Question about the K-1 visa medical exam

[Korede Temi 1]

Hi everyone,

 

I recently completed my K-1 visa medical exam in Helsinki. The doctor told me that everything looks good, but the blood test results will be ready in a week. They also mentioned that I need to come back to collect the test results on the same day as my visa interview.

 

Is this a normal procedure? Has anyone else experienced something similar?

Thanks for your help!

[EatBulaga 316]

3 hours ago, Korede Temi said:

Hi everyone,

 

I recently completed my K-1 visa medical exam in Helsinki. The doctor told me that everything looks good, but the blood test results will be ready in a week. They also mentioned that I need to come back to collect the test results on the same day as my visa interview.

 

Is this a normal procedure? Has anyone else experienced something similar?

Thanks for your help!

If you look at our Profile->Immigration Info->Our Story, our overseas medical took 3 weeks for the test results to come back and sent to the consulate in Taiwan. We anticipated some wait time and scheduled the K1 interview after picking up the results.

 

I never heard about collecting the test results on the same day of the interview since some interviews are early mornings. I have read some cases when the interview is before the medical and the medical has to be submitted before approval, but I don't think those are the norm.

 

The overseas medical DS-3025 does have a 6-month validity from the date it is performed--not the date of results pick-up for the K1 interview, and a 1-year validity to filing the I-485 AOS.

 

[Korede Temi 1]

4 hours ago, EatBulaga said:

If you look at our Profile->Immigration Info->Our Story, our overseas medical took 3 weeks for the test results to come back and sent to the consulate in Taiwan. We anticipated some wait time and scheduled the K1 interview after picking up the results.

 

I never heard about collecting the test results on the same day of the interview since some interviews are early mornings. I have read some cases when the interview is before the medical and the medical has to be submitted before approval, but I don't think those are the norm.

 

The overseas medical DS-3025 does have a 6-month validity from the date it is performed--not the date of results pick-up for the K1 interview, and a 1-year validity to filing the I-485 AOS.

 

What I meant was that the doctor said the medical would be ready in one week. But they won’t be sending it to the embassy. I will have to come and collect the results myself on my way to the interview. They won’t be sending it to the embassy. 

[EatBulaga 316]

3 hours ago, Korede Temi said:

What I meant was that the doctor said the medical would be ready in one week. But they won’t be sending it to the embassy. I will have to come and collect the results myself on my way to the interview. They won’t be sending it to the embassy. 

Depending on the country, medical facility and the consulate, the procedure may differ in that some medical facilities can transmit the results or DS-3025 electronically to the consulate and some can not. In either case, it's a good idea to specifically request a copy of the DS-3025 for yourself and physically pick it up before the interview. In our case, it actually came in handy when we later got the I-693 medical in the US where the Civil Surgeon needed to see a copy.

 

But theoretically, another copy of the DS-3025 is put in the sealed brown envelope along with the passport on the outside by the consulate that is later given to the K1 beneficiary to hand over to the CBP at the Port-Of-Entry.