ever you look in your passport/visa picture is how you better look when you arrive}

Medical Center scheduled our next appointment two days later to read the TB test results and they will give us our vaccinations.

Day 2 (Thursday)

Results of the TB test

Vaccinations

Sealed Medical Records sent to the Embassy for the Monday Interview

Medical Cleared - on to the Interview {Monday}

The Fees:

US$213.35 for 15 year and older

US$185.35 for 14 year and below

Things they asked for:

1) They did ask for your new case number {Alien Case number}. MNL - we did not have it

2) Valid Passport (have it photocopied as well)

3) Appointment letter – Bring original and have the first 2 pages photo copied.

4) 4 pictures. 2x2 photos – {Near the Embassy a business that specialize in VISA/Passport pic.}

5) {NICE TO HAVE} Online Registration form already filled out.

6) Black pen

[StraightShooter 62]

I just called Maria, about your question. At no time she had to leave her 7 year old daughter...They go through the process together. XRAYs the daughter had to step outside for just a moment...

That's what we needed to know, thanks!

[Hank_ 9,174]

[flosy 0]

Cool beans. Thanks!

I and my 5 years old son went our medical at st. luke last dec.2011,there was no problem their staff will assist you where to go and what to do next..don't worry about your child they will watch your child when your fiancee is having her test..take note the child result will take 48hours so be prepare 3days total on their medical.in our case we went there monday we got done the most part on that day and we went back on wednesday for the result but your fiancee can get hers on the next day and her child on the following day in our case i decided to get mine together with son's result..

[StraightShooter 62]

I and my 5 years old son went our medical at st. luke last dec.2011,there was no problem their staff will assist you where to go and what to do next..don't worry about your child they will watch your child when your fiancee is having her test..take note the child result will take 48hours so be prepare 3days total on their medical.in our case we went there monday we got done the most part on that day and we went back on wednesday for the result but your fiancee can get hers on the next day and her child on the following day in our case i decided to get mine together with son's result..

Thank you. How soon after you completed the medical did you have your interview?

[flosy 0]

Thank you. How soon after you completed the medical did you have your interview?

my original plan was 5days before my interview and stay manila at least 9days for medical and interview,i'm from mindanao area its hassle and expensive to fly to manila but i ended up having my medical 2 weeks before interview cuz that week before interview was my menstrual cylce/monthly period schedule and i dont want to mess around cuz you can't complete medical if you have it they will tell you to come back after your monthly period..i did figured out its expensive to stay longer in manila so what i did was i flew twice in manila for medical and interview..during medical we stayed 4days and during interview we stayed 3days..9 days is enough for medical and interview.what particular province or city is your fiancee?

[flosy 0]

i had my interview 2weeks after my medical but she have her medical at least 5 days before her interview date,.i did it in advance cuz the schedule of my menstrual cycle was close to my interview date and you can't complete your medical if you have it.what particular province or city is your fiancee?

Edited February 28, 2012 by flosy

[StraightShooter 62]

i had my interview 2weeks after my medical but she have her medical at least 5 days before her interview date,.i did it in advance cuz the schedule of my menstrual cycle was close to my interview date and you can't complete your medical if you have it.what particular province or city is your fiancee?

My fiancee is on Mindanao. We're hoping that she and her son can start the medical on a Monday and be done by Wednesday, giving 2 days for the results to get to the embassy for a Friday interview. We don't want to have to fly both of them up there twice just to get the interview done.

[flosy 0]

My fiancee is on Mindanao. We're hoping that she and her son can start the medical on a Monday and be done by Wednesday, giving 2 days for the results to get to the embassy for a Friday interview. We don't want to have to fly both of them up there twice just to get the interview done.

good timing she is being schedule for interview on friday,mine was wednesday and had no choice than to fly manila twice cuz it will cost me alot if i did stay there..make sure she is not having her monthly period during her medical.did you find hotel for them?if not try the casa bocobo its nice,clean,free wifi and its affordable and walking distance to st.luke clinic and just 5mins.ride to us embassy.from where your fiancee in mindanao?im from butuan city northern part.

[vacrimefighter 10]

First come - first serve for her medical appointment - You might be able to get everything done in one week ? Put I decided to give her a few extra days, just in case she needed something.

Monday (Physical)

Wednesday (Physical results)

Friday (CFO) Commission on Filipinos Overseas

Monday (Interview Scheduled) and passed

I book their room through Asia Travel Hotels – Bayview Park Hotel that is located directly across the street from the Embassy and Saint Luke Medical Center. They received a better discount with the breakfast buffet then we could get from the hotel. $45 us a night.

Edited February 28, 2012 by vacrimefighter