K1 Visa and Latent TB

[rushfan02 1]

Hi folks,

I am new to this forum and was wondering if I can get advice from some of the members. Let me first say that I have been searching within VJ, but still have questions.

I sent in the paperwork to an attorney for my fiance's (Philippines) K1 and she will be submitted shortly. Everything is good, but back in 2012 she was diagnosed with latent TB and was on a regimen of medicine for 6 months. She continues to get follow up X-rays which shows no signs of TB with the exception of a scar. Her Dr. will provide a certification on this, but it seems like St. Lukes will not accept outside certifications.

My concern is that they will make her take sputum samples and delay things for 2 months. I am wondering if we might be able to be proactive and have her go to St Lukes (if not the one in Ermitra, the one in Global City) as paying patient and do her X-Rays and is need be do her sputum now rather than later and since it is within St. Lukes her medical records will be there for the Dr's review during her medical exam. Please let me know if this might be possible.

Thank you in advance.

[six7one 17]

Hi folks,

I am new to this forum and was wondering if I can get advice from some of the members. Let me first say that I have been searching within VJ, but still have questions.

I sent in the paperwork to an attorney for my fiance's (Philippines) K1 and she will be submitted shortly. Everything is good, but back in 2012 she was diagnosed with latent TB and was on a regimen of medicine for 6 months. She continues to get follow up X-rays which shows no signs of TB with the exception of a scar. Her Dr. will provide a certification on this, but it seems like St. Lukes will not accept outside certifications.

My concern is that they will make her take sputum samples and delay things for 2 months. I am wondering if we might be able to be proactive and have her go to St Lukes (if not the one in Ermitra, the one in Global City) as paying patient and do her X-Rays and is need be do her sputum now rather than later and since it is within St. Lukes her medical records will be there for the Dr's review during her medical exam. Please let me know if this might be possible.

Thank you in advance.

St. Luke's Extension Clinic (SLEC) will accept outside certifications as a matter of record. It will still be at their discrection to accept the treatment that was prescribed outside as a transfer into their own Directly Observed Treatment (DOT). My wife's treatment outside SLEC was accepted and she transferred in and credited the months she had taken the medication. I cannot say with certainty if the entire 6 months will be credited for your fiancee. As for a sputum test, if the chest xray shows something then the sputum test is a matter of their procedure. No way around that.

The only Panel Physicians approved for medical exams in the Philippines is SLEC. An exam or parts of the exam (ie sputm, cxr) at any other clinic will not be accepted. It has to be done at SLEC at the time of the entire Medical Exam.

Edited January 17, 2014 by six7one

[Mr.&Mrs.EMB 55]

This can be good, no harm in trying. I have also been proactive with this visa process as it takes long and we don't want any delay to occur. I think it's a good idea to get checked at St. Luke's (The Fort) as you will have a back up record from the same institution. It may or may not affect the discretion of the medical professionals in ermita but in my opinion, it is a good thing if you have a record or xray from the fort stating that your fiance is clear. A few more bucks is way cheaper than delaying this whole process. Goodluck!

[TBoneTX 43,253]

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[apple21 953]

SLEC Ermita's xray result will supersede all others.