Medical treatment

[Shah1234 0]

Need help I have a friend who is a patient and going to USA for medical treatment he is in serious condition belong from a poor family he applied to a some kind of NGO in UAE to help him financially for his treatment in USA they agreed to help him and going to pay for his treatment in USA the NGO transferred 35000 dollars to the UAE consulate in washington for the treatment.there is a hospital in USA where he is going get the treatment everything is ready now the money is transferred the doctor is also welling him to come for treatment he has all the latter's from hospital and conformation letter of money transfer the problem the hospital will only give him appointment when he pay the fee of 2500 dollars which he don't have right now because as I said he belongs from very poor family and the money which is transferred to USA from UAE he can only get that money when he get to USA they mentioned in the letter that when you get there contact to the conslate apon arrival my question is can he apply for the visa without getting the appointment in advance he can get an appointment once he get there is it okay to apply for visa he have all other documents from hospital in USA,UAE NGO and his physical conditions is also very bad I mean anyone can understand by seeing him that he is really ill plz answer me thanks

[KierenHby 899]

my question is can he apply for the visa

yes

[Shah1234 0]

Thanks for the reply so the appointment is not gona be a problem he is afraid of rejection he also have the letter from the doctors in home country stating that this person is need medical treatment in US

[canadian_wife 1,827]

This is a forum for visas to the US. Yes, you friend can apply for a tourist visa. Questions about the medical appointment should be directed to the facility that will do the treatment.

Good luck

[Boiler 45,949]

$35,000 does not sound very much for life threatening treatment.

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

This is a forum for visas to the US. Yes, you friend can apply for a tourist visa. Questions about the medical appointment should be directed to the facility that will do the treatment.

Good luck

I think OP's question was if the lack of appointment will make the denial of the tourist visa more likely.

[jan22 3,056]

The problem is, in order to get a visa for medical treatment, you have to demonstrate that you have an appointment and, more importantly, what the length and cost of the treatment will likely be. Then, you have to show tha you can pay for the treatment in total. The fact that he cannot pay even $2500 right now will not bode well at the interview. Plus, as someone else said, $35,000 for medical treatment will be gone in a flash. Other questions -- who is going to pay for the cost of his travel to and his stay in the US while waiting for treatment and follow-up care? Not trying to say it's impossible, just trying to make you aware of some of the issues the visa officer might raise.

Here is one source (not official from the US government) that explains it fairly well: http://www.***removed***/visitor-visa/visitor-visa-usa-medical-treatment.html

On this official site, you can scroll down to the "Travel for Medical Treatment" portion. It is not as detailed as the one above and does not specify an appointment, but it does say that the doctor has to spell out a lot of details and agree to treat the individual. Most visa officers do ask about an appointment because there can oftne be a long delay in getting appointments, especially with specialists, and that would add to the costs.

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/visit/visitor.html

Edited March 21, 2016 by jan22

[Boiler 45,949]

I know lot of medical tourist go to India, a fraction of the cost.

[Shah1234 0]

Total cost of the treatment is 33400 which will cover his stay also he will stay there one week and than comeback he saved little amount of money to buy flight ticket

[Cathi 5,783]

Need help I have a friend who is a patient and going to USA for medical treatment he is in serious condition belong from a poor family he applied to a some kind of NGO in UAE to help him financially for his treatment in USA they agreed to help him and going to pay for his treatment in USA the NGO transferred 35000 dollars to the UAE consulate in washington for the treatment.there is a hospital in USA where he is going get the treatment everything is ready now the money is transferred the doctor is also welling him to come for treatment he has all the latter's from hospital and conformation letter of money transfer the problem the hospital will only give him appointment when he pay the fee of 2500 dollars which he don't have right now because as I said he belongs from very poor family and the money which is transferred to USA from UAE he can only get that money when he get to USA they mentioned in the letter that when you get there contact to the conslate apon arrival my question is can he apply for the visa without getting the appointment in advance he can get an appointment once he get there is it okay to apply for visa he have all other documents from hospital in USA,UAE NGO and his physical conditions is also very bad I mean anyone can understand by seeing him that he is really ill plz answer me thanks

I find this very difficult to understand without punctuation. What is NGO? Why can't he have the medical treatment where he lives or in UAE? How much will his treatment cost?Those are questions they will ask. 35k isn't much for medical treatment here. I'll give you an example. I had surgery last year for a perforated intestine, I was in the hospital for only 5 days and my treatment was well over 60k.

Total cost of the treatment is 33400 which will cover his stay also he will stay there one week and than comeback he saved little amount of money to buy flight ticket

Does he have proof that the treatment will only be 33k?

[Boiler 45,949]

One of the common issues I have seen is the impossibility of getting a quote for US medical treatment.

Edited March 21, 2016 by Boiler

[Cathi 5,783]

One of the common issues I have seen is the impossibility of getting a quote for US medical treatment.

exactly