London Medical - Knightsbridge Doctors

[mightymints 0]

Sadly, they will not give me them at my GP, but they are writing some letters for my other history, as well as to say I have had chicken pox. Hopefully this will all be good.

[MARM 7]

Sadly, they will not give me them at my GP, but they are writing some letters for my other history, as well as to say I have had chicken pox. Hopefully this will all be good.

You can have your vaccinations done in the USA before your AOS if your GP won't give you the vaccines, because K-1 applicants are not required to have completed all the vaccines prior to the visa issuance. What is the reason the GP gave you for not giving them to you???

[mightymints 0]

well because i had to talk to her about my heart and getting a letter saying that it wasn't an issue, i couldn't say it wasn't for immigration. They said I couldn't therefor have them. I am wondering if i should ask to see her again when i pick up the letter, and ask if i can pay to have them to see if its cheaper!

[MARM 7]

well because i had to talk to her about my heart and getting a letter saying that it wasn't an issue, i couldn't say it wasn't for immigration. They said I couldn't therefor have them. I am wondering if i should ask to see her again when i pick up the letter, and ask if i can pay to have them to see if its cheaper!

I don't understand why she had to deny you the vaccinations if they are for immigration. She could offer you them for a price, but flat out denying is absurd.

[mightymints 0]

well because i had to talk to her about my heart and getting a letter saying that it wasn't an issue, i couldn't say it wasn't for immigration. They said I couldn't therefor have them. I am wondering if i should ask to see her again when i pick up the letter, and ask if i can pay to have them to see if its cheaper!

I don't understand why she had to deny you the vaccinations if they are for immigration. She could offer you them for a price, but flat out denying is absurd.

I feel like I should ask about the price then, ill do that when they call me about the letters.

[obbynox 0]

well because i had to talk to her about my heart and getting a letter saying that it wasn't an issue, i couldn't say it wasn't for immigration. They said I couldn't therefor have them. I am wondering if i should ask to see her again when i pick up the letter, and ask if i can pay to have them to see if its cheaper!

I don't understand why she had to deny you the vaccinations if they are for immigration. She could offer you them for a price, but flat out denying is absurd.

I feel like I should ask about the price then, ill do that when they call me about the letters.

Your GP will give your vaccinations, they're not in a position to refuse. Sadly though you will have to pay, as they're for immigration purposes they can't give them to you for free, even those on a low income

[mightymints 0]

Yeah, i got my letter today. I need quite a few. Its actually MORE EXPENSIVE AT MY GP!!!!!!!!!!!! So ill just have them done at the medical! £335 gah.....

[Stinky Monkey 1]

that is ridiculous I had them all done at my gp and they were free, I would call the NHS helpline and see if they can find somewhere to have them done at a reasonable cost as they are so expensive at the medical

[mightymints 0]

what did you say when you asked to have them done?

[Lisa and Ian 7]

Ian attended his medical at Bentinck Mansions on Monday, and this is what he had to say:

There were only about three other people there. I was in the building for, at most, an hour.

They will (in this order, probably):

1. Ignore any pre-filled forms you bring with you (they shredded mine I downloaded from the internet) and will give you exactly the same form but laid out slightly differently. It's the questionnaire on the IV15_medical site but in their format. Be sure you know your London case number.

2. They will take you off for an X-ray with a really nice guy, very chatty and friendly. He will probably put your x-ray up in front of you if, like me, they do the x-ray after the doctor's examination - for others I saw that they had not been able to do that. It looks like they want to have seen your x-ray has come out OK before you're allowed to leave the premises.

3. The doctor will come out and take you in for the medical. A few of the standard questions, allergies etc, and basically going through the questionnaire. She/he will then get you to take your shoes off, measure you and weigh you. They will then check your ears and throat (say ahhhhhhhhh) and check your armpits for growths in the lymph nodes (basically by poking you). You will also then get told to lie on the couch, strip off down to your underwear and then she/will ask if she can check your groin - this means they will poke your lower stomach and just above your hips. They will then ask if you you are circumcised and then ask if you mind pulling your underwear down and they will in about 5 seconds max say "cough, cough" (they do not touch you!) and then a quick glance for obvious signs of disease and then quickly say "ok that's fine" and turn away.

