K1 Visa Medical TB Treatment

[sseo89 3]

Hello everyone,

 

So my fiancee is doing treatment for tb she is from Vietnam. The doctors has lowered her dosage on medication. Does this mean that her treatment will only be 6 months? She has told me that treatment will take between 6 months to 2 years. She started treatment at the end of November and is telling me that since her medication has been lowered her treatment will only be 6 months.  Has anyone been through this process that may be able to shed some light? Just wondering because I will need to request some time off from work and wondering if it would be safe to put in a request for some time off so that I'm able to bring her to the states.

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1 hour ago, sseo89 said:

Hello everyone,

 

So my fiancee is doing treatment for tb she is from Vietnam. The doctors has lowered her dosage on medication. Does this mean that her treatment will only be 6 months? She has told me that treatment will take between 6 months to 2 years. She started treatment at the end of November and is telling me that since her medication has been lowered her treatment will only be 6 months.  Has anyone been through this process that may be able to shed some light? Just wondering because I will need to request some time off from work and wondering if it would be safe to put in a request for some time off so that I'm able to bring her to the states.

Nobody can answer that. That is a medical question, not an immigration question. Also, nobody can predict how a person will respond to a medical treatment. It is possible your fiance could need more treatment later (hoping that is not the case).

 

The best thing to do is wait until the treatment is done before requesting time off.

 

Best of luck to you.

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8 minutes ago, NuestraUnion said:

Nobody can answer that. That is a medical question, not an immigration question. Also, nobody can predict how a person will respond to a medical treatment. It is possible your fiance could need more treatment later (hoping that is not the case).

 

The best thing to do is wait until the treatment is done before requesting time off.

 

Best of luck to you.

Okay thanks

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I would think it is possible that the medication was reduced due to blood tests.  I'm not sure what medication is used as the standard these days, but years ago Isoniazid was used.  It required monthly liver enzyme tests due to its risk of liver toxicity. In my personal case, I took it for 6 months due to a positive TB skin test.

Disclaimer:  My case was 40 years ago.......

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*~*~*medical question moved from “K-1 fiancé visa progress reports” to “embassy discussion”*~*~*

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From previous posts I've read here on VJ, people who are required to have treatment for TB have to pass another medical exam by the same doctor who did her original one before her K-1 visa will be issued so that she can immigrate to the US.  Six months is typical for this treatment but it is impossible to know for sure, and travel arrangements should not be made until she passes the medical after the treatment has been completed and she has the visa in her passport in her hands.  So I would recommend that you wait until she has the passport with visa before you make your own travel plans and request time off work.  Or ask for time off work based on six or seven or eight months from when her treatment started and tell your supervisor that it is only tentative, and could change depending on how successful her treatment is.  Here's hoping for the best for you two, that it won't be longer than six or seven months from the interview!  Good luck.

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I hope that you have been tested, too.