Can I schedule my medical before I pay and schedule my interview? (from Philippines)

[manong vendor 0]

Does anybody know why you need to schedule medical one week before the interview?

I have an interview scheduled for Nov. 26th and have everything I need prepared except for a new passport in her newmarried name with over 6 months time left. I am taking my stepdaughter in for medical on Monday but my wife cannot because we are waiting for passport appointment on wens 13th and will do 7 day rush processing should receive the passport on Nov 21st. Only then can we do medical after receiving the passport on the 22nd and 25th. Then the interview is on the 26th wow am cutting it close but don't want to reschedule if I don't have to.

We had intentions of completing all this much earlier but wait on documents(NSO Marriage, CFO to get new passport and every delay) has taken longer than expected. Over all the process has went well it just this last couple weeks than are difficult.

Questions:

Why do you need or do they recommend the medical one week in advance?

What happens if we complete wife's medical on Tuesday and have the interview on Wednesday?

[Hank_ 9,174]

Does anybody know why you need to schedule medical one week before the interview?

I have an interview scheduled for Nov. 26th and have everything I need prepared except for a new passport in her newmarried name with over 6 months time left. I am taking my stepdaughter in for medical on Monday but my wife cannot because we are waiting for passport appointment on wens 13th and will do 7 day rush processing should receive the passport on Nov 21st. Only then can we do medical after receiving the passport on the 22nd and 25th. Then the interview is on the 26th wow am cutting it close but don't want to reschedule if I don't have to.

We had intentions of completing all this much earlier but wait on documents(NSO Marriage, CFO to get new passport and every delay) has taken longer than expected. Over all the process has went well it just this last couple weeks than are difficult.

Questions:

Why do you need or do they recommend the medical one week in advance?

I would keep the interview date you have, if the medical file isn't at the embassy for the interview they will still do the interview, you will just have a short delay waiting for the medical file to reach your visa application file, then a review and final approval. Still faster then trying to reschedule.

[manong vendor 0]

rob, if the passport is the only thing that is holding yor wife to have her medical appointment, your wife can still under go med exams using her current passport because the passport is technically valid. unless of course that you want your wife's passport to bear the new married name. the important thing is to keep your appointment since you might never know the next available date if you get reschduled. granting that everything went well on the medical exams, and you are able to process the new passport prior to interview, you can havein their records updated at the time of interview. Assumming that you get refused or 221g'ed for additional documentation, and you received the new passport during that time, you can send it via 2GO courier free of charge and make a request addreessed to the processing team to update their records to relect the current name and passport number of your spouse. So when your visas are approved, the visas will reflect the new married name of your spouse.

[Hank_ 9,174]

rob, if the passport is the only thing that is holding yor wife to have her medical appointment, your wife can still under go med exams using her current passport because the passport is technically valid. unless of course that you want your wife's passport to bear the new married name. the important thing is to keep your appointment since you might never know the next available date if you get reschduled. granting that everything went well on the medical exams, and you are able to process the new passport prior to interview, you can havein their records updated at the time of interview. Assumming that you get refused or 221g'ed for additional documentation, and you received the new passport during that time, you can send it via 2GO courier free of charge and make a request addreessed to the processing team to update their records to relect the current name and passport number of your spouse. So when your visas are approved, the visas will reflect the new married name of your spouse.

SLEC stamps the passport during the medical. If she switches passports by the time of the interview it could cause a slight delay.

[manong vendor 0]

SLEC stamps the passport during the medical. If she switches passports by the time of the interview it could cause a slight delay.

It is true that SLEC stamps passports during medical and SLEC forwards medical results to embassy together with a copy of the applicants passport. However, I don't think switching passport could cause any unnecesarry delays. Come interview date, they have series of intake and pre-interview process (remember those filipino interviewers prior to CO?) they do initial interviewing with data and document verification. Their job is make sure that all of the applicant's information are correct and documents submitted are valid including AOS requirements. So during that stage they can update the passport information on the spot.

[Hank_ 9,174]

... remember the 221g at the end where they request additional documentation ? If all the "T" and all the "I" are not crossed or dotted to the satisfaction of USEM...

K.I.S.S.

[manong vendor 0]

... remember the 221g at the end where they request additional documentation ? If all the "T" and all the "I" are not crossed or dotted to the satisfaction of USEM...

K.I.S.S.

as you have said, the applicant would only be G'ed if they have not satisfied the CO with the required documentation during interview. But if the applicant had met all the required documents to the CO's satisfaction then it would be straight approval...

[Hank_ 9,174]

as you have said, the applicant would only be G'ed if they have not satisfied the CO with the required documentation during interview. But if the applicant had met all the required documents to the CO's satisfaction then it would be straight approval...

... so why do you think SLEC stamps the passport? And you don't think USEM would look for that stamp in the passport? If the stamp doesn't matter at all why is SLEC even bothering to do it?

[manong vendor 0]

... so why do you think SLEC stamps the passport? And you don't think USEM would look for that stamp in the passport? If the stamp doesn't matter at all why is SLEC even bothering to do it?i

USEM "might" be looking at those stamps as proof that the applicant had indeed undergo medical examination with SLEC. However, the stamps are more of a procedure rather than a policy.

[Hank_ 9,174]

So the stamp is unnecessary? USEM won't look for it and if it's not in the passport will not question that? Just a policy at SLEC?

The idea here is to get through the visa process with the least amount of issues.

Being your timeline and profile are very lacking... when/where did you do this process?

[manong vendor 0]

So the stamp is unnecessary? USEM won't look for it and if it's not in the passport will not question that? Just a policy at SLEC?

The idea here is to get through the visa process with the least amount of issues.

Being your timeline and profile are very lacking... when/where did you do this process?

I have no recollection that I ever mentioned that the stamped was unecessary not would I suggest to skip the stamp part. Also, I have not mentioned that it was a policy but i do recall that i mentioned it as a procedure. Policy and procedure are two different things. I am also not trying in any way complicate the visa process but rather want to help our fellow VJ'ers. Does lack of info on one's profile affect credibility?

[Hank_ 9,174]

I have no recollection that I ever mentioned that the stamped was unecessary not would I suggest to skip the stamp part. Also, I have not mentioned that it was a policy but i do recall that i mentioned it as a procedure. Policy and procedure are two different things. I am also not trying in any way complicate the visa process but rather want to help our fellow VJ'ers. Does lack of info on one's profile affect credibility?

... thus bringing things back to the original statement regarding the OP in the process of getting her new passport THEN doing the medical.... rather then your suggestion of doing the medical using her old passport - the stamp from SLEC would be in her old passport and she would be using her new passport for the interview.. begging the question - would USEM look for the stamp from SLEC in her passport?

As for your profile and timeline information adding credibility - yes. Helps to know if you have completed the process or are "shooting from the hip". Of course one could easily enter false information there.

[manong vendor 0]

... thus bringing things back to the original statement regarding the OP in the process of getting her new passport THEN doing the medical.... rather then your suggestion of doing the medical using her old passport - the stamp from SLEC would be in her old passport and she would be using her new passport for the interview.. begging the question - would USEM look for the stamp from SLEC in her passport?

As for your profile and timeline information adding credibility - yes. Helps to know if you have completed the process or are "shooting from the hip". Of course one could easily enter false information there.

they would look for the stamp. but isn't it that the applicant should also be bringing her old and new passport upon interview? not for the sole reason of the SLEC stamp but also if the CO would like to verify her travel records and duration of ther stay on certain countries as they might be over a year which could be required to produre certain police clearance from that country (6 months if you are on a K visa applicant).

As for my profile, I will let you be the judge if you believe if am soliciting wrong information.