Medical & Some GOOD NEWS :)

[Jmaster911 0]

Well it was the medical today, so I thought I would post my experience in case anybody was interested in what happened.

I decided to drive down to London and found a car park about 2 min walk from the medical centre (it is inside the congestion zone so remember to pay it). I arrived 1 hour early but thought I would take a punt and see if they would see me early. You have to buzz in and I explained I was early, they were fine that I arrived early and buzzed me in.

Once I got to reception they asked for my Passport, a photo (this doesn't need to be US Visa size, a normal UK passport one will do) and my filled out medical form. I went to the waiting area and was quickly shown to an exam room where a nurse introduced herself. She went through my medical history and told me what was on the agenda for the day. She ask about what injections I had received and unfortunately the NHS have lost all record that I have had any inoc's so I had to receive two injections (£60).

After that was done I was shown to a smaller waiting area at which point I was called for my xray. The guy doing these was good fun, put you at ease and very talkative, The Xray took about 10 min after which I was shown back to the small waiting room to wait for the doctor. 10 Min later the Dr called me, he went through any medication I was taking and explored it in detail, weighed me, measured me, took my blood pressure, took blood for the HIV test and then made me sign the consent forms and the photo of myself. After that I was done and was £250 lighter in the wallet.

If I had known I would of got all the jabs done on the NHS by my GP so if you have time do this way before the interview date it will save you a few quid.

NOW for the good news, when driving home I got a phone call from my lawyer and the interview date is set for 13th Dec I am shocked but it looks like they were right in pre submitting the DS230 Part 1 and the DS2001. I think this has saved me 2-4 weeks of waiting.