Required days between medical and interview

[Soulmate1971 9]

Hello everyone,

'm not new here but only have been a passive participant and a reader of the forum and wants to thank everyone for all you inputs that helped me a lot on my grueling K1 process. Visa journey help me a lot!!!

Glad to say that we are now at the end of our journey. Yay!!!! My question is that my fiance can now schedule an interview but he is from another city that requires flying to another city for an hour and staying in a hotel for medical and visa interview. We are trying to cut cost and trying to make it efficient by scheduling both few days apart whatever days it requires for the medical to be available during interview. Does anyone here have any idea how many days apart should we schedule the medical and interview to make sure the medical result is available during the interview process?

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND INPUT!

[EllieEdwards 2]

It's two to three weeks

[Soulmate1971 9]

OH MY!!! THAT MEANS TAKING OF FROM WORK TWICE AND TRAVELLING/FLYING TWICE!

THANKS YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. I HOPE SOME PPL ACTUALLY WILL RESPOND WITH A SHORTER TIME FRAME. JUST KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED....

I SHOULD ADD... FIANCE WILL BE MIGRATING FROM MANILA.

Edited July 4, 2015 by Soulmate1971

[Shauneg 762]

OH MY!!! THAT MEANS TAKING OF FROM WORK TWICE AND TRAVELLING/FLYING TWICE!

THANKS YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. I HOPE SOME PPL ACTUALLY WILL RESPOND WITH A SHORTER TIME FRAME. JUST KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED....

I SHOULD ADD... FIANCE WILL BE MIGRATING FROM MANILA.

for manila they give you everything when you're done with medical...you can interview the next day if you wanted, just plan your medical two days before your interview appt. Edited July 4, 2015 by Shauneg

[TBoneTX 43,019]

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[Shauneg 762]

It's two to three weeks

Not even close to right for the Philippines, they get all their medical stuff the day they are done at medical. They take it to the interview theirselves, so they can interview the very next day if wanted and planned right.

[Hank_ 9,171]

Hello everyone,

'm not new here but only have been a passive participant and a reader of the forum and wants to thank everyone for all you inputs that helped me a lot on my grueling K1 process. Visa journey help me a lot!!!

Glad to say that we are now at the end of our journey. Yay!!!! My question is that my fiance can now schedule an interview but he is from another city that requires flying to another city for an hour and staying in a hotel for medical and visa interview. We are trying to cut cost and trying to make it efficient by scheduling both few days apart whatever days it requires for the medical to be available during interview. Does anyone here have any idea how many days apart should we schedule the medical and interview to make sure the medical result is available during the interview process?

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND INPUT!

Embassy states to complete the medical 5-7 working days before the interview.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3218.html

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/1178798/feb2015/K1-K2%20Applicant%20Interview%20Preparation%20Instructions%20-%20English%20_February%202015_.pdf

You would do better to post your questions relating to the visa process at the embassy in the Philippines forum http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

It's two to three weeks

This is the Philippines that isn't correct.

for manila they give you everything when you're done with medical...you can interview the next day if you wanted, just plan your medical two days before your interview appt.

You can do the interview the next day, true, but the approval will take longer after the interview as the embassy has to wait for the medical to be matched up with the case file (usually adding 2 weeks to the processing). Expect delays with this idea.

Edited July 5, 2015 by Hank_

[Shauneg 762]

Embassy states to complete the medical 5-7 working days before the interview.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3218.html

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/1178798/feb2015/K1-K2%20Applicant%20Interview%20Preparation%20Instructions%20-%20English%20_February%202015_.pdf

You would do better to post your questions relating to the visa process at the embassy in the Philippines forum http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

This is the Philippines that isn't correct.

You can do the interview the next day, true, but the approval will take longer after the interview as the embassy has to wait for the medical to be matched up with the case file (usually adding 2 weeks to the processing). Expect delays with this idea.

Curious what you are talking about in the last paragraph? Since January all medical packets and documents are given to the person in a sealed packet before they leave Saint Lukes. They take it to the interview theirselves.

[Hank_ 9,171]

Curious what you are talking about in the last paragraph? Since January all medical packets and documents are given to the person in a sealed packet before they leave Saint Lukes. They take it to the interview theirselves.

MOST medical packets are hand carried, not all (this is stated on the SLEC and USEM website), one never knows. The digital copy of the medical is still transmitted to the embassy, and the CO needs time to review it.

As for the 5-7 working days, those are the facts as posted on the embassy website.

Edited July 5, 2015 by Hank_

[Shauneg 762]

MOST medical packets are hand carried, not all (this is stated on the SLEC and USEM website), one never knows. The digital copy of the medical is still transmitted to the embassy, and the CO needs time to review it.

As for the 5-7 working days, those are the facts as posted on the embassy website.

Wasn't aware they sent anything digital. I was aware the site said that, I was in the reality of whats happens though. I'll refrain from giving a flat statement like that from now on and go with what the site says with the information you've given me.

[Hank_ 9,171]

Hand carrying the file makes things easier on the embassy as they can match up the medical with the case file in about 2 seconds. But they still review the medical file electronically.

At least the rain has stopped for now, can run to the market... 4 more typhoons shown heading this way.

[Soulmate1971 9]

for manila they give you everything when you're done with medical...you can interview the next day if you wanted, just plan your medical two days before your interview

[Soulmate1971 9]

for manila they give you everything when you're done with medical...you can interview the next day if you wanted, just plan your medical two days before your interview

Thank you so much for the info. I feel better already.