MJ21

3 hours ago, SGtoMurica said:

We had our medical exams done 8 calendar days ago. My wife's medical was sent to US Consulate without issues, but mine had a "technical issue" in which they were unable to see my vaccination records on their electronic file (even though the physician had already sent it).

Oh dear, sorry to hear that.. we didn’t have that issue, but we were on IMC and calling in to double check they were submitting as soon as they could..I think they are still having some teething issues. If anything, I would think issue is from clinic side than embassy side. You could ask IMC to freshly resubmit? It should just be a click of a button.

19 minutes ago, SGtoMurica said:

Did you have any success with walk-ins?

They pushed it up by a week, but we got lucky by kept refreshing the police appointment portal, so will be doing it next week, hopefully this is the last step.

1 minute ago, SGtoMurica said:

I think Singapore is quite accommodating to folks in difficult/unfortunate situations such as yours, so might be worthwhile reaching out to SPD to expedite the process in that case.

Yeah that’s been my past experience, they are always nice and accommodating. We are going to try a walk in and see if it works..

36 minutes ago, SGtoMurica said:

OMG. I'm so sorry to hear that. That is so frustrating. I assume your wife is a non-Singaporean? So she will have to appeal  for a COC then have fingerprints recorded etc?

 

Otherwise, if she is a Singaporean, then the Police Certificate takes less than 1 week if I recall correctly. 

 

Do you know what the 221g process entails? Once she obtains her SG Police Certificate, will you have to attend another interview or will they just issue the visa and "packet" immediately? Will they hold onto your passports in the interim so you can't travel?  

 

Yeah she has to do the fingerprinting. Luckily the 221g process is just to submit the documents and passport, they don’t hold the passport. So the sooner you have the docs, the sooner you get it sorted.

7 minutes ago, SGtoMurica said:

Oh no!!! I'm so sorry to hear that. 

 

I thought police certificates are valid for 2 years from issue? This excerpt is taken from the NVC Website: "Important: Police certificates expire after two years, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued."

Yeah just another hurdle to jump. We didn’t get one because my wife hadn’t been in singapore for full 6 months, as at the original interview date. But by the revised date, it was 6 months and a few days, so they do require it now.

2 hours ago, SGtoMurica said:

Hello, how did your interview go? 

 

We just had our medical today and the physician (Dr. Chew) and staff were all very pleasant. We paid $500.04 each ($330 for Medical, $116 for CXR, $17 for Syphilis (VDRL), $37.04 GST). Was told it would take around 2-3 days for VDRL to be processed.

We got a 221g, they need a singapore police certificate, we were borderline on that 6 month cut off for police certificates. The wait time to get a fingerprinting is 3 weeks, our fingerprint appointment is on the 24th of May, so looking at an almost one month delay. Any ideas on expediting the fingerprinting, wondering if we can do a walk in and make a request.

7 hours ago, MJ21 said:

Folks who have already completed their interviews.. is there a waiting area before security for people accompanying the interviewees? 

I ask because, the appointment email says that mobile phones are not allowed inside the embassy. Do the security office keep the phone for you? I believe there’s lockers on first come first serve basis for larger electronics, but wasn’t sure what to do with mobile phones

Folks who have already completed their interviews.. is there a waiting area before security for people accompanying the interviewees? 

5 hours ago, ARSN said:

I got DQ`d on March 27th follow to join based on my spouses EB1. Do I fall under IR/family or EB? When can I expect interview letter and interview? Thank you.

I’d think this would be under EB… wait time for the letter could be 2-4 weeks more, and interview about a month after the letter.. 

47 minutes ago, Jin Lee Sin said:

Clinic submitting your report to Us Embassy within a week. Next Monday you can email to embassy to inform ,they will reply with a link to reschedule interview date. 

Thanks again! Congratulations on receiving your visa, and good luck in the US!

5 minutes ago, Jin Lee Sin said:

Yes. I was able to reschedule my interview by myself, however they just opened only 01 available slot for me to reschedule after they got my medical report. 

In your case, after they send a confirmation email then you would able to see your DATE which appointed by U.S Embassy. 

Thanks a lot for that! When did you eventually get your medical done and submitted? We got ours done on Monday, but waiting for the actual submission to happen. Do they give you a slot right after medical is done, or is there a few days waiting period before they come back with a date? Apologies in advance for the many questions.

12 hours ago, Jin Lee Sin said:

Yes, same. 1 day before interview and this email sent AFTER medical report got by embassy. 

 

Hi Jin Lee Sin,

I believe your original interview was in Feb, and because of that Medical clinic fiasco you had to reschedule your interview date. How did that process work? Were you able to just reschedule through CGI? I can’t see any dates at all in my case, just a note saying we will get a response via email.

1 hour ago, FJT said:

Yes! I got that 1 day before the interview too. But I've got those docs prepare already in advance. There wasn't anything additional that wasn't mentioned here https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/SGP-Singapore.html

 

Before the actual interview, they asked for the original docs in the exact order specified in the email. After they collected the docs, they asked me to wait at the waiting area for my name to be called for the interview.

