Interview without SLEC medical

[Jake&Dann 8]

Hi all,

 

My fiance's visa interview is scheduled for tomorrow morning 6/13. We were planning to have the medical complete on the 10th/11th, but my fiance was sick with the cold or flu, and is finally recovering from that. In hindsight, I think it was stupid to schedule the interview without the medical complete... Really bad on my part, just had to get this out of the way.

 

I called the visa scheduling center on Monday to advise them we needed to reschedule. They told me I had already canceled twice and that I couldn't reschedule. There was an issue when I used the website to schedule and ended up scheduling his interview 3 times (same date & time)... So basically I was locked out of rescheduling. The person on the phone told me they would escalate the issue and I would receive an email with further instructions. I have yet to receive any communication about this and due to it being a holiday here in the Philippines I'm unable to call for clarification. The interview is still showing "scheduled" on the website.

 

Does anyone have thoughts on this: Should we show up for the interview anyway? I'd expect a 221G because of the lack of a medical exam, but I am worried that perhaps this could cause other issues?

 

Or, do I no-show for the interview? I'm not concerned about the DS-260 fee--I'll pay it again if I have to, but I am concerned about the application being canceled, or delayed. If I no-show am I not allowed to reschedule for 60 days? I can't find reference to this anywhere other than the tourist visa receipt being locked for 60 days.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Thanks a million!

[Hank_ 9,173]

You are K-1 you don't complete the DS-260 .. you complete the DS-160  and there is no fee with that form.

 

As for the interview, odds are you will not be allowed to interview without the medical, I know of a fair number that were turned away because of this.   In your situation I would show up for the interview just the same, even if turned away  ... you could get lucky.

 

The embassy can simply reset things so you can schedule another interview, or they could be difficult .. again there is no cut and dry answer.  The embassy had info on their website regarding this but it was removed some time back so we are in the dark on their policy.   Old policy was a 90 day wait to re-schedule and with some they did require another visa fee be paid at BPI.

[Jake&Dann 8]

3 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

You are K-1 you don't complete the DS-260 .. you complete the DS-160  and there is no fee with that form.

 

As for the interview, odds are you will not be allowed to interview without the medical, I know of a fair number that were turned away because of this.   In your situation I would show up for the interview just the same, even if turned away  ... you could get lucky.

 

The embassy can simply reset things so you can schedule another interview, or they could be difficult .. again there is no cut and dry answer.  The embassy had info on their website regarding this but it was removed some time back so we are in the dark on their policy.   Old policy was a 90 day wait to re-schedule and with some they did require another visa fee be paid at BPI.

Thanks Hank!

 

You're correct we did the DS-160 form, but still paid the visa fee at BPI ($265). Our plan is to show up tomorrow with everything we have ready for the interview. Hopefully all will go well!

 

-Jake

[jskibo 588]

Good luck Jake. Fingers crossed buddy!

[Jake&Dann 8]

28 minutes ago, jskibo said:

Good luck Jake. Fingers crossed buddy!

Thanks! All set for tomorrow... Hoping they just let us reschedule....

[Matrix13 131]

On 6/12/2019 at 7:13 PM, Jake&Dann said:

Thanks! All set for tomorrow... Hoping they just let us reschedule....

Did the embassy work with you to resolve your problem? Please let us know when you get the chance.

 

 

[Jake&Dann 8]

1 hour ago, Matrix13 said:

 Did the embassy work with you to resolve your problem? Please let us know when you get the chance.

 

 

 

We went into the embassy and while talking to the prescreening person she said that no medical means no interview, but as soon as the medical is complete, we can reschedule—no need to pay the fee again, and no need to wait... In fact she gave us a note to request an expedited interview by emailing once the medical is complete.. So it seems all is fine, but until it’s said and done, I’ll wait to see how it ends up working out.

[Hank_ 9,173]

36 minutes ago, Jake&Dann said:

 

We went into the embassy and while talking to the prescreening person she said that no medical means no interview, but as soon as the medical is complete, we can reschedule—no need to pay the fee again, and no need to wait... In fact she gave us a note to request an expedited interview by emailing once the medical is complete.. So it seems all is fine, but until it’s said and done, I’ll wait to see how it ends up working out.

As expected, no interview, but  .. with a PERK!    Good thing you showed up  

[Jake&Dann 8]

26 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

As expected, no interview, but  .. with a PERK!    Good thing you showed up  

Yep... didn’t see that coming! Ha! But like I said, I’ll believe it when I see it.

[Hank_ 9,173]

Right now I am hearing the appt. calendar is rather bleak for openings.

[Jake&Dann 8]

6 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

Right now I am hearing the appt. calendar is rather bleak for openings.

Doesn’t seem too bad, as long as you can go in the AM the first available us June 19th.

 

[Hank_ 9,173]

All interview appts are in the AM

[Del A. 44]

On 6/14/2019 at 7:19 PM, Hank_ said:

Right now I am hearing the appt. calendar is rather bleak for openings.

Yes, it's mostly showing only Tuesdays and Thursdays. But closer dates will sometimes open random Monday or Wednesday slots, perhaps others are rescheduling last minute. I know because I'm an appointment vulture now. 😂