K1 visa medical coming soon and can't obtain report from hospital consultant due to retirement.

[WestHighlander 64]

Hello, folks..

My fiancee and I are rapidly approaching the point where I'll have to make an appointment for a K1 visa medical in London (we're on Day 77 since NOA2, awaiting NVC case number), and I'm collecting all the documents I'll need to take with me. I'm wondering if anyone with experience of the process can tell me if I'll have any problems due to being unable to obtain a letter from the consultant who treated me almost 10 years ago for liver disease. I was extremely ill at the time (May 2014), and I was diagnosed with idiopathic cirrhosis of the liver. It's the only major illness I've ever had in my 51 years, and fortunately I recovered well; the consultant at the hospital discharged me after three years' close monitoring and my condition has been stable ever since. When I knew I was going to have to go through the visa medical, I called the hospital to try to obtain a letter from the consultant who treated me at the time, but he has retired and is no longer available, so the only record of my illness will be whatever appears on my GP summary. Will this be enough to satisfy the physician at the medical, or is there a possibility I'll be denied on medical grounds?

Edited July 27, 2023 by WestHighlander

[Boiler 45,467]

I seriously doubt this will be of concern, I think I broke my leg when I was 4, anyway I remember being told I did, so I put it down despite it not being mentioned anywhere. At least yours is on your record.