CR-1/IR-1 DCF (London) spouse with health issues

[SarahandTom11412 0]

Hi all,

This is where we are in the process so far:

09 March 2015: I-130 Petition for Tom mailed to US Embassy London
10 March 2015 I-130 delivered to US Embassy
13 March 2015: I-130 received, processed, and payment taken (NOA1 dated March 11)
26 March 2015: Mailed ACRO for police certificate
14 April 2015: Received ACRO in post
21 April 2015: I-130 approval notice received! (NOA2 dated April 20, 41 days)
14 May 2015: Letter from Immigrant Visa Unit, LND Number obtained (NOA 3, dated May 12, 3 weeks 4 days from I-130 approval)
14 May 2015: DS 260 filled online and submitted
15 May 2015: Medical booked for June 3rd at 3:10 PM at Knightsbridge drs 4 Bentinck Mansions W1U 2ER
03 June 2015: Medical planned to be attended
Notice of readiness form submitted online
Interview date received
Courier arrangements made
Interview attended
Visa delivered
Immigrant fee paid
POE Miami, FL

My husband (the intending immigrant) has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. With the medical upcoming, we have gotten letters from his doctors here in the UK which are honestly long-winded, but do summarize his current health conditions. He is stable, on several routine medications for his condition, and none of his conditions to my knowledge would meet any of the public health criteria concerns they would be checking for at the medical. I feel reasonably good that his medical would be approved, but I'd like to hear from other people who have had the experience of attending a visa medical with an ongoing health condition. Any advice is welcomed! I want to make sure we have all our bases covered before we go! As far as I know, having the letters from his doctors plus his vaccination records (which are up to date) would suffice.

Also, looking forward to the interview...how likely is it that his health condition going to come up in the interview itself? Most reviews I've read have been focused on sponsor/joint sponsor income and verification of relationship. How would you approach the health issue if you were asked? His joint sponsor meets requirements (25,300 on tax return for 2014, and currently makes 67k with a signed letter from his employer and paystubs). Do you think he's likely to be considered a public charge? My husband is capable of doing freelance translation and interpreting work from home, so if they asked what he intends to do he has that going for him. He also has a little bit of savings himself, though I'm aware the burden of support is on his joint sponsor, and not him.

Please feel free to put in your two cents on our situation. Do you think we have much to worry about?

Thank you!

Sarah

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

The cerebral palsy won't be an hinderance to the visa as such but yes, could be for the I-864/ public charge issue.

Now, it is possible it won;t come up at all, but often, in cases with ongoing medical issue, the sponsor is asked to show that they have extra funds/medical insurance that will cover the intending immigrant. This will be difficult for you due to the primary sponsor/ spouse being abroad also. What sort of qualifications/ job experience do you have? Ie, is it likely you will get a well-paying job with health insurance pretty quick once you move?

[Boiler 43,396]

He can get Obamacare.

[SarahandTom11412 0]

The cerebral palsy won't be an hinderance to the visa as such but yes, could be for the I-864/ public charge issue.

Now, it is possible it won;t come up at all, but often, in cases with ongoing medical issue, the sponsor is asked to show that they have extra funds/medical insurance that will cover the intending immigrant. This will be difficult for you due to the primary sponsor/ spouse being abroad also. What sort of qualifications/ job experience do you have? Ie, is it likely you will get a well-paying job with health insurance pretty quick once you move?

Thank you for your response! I have, in fact, gotten in touch with an insurance agent in the town we'll be living in and have registered both of us with their company. I've got correspondence that shows they are expecting us, with his conditions noted, and they've said it shouldn't be a problem getting us coverage. I've also gotten a few general quotes from them as well just based on our situation as it's expected to be. I feel like we've got our bases covered, but feeling reasonably confident is a scary thing when it comes to immigration, lol.

The only particular thing about one of his conditions is that it's an on-going wound care situation. It's no different than someone who has a stoma, but the fact that it's on-going, but stable, is something they may take notice of at the medical. With the letters, though, it should be perfectly clear what the situation is.

The joint sponsor has a job with healthcare coverage, but we will likely be taking out a policy of our own on the open market (ACA/Obamacare). Like I said, my husband has a little bit of savings (few thousand £'s) which we will bring proof of via bank statements and XE.com currency conversion into dollars. We aren't looking to leave until the end of October so the funds he is receiving now, he will keep receiving until we leave.

I am a nurse, and anticipate being able to find a job relatively easily in the US. Even if I can't find something in nursing, I have advanced university degrees in another field which will allow me to find work on a broader scale as well. My husband also has advanced university degrees in translation and interpreting in two languages, so he is certainly employable, just on a freelance at-home basis.

So what do you think?