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Dipikant   2

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Dear all,

I want to share my experience on medical test for CR1 visa category. I chose Apollo Hospital, Chennai for my medical test. This hospital is very organised & staff are quite helpful. As soon as I informed the receptionist that I have come for my medical test for US visa, she gave me a form to fill up my basic information like, name, contact number, address. Then she asked me to wait for my name to be called. After waiting for 20 minutes, my name was called & I had to pay the registration fees of Rs.2840/. This included physical test by a doctor, blood test for VDRL & chest X-ray.Then I was told to go to first floor for my blood test and chest X-ray. After that, I was told to wait again to see the doctor. I had to wait for nearly 45 minutes before I could see the Doctor. Then the lady doctor completed her physical examination & asked me about my medical history & also, if I have ever been hospitalized. She adviced 3 different vaccinations which I had to buy from the hospital & was injected in various parts of my body:)

I was done for the day. I was asked to go to the hospital between 4 to 5 pm to collect my report. When I went on the next day, I was handed a closed envelope & advised to repeat the vaccinations after a month.

The whole process was quite smooth except for the wait time at every stage. I would advice you to carry a jacket into the hospital as the AC in the Ground floor is quite bad.

If you need any other information, l'll be happy to help.

Wife of USC

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Dear all,

I want to share my experience on medical test for CR1 visa category. I chose Apollo Hospital, Chennai for my medical test. This hospital is very organised & staff are quite helpful. As soon as I informed the receptionist that I have come for my medical test for US visa, she gave me a form to fill up my basic information like, name, contact number, address. Then she asked me to wait for my name to be called. After waiting for 20 minutes, my name was called & I had to pay the registration fees of Rs.2840/. This included physical test by a doctor, blood test for VDRL & chest X-ray.Then I was told to go to first floor for my blood test and chest X-ray. After that, I was told to wait again to see the doctor. I had to wait for nearly 45 minutes before I could see the Doctor. Then the lady doctor completed her physical examination & asked me about my medical history & also, if I have ever been hospitalized. She adviced 3 different vaccinations which I had to buy from the hospital & was injected in various parts of my body:)

I was done for the day. I was asked to go to the hospital between 4 to 5 pm to collect my report. When I went on the next day, I was handed a closed envelope & advised to repeat the vaccinations after a month.

The whole process was quite smooth except for the wait time at every stage. I would advice you to carry a jacket into the hospital as the AC in the Ground floor is quite bad.

If you need any other information, l'll be happy to help.

Wife of USC

Hi, I am also from Chennai , wife of USC , Its very informative n useful stuff u shared. Thank you. Hope i can approach u for any help regarding visa.

I-130 USCIS

NOA1: 08/15/2013

NOA1 Hardcopy: 08/22/2013

Case transferred to CSC: 02/10/2014

Case transfer Hardcopy: 02/19/2014

NOA2: 03/05/2014

NOA2 Hardcopy: 03/10/2014

NVC:

Case arrived at NVC: 03/13/2014

Case number,IIN,BIN assigned and email id given: 04/14/2014

DS261 Available and Completed: 04/18/2014

DS261 accepted and received instruction: 04/21/2014

AOS fee paid and Payment status is "IN PROCESS": 04/21/2014

AOS Payment status shows PAID: 04/24/2014

AOS mailed to NVC: 04/24/2014

IV fee paid and payment status shows " IN PROCESS" : 04/25/2014

IV fee payment status shows PAID: 04/29/2014

Approved IV packet and DS260: 05/20/2014

Interview Date(Got from NVC by call on 05/30/2014): 07/15/2014

Received Interview Letter from NVC by email: 06/02/2014.

Biometrics done at VAC,Chennai: 06/16/2014

Medicals done at Apollo,Chennai: 06/17/2014

VISA APPROVED at Mumbai embassy: 07/15/2014

VISA Pick up at Chennai VFC: 07/18/2014

Port Of Entry: 9/4/2014

SSN Arrived: 10/6/2014

Green Card Arrived: 10/22/2014

Case Complete: 05/27/2014

 

Removal of Conditional - Joint Waiver/Divorced

 

Green Card Expired: 9/04/2016

NOA Date: 7/13/2016

Biometric Date: 8/2/2016

I-551 Samping: 7/7/2017 at Dallas Field Office

I-751 Approved: 10/07/2017 (USCIS status: New card is being produced)

New Green Card Received:  

 

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*** Moving from CR-1 to India forum as country specific ****

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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Yes, sure. I will be happy to help in any way I can.

Hi, I am also from Chennai , wife of USC , Its very informative n useful stuff u shared. Thank you. Hope i can approach u for any help regarding visa.

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Did they give you the same vaccination as mine? They gave DTap, MMR & Varicella for me & told me to repeat the dose in one month. Interview is on 15th Nov.

when is your interview. why they ask you to repeat the vaccinations after a month. i did my medical in mumbai and they didnt said that

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I called the Doctor today to confirm & was told to repeat 2 of the vaccinations. Sure, I will be in touch.

i dont remember the name but it also was three. mine interview is four days after yours. best wishes. please keep in touch and share your exp.

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Hi. I live in south india however my passport was issued from New Delhi. So, will i have an interview in delhi or chennai? Also i heard from someone that chennai has stopped taking interviews for CR/IR 1 cases? Is this true?.

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06/02/2013- Got Married

USCIS: CR-1

07/05/2013- I130 sent

07/07/2013- NOA1

12/17/2013- NOA2 (APPROVED from California Service Centre)

NVC:

01/06/2014- Received at NVC

01/31/2014- Received case no, Invoice Identification no & provided our email addresses.

02/06/2014-DS-261- Available

02/07/2014-Completed DS-261

02/07/2014-AOS fee invoiced.

02/21/2014-IV fee invoiced.

03/13/2014-Paid both AOS & IV fees.

03/17/2014-Both payments reflecting as PAID

03/24/2014-AOS packet mailed to NVC

03/26/2014-IV packet mailed to NVC

04/02/2014-DS- 260 Completed

04/11/2014- False checklist

04/14/2014- CASE COMPLETE confirmed over the phone.

04/21/2014- Case complete confirmation email received.

CONSULATE: Mumbai

05/01/2014- IL received via email.

05/15/2014- Medical (Chennai)

05/16/2014- Biometrics/OFC (Chennai)

06/03/2014- INTERVIEW scheduled. (((((((((((( A.P.P.R.O.V.E.D.)))))))))))))) :dancing:

06/04/2014 -Ceac site: Administrative processing

06/05/2014- Ceac site: ISSUED. Visa printed.

06/07/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport has been received from the consular section, and is currently being processed for delivery.

06/09/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport ready for pick up.

06/09/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport has been picked up. (collected from VFS office Prestige Atrium)/Visa in HAND.

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