Medical Exam Rage!

[ZoeUK1989 35]

Like I had to state before, I do not want to sound rude nor do I type this with the thoughts of making someone look stupid. Once someone 'advises' one thing in a forum that is incorrect and it does not get corrected by other people with the right information, false information will float through this community. This forum has stupid emoticons that I do not use and not wish to use so a lot of what people are typing might come off as rude. You do not have to file AOS within the 90-day rule as same as you need to get married within that time frame. However, if you want to remain in a legal-ish status, the preferred choice of a lot of people are to file before the I-94 expires. If you can't afford the AOS right away or you wish to wait a little longer before you want to deal with paperwork (like honeymoons or just not feeling it yet) you'll be out of status until you file adjustment of status. It's nothing worse and it's definitely not a requirement to file adjustment of status within those same 90 days.

At what point did you say ' I do not want to sound rude' before making that post to me?

If you knew I had the incorrect information why would say what you said if you simply want to help me and others have the correct information. Why wouldn't you just say Zoe, I think you may have been advised incorrectly and then tell me the correct information. The emoticons (if these are the emoji like things) you speak of that you say are stupid, they are the closest thing we have to showing someone your emotions or what you are feeling, hence my sad face... You hurt my feelings by telling me I was talking nonsense and then stop spreading round false information... like I am some random person that comes on here and purposely tries to sabotage people's visas applications.

Are you kidding me?

I am sorry but I have taken that very personal and for that reason I think I should just take the knowledge I have now and move on from this place.

I always swore the moment this became a negative experience I would stop posting or responding.

Thank you VJ for all the information I have been given over my time here.

I wish each and everyone of you the very best of luck!

[cdneh 3,112]

This is the price we pay for doing it the right and the legal way.

As opposed to walking over the border, and setting your suitcase down? True.

[Dutchster 1,107]

^ Lol yes. Or actually, I read a post last week on a Dutch-American forum about a girl who wants to use her VWP privilege to just adjust status. Things like that. Immigration is and will always be expensive, no matter what.

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

Think this is high what till you get to US

now, let me vent

applicant pays for application, processing fee for affadivit, visa application and cost of visa if granted, plus trips to meet you

i had to apply 3 times and took 6 years and USCIS said i came back right after marriage so i had to go back for honeymoon even thought the marriage trip was 2 months

5 trips, (one lossy lawyer for 2nd application) and all the fees 3 times plus his flight to come to US

try just over $35000

thanks for letting me vent

BTW all this i can show

[JenniferNangel 137]

My husband gladly paid less than 400$(can't remember the exact amount) for his medical cost it sure beat the 4000$ they would of charged to deliver our daughter in Dr. Everything comes with a cost I would of gave anything to have my family here in America and thats what this is all about right ?? Everyone here fell in love with a someone from a different country so even know the cost may be outrageous it's part of the immigration process and what we must go through to have our loved ones with us. My husband never complained about the price besides now he makes more than that in a week,he won't make a CEO salary but he's able to provide for his family here and his one back home

[JenniferNangel 137]

Apparently you are supposed to file for the AOS as soon as you are married within that 90 days but if you go over the 90 days it is waived, or so someone advised me.

Me personally will not risk going over the 90 days before I file. We have arranged what we are going to do based on doing everything in budget and time frame given

If that was true everyone would hold off filing the aos to avoid paying the 1000$ fee?????????

Fyi your supposed to get married within the 90 days you can file aos whenever

[Dutchster 1,107]

Comparing to what some pay here, mine was almost nothing lol. €190 for the medical and x-ray and no extra shots - my vaccinations were up-to-date. In OP's first post, no updated vaccinations which automatically raised the costs of the medical.
This whole process makes a lot of bank accounts cry like a maniac. At least for me it did.

[AB loves AG 54]

1733 Ghana Cedi is equal to about $410 USD

250 Cedi is about $60 USD

We will be together soon though...poor lol but together

3 years ago we paid 900 cedis for the medical in Ghana at Holy Trinity, the exchange rate at that time was right around 2, so it was about $450 USD. And we had a K-2 so it was $450 x 2 !!!

[s + j 71]

I payed $590 for mine.

[ZoeUK1989 35]

Jennifer, that isn't what I meant. I didn't mean that the whole AOS fee would be waived. I might be stupid In some respects but not that stupid. I was told you had to apply for the AOS within that 90 days but if you didn't apply in the 90 days but instead applied in 100 days then the 10 days over would be waived.

I have since been informed correctly that you don't have to apply for AOS within the 90 days but believe me I never thought for one second the AOS fee would ever be waived, like I said I'm not that dumb ?

[GaryFunk 7]

Think this is high what till you get to US

now, let me vent

applicant pays for application, processing fee for affadivit, visa application and cost of visa if granted, plus trips to meet you

i had to apply 3 times and took 6 years and USCIS said i came back right after marriage so i had to go back for honeymoon even thought the marriage trip was 2 months

5 trips, (one lossy lawyer for 2nd application) and all the fees 3 times plus his flight to come to US

try just over $35000

thanks for letting me vent

BTW all this i can show

I've made three trips, two big parties and one I-130. Nine months and $10,000 later and I'm still waiting,

Add another $2500 to bring her here. It's not cheap.

[Cathi 5,755]

The cost of medical in Jordan 5 years ago, excluding xrays was the equivalent of $300 US dollars(xrays were additional $120), so $420. Considering that people earn a fraction of what we do in the US it was HUGE money.

[JenniferNangel 137]

Jennifer, that isn't what I meant. I didn't mean that the whole AOS fee would be waived. I might be stupid In some respects but not that stupid. I was told you had to apply for the AOS within that 90 days but if you didn't apply in the 90 days but instead applied in 100 days then the 10 days over would be waived.

I have since been informed correctly that you don't have to apply for AOS within the 90 days but believe me I never thought for one second the AOS fee would ever be waived, like I said I'm not that dumb ?

By your comment that's how I took it but it's ok. Everyone here is learning about the immigration process and some have a lot more experience than others. I'm a pro on anything with dcf or in Dr the k1 not so much but I do know you only have to marry within 90 days and no waivers allowed ??

[Jawaree 717]

It cost to migrate period, but he should had some of those vaccines long ago

[randomstairs 303]

I'll probably need to have a second one, since the USCIS hasn't processed me yet. But I couldn't care less for some $400 or $500. It's my life.