Renew medical?

[LizzieBee 25]

Hi again all! Sorry for so many questions this week.

I've read a lot of reviews that said the CO requested a renewed TB test. It supposedly doesn't expire for six months I believe? Or five months? but it seems like they request a new one before that anyway. My fiance called the doctor to see if he could renew it beforehand, and she said he'd have to do the entire physical for about $300. I told him to wait, but I just want to hear other people's stories. Did they ask you to renew your physical? If so, how long had it been? Advice wanted, please! We want to get him here before Ramadan if possible (starting June 28th) so we're trying to do anything we can to make this go smoothly.

[visaqueries 111]

My fiance had his medical done in July, but we knew that the visa would be valid 6 months from the date of his medical. As a result, he went back and did the entire medical again in December...before his interview. We did not wait for them to ask him to renew it. The doctor where he returned did ask why he was coming back if they hadn't asked him to renew it, but she did do the whole medical again. My fiance went for his interview December 18, turned in the new medical, and the lady who took his paperwork replaced the old one. We were approved February 4, and his visa expiration date was June 8 (six months after his December 8 medical exam). I don't know if this was the right thing to do or not. We didn't want him to be delayed because his medical had expired and felt this was the best solution. Thankfully it worked out.

[visaqueries 111]

So, I just asked my husband what he thought, and he says the TB is valid for six months. If your fiance wants to be safe, he could get the TB test ONLY redone and take it to the embassy at the interview. If the TB test will not expire by about a couple of months after the interview date and he doesn't mind traveling within that time frame, then he would be fine.

[LizzieBee 25]

He tried to redo the TB only, but the doctor told him he had to redo the entire physical and not just part of it. She said it was up to him and we decided to wait and see what happens at the interview. His physical was done the beginning of February, so it's been almost four months but he's planning to hop a plane as soon as he has his visa in hand. So hopefully the embassy won't require a new one. We'll see. One thing I know about this process is: I KNOW NOTHING!

[Heather&Ramy 22]

Well... my *now* husband was told to redo the TB at the interview, and then his doctor made him redo the whole thing. I told him before he left to demand to just redo the TB only, and I think he should have pushed for that more, but he wanted to be extra cautious and so he just redid the whole thing as the doctor insisted. ( I was annoyed at that, lol.. waste of money and in my mind just another example of dysfunctional Egypt) I think they demand a TB redo universally these days because everyone is coming in so late for their interviews. Even if you say that you will enter America within the next month after recieving the visa, its better for the embassy to be extra cautious in case you end up delaying it for whatever reasons. My husband and I planned on leaving Egypt immediately after getting the visa but it ended up taking us 2 months to tie up all the lose ends! The good news though is that redoing the test and sending it in only resulted in a less than 2 week delay... considering all the waiting we have been doing and the agonizing AP we could have had, that seemed like nothing!

[LizzieBee 25]

Well, he's in the embassy right now and I can't stop my heart from racing! He was there an hour early and was 4th or 5th in line. His uncle sent me a photo of him walking into the embassy and it's the most precious thing I've ever seen. I checked the CEAC website and his case has already been touched today, so he's probably paid his fees. I'M DYING!!! It's 8:30 am in Cairo.... I wonder how many hours until I hear something!

[Heather&Ramy 22]

Wow! Good luck, can't wait to hear how it went. It's a wonderful feeling to finally get to that stage! Hope you'll be getting that visa in no time now.

[LizzieBee 25]

APPROVED!!!! NO AP!!!!!!!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. He said the interviewer yelled at him, accused him of lying, even accused him of lying about his profession which is ridiculous because he had his law degree certificate with him! I'm so proud of him for staying calm. I can't believe he will be with me soon. SO HAPPY.

Edited May 29, 2014 by LizzieBee

[Heather&Ramy 22]

Wow! Congratulations! Screw the interviewer, you got what you wanted. Good job, for all your hard work and patience! So does that mean your CEAC status says "ready"? No renewing of the TB test?

Edited May 29, 2014 by Heather&Ramy

[LizzieBee 25]

Wow! Congratulations! Screw the interviewer, you got what you wanted. Good job, for all your hard work and patience! So does that mean your CEAC status says "ready"? No renewing of the TB test?

Yep, it says ready. I just got off the phone with my fiance and I can't believe how rude the interviewer was with him. Worse than I ever expected! I guess I'll have fun writing my embassy review tomorrow morning! Thanks for the support. They told him he'll have to travel in June so his medical doesn't expire. That sounds like a good plan to me!

[LizzieBee 25]

And now it says ISSUED ... I'm having a heart attack here, but a VERY GOOD ONE! <3

[visaqueries 111]

Congratulations on your approval!

[LizzieBee 25]

Thank you! I feel like I've been living in a nightmare for months and woke up this morning in a wonderful dream. (Although I've been with the man of my dreams the whole time, so I can't complain too much...)