Moscow Medical Exam and Records

[devikk 0]

Before my fiance leaves for the US,

what medical records/documents should she bring with her that will make things easier when dealing with immigration services later?

Thanks for your help.

[slim 1,525]

At a minimum, she will need a copy of the DS-3025. (That's a record of the immunizations that she's had.... she has one of these done during her medical check and it is possible to obtain a copy then or during the interview.) It will be necessary for the civil surgeon here in the U.S. to see when he/she transcribes them onto the I-693A, which is a necessary document when filing for AOS.

(Technically speaking, it's not necessary, she can start the immunization process over.... but who wants to go that route? Does she want all those shots again? It's also going to save you a ton of money on fees, tests, and time, etc.)

It would be wise for her to get her medical records transcribed into English and hand-carried to her primary care physician here, that way any pre-existing conditions could be "noted" right away and not have to be "proven" through tests and/or office visits, procedures, etc. Doctors are weird about that. They'll take the word of another doctor (even if translated) over your word. Something about that medical degree just makes them more believable, I guess. It's impossible for a lay person to self-diagnose an ailment. After all, we didn't go to med school, did we?

Any health issues that she's had (procedures, surgeries, pregnancies, conditions, etc.) should be documented in English so when the two of you go to the doctor for the first time and fill out the sheets, you don't have to sit there in the waiting room full of grandmothers explaining to your gorgeous young wife what gonorrhea and syphillis is, followed by asking her "have you ever had those before?" (and subsequently asking.... "when?") Also if she has any allergies that's a big medical thing as well.

Most people know all about where their S/O is from, what they like to do, where they dream of being in 5 years... but do they know if they're allergic to latex or penicillin, or if they give them an aspirin are they going to have seizures? (YOU SHOULD KNOW THESE THINGS!!!)

[wissooner 0]

good info, thanks slim...

[slim 1,525]

You're welcome guys. This was one of those "hindsight is 20/20" things, and something I had absolutely never even thought about until it was time for her to go to the doctor.

In reality, it's something that should be talked about in the "building" stages.