Sent the wrong chest xray with Immigrant Visa Package

[Ed-tron 0]

Hello all,

I used this forum quite a lot to read up on what to expect at the US Embassy in London interview and it was very helpful. Thankyou. However I have now registered with the site as I have a specific question of my own.

As the applicant /spouse of an American citizen, I have been waiting over a year and jumping through the various hoops, today I received my Immigrant visa package, my passport and chest xray. Wahoo! this is great! finally! However on inspection of the chest xray I can see the name on it is not mine! it is very similar, but it is someone elses.

I have phoned the visa information line for the london embassy (£1.20 / $3 ish a minute), who told me to email them.

Its very annoying after waiting over a year to have them mess up like this. I dont want to travel out with the wrong chest xray and then get turned away. Any ideas? I suppose my only option is to email them.... they take ages to respond, if at all.

Thanks for reading.

[payxibka 10,047]

Chest x-ray is not required at the POE so it is not a problem. You certainly can get the right one but it will be for your only personal records only

[Jasman0717 9]

The only time Claudeth's chest x-ray came into play was when we went to the civil surgeon and he wanted to do another x-ray so we showed him the one from the medical.

[Ed-tron 0]

Thanks for the speedy replies. It says on the covering letter that I received along with the immigrant visa package, that I "should be prepared to present the xray film" at POE. But as you both point out in your experience it was not needed. A while back I read a good point made on this site that said immigration officers would not know how to interpret a chest xray more than me...

[ron123 0]

Thanks for the speedy replies. It says on the covering letter that I received along with the immigrant visa package, that I "should be prepared to present the xray film" at POE. But as you both point out in your experience it was not needed. A while back I read a good point made on this site that said immigration officers would not know how to interpret a chest xray more than me...

tell me....you opened the package before point of entry???

My wife was told not to open her package she got with her visa. What gives?

[Ed-tron 0]

No you are correct, i'll clarify. In the courier's package I received another sealed package (the one that you are not to open) and separately a cover letter, my passport and another open envelope with my xray in.

When I went for interview the Immigrant officer made it VERY clear that I should not open 'that' envelope, otherwise I would have to answer to him.

Hope that clears it up

[ron123 0]

No you are correct, i'll clarify. In the courier's package I received another sealed package (the one that you are not to open) and separately a cover letter, my passport and another open envelope with my xray in.

When I went for interview the Immigrant officer made it VERY clear that I should not open 'that' envelope, otherwise I would have to answer to him.

Hope that clears it up

I need to check with my wife....because I understand she only got a sealed package and passport. Now I'm wondering....if she will have to take another physical when here. UGH...