London CR1 / IR1 Appointment Updates

[appleblossom 2,329]

Just now, NasUK said:

A friend of mine got his passport recently after his interview was on 20th he got his passport back 3 days later so hopefully you will be fine. Me and my wife bought out tickets to fly together on 18th of July that will be plenty of time for my passport to arrive. Also i suggest if the ticket (one way) is too expensive buy a return lol 😂 that is what we did..

We've already got return tickets booked, leaving on 29th July and our interview is 17th July. So might be cutting it fine but we did make sure we booked flexible tickets just in case we need to change them! 3 days is super quick though, that's great.

[NasUK 35]

3 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

When I contacted them, I was offered medical dates from only a week or so away, they seemed to have plenty of availability. Most people get 6-8 weeks notice of their interview, so that should be tons of time to get the medical done unless they suddenly get backlogs.

 

I guess the only other reason to book the medical in advance is if you know there may be follow up documents required that could delay things.

 

Oh yeah they had loads of available dates when i booked too but i preferred to be on the safe side  😁 i called them last week to check if they have send them to the embassy and they said they have and they were there on 12th 😂 my appointment was on 9th 

[appleblossom 2,329]

1 minute ago, NasUK said:

Oh yeah they had loads of available dates when i booked too but i preferred to be on the safe side  😁 i called them last week to check if they have send them to the embassy and they said they have and they were there on 12th 😂 my appointment was on 9th 

If you check CEAC you'll see when they were received too, it'll say the date your case was updated. 

[NasUK 35]

4 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

We've already got return tickets booked, leaving on 29th July and our interview is 17th July. So might be cutting it fine but we did make sure we booked flexible tickets just in case we need to change them! 3 days is super quick though, that's great.

Our tickets are also flexible just to be on the safe side 😄

[NasUK 35]

7 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

If you check CEAC you'll see when they were received too, it'll say the date your case was updated. 

Ohhh yeah hahhahaha i just noticed lol 😂 thanks for the heads up. 

[MarmiteC 68]

We're not expecting to recieve IL for another month now as we seem to have missed the cut off.  I'm in mid south wales so wanted to try and time it with a trip to Heathrow either before I fly out to visit my husband next month, or when I pick him up when he visits in August.  

I seem to be missing alot of vaccine records so I'm going to need quite a few so perhaps the day before I fly out is not a good idea and given they have alot of availability, I'll try to wait and book it when I have the IL and time it with heading to Heathrow to pick him up in August.

 

I have a job offer from my current employer in the US (we didn't move to a transfer visa since it would be no faster than this process) so will be heading out to the US pretty quickly after I have my passport back (assuming of course all is well.)

 

[NasUK 35]

48 minutes ago, MarmiteC said:

We're not expecting to recieve IL for another month now as we seem to have missed the cut off.  I'm in mid south wales so wanted to try and time it with a trip to Heathrow either before I fly out to visit my husband next month, or when I pick him up when he visits in August.  

I seem to be missing alot of vaccine records so I'm going to need quite a few so perhaps the day before I fly out is not a good idea and given they have alot of availability, I'll try to wait and book it when I have the IL and time it with heading to Heathrow to pick him up in August.

 

I have a job offer from my current employer in the US (we didn't move to a transfer visa since it would be no faster than this process) so will be heading out to the US pretty quickly after I have my passport back (assuming of course all is well.)

 

Do what i did  - Contact your GP as some are free through NHS except the Hep B ones 

[MarmiteC 68]

13 minutes ago, NasUK said:

Do what i did  - Contact your GP as some are free through NHS except the Hep B ones 

Which ones did you manage to get?  I see I should be able to get MMR at least on NHS?

[NasUK 35]

2 hours ago, MarmiteC said:

Which ones did you manage to get?  I see I should be able to get MMR at least on NHS?

Yes MMR TB Robella Tetanus 

[MarmiteC 68]

11 hours ago, NasUK said:

Yes MMR TB Robella Tetanus 

I have the TB - I have the scar.  It's just not on my records.  Hoping they accept that as proof! lol

 

Thanks, I will contact them about getting the others 🙂

[NasUK 35]

16 minutes ago, MarmiteC said:

I have the TB - I have the scar.  It's just not on my records.  Hoping they accept that as proof! lol

 

Thanks, I will contact them about getting the others 🙂

I had TB too but they charged me £50 at the Medical Visit place for my second dose as they said they were a month apart. So basically if you don't have it up to date when you go for your visa medical they will charge you for it on the spot also Hep B is also £50 just heads up is all 

[MarmiteC 68]

35 minutes ago, NasUK said:

I had TB too but they charged me £50 at the Medical Visit place for my second dose as they said they were a month apart. So basically if you don't have it up to date when you go for your visa medical they will charge you for it on the spot also Hep B is also £50 just heads up is all 

Interesting you needed TB again.  I thought that was a once in a lifetime thing?  If I recall as a child, TB was the big needle and that's why we have the scars?

 

Did you tell the NHS you needed them for immigration purposes when you booked? Or just said you wanted them?

[NasUK 35]

19 minutes ago, MarmiteC said:

Interesting you needed TB again.  I thought that was a once in a lifetime thing?  If I recall as a child, TB was the big needle and that's why we have the scars?

 

Did you tell the NHS you needed them for immigration purposes when you booked? Or just said you wanted them?

Well i am originally from Bulgaria so when i was a kid my medical records were written on a paper when i try to find them through our electronic system they were non existent so i told my GP that i need them as I don't have them on record anywhere. I did not told them was for immigration purposes.

[Frank Abbot 1]

On 6/27/2023 at 1:01 PM, MarmiteC said:

Interesting you needed TB again.  I thought that was a once in a lifetime thing?  If I recall as a child, TB was the big needle and that's why we have the scars?

 

Did you tell the NHS you needed them for immigration purposes when you booked? Or just said you wanted them?

Looking at the CDC requirements for immigration TB isn’t listed as something that’s needed:

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html#tbl1
 

Wondering if the medical Center in London are just using it as an opportunity to charge people extra🤔

[MarmiteC 68]

Just received IL - 8th August.  Medical booked 13th July