K1 medical appointment: type I diabetes?

[juliabean 1]

My fiancé (Spain) finally got his medical exam and his embassy interview scheduled. Yay! I'm a little nervous about his medical appointment and am hoping someone can put my mind at ease. He was diagnosed with Type I diabetes about two months ago. He has it very well controlled now, and his endocrinologist even wrote him a doctor's note to bring to his interview stating that he is healthy and in fit condition to leave the country. Once we get married, I'll be able to add him to my health insurance, and we'll be able to afford the cost of insulin and doctor's visits. Is any of this likely to cause problems with his visa? Most of what I've found says that the doctor's appointment is only to check for contagious disease, and that something like diabetes shouldn't be an issue. Even so, he's planning to bring his doctor's note and and, if they ask about cost of treatment, tell them that he'll be on my job insurance. (The embassy already approved our I-134, for which my parents were joint sponsors, so they already know about income.) Is there anything else we should know about or bring to the appointment/interview? Thanks!

[Loo1 91]

56 minutes ago, juliabean said:

My fiancé (Spain) finally got his medical exam and his embassy interview scheduled. Yay! I'm a little nervous about his medical appointment and am hoping someone can put my mind at ease. He was diagnosed with Type I diabetes about two months ago. He has it very well controlled now, and his endocrinologist even wrote him a doctor's note to bring to his interview stating that he is healthy and in fit condition to leave the country. Once we get married, I'll be able to add him to my health insurance, and we'll be able to afford the cost of insulin and doctor's visits. Is any of this likely to cause problems with his visa? Most of what I've found says that the doctor's appointment is only to check for contagious disease, and that something like diabetes shouldn't be an issue. Even so, he's planning to bring his doctor's note and and, if they ask about cost of treatment, tell them that he'll be on my job insurance. (The embassy already approved our I-134, for which my parents were joint sponsors, so they already know about income.) Is there anything else we should know about or bring to the appointment/interview? Thanks!

I have a pre-existing condition and was terrified about the medical. Like your fiancé, I brought medical reports, letters from my doctors. I wasn’t asked to produce them, I asked the doctor about it and he said it wouldn’t be an issue, immigration were more concerned about contagious disease and if my vaccines were i date. I had stressed completely for nothing. 
Good luck to you and your fiancé!

[Greenbaum 12,258]

4 hours ago, juliabean said:

My fiancé (Spain) finally got his medical exam and his embassy interview scheduled. Yay! I'm a little nervous about his medical appointment and am hoping someone can put my mind at ease. He was diagnosed with Type I diabetes about two months ago. He has it very well controlled now, and his endocrinologist even wrote him a doctor's note to bring to his interview stating that he is healthy and in fit condition to leave the country. Once we get married, I'll be able to add him to my health insurance, and we'll be able to afford the cost of insulin and doctor's visits. Is any of this likely to cause problems with his visa? Most of what I've found says that the doctor's appointment is only to check for contagious disease, and that something like diabetes shouldn't be an issue. Even so, he's planning to bring his doctor's note and and, if they ask about cost of treatment, tell them that he'll be on my job insurance. (The embassy already approved our I-134, for which my parents were joint sponsors, so they already know about income.) Is there anything else we should know about or bring to the appointment/interview? Thanks!

It's a non issue. Medical is for contagious diseases and not the concerns you have. You'll be fine.

 

If you could help with some housekeeping for your profile it would help us to help you. 

Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline OR your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine their Embassy. The country that should be used is the country where the interview will take place.

 

So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 

Go to the top right of this page select your name (it's on the upper right-hand corner)>my profile>[below your picture on the right column] edit my profile. Scroll to the bottom and fill in "Immigration Info". There now we can better serve you.

 

Once you finish that then return and you will see a flag in your profile. Select it and see what wonderful information will open up for you.

 

Thanks

Edited December 6, 2019 by Greenbaum