Originally Posted by Lanyu

With regards to completing the course in the US after having the first shot here how does that effect the immigration medical?
My daughter is due shot number 2 next week she's only 7

Originally Posted by LJSassy

We moved to Texas last year, my older 2 boys were 12 & 15. They has their first Hep B when we arrived - which was needed to start school. They will require 3 all together, 3 months between first 2 and 6 months for 3rd. If they had started the course in the UK, it would just continue on here, no need to start again.

The only other thing I would advise you check out (depending on your children's ages) is a medical form for playing sports at school. Required for Texas - not sure about California??

My boys are in Junior High & High School, and to join any team (soccer/swimming etc) they have to have had a full medical carried out by a doctor. We got these done before we left the UK as they are valid for 12 months and was just one less thing to worry about when we arrived here.

Children can take part in every day PE, but any team sport requires a medical. We were charged £75 by our GP for this service, but it was well worth it (plus we could claim it back).

Good luck with your move x

Originally Posted by kodokan

Same here in AZ; a physical is needed for team sports (and residential summer camp - that one had to be in the last 3 months before the camp started). Probably not worth paying in the UK though, as most insurance policies here include an annual physical for free. It can all be rolled into a 'new patient registration check up', and is a good way to get to know a local doctor.

Originally Posted by Lucybell33

Thank you! That's useful to know, as my son is very sporty, so will be keen to get involved in school teams right away (and will be good for making friends quickly). Will have to figure out if it'll be better to get it over with here or risk fitting it in when we arrive (we may well end up with little or no time before the start of the new school year).