Hand Eczema - How will it affect Medical for K1 Visa

[lovesStrawberry 0]

Dear VJs,

Hi everyone, I would like to extend our gratitude to all of the members who gave time to comment and share their insights regarding our case.

We are so happy that we finally receive the NO2 Approval through mail notification and just waiting for the hard copy to be delivered.

On the other hand, I have this question: How my condition will affect the whole process especially MEDICAL for K1 Visa? - I have a Hand Eczema and my fingerprints are not that visible and I fear it will cause a problem in capturing them.

I'm suffering for years ever since I was young, can't remember when it all started. It runs on my family - my Auntie, Grand mom, even some of my cousins. I've been struggling to cure it for years and now I'm getting worry that this disease will ruin the process.

Please help.

Thanks.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I like to think about what would happen if you hurt yourself? Like you had a cut healing (happened to me), that too would alter the prints. When they take your prints, they take your four fingers together on each hand, and then your thumbs. Often when prints are matched, it's not the WHOLE print, it's points on your finger that distinguish you.

Prints are important though. Is there anything you can do to minimise the eczema for the day of interview? I think it's likely that they will be okay as long as you get most of your prints, and then they might have you re-print on a day when your hands aren't so bad (whether it be in the US or whatever).

Personally I would send them an email (identifying yourself) and ask their advise them of your condition and asking their advice. I think they should be pretty understanding about it. The reason I say identify yourself is so that that email goes on your file and there's proof that you told them about your condition. Perhaps suggest in your email that you could get a "note from your doctor" if they require that states that you are on treatment and there is nothing they can do to get rid of it all together.

Good luck

Edited January 8, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony

[lovesStrawberry 0]

I like to think about what would happen if you hurt yourself? Like you had a cut healing (happened to me), that too would alter the prints. When they take your prints, they take your four fingers together on each hand, and then your thumbs. Often when prints are matched, it's not the WHOLE print, it's points on your finger that distinguish you.

Prints are important though. Is there anything you can do to minimise the eczema for the day of interview? I think it's likely that they will be okay as long as you get most of your prints, and then they might have you re-print on a day when your hands aren't so bad (whether it be in the US or whatever).

Personally I would send them an email (identifying yourself) and ask their advise them of your condition and asking their advice. I think they should be pretty understanding about it. The reason I say identify yourself is so that that email goes on your file and there's proof that you told them about your condition. Perhaps suggest in your email that you could get a "note from your doctor" if they require that states that you are on treatment and there is nothing they can do to get rid of it all together.

Good luck

Is my condition will be an issue in the MEDICAL EXAM? or serve as enough ground for me to fail the MEDICAL Exam?

Thanks Vanessa and Tony for that suggestion. I will do my very best to minimize it at least on the day of the Medical Exam and Interview.

[canadian_wife 1,823]

I have psoriasis and it has made 3 of my 10 fingerprints permenantly damaged. It was not an issue for me at any point throughout the medical exam. It is not a contagious condition and you'll be fine. If it will make you feel better, you can bring a copy of a diagnosis from a doctor to your medical exam. I did not do this, largely due to the fact my disorder is plainly visable, and they asked me about it and moved on.

Good luck.

[Carlawarla 1]

You won't "fail" your medical because of eczema. It's a very common condition. I don't have it, and I had trouble giving my fingerprints at my biometrics. They recommended to me making sure I had plenty of hand cream on, and that I drank lots of water to "plump" my fingertips up. They even took my fingerprints manually just to be sure. (black inked tips on paper). I'm sure you'll be fine.