4. They will scribble lots of notes and then that's about it.

5. You then go out into the waiting room again for a few minutes. Then a nurse comes out - they all dress the same, no-one is in uniform or anything - and take you through to another room where they discuss what jabs you need. It's basically about 30 quid per jab and you will almost certainly need two jabs if you've had chickenpox, maybe three if not (I've had chickenpox and they marked my immunisation record "VH" where the bit for the compulsory jab was). The jab is one in each arm. They also take blood. The nurse is very efficient (mine was an Aussie) and you will not feel a thing. They warn you that one of the jabs might make you feel like #######.

The nurse did tell me I could have got the jabs on the NHS for free but I told her I'd rather they got done there and then so they get attached to my immigration records, so they did them. I note that she already had the bottles out ready so I'm assuming I'm not the only one to choose the "do it now" route.

All in all - seemed fine - they appear to knock off for lunch at midday because both the doctor and the x-ray guy went whilst I was standing on the steps of the surgery dodging the rain. Both said a cheery "bye bye" and smiled.

Total cost for me was £250 - I think this was £190 for the medical and £60 for the two jabs.

I hope this helps. Feel free to pass it on to anyone who could use the information.

Ian.

[haleywynne 0]

Ian attended his medical at Bentinck Mansions on Monday, and this is what he had to say:

There were only about three other people there. I was in the building for, at most, an hour.

They will (in this order, probably):

1. Ignore any pre-filled forms you bring with you (they shredded mine I downloaded from the internet) and will give you exactly the same form but laid out slightly differently. It's the questionnaire on the IV15_medical site but in their format. Be sure you know your London case number.

2. They will take you off for an X-ray with a really nice guy, very chatty and friendly. He will probably put your x-ray up in front of you if, like me, they do the x-ray after the doctor's examination - for others I saw that they had not been able to do that. It looks like they want to have seen your x-ray has come out OK before you're allowed to leave the premises.

3. The doctor will come out and take you in for the medical. A few of the standard questions, allergies etc, and basically going through the questionnaire. She/he will then get you to take your shoes off, measure you and weigh you. They will then check your ears and throat (say ahhhhhhhhh) and check your armpits for growths in the lymph nodes (basically by poking you). You will also then get told to lie on the couch, strip off down to your underwear and then she/will ask if she can check your groin - this means they will poke your lower stomach and just above your hips. They will then ask if you you are circumcised and then ask if you mind pulling your underwear down and they will in about 5 seconds max say "cough, cough" (they do not touch you!) and then a quick glance for obvious signs of disease and then quickly say "ok that's fine" and turn away.

4. They will scribble lots of notes and then that's about it.

5. You then go out into the waiting room again for a few minutes. Then a nurse comes out - they all dress the same, no-one is in uniform or anything - and take you through to another room where they discuss what jabs you need. It's basically about 30 quid per jab and you will almost certainly need two jabs if you've had chickenpox, maybe three if not (I've had chickenpox and they marked my immunisation record "VH" where the bit for the compulsory jab was). The jab is one in each arm. They also take blood. The nurse is very efficient (mine was an Aussie) and you will not feel a thing. They warn you that one of the jabs might make you feel like #######.

The nurse did tell me I could have got the jabs on the NHS for free but I told her I'd rather they got done there and then so they get attached to my immigration records, so they did them. I note that she already had the bottles out ready so I'm assuming I'm not the only one to choose the "do it now" route.

All in all - seemed fine - they appear to knock off for lunch at midday because both the doctor and the x-ray guy went whilst I was standing on the steps of the surgery dodging the rain. Both said a cheery "bye bye" and smiled.

