Booking medical

[Stuart and Tina 4]

My I-129f was approved last week and I have not recieved packet 3 yet.Can I book my medical now?If so,how do I actually do it?Do I call them up or do they automatically give you a date for your medical after I send the 4 forms away?

[lost_at_sea 995]

You book your own medical (you phone the doctor surgery).

You need your LND number from the NVC or you can wait for it to come from the embassy in Packet 3 (a letter with your LND number and a link to this website with instructions on how you apply for your visa, the medical and forms: http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html) to book your medical, and your police certificate. Click "medical examination" in the left menu on that website, then the PDF on the right hand side tells you everything about booking and what happens.

You should make sure your medical is booked at a time when London will definitely have your case, as your medical results will be sent to the embassy about 4 days after and they may be confused if they don't have your file yet and lose your results.

If you want to wait til London has your file, keep calling them until they tell you they have your case. They can give you your LND over the phone if they have your file already.

It's gonna take a couple weeks for your file to pass through the NVC to London, at least. You probably won't get packet 3 in the mail for about 4 weeks.

This is pretty much the same as I told you in your last medical thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/437525-medical-in-london/#entry6316493

Edited June 24, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[Stuart and Tina 4]

Yeah thanks again.I shall just wait until I receive packet 3.Dont want to risk messing things up at this stage by trying to save a week or 2.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

My I-129f was approved last week and I have not recieved packet 3 yet.Can I book my medical now?If so,how do I actually do it?Do I call them up or do they automatically give you a date for your medical after I send the 4 forms away?

You need your police certificate to attend the medical, so get that ordered if you don't have it. The NVC will send a letter to the petitioner with the new Dept of State case number LNDxxxxxxxx after they assign it. You can also ring them. Don't call the embassy. It costs per minute and they aren't very helpful for what you pay.

This post has a summary of what happens for London K1s . http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/428857-my-full-story/?p=6211218

This post has a list of things you should already have done if you want to be ahead. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/350185-london-2012-k1s-from-noa2-to-interview-thread/

[lost_at_sea 995]

Ah. Didn't realise NVC had cheaper calls. I assumed they were all money drains. Yeah that would be better.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Ah. Didn't realise NVC had cheaper calls. I assumed they were all money drains. Yeah that would be better.

NVC and DOS do not charge to answer the phone. They are in the US, so the petitioner may want to do the calling unless the beneficiary has a cheap way to call. London embassy charges £1.23/minute (last I checked) from within the UK or a flat rate $16 for calls from the US.