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HuberKimFamily   29

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Pretty much a rant, but also wondering if anyone experienced this and how long before they scheduled anothed visa interview appointment.

 

So, on Dec. 23 my husband's visa interview was scheduled for the 9th of January.  Low and behold this is awful because as we are calling the doctor for the medical exam the earliest she can see him is on the 30th of January!  Plus because of the holidays people are om vacation. 

 

Also the doctor is charging an arm and a leg at a whopping 850 chf (~850 USD). So we want this to be a one time thing. Still cannot believe that thia woman cannot squeeze us in for an exam. 

 

The embassy is telling us to try and make it to the January 9 interview. But how is it possible without the medical exam?! 

 

Any advice or thoughts will be great. Hope everyone had a great holiday and happy new year! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You can still go to the interview without the medical, all that will happen is that the visa will not be approved until the medical is received. Nothing else to do but just to go to the interview and then wait for the medical to reach the consulate after so that the visa can be approved 

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HuberKimFamily   29

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8 minutes ago, LilyJ said:

You can still go to the interview without the medical, all that will happen is that the visa will not be approved until the medical is received. Nothing else to do but just to go to the interview and then wait for the medical to reach the consulate after so that the visa can be approved 

So the other issue i forgot to mention is that my husband is scheduled for a business trip to the USA and to drop off our son. Can my husband just bring the passport back to them? 

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18 minutes ago, HuberKimFamily said:

Pretty much a rant, but also wondering if anyone experienced this and how long before they scheduled anothed visa interview appointment.

 

So, on Dec. 23 my husband's visa interview was scheduled for the 9th of January.  Low and behold this is awful because as we are calling the doctor for the medical exam the earliest she can see him is on the 30th of January!  Plus because of the holidays people are om vacation. 

 

Also the doctor is charging an arm and a leg at a whopping 850 chf (~850 USD). So we want this to be a one time thing. Still cannot believe that thia woman cannot squeeze us in for an exam. 

 

The embassy is telling us to try and make it to the January 9 interview. But how is it possible without the medical exam?! 

 

Any advice or thoughts will be great. Hope everyone had a great holiday and happy new year! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wow 850$ for a medical. That is a burn 😱

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8 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

Attend the interview, provide the medical exam results after the interview.  It is very common.

My other issue is that my husband has to be in the USA for work starting from the 16th of January till the 25th of January...

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2 minutes ago, Donald120383 said:

 Wow 850$ for a medical. That is a burn 😱

Ugh, tell me about it. We thought it was around 400-500. This doctor went rogue on us saps. 

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1 hour ago, HuberKimFamily said:

So the other issue i forgot to mention is that my husband is scheduled for a business trip to the USA and to drop off our son. Can my husband just bring the passport back to them? 

Which passport? Who is the interview for?

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I know what you're talking about.  And my health insurance didn't even cover it. 

 

That being said, any chance your hubby could go to Basel, Geneva, or Bern?  At the time I applied, there were doctors available there as well (and I think at least Basel is a bit cheaper)... 

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1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

Which passport? Who is the interview for?

The interview is for my husband. After the interview you have to surrender your passport correct? However, he needs his to go on a business trip on the 16th of January to the USA and the medical appointment is on the 30th of Jan. 

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1 hour ago, CMJuilland said:

I know what you're talking about.  And my health insurance didn't even cover it. 

 

That being said, any chance your hubby could go to Basel, Geneva, or Bern?  At the time I applied, there were doctors available there as well (and I think at least Basel is a bit cheaper)... 

They are all closed as of now. The Basel one is gone from the list. So we are hoping that Bern will be reasonable and hopefully he can take on my husband sooner. 

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2 minutes ago, HuberKimFamily said:

The interview is for my husband. After the interview you have to surrender your passport correct? However, he needs his to go on a business trip on the 16th of January to the USA and the medical appointment is on the 30th of Jan. 

He can request to keep the passport, since they wouldn't be even close to placing a visa in it until after the medical.

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13 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

He can request to keep the passport, since they wouldn't be even close to placing a visa in it until after the medical.

Oh really?! That is great news! Thank you for that tip. Does that mean after the medical interview he can just go back to the embassy to surrender his passport for the issuance of the visa?

 

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, HuberKimFamily said:

Oh really?! That is great news! Thank you for that tip. Does that mean after the medical interview he can just go back to the embassy to surrender his passport for the issuance of the visa?

 

 

 

 

You need to be talking to the embassy about scheduling and when they need your husband’s passport. 

What is certain:  The medical does not have to be done before the interview.

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