Interesting… do they require these docs both original and copies in the exact order they specified?

7 hours ago, SGtoMurica said:

Hey did it go? Were you able to reschedule your appointment? 

Hi… the rescheduling website doesn’t show any dates. It said they will contact via email. My hunch is that this is something to do with the medical exam not being done much earlier than interview date.

12 hours ago, Jin Lee Sin said:

In September I think. Btw, your visa class is IR1 or F2A? Interview questions all straight forward but the U.Singapore US Embassy is in manpower issue hence F2A interview probably rescheduled anytime.

Ours was F2A, were you a IR1? Did they mention something about manpower issues to you before or during the interview? They would prioritize IR if there’s a manpower issue, we are wondering if this is a short term thing or a longer term issue.

9 hours ago, SGtoMurica said:

My visa class is EB2. I think @MJ21 is F2A.

 

@MJ21 can you please update us once you have more information. It is greatly appreciated.

We have not received any update yet, probably given the weekend. Hopefully something soon.

2 hours ago, SGtoMurica said:

Have you already flown from Canada to Singapore? What is your priority date? Do you think your case was rescheduled due to recent F2A retrogressions?

 

My interview is scheduled for May 10th and haven't been notified about any rescheduling.

Yeah literally on our way. We were not impacted by the retrogressions, our priority date was sep 2019. When did you get the letter for the May 10 interview date, if I may ask? I’d think if anyone is impacted, it’s probably people having interviews in the next few days.

We got hit with some bad news over night. Our appointment was cancelled by the embassy due to “manpower issues”. Embassy has asked us to reschedule via the ustraveldocs website. That puts us in more uncertainty again, not clear when we will get an appointment. We feel like we’ve been put in the back of the queue again. Anyone going through this?

Just now, MJ21 said:

My understanding is that the typical lag is due to the wait time on blood test results etc, but I imagine the E filing should be instantaneous once submitted. But in general it sounds like we should expect 5-10 business days between medical exam and embassy receiving results.

The Montreal embassy advices to complete the medical exam 4 working days prior to interview, and IMC says the medical exam should be ideally done 10 calendar days ahead, but no explicit advice from SG embassy.

38 minutes ago, SGtoMurica said:

Hello, can you please update us on your application? 

I believe your Medical was done on March 10, and the Consulate Interview was scheduled for March 15.

 

Did your medical make it in time for the Consulate interview? Thanks! 

My understanding is that the typical lag is due to the wait time on blood test results etc, but I imagine the E filing should be instantaneous once submitted. But in general it sounds like we should expect 5-10 business days between medical exam and embassy receiving results.

On 3/17/2023 at 11:40 PM, FJT said:

@MJ21 did you manage to get the medical appointment? IMC camden called me yesterday and gave me an appointment for the coming Tuesday!

Yeah, we set the appointment for 17th of April, it’s the day before the interview. We had no choice as the baby’s Covid vaccine won’t be done till 14th April. We would rather notify the embassy and attend the interview on the scheduled date with the pending medical exam than try to reschedule given the uncertainty on dates.

On 3/11/2023 at 5:26 PM, Nj005 said:

Originally mine was on 13th March. They brought it into 10th.  Its not based on the interview date. Bcs it takes around 10 days to reflect on embassy's system. Even for me, i dont think it will reflect during my interview time. 

Hi there! How did your interview go? Did they receive your medical exam on time? One question on the exam - do they check for Covid vaccinations or does the embassy check that rather than the doctors medical exam. My baby is just getting his first dose today, but apparently needs two doses.

1 hour ago, Nj005 said:

Originally mine was on 13th March. They brought it into 10th.  Its not based on the interview date. Bcs it takes around 10 days to reflect on embassy's system. Even for me, i dont think it will reflect during my interview time. 

Understood, thank you! , please keep us posted on how everything goes next week, good luck for a smooth process!

9 hours ago, Nj005 said:

 

I was following up from early February.  

They brought my appointment earlier from the scheduled date as someone cancelled theirs.  I requested them to do so and I was also ready for such very short notice. 

 

They do the E-filing now. 

Yes. Everything can be done same day. It takes around 2-3 hrs . 

 

Im happy to answer any questions As Everyone is on the same boat. 

Thanks again! I believe you posted before that the interview was on the 15th of Mar, if you the clinic is e filing, I guess the exam results are immediately received by the embassy? Did IMC initially give you an exam date that was prior to the interview date and pulled it earlier due to cancellation? Just trying to understand how backed up the clinics are. 

1 hour ago, Nj005 said:

I have done the medical at IMC Camden.

 

Cost is arnd 800 SGD including xray nd vaccinations

Thanks for that ! How long did you have to wait to get an appointment after first reaching out to the clinic? Can the X rays, vaccinations etc be done in a single day? Also are they doing the E filing ? Apologies quite a few questions.