Medical

[Maineman/Ont girl 0]

Hello everyone,

I can't seem to find the answer to my question so I am hoping someone here who has gone before me will share their expertise. This site has been such a wonderful resource and so helpful with all of your shared knowledge and information......Thank you all.

can anyone tell me how long the medical is valid for?

Thanks so much

Carol.

[A'n'L 735]

Depends what you refer to. You K1 visa will have an expiration date set no later than 6 months after the K1 medical. The K1 medical will be valid for AOS if AOS is filed within 1 year of the medical date and the vaccinations are completed.

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Depends what you refer to. You K1 visa will have an expiration date set no later than 6 months after the K1 medical. The K1 medical will be valid for AOS if AOS is filed within 1 year of the medical date and the vaccinations are completed.

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[LionessDeon 2,060]

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[jstryker 41]

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[tomatoboy 33]

6 months or less for purposes of the visa itself. They can reduce it. My wife overhead someone getting around three months (they had latent TB) and SLEC was VERY clear about it to them. Clear enough the whole room heard. So presumably, if you get less than six months, you'll know.

[Maineman/Ont girl 0]

Hello peeps,

Ok, so I'm feeling a little dumb here as I am still not completely understanding.....I have an interview date of Jan 25/17 and a medical appointment set for Dec 22/16. My mother is schedule to have surgery and I need and want to be there for her. I would like to cancel and reschedule my interview for sometime in March 2017. So I am wondering if I have my K1 visa medical done on Dec 22/16 will it still be valid for an interview date somewhere in March 2017?.... Also I am now wondering based on some responses from the date of my interview....lets just say March 29/17 do I have up to 6 months to enter the US even if my medical was done on Dec 22/16 or do I need to also reschedule my medical as well as my interview date. so basically im also wondering if my medical date determines my entry date into the us.

My thoughts were that i had to have the medical relatively close to my interview date, then once approved at the interview I have up to 6 months to enter the US.

sorry if I'm not being clear enough, I don't want to mess up with this but I need to reschedule my interview and need to know how long the medical is good for before getting to the interview, and confirm that I do have up to 6 months before I absolutely have to enter the US

Thanks again

[A'n'L 735]

The medical determines the validity of the visa.

After you've had your medical, you have 6 months to complete your interview AND enter the US. How the two latter events are spaced are up to you. For practical reasons (giving time for visa to be issued and delivered), I would not recommend having the medical more than 4 months prior to the interview.

Example: I had my medical on March 15th, my interview April 28th and had to enter the US before my visa expired on September 15th.

If you have your medical on December 22nd, your visa will be valid until June 22nd (or shorter), regardless of whether your interview is in January or March.

Edited December 13, 2016 by A'n'L

[Maineman/Ont girl 0]

The medical determines the validity of the visa.

After you've had your medical, you have 6 months to complete your interview AND enter the US. How the two latter events are spaced are up to you. For practical reasons (giving time for visa to be issued and delivered), I would not recommend having the medical more than 4 months prior to the interview.

Example: I had my medical on March 15th, my interview April 28th and had to enter the US before my visa expired on September 15th.

If you have your medical on December 22nd, your visa will be valid until June 22nd (or shorter), regardless of whether your interview is in January or March.

ok gotcha, thank you so much for clarifying. Can I ask you another question? Is there a time frame for scheduling the medical appointment? I am trying to prolong entering the US due to some issues I need to be here for. Ideally I would like to enter the US in Sept 2017 but don't know if my application will expire, we submitted our I-129 in March 2016, and the NOA 2 was due to expire Dec 3/16 which is why I went ahead and scheduled the interview and medical. So would it be ok to schedule my medical for March 2017 then reschedule my interview date? for after the medical?

Thank you so much for your help

Carol

[A'n'L 735]

ok gotcha, thank you so much for clarifying. Can I ask you another question? Is there a time frame for scheduling the medical appointment? I am trying to prolong entering the US due to some issues I need to be here for. Ideally I would like to enter the US in Sept 2017 but don't know if my application will expire, we submitted our I-129 in March 2016, and the NOA 2 was due to expire Dec 3/16 which is why I went ahead and scheduled the interview and medical. So would it be ok to schedule my medical for March 2017 then reschedule my interview date? for after the medical?

Thank you so much for your help

Carol

The consulate can extend the validity of your petition validity in increments of four months up to a year. Most embassies do that automatically, but I would recommend you send them an e-mail to let them know your plans. They may ask you to bring an updated letter of intent to marry from your fiancé.

Your proposed timeline should work out.

[Maineman/Ont girl 0]

The consulate can extend the validity of your petition validity in increments of four months up to a year. Most embassies do that automatically, but I would recommend you send them an e-mail to let them know your plans. They may ask you to bring an updated letter of intent to marry from your fiancé.

Your proposed timeline should work out.

Thank you so very much for your help.

Much appreciated. I will follow up with an email to them.

Carol

[afortunada 182]

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[NovaSprings 89]

Hi there, you are interviewing in Montreal correct? I know that the min time that Medisys needs to process your medical is 1 week. AKA they will need one week prior to your interview to complete the paperwork. Not sure if it is possible in your case, but most people book their appointment 1 week prior so that the medical is valid for the max time, especially if your case goes into AP.

Hope this helps.