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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on January 22, 2008: |
miri
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
The medical examination took place the same day as the interview. I had to be at the doctor's office at 8am -- it was literally a 5 minute walk away from the US Embassy which was helpful. I fainted (as usual) after the blood test, but the nurse was very kind and she arranged a chair for me outside so I could recover prior to the examination itself. The TB x-ray was fine -- just your bog-standard x-ray, nothing special. However, the examination was possibly one of the most demeaning things that I've ever encountered -- having a strange male doctor performing a thorough, intimate, examination was absolutely vile. Why the hell they don't have a female doctor on staff for the women is beyond me. I am still angry that I was subjected to this.
The "interview" at the US Embassy took about 5 minutes -- they didn't even want to see the affidavit of support (evidently if you're both MIT graduates then you should have no problems supporting yourself, according to the official who was dealing with me!) I think I embarrassed the official, though, when I stated "excellent, so I don't have AIDS then!", when I was granted the visa, seeing as that was what the blood test was all about. God only knows what happens if the test returns positive. All in all, I was incredibly relieved to have all of this over with and wouldn't wish my experience on anyone else.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #2378