St Lukes Medical Exam, Can my spouse do it early?

[David & Diana R 1,005]

We are at the stage now where the NVC has received our package from USCIS, they have given me an NVC Case Number and an Invoice Identification Number. The bill is not yet prepared and the DS-3032 have not been sent out yet. (I have the DS-3032 already in my hands signed by my spouse with the upc code prepared and attached already. Thanks to the VJ web site...) My spouse in the Philippines has some very important schooling that she cannot miss that will run from April 15, 2013 through May 15, 2013 in her home town of Cebu. I was wondering, is there any reason that I cannot send her to Manila this coming Monday and have her complete her medical exam? I am quite confident that our VISA will go smoothly but in the essence of time I want to know if I can send her to complete the medical exam now? Do I need any number from NVC for her to get the physical other than the NVC number and the receipt number? Can she just show up at St Lukes on Monday and ask and pay to have the medical exam? I know she has to bring her Passport and three (3) Passport size photos. Is there any reason why I can't send her now? Does the embassy hand the records over to her after the exam or do they send it directly to the US Embassy in Manila? Please help...

[TLlanos 4]

Good Evening!

It would be so nice if they allowed us to get the medical done during the NVC process... That'd totally help in so many ways, but you can't.

As far as I know, you must have a case complete and a date for the interview assigned by NVC before you can actually get the medical done.

Regards,

Thalita

[Inky 1,110]

Moved from CR-1 forums to regional forums as this is a question about the medical in another country and should be answered by people from that country.

[Darnell 8,478]

She won't be interviewing prior to May 15th, so I think a rush on the medical is useless at this moment.

remember, the validity of the visa is tied to the medical exam date,

so if you get an earlier medical exam, the duration on the validity is less.

Which, of course, sucks if you were counting on having 6 months after visa issuance date to do something in the PI before jumping on a plane.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

She won't be interviewing prior to May 15th, so I think a rush on the medical is useless at this moment.

remember, the validity of the visa is tied to the medical exam date,

so if you get an earlier medical exam, the duration on the validity is less.

Which, of course, sucks if you were counting on having 6 months after visa issuance date to do something in the PI before jumping on a plane.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

Darnell,

Mahalo for the quick reply. But I can assure you the day she receives her VISA is the day I pick her up and we fly off to Hawaii. In fact, I will most likely schedule my next trip to Manila from Hawaii to coincide with her interview date (not yet set of course) Following her interview we will fly to Cebu to pack up and give away some of her belongings. We will say good bye to her family and friends over a few days time. I had planned on telling Manila Embassy to hold her visa there. Once the visa is at Manila Embassy we will fly back to Manila, pick it up and jet off to Hawaii. Ambitious? Yes, I guess but I am the luckiest man in the world. I am so in love it's crazy! Well you can see in our profile photo that I have been blessed with a very beautiful wife, thanks be to GOD for that. So now that you have this information is there any reason why she cannot go to St Lukes and get her medical? Of course she has her passport, passport photos, and we have an NVC number as well as an Invoice Identification Number. Does she need anything else before she goes to St Lukes??

[TBoneTX 45,308]

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Edited April 6, 2013 by TBoneTX

[Darnell 8,478]

ya, sure - can go early, with just the MNL casefile #... no worries there, for getting in the door.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

ya, sure - can go early, with just the MNL casefile #... no worries there, for getting in the door.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

Darnell, I am getting mixed messages here. Others are telling me you cannot do medical exam until CASE COMPLETE STATUS AND INTERVIEW IS SCHEDULED. I don't want to send my wife to Manila for nothing. Of course I cant call St Lukes now they are closed for the weekend I am sure. How can I get a definite answer. I mean it makes sense to me that St Lukes would not care about when my wife came as long as she has her Passport, photos and of course her pesos! But how can I be sure? She has gone thru so much to get this far. If I send her to Manila and she is denied she will be so upset. I am not sure what to do. Is there any way you know of or who I can contact to get a definite answer???

[madtownguy 164]

You can do it before interview is set. It is not a problem my fiance didn't have the interview set when we made the appointment. You are however wrong about the ability to pick up a passport/visa at the embassy. You will have to wait a few days after interview for it to be sent to 2go location. They will ask you where you want visa sent, if you do it online you can view the location.

I personally don't think you need and MNL number, they make good money doing the exams why would they turn someone down? We did have MNL number when we scheduled exam though. Good luck!

Edited April 6, 2013 by madtownguy

[Mogambi 96]

Also, the one thing I haven't yet seen in your proposed timeline is the CFO seminar. Sorry if I missed it, but don't forget, she cannot leave the country until that is done. And you'll need the visa to do it. SO, either you'll have to 1) do your interview, stay in manila until you get the visa, and then you can do the CFO in Manila (and maybe in Cebu too), or if you were going to Cebu after your interview, come back to Manila, do the CFO before you can leave.

Be aware that there CAN be delays with the CFO. Sometimes they are real jerks. It can turn into an all day thing, so give yourself a little buffer there.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Darnell, I am getting mixed messages here. Others are telling me you cannot do medical exam until CASE COMPLETE STATUS AND INTERVIEW IS SCHEDULED. I don't want to send my wife to Manila for nothing. Of course I cant call St Lukes now they are closed for the weekend I am sure. How can I get a definite answer. I mean it makes sense to me that St Lukes would not care about when my wife came as long as she has her Passport, photos and of course her pesos! But how can I be sure? She has gone thru so much to get this far. If I send her to Manila and she is denied she will be so upset. I am not sure what to do. Is there any way you know of or who I can contact to get a definite answer???

Here is info for SLEC, they state on their website that for the IR/CR-1 you need the NVC instructions letter:

St. Luke's:

http://www.slec.ph/us-visa-applicants.shtml#required-docs

Have copies of passport bio page, confirmation page from scheduling interview online at embassy (or if the embassy mails a confirmation letter bring a copy of that) (NVC Instructions Letter is for IR/CR-1 visa), and of course the 2X2 photos. (copy of annulment is asked for at times)

PREREGISTER at St. Luke's website, it saves time when you arrive. http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

[Hank_ 9,174]

You can do it before interview is set. It is not a problem my fiance didn't have the interview set when we made the appointment. You are however wrong about the ability to pick up a passport/visa at the embassy. You will have to wait a few days after interview for it to be sent to 2go location. They will ask you where you want visa sent, if you do it online you can view the location.

I personally don't think you need and MNL number, they make good money doing the exams why would they turn someone down? We did have MNL number when we scheduled exam though. Good luck!

The MNL # is needed for the medical that is how they connect the medical to the visa applicant.

[Tahoma 2,292]

You can do it before interview is set. It is not a problem my fiance didn't have the interview set when we made the appointment. You are however wrong about the ability to pick up a passport/visa at the embassy. You will have to wait a few days after interview for it to be sent to 2go location. They will ask you where you want visa sent, if you do it online you can view the location.

I personally don't think you need and MNL number, they make good money doing the exams why would they turn someone down? We did have MNL number when we scheduled exam though. Good luck!

St. Lukes does not make appointments. They operate on a walk-in basis only.

By the way, how much money does St. Lukes make doing exams?