Hello Everyone,

My fiancee and her son are on an airplane headed for Moscow. I'm pretty sure this is the first time that either of them has ever been on an airplane. She will get her medical done in the AM on May 29 at IOM. When I called her today she was still working on her Embassy visa packet. She likes to wait until the last minute. I'll post how her medical goes after she emails me. Thank you all for your support and wisdom...

My Alla reported an overall very good review of IOM. Since your fiancée has a son too, she noted that the children's doctor that examined her son was "very serious". She mentioned many questions were asked about his history, far more than were asked of Alla or her daughter.

GOOD LUCK !!!!!!!!!

Keep us posted on how it goes. Good luck!

Good news! Best of luck and can't wait to hear about it.

Today I expected an email from my fiancee to tell me about her and her son's medical examination. She did not say anything about it. So, I called IOM and spoke with the lady there. She told me that my fiancee's exam went fine and she could get her results today, Friday. But her son had to have a psychological exam and his results would not be ready until Monday at 9am. So, I guess they do give the young boys more difficult questions:( The only problem with this is that the visa interview is also scheduled for Monday. This situation doesn't look good.

a psychological exam? how old is he? i thought they only did that if there were something of real concern (drugs etc.).

Something in his general medical exam triggered a suspicion based on one of the following:

"Physical or mental disorders which render one inadmissible include the following:
1. Current physical or mental disorders, with harmful behavior associated with the disorder.
2. Past physical or mental disorders with associated harmful behavior that is likely to recur or lead to other harmful behavior.
Harmful behavior is behavior that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety or welfare of the applicant or others. A person who mentally retarded is no longer inadmissible unless there is a determination that the applicant is exhibiting or has exhibited in the past, associated harmful behavior.
According to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, alcohol abuse or dependence resulting in alcohol impaired driving may serve as a basis for determining whether an immigrant has a mental disorder associated with harmful behavior. Section 212(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act discusses the inadmissibility in cases where an applicant for an immigration benefit has a significant record of alcoholrelated driving incidents.

Drug Abuse or Addiction
Drug abuse or addiction applies to the nonmedical use of a psychoactive substance that is part of a pattern of abuse. There is an exception for experimentation. Clinical judgment is used to determine abuse or experimentation when the applicant’’s medical records indicate past nonmedical use of a psychoactive substance."
http://www.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas/im...pdfs/web475.pdf

My fiancee's son has just had his 11th birthday a week ago. His father has not been around most of his life. Maybe this has affected his ability to deal with adults. However, I don't think that this is a good enough reason to keep him from entering the U.S. I don't have the full details of what happened at his medical, only that his results have been delayed. I hope this all gets sorted out soon.

This is interesting. Alla's son also has never had a relationship with his father. I wonder if this is the motivating factor. Alla's son is 8. Alla said her son's examination lasted twice longer than hers or her daughters. They questioned every little scar and looked over every millimeter of flesh. The doctor also mentioned they exam young boys more "carefully" and can find more problems. Fortunately, he passed his exam and no psychological battery was even mentioned.

What happened to your Relatives thread? Did the VJ censors get all excited again? Censoring is part I hate most about VJ. The administration likes to censor anything that somebody subjectively feels is "objectionable" and any advice that is practical but "illegal" in some slight form.

I was wondering that as well.

We can always start a new one....

It must be the only thread in the history of the VJ where the mother in law came in to mediate.

If the MIL mediates the threads, I'd hate to see how much she mediates in the rest of life.