Question regarding Medical

[DakotaKid 38]

My fiance's visa was refused during the interview in early Dec 2017, due to her not having her translated birth cert.(embassy had sent appointment email to wrong person with incorrect case number, birth cert was misplaced) with her and she had admitted to using amphetamines in the past.  She was administered a test for drugs, and the sample came back clean. She was given a 221G, and was told to wait until the end of April and see the Dr's at Bumrungrad and if they sign off on it (her being drug free) , the visa will be issued.  She did have an appointment with the original panel physician today, and she has an appointment to see another Dr on 30 Apr.  The panel physician was a little surprised that they handled it in this manner, as her sample came back clean.  At any rate, she should be getting the medical clearance on Monday.

 

My question is, will she need to do another Medical Exam since the Embassy refused to issue the visa?  I believe that the former exam will expire around Jun 1, and if the visa isn't issued until after June 1st, the medical is no longer valid?

[geowrian 22,335]

It's not unusual for the CO to refuse the visa on medical / public health grounds due to past drug usage. A clean drug test just means she didn't use it very recently, but doesn't totally address an issue of abuse. I'm not saying she did abuse it, but they get very cautious and it's not unusual for them to have a 6 month or 1 year period to ensure the applicant remains drug-free.

 

The validity period of the visa is tied to the validity of the medical. If they are ready to approve the visa very shortly before the medical expires, or after it expires, a new medical will be required.

[C-ma'am 684]

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