Medical exam confusion

[Flying Grype 0]

We've just sent in our DS-260 and hubby just has to get his police letter and send that in. According to this:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/dcf

we should get our interview date soon after all the documents are sent in. (Will they wait for the police letter to do it? Or can hubby just bring the police letter to the interview? That's a separate question.)

Our friend who works for the US consulate in our city says that we should get some kind of case number to take to a doctor and get the medical done, and that we can't do it until we get that number. Is it the NVC number? Do we just take that to one of the qualified doctors and have the medical done, or do we have to wait for some forms? We haven't heard a thing from NVC about a medical, yet.

I'm also getting mixed signals on how long it takes to get the medical. My plan is going to be to call doctors in different cities and see who has the soonest appointment available.

Edited August 18, 2012 by Flying Grype

[Cathi 5,769]

the nvc will not complete the case and forward it to the embassy until they have all the required documents.

[Flying Grype 0]

I'm guessing the medical report is one of those documents that the NVC needs to have? So how do we know when to get it done?

[hikergirl 277]

I'm guessing the medical report is one of those documents that the NVC needs to have? So how do we know when to get it done?

The medical appointment is needed just prior to the interview. You can't book it until you are through with NVC and have an MTL #.

You hand-carry the results to the interview.

Edited August 18, 2012 by hikergirl

[Flying Grype 0]

I have the MTL number already and we're just finishing up with NVC. How just-prior are we talking about? If we get our interview date and it's two months away, we can schedule a medical for just before it -- but if we then start stalking the website and trying to get an earlier interview day, we'd have to reschedule the medical too. Is it possible to just do the medical ASAP and then have the interview a month or two later?