Sputum Test & Visa Interview

[payxibka 10,047]

6 minutes ago, brightfuture78 said:

This is likely our only option. I'll have her show up to appointment anyway, explain and I guess they'll either let her cancel in person or have her go through the interview and give her a 221g.

Make sure you set her aspirations high and her expectations low so she isn't "crushed " if the outcome isn't the one you are hoping for 

[brightfuture78 118]

Thanks everyone for your input. I told her she should go to USEM at her scheduled time and explain our situation. Personally, I think it would be pretty harsh for them to not allow her to either cancel until we get her results or go through with the interview and then wait for results, but you never know. 

 

I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again!

[Hank_ 9,174]

2 hours ago, paki-guy said:

Go to embassy and have an interview. Explain them that why you don't have medical papers. You can submit medical after interview. In this case sputum culture report could take 6  8  weeks. 

No, can't do that    .. they will be turned away without the medical completed.

 

Still she should go there .. just to get it on record that she is completing SPUTUM   being that cancelling is not possible

Edited January 16, 2019 by Hank_

[Hank_ 9,174]

2 hours ago, brightfuture78 said:

Yes, I originally scheduled the appointment online via this site. However, there is no link/option to cancel or reschedule that I can see.

Ah ... forgot about the 24 hr rule.   Must cancel the interview at least 24 hrs in advance.

[Hank_ 9,174]

2 hours ago, geowrian said:

Worth a shot, although others have been denied an interview (turned away) due to not having completed the medical.

Correct!

[payxibka 10,047]

1 minute ago, paki-guy said:

Agreed. But some other part of the world US embassy does interview  even without medical e.g. London.

If this question was posted in the general forum, BUT the OP specifically posted in the Philippines regional forum asking specifically about Manila.   What happens in London or any other part of the world is irrelevant to the issue at hand 

[Hank_ 9,174]

34 minutes ago, paki-guy said:

Agreed. But some other part of the world US embassy does interview  even without medical e.g. London.

This is the Philippines forum, which is the only embassy the OP is concerned with

[brightfuture78 118]

Update: 

 

My fiancee showed up at USEM as scheduled, and as expected, they turned her away. However, she says she was told by the person at the entrance that since she has a valid excuse for not being able to fulfill her appointment, showing up wasn't actually necessary and it would have been deemed cancelled automatically (I'm skeptical of this claim and wouldn't recommend relying on it).

 

They assured her that she should be able to schedule again after her medical results come in - no need to repay the fees. 

 

Of course, I will contact them by phone today to verify all of this.  

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, brightfuture78 said:

Update: 

 

My fiancee showed up at USEM as scheduled, and as expected, they turned her away. However, she says she was told by the person at the entrance that since she has a valid excuse for not being able to fulfill her appointment, showing up wasn't actually necessary and it would have been deemed cancelled automatically (I'm skeptical of this claim and wouldn't recommend relying on it).

 

They assured her that she should be able to schedule again after her medical results come in - no need to repay the fees. 

 

Of course, I will contact them by phone today to verify all of this.  

I'm with you, don't know I would take those "words to the bank" either.    Yet I don't see there being any issues ..   just the same, like you, I would do a follow up call.

 

Down side to scheduling the medical so close to the interview (or visa versa) ...   no time to contact the embassy should there be issues.     (24 hours  )    <<  added this for those coming behind you.

Edited January 17, 2019 by Hank_

[ajpap17 0]

I also underwent sputum, and SLEC was the one who will contact the embassy  to cancel the interview and advised me  no need to call. I'm under family based petition. Wait for the results of sputum  for two months and if your are cleared you can reschedule online or call. As for me I scheduled my appointment online 9 days before my result date. So I assumed already that I'm negative and I can get early appointment. Good luck

[JosephRose 82]

