K1 Medical

[ujones 148]

My fiancé was in a car accident several years ago & has slight hearing impairment ( in crowded noisy areas ) as a result. Is that something he should tell during the medical ? If so will that be a negative factor in his visa approval ? 

Edited November 30, 2018 by ujones

[Ben&Zian 4,397]

Sure, it's not a bad idea to inform them. Will it cause any issues? No. Shouldn't. A lot of people have hearing issues whether due to an incident or just in general.

[payxibka 10,044]

24 minutes ago, ujones said:

My fiancé was in a car accident several years ago & has slight hearing impairment ( in crowded noisy areas ) as a result. Is that something he should tell during the medical ? If so will that be a negative factor in his visa approval ? 

If asked she should.   Why would you think it would have any kind of influence on her Visa?

[ujones 148]

4 minutes ago, payxibka said:

If asked she should.   Why would you think it would have any kind of influence on her Visa?

payxibka, I don’t know if it would so thought of asking as I’m sure CO would definitely like to see healthy immigrants who has no chance of being a burden to Govt later. 

[payxibka 10,044]

3 minutes ago, ujones said:

payxibka, I don’t know if it would so thought of asking as I’m sure CO would definitely like to see healthy immigrants who has no chance of being a burden to Govt later. 

Not a health issue but an impairment.   Even the federal government cannot discriminate based on any kind of disability or impairment. 

Edited November 30, 2018 by payxibka

[Jas1305 18]

40 minutes ago, ujones said:

My fiancé was in a car accident several years ago & has slight hearing impairment ( in crowded noisy areas ) as a result. Is that something he should tell during the medical ? If so will that be a negative factor in his visa approval ? 

At the time of medical doc will ask you any previous surgery or any problem then your fiance can tell if he or she has any medical docs for that you can take along with you and no need to worry about there is no negative affect .

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

Be sure to tell CO so they realize they need to be clear and make sure he understands all questions 

or they may assume he is stalling looking for an answer

when i worked with hearing impaired,  it helped to look directly at them /  he can ask for this

as said above not a health issue

[HP+IC 292]

IMO, it's not an issue if not noticeable until disclosed or at least unless it prevents your SO from going through a vocal interview. My naturalized USC fiance has a specific form of hearing impairment due to poorly treated childhood illness but that has never prevented him from becoming a USC and living a fulfilled life for many decades. The idea behind the I-134 is that NO matter what (and things happen) the USC will bear all the costs and support the new immigrant, may be for life.

Edited November 30, 2018 by HP+IC

[payxibka 10,044]

3 minutes ago, HP+IC said:

IMO, it's not an issue if not noticeable until disclosed or at least unless it prevents your SO from going through a vocal interview. My naturalized USC fiance has a specific form of hearing impairment due to poorly treated childhood illness but that has never prevented him from becoming a USC and living a fulfilled life for many decades. The idea behind the I-134 is that NO matter what (and things happen) the USC will bear all the costs and support the new immigrant, may be for life.

But the reality is that the I-134 had no "teeth" unlike the I-864 which is enforceable 

[HP+IC 292]

Just now, payxibka said:

But the reality is that the I-134 had no "teeth" unlike the I-864 which is enforceable 

My guess is that the OP is not concerned with that (though everyone should be, regardless of their SO's health, just because things happen).  It is my understanding that the OP is willing and able to support their SO but is rather concerned with the interview outcome. And the answer is: for DOS all applying potential K1 immigrants are potentially requiring support for life and that is when I-134 and eventually I-864 are brought into the picture. 

[geowrian 22,335]

It won't impact the medical result at all.

 

Unless there are some considerable out of pocket costs associated with her condition, it won't matter to the CO either. If there are considerable costs and your income/assets alone isn't sufficient to cover those costs plus normal sponsorship costs, then evidence of being able to add them to your insurance coverage to mitigate those costs can help.

[JFH 12,189]

*~*~*moved from “K-1 visa process and procedures” to “embassy discussion” - question about the medical*~*~*

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

Sorry but not sure why u all assume he will not be able to work

she does not mention that

he has a slight hearing impairment

 

[ujones 148]

On 11/30/2018 at 10:02 AM, Jas1305 said:

At the time of medical doc will ask you any previous surgery or any problem then your fiance can tell if he or she has any medical docs for that you can take along with you and no need to worry about there is no negative affect .

Anyone with medical experience at chennai , please ? On their website they r asking for original appointment letter . So do I hve to wait till I get that to schedule for medical or can I do that once I get my NVC case # ?