Total cost for me was £250 - I think this was £190 for the medical and £60 for the two jabs.

I hope this helps. Feel free to pass it on to anyone who could use the information.

Ian.

Thanks for the review Ash has his medical next week so it's good to read about more recent experiences...

Also, did the doctor not give you an eye exam?

[hindocha 0]

Ian attended his medical at Bentinck Mansions on Monday, and this is what he had to say:

There were only about three other people there. I was in the building for, at most, an hour.

They will (in this order, probably):

1. Ignore any pre-filled forms you bring with you (they shredded mine I downloaded from the internet) and will give you exactly the same form but laid out slightly differently. It's the questionnaire on the IV15_medical site but in their format. Be sure you know your London case number.

2. They will take you off for an X-ray with a really nice guy, very chatty and friendly. He will probably put your x-ray up in front of you if, like me, they do the x-ray after the doctor's examination - for others I saw that they had not been able to do that. It looks like they want to have seen your x-ray has come out OK before you're allowed to leave the premises.

3. The doctor will come out and take you in for the medical. A few of the standard questions, allergies etc, and basically going through the questionnaire. She/he will then get you to take your shoes off, measure you and weigh you. They will then check your ears and throat (say ahhhhhhhhh) and check your armpits for growths in the lymph nodes (basically by poking you). You will also then get told to lie on the couch, strip off down to your underwear and then she/will ask if she can check your groin - this means they will poke your lower stomach and just above your hips. They will then ask if you you are circumcised and then ask if you mind pulling your underwear down and they will in about 5 seconds max say "cough, cough" (they do not touch you!) and then a quick glance for obvious signs of disease and then quickly say "ok that's fine" and turn away.

4. They will scribble lots of notes and then that's about it.

5. You then go out into the waiting room again for a few minutes. Then a nurse comes out - they all dress the same, no-one is in uniform or anything - and take you through to another room where they discuss what jabs you need. It's basically about 30 quid per jab and you will almost certainly need two jabs if you've had chickenpox, maybe three if not (I've had chickenpox and they marked my immunisation record "VH" where the bit for the compulsory jab was). The jab is one in each arm. They also take blood. The nurse is very efficient (mine was an Aussie) and you will not feel a thing. They warn you that one of the jabs might make you feel like #######.

The nurse did tell me I could have got the jabs on the NHS for free but I told her I'd rather they got done there and then so they get attached to my immigration records, so they did them. I note that she already had the bottles out ready so I'm assuming I'm not the only one to choose the "do it now" route.

All in all - seemed fine - they appear to knock off for lunch at midday because both the doctor and the x-ray guy went whilst I was standing on the steps of the surgery dodging the rain. Both said a cheery "bye bye" and smiled.

Total cost for me was £250 - I think this was £190 for the medical and £60 for the two jabs.

I hope this helps. Feel free to pass it on to anyone who could use the information.

Ian.

Iab, cheers for feedback - what was the jab you ad for chicken pox's?

[hindocha 0]

I have researched it on-line it's Varicella. Need to find out if I can get it done via the NHS

[obbynox 0]

I have researched it on-line it's Varicella. Need to find out if I can get it done via the NHS

To my knowledge Vaicella (the chicken pox vaccine) isn't available in the UK (well it wasn't when i had my medical in February) so it's not required!

The vaccines depends on age and sex!

Here's the link to current vaccination requirements

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/...ccinechart.html

Edited October 8, 2009 by obbynox

[gmjdmj 2]

Hello!

I have a question. We received the hard copy of packet 3 on Saturday. He has already sent everything back to the Embassy except the checklist as of today (we are waiting on the police record). Obviously, we don't have an interview date yet but he has already booked his medical for this Friday so that we can get that done as well. Is it too soon to get the medical done? or do we need to wait until the interview gets scheduled or does it matter? Any information would be greatly appreciated...

Thank you!!!