Vaccinations

[Logres 0]

I am looking to get the visa process finished as quick as possible, as would love to be with my love.

The US are pretty fussy with vaccinations. Has anyone managed to get a Hep-B on the day of the examination in Knightsbridge, this is the only immunisation that seems it might take some time to get on NHS.

Has anyone had any jabs in Knightsbridge? I am a few short and wonder if they were helpful or if it slowed up prceedings significantly.

Thanks, Ed.

[Boiler 46,239]

I was missing one and had it done at my local Surgery.

They used to do them, and charge, but there are plenty of places to get them done if you are going to pay, or get them done here.

[flutter95 4]

I had hep b and my second MMR (again...apparently didn't get the whole thing the first time or something) at knightsbridge for an extra 70 quid and she said I could get it done on NHS but I was afraid of waiting times - Also she said she wouldn't send on my medical results to the embassy untill I'd had it done, so I'd had to find where to get it, wait and then send her the proof and then she would have to pass it on....sounded like too much hassle. I just had it done there.

Had the second shot done over here, due for the 3rd shot soon!

[TracyTN 237]

I'd save yourself a little $ and go to your GP before your visa medical (if at all possible).

Its perfectly acceptable to have the jabs at the medical - its just more expensive. Doesn't matter a hoot timeline wise where you have them done, so long as you either have proof of having it done (before your visa medical) or have it done at Knightsbridge.

[flutter95 4]

I only had them done there cause I had a time crunch and didnt want to hold things up for myself

[TracyTN 237]

I don't blame you at all flutter95! My fiance is going to go to his GP, but I've told him if Knightsbridge bickers with him at all over what his GP documents, just take the vaccinations there and be done with it.

[Mags 112]

For K-1 you don't need the Hep-B if you are over 19.

[Boiler 46,239]

Must have changed it, you never needed the jabs for the K1, just for AOS.

[Mags 112]

Must have changed it, you never needed the jabs for the K1, just for AOS.

Yeah they've been a bit funny with the last few people to go through. Technically you don't need jabs for K-1, but they seem to be insisting on it now.

*holds hands up* Have no idea why, of course.

Edited March 22, 2007 by mags

[flutter95 4]

they made me do it

But I'm not one to argue, I don't care...one more jab!

[TracyTN 237]

Just out of curiousity - is there any particular form that his GP has to fill out to prove that he's had said vaccinations?

I know packet 3 contains a medical questionnaire, but I assumed that was what he would take with him to Knightsbridge (and not what his GP would have to use).

[featherB 1]

Just out of curiousity - is there any particular form that his GP has to fill out to prove that he's had said vaccinations?

I know packet 3 contains a medical questionnaire, but I assumed that was what he would take with him to Knightsbridge (and not what his GP would have to use).

Mine just gave me a crappy-looking printout from the record on their computer, updated about 30 seconds previously with the vaccinations I'd just been given. It was a very unofficial, unimpressive-looking dodgy-photocopy-quality thing, but it seemed to do the trick at the medical. So no, I don't think there's any form he can take take to his GP, but they should be able to print the record out easily enough if he asks.

[Mags 112]

I made an appointment to see the Practice Nurse. She gave me any vaccinations that were due and then tapped away on the screen and produced a sheet that had all my vaccination dates on. She then stamped it with the practice stamp and signed it.

My son didn't have his vaccinations on the system at the GPs like mine....so they just photocopied his immunisation card which were in the paper records, rather than on their database (like mine were). Both were sufficient proof for the Knightsbridge Docs.

[TracyTN 237]

Thanks guys!

[flutter95 4]

Mine like featherb's was the crappy piece of paper!