Working towards joining my wife in California – an introduction
Jan 8th 2017, 4:13 pm
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Re: Working towards joining my wife in California – an introduction
May I ask, were you questioned about this at interview/medical? I was treated (medicated and counselled), on and off, from the age of fourteen until my late twenties and while I have no qualms about sharing any of this with anyone at any stage of this immigration, I am suddenly mindful that it could raise eyebrows. I've had no need for medication since 2010 and finished a course of therapy in 2013, which helped greatly, and am hopeful that a letter from my GP will be enough to assure the doctors at Knightsbridge that I am fit and well.
Jan 10th 2017, 11:23 am
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Re: Working towards joining my wife in California – an introduction
ACRO (not ARCO) police report is required for the NVC for spouses, long before the medical! The best time for spouses to apply for it is when the I-130 is close to being approved (about 5 months after it was sent unless your file was recently sent to the Texas service centre). Fiancés don't need it until the medical.
Getting vaccination records was easy for me. Computerised records have made it that way. Made an appointment with the GP during my lunch break one day to look through the record to see what was missing, asked him to type up a report as I have been treated for depression before (including hospitalisation), came back during lunch break a few days later for the missing vaccine to be administered, picked up the report that the doctor had done and the receptionist printed my vaccine record there and then. Took no more than 20 minutes each time.
Getting vaccination records was easy for me. Computerised records have made it that way. Made an appointment with the GP during my lunch break one day to look through the record to see what was missing, asked him to type up a report as I have been treated for depression before (including hospitalisation), came back during lunch break a few days later for the missing vaccine to be administered, picked up the report that the doctor had done and the receptionist printed my vaccine record there and then. Took no more than 20 minutes each time.
In terms of vaccinations I'm sure it'll be fairly simple to go and get that all done with the GP, as you did. The only issue is that I'm not allowed to have any 'live' vaccines due to medication I am taking. As far as I'm aware, most live vaccines are for tropical diseases like malaria. I'm sure I can get the doctor to write a letter explaining this before the medical, however, if there are any live ones on the list.
I do have a chronic medical condition that is under control with the help of medication and is non contagious. Could you see this raising any questions/issues at the medical exam?
Jan 10th 2017, 11:57 am
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Re: Working towards joining my wife in California – an introduction
Rene
Jan 15th 2017, 8:09 pm
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Re: Working towards joining my wife in California – an introduction
any help would be great
