When should I book the medical exam?

[elizabethquestion 13]

Hi all, 

 

My case was recently updated to “ready for interview” and I received a courtesy letter about the medical exam, which says to bring to the interview. 

Since USCIS isn’t even doing interviews right now, I’m expecting a backlog and that ours won’t be scheduled for quite a while. 
 

Is it safe to complete the medical exam now, or should I wait until the interview is scheduled? What have others done? 
 

Thanks

[payxibka 10,045]

25 minutes ago, elizabethquestion said:

Hi all, 

 

My case was recently updated to “ready for interview” and I received a courtesy letter about the medical exam, which says to bring to the interview. 

Since USCIS isn’t even doing interviews right now, I’m expecting a backlog and that ours won’t be scheduled for quite a while. 
 

Is it safe to complete the medical exam now, or should I wait until the interview is scheduled? What have others done? 
 

Thanks

I would wait 

[aznhouston 132]

About three months before the scheduled date of the interview in case you have something, you can get it treated asap.

[payxibka 10,045]

2 hours ago, hoangthaihuy said:

About three months before the scheduled date of the interview in case you have something, you can get it treated asap.

What kinds of things ?

[aznhouston 132]

12 minutes ago, payxibka said:

What kinds of things ?

std, hepatitis...

Syphilis can take months from penicillin injection to undetectable.

Edited May 8, 2020 by hoangthaihuy

[elizabethquestion 13]

5 hours ago, hoangthaihuy said:

About three months before the scheduled date of the interview in case you have something, you can get it treated asap.

Ok, so they’ll give me my interview date months in advance? 
 

Right now my case is “ready to be scheduled”, but obviously they aren’t doing any interviews right now. 

[payxibka 10,045]

1 hour ago, elizabethquestion said:

Ok, so they’ll give me my interview date months in advance? 
 

Right now my case is “ready to be scheduled”, but obviously they aren’t doing any interviews right now. 

5 to 6 weeks is typical 

[Mecer 5]

1 hour ago, elizabethquestion said:

Ok, so they’ll give me my interview date months in advance? 
 

Right now my case is “ready to be scheduled”, but obviously they aren’t doing any interviews right now. 

payxibka is correct l, typically USCIS will try to schedule ur interview date 4-6 weeks in advance.

The medical report is only valid for 60 days if you decide to bring it to interview, and from “Case is ready to be schedule for interview” to “Interview is scheduled” is highly unpredictable... It could be 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or even 1 year depending on your local field office backlogs. So getting an early medical exam without a scheduled interview date may not benefit you since it could expire before your interview date.

Try to get it done as soon as possible WHEN you receive the date for your interview. Worst case scenario you test positive for normal STD, I think you can tell the doctors to prescribe strongest antibiotics to clear your STD fast.

Typical antibiotic treatments can clear std(s) within 2-3 weeks, I don’t think it will take longer than that to clear std. You can call your doctor office and ask for more details though.

Worst of worst case scenario, your std took longer to clear... just come to the interview and tell them you will send in the medical report later since you could not complete the report in time.

Edited May 9, 2020 by Mecer

[payxibka 10,045]

8 hours ago, hoangthaihuy said:

std, hepatitis...

Syphilis can take months from penicillin injection to undetectable.

  These conditions prevent green cards?

[aznhouston 132]

9 hours ago, payxibka said:

  These conditions prevent green cards?

yes

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-b-chapter-6

 

Applicants who have communicable diseases of public health significance are inadmissible.^[1] The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has designated the following conditions as communicable diseases of public health significance that apply to immigration medical examinations conducted in the United States:^[2] 

• Gonorrhea;

• Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy), infectious;

• Syphilis, infectious stage; and 

• Tuberculosis (TB), Active—Only a Class A TB diagnosis renders an applicant inadmissible to the United States. Under current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)guidelines, Class A TB means TB that is clinically active and communicable.

[aznhouston 132]

13 hours ago, Mecer said:

payxibka is correct l, typically USCIS will try to schedule ur interview date 4-6 weeks in advance.

The medical report is only valid for 60 days if you decide to bring it to interview, and from “Case is ready to be schedule for interview” to “Interview is scheduled” is highly unpredictable... It could be 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or even 1 year depending on your local field office backlogs. So getting an early medical exam without a scheduled interview date may not benefit you since it could expire before your interview date.

Try to get it done as soon as possible WHEN you receive the date for your interview. Worst case scenario you test positive for normal STD, I think you can tell the doctors to prescribe strongest antibiotics to clear your STD fast.

Typical antibiotic treatments can clear std(s) within 2-3 weeks, I don’t think it will take longer than that to clear std. You can call your doctor office and ask for more details though.

Worst of worst case scenario, your std took longer to clear... just come to the interview and tell them you will send in the medical report later since you could not complete the report in time.

For syphilis, it takes time for body to develop antibody, depending on the person but usually it takes 2 months.