I was sputumed too and I canceled my interview by calling us embassy. My 2nd and final interview was the next day of the day I went back to St. Luke’s to get my Culture results and get vaccines. I was vaccined on April 16, 2018 and interviewed on April 17, 2018.. Here’s few tips for your fiancée.., she must come to st.luke’s early as possible like around 2:30 am.. during my time, I was number 100, 1, 2,.. after her sputum, and if her smear is negative, she have to wait few weeks(I think it was 8 weeks) for the culture results, she don’t need to call St. Luke’s to find out about the results, must pray st. Luke’s will not contact her cause it will means something has formed in her saliva.., if they don’t contact her, then no virus was born. Also on the 3rd day of the sputum, they will tell her to comeback on a specific day.. If she’s not from Manila like me, have to take flight, she can show her a copy of her etinerary ticket so they will move her evaluation on the same day instead of another day.. My sputum days were Feb 7-9 and they told me to comeback on Feb 14 for evaluation but after show them my flight ticket, they moved my schedule on same day.. I was supposed to return to St. Luke’s on April 12, 2018 for the scheduled date of the release of my culture but I emailed them asking if it’s okay to comeback another time if I can’t make it on the scheduled day and they said yes.. My petitioner who is my hubby now rescheduled my interview and we were lucky enough to get the April 17, 2018 slot at 6:40 am (Tuesday).. I showed up in St. Luke’s and got vaccine.. during the release of vaccine record, they did not give me the brown envelope. They said, they will send medical directly to us embassy for all sputum applicants. They just gave me a page copy that has my vaccine records. They also told me that I did the right decision rescheduling my interview ahead of time because it’s very hard to get interview date and medical for sputum is only valid for 6 months and I need to be out of the country by July 16.. by the way, if your fiancée has old X-ray films and med certificate from other doctor, she should bring it with her.. they acknowledge them but still they will do their own test.. Sorry this is very long but I hope this will give you guys some perspectives.. and I almost forgot, she can go take CFO seminar instead of going to the interview..

[JosephRose 82]

3 hours ago, ajpap17 said:

I also underwent sputum, and SLEC was the one who will contact the embassy  to cancel the interview and advised me  no need to call. I'm under family based petition. Wait for the results of sputum  for two months and if your are cleared you can reschedule online or call. As for me I scheduled my appointment online 9 days before my result date. So I assumed already that I'm negative and I can get early appointment. Good luck

Same with me, I did exactly what you did.

[brightfuture78 118]

For anyone wondering how my situation turned out, I was able to get things cleared after contacting USEM via phone. They actually did flag my fiancee as a "No-show", according to the operator I spoke to.

 

I simply had to explain that she's still waiting on medical results from SLEC, and that explanation was excepted without really needing to go into detail. They escalated the case, and a couple days later I was able to log into the website and see that my fiancee's visa payment receipts were validated again and I now had the option to schedule another appointment.

 

Some people say that SLEC will cancel for you, which might be true sometimes, but wasn't the case for us. Perhaps SLEC might have straightened everything out on our behalf when they finally forward her medical results over to USEM, but I wouldn't rely on that assumption.

 

If anyone finds themselves in the same situation, you should definitely call USEM to make sure.

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, brightfuture78 said:

For anyone wondering how my situation turned out, I was able to get things cleared after contacting USEM via phone. They actually did flag my fiancee as a "No-show", according to the operator I spoke to.

 

I simply had to explain that she's still waiting on medical results from SLEC, and that explanation was excepted without really needing to go into detail. They escalated the case, and a couple days later I was able to log into the website and see that my fiancee's visa payment receipts were validated again and I now had the option to schedule another appointment.

 

Some people say that SLEC will cancel for you, which might be true sometimes, but wasn't the case for us. Perhaps SLEC might have straightened everything out on our behalf when they finally forward her medical results over to USEM, but I wouldn't rely on that assumption.

 

If anyone finds themselves in the same situation, you should definitely call USEM to make sure.

That is what I was figuring ..  once you talked to someone at the embassy it would all be cleared up in short order.

 

 Better idea is to allow a couple days between the medical and interview .. just in case a person does need to cancel, as the cancellation must be done 24 HRS before the interview.  

[JosephRose 82]

7 hours ago, brightfuture78 said:

For anyone wondering how my situation turned out, I was able to get things cleared after contacting USEM via phone. They actually did flag my fiancee as a "No-show", according to the operator I spoke to.

 

I simply had to explain that she's still waiting on medical results from SLEC, and that explanation was excepted without really needing to go into detail. They escalated the case, and a couple days later I was able to log into the website and see that my fiancee's visa payment receipts were validated again and I now had the option to schedule another appointment.

 

Some people say that SLEC will cancel for you, which might be true sometimes, but wasn't the case for us. Perhaps SLEC might have straightened everything out on our behalf when they finally forward her medical results over to USEM, but I wouldn't rely on that assumption.

 

If anyone finds themselves in the same situation, you should definitely call USEM to make sure.

I was Sputum too and was cleared. SLEC don’t cancel your interview. I called USEM to cancel my interview and SLEC told me to do it.. here’s a tip, while waiting for culture result, no need to contact SLEC. If they don’t contact your fiancée a week before her scheduled return date to SLEC, that means her culture result is negative. Set new interview appointment then because it is very hard to get a slot.. my husband was lucky enough to get me a slot on April 17, 2018. I didn’t return to SLEC on April 12, 2018 and had my vaccine on April 16, 2018.. and it all turned well.. Goodluck for you and your fiancée..