Another question - Medical

[Harding 0]

Another question, sorry to be a bother...

Many months ago in August, right after we had submitted the very first round of paperwork to the Vermont Service Centre, I went ahead and got a medical from my local panel physician (got the forms off the internet, and as it turns out, he had his own forms). Thought I was being very on top of things, but it occurs to me now that we may have just thrown away $350 bucks on a medical that will expire before the Interview date (interview date hasn't been assigned yet).

I've heard that the medicals can be valid for one year, but there is some stipulation if it's over 6 months old at the time of the interview. Will my medical info, now almost 7 months old, be acceptable when I go to the interview in Montreal? Will I have to have another one once I get the checklist, or once I finally make it to the states where my husband is?

Also (I suppose this is a question for the panel physician), is there any way to get the medical results "updated" without going through the whole exam and x-ray again, or without paying another $350?

any info would be most appreciated. this was a silly mistake on our part in the early stages of the visa process, but the process was by no means transparent to us then, and we had so much trouble trying to get straight info until finding this site.... agh!

[sanctifyer 1]

Another question, sorry to be a bother...

Many months ago in August, right after we had submitted the very first round of paperwork to the Vermont Service Centre, I went ahead and got a medical from my local panel physician (got the forms off the internet, and as it turns out, he had his own forms). Thought I was being very on top of things, but it occurs to me now that we may have just thrown away $350 bucks on a medical that will expire before the Interview date (interview date hasn't been assigned yet).

I've heard that the medicals can be valid for one year, but there is some stipulation if it's over 6 months old at the time of the interview. Will my medical info, now almost 7 months old, be acceptable when I go to the interview in Montreal? Will I have to have another one once I get the checklist, or once I finally make it to the states where my husband is?

Also (I suppose this is a question for the panel physician), is there any way to get the medical results "updated" without going through the whole exam and x-ray again, or without paying another $350?

any info would be most appreciated. this was a silly mistake on our part in the early stages of the visa process, but the process was by no means transparent to us then, and we had so much trouble trying to get straight info until finding this site.... agh!

Harding,

In packet 4 received from the London Embassy, it states:

The medical results will be valid for 12 months and it will help to speed up final processing of your application if we have received them before your visa interview.

I would imagine this to be standard among all embassies. perhaps a call to the NVC or your Embassy will confirm this.

sanc

Edited March 17, 2006 by sanctifyer

[Harding 0]

Harding,

In packet 4 received from the London Embassy, it states:

The medical results will be valid for 12 months and it will help to speed up final processing of your application if we have received them before your visa interview.

I would imagine this to be standard among all embassies. perhaps a call to the NVC or your Embassy will confirm this.

sanc

Rock on, thanks! I really hope this is standard for all embassies.