Medical Exam Prep HELP RE DOCUMENTS Required pls!

[DaisyJ 35]

Hi everyone! I am a CR1 applicant from the UK. My interview is scheduled for the 10th Sept and my medical is NEXT WEEK on Tuesday 24th. Both in London. I am getting a bit flustered and confused with the required docs as sent through/shown on the website by VisaMedicals when I booked my exam. Hopefully this can be a new thread to combine answers to save people combing through different ones for info!

 

The main questions I have are; 

 

• On the visa medicals website they specify the vaccination list must have 'original certification' - is the print out from my GP enough? I also still have my OG red book that I will take too. But do I need the GP to sign/stamp etc as well? 
• My GP surgery seemed to get a bit confused when I asked them for a print out of my patient summary - I am collecting it tomorrow but it seems they are providing me with selected pages, such as my vaccination summary, illnesses/disabilities page, medications list. Is this enough for a 'summary' or should I ask them again for the full summary just in case? Any advice would be super great!
• I have a mild physical disability that I have had no "treatment" for as an adult. It affects me extremely mildly, and is managed mainly by normal yoga/exercise. Would the info included in the summary pages above be enough, or will I need to get a specialised report for myself as I am now? The instructions are a bit unclear about whether such info is expected to be included in the summary or not - I know letters and referrals and detailed info is needed for mental health issues and STDs, but this does not fall into that category. 
• It says to bring any glasses/contact lenses you use with you, but should I take my prescriptions for both just in case?

 

ALSO, I have both a UK and a German police cert - do I need to take both? It says that copies are acceptable, so if so I'll need to take a copy of the German translation as the original is in the US with our lawyer. It seems VisaMedicals only needs my UK one though? Does anyone have any experience of having two? 

 

Thanks in advance friends! Looking at the list it all seems like it should be very straightforward but I am a little bit terrified that I'll miss something and be pushed back!

 

 

 

Edited August 16, 2021 by DaisyJ

[Englishsammy 17]

My parents just had there's at the end of July and they just took the print out vaccinations from the GP and the medical summary sounds similar to what you will be taking and they were fine and they had no issues.  They just took their glasses with no prescriptions and they just used them to read the board on the wall for the vision test.  

 

I can't say much about your medical issue but the summary seems like it would be fine especially as you don't have medicine for it etc but maybe someone else can advise on that.  

[nwk 1]

1 hour ago, DaisyJ said:

Hi everyone! I am a CR1 applicant from the UK. My interview is scheduled for the 10th Sept and my medical is NEXT WEEK on Tuesday 24th. Both in London. I am getting a bit flustered and confused with the required docs as sent through/shown on the website by VisaMedicals when I booked my exam. Hopefully this can be a new thread to combine answers to save people combing through different ones for info!

 

The main questions I have are; 

 

• On the visa medicals website they specify the vaccination list must have 'original certification' - is the print out from my GP enough? I also still have my OG red book that I will take too. But do I need the GP to sign/stamp etc as well? 
• My GP surgery seemed to get a bit confused when I asked them for a print out of my patient summary - I am collecting it tomorrow but it seems they are providing me with selected pages, such as my vaccination summary, illnesses/disabilities page, medications list. Is this enough for a 'summary' or should I ask them again for the full summary just in case? Any advice would be super great!
• I have a mild physical disability that I have had no "treatment" for as an adult. It affects me extremely mildly, and is managed mainly by normal yoga/exercise. Would the info included in the summary pages above be enough, or will I need to get a specialised report for myself as I am now? The instructions are a bit unclear about whether such info is expected to be included in the summary or not - I know letters and referrals and detailed info is needed for mental health issues and STDs, but this does not fall into that category. 
• It says to bring any glasses/contact lenses you use with you, but should I take my prescriptions for both just in case?

 

ALSO, I have both a UK and a German police cert - do I need to take both? It says that copies are acceptable, so if so I'll need to take a copy of the German translation as the original is in the US with our lawyer. It seems VisaMedicals only needs my UK one though? Does anyone have any experience of having two? 

 

Thanks in advance friends! Looking at the list it all seems like it should be very straightforward but I am a little bit terrified that I'll miss something and be pushed back!

 

 

 

Hello, 

 

I'm in the same boat as you - interview September 7th, medical August 27th. 

 

I downloaded my immunisation, medication and general medical records from the MyGP app. I'm going to call up the medical provider tomorrow just to make sure they accept these. 

 

Do you know what happens if you have some vaccinations missing? I have 80% of them but I think I might be missing one or two. Do they give you your missing shots?

 

Thanks all.

[DaisyJ 35]

25 minutes ago, nwk said:

Do you know what happens if you have some vaccinations missing? I have 80% of them but I think I might be missing one or two. Do they give you your missing shots?

 

Thanks all.

This is the case yes - they can give you any that are required which you are missing. They have a price list on their website, so you will have to pay a bit more if this is the case, but from what I've been able to find out in general its cheaper and easier to get any done  then and there at the medical than before hand at travel clinics etc; although there are one or two where Boots vaccinations are cheaper, but not many. 

[DaisyJ 35]

33 minutes ago, nwk said:

Do you know what happens if you have some vaccinations missing? I have 80% of them but I think I might be missing one or two. Do they give you your missing shots?

 

Thanks all.

Sorry, my replies went weird there, also wondering how extensive were the general medical records that you downloaded? Were they similar to what I will have? I don't have the app or anything but would prefer to take hard copies anyway. From what my GP receptionist said there really isn't much, but then I have next to no history / have rarely needed to see the Dr alot. I'm just worried I won't be giving them enough.

Edited August 16, 2021 by DaisyJ
Replied twice by accident!

[Ewan 28]

15 minutes ago, DaisyJ said:

Sorry, my replies went weird there, also wondering how extensive were the general medical records that you downloaded? Were they similar to what I will have? I don't have the app or anything but would prefer to take hard copies anyway. From what my GP receptionist said there really isn't much, but then I have next to no history / have rarely needed to see the Dr alot. I'm just worried I won't be giving them enough.

If it helps, I had my medical in London in June. What I took was:

• A one-page summary of my medical history which was supplied by my GP. I'm 60, so it listed every treatment I've ever had - each one getting only one line of explanation.
• A short letter from my GP covering my vaccination record and my current medication.
• A short letter from a specialist confirming that a condition I have is under control with medication and not causing any health problems.

VisaMedicals were happy with that. I just took my glasses and took a simple sight test. I needed one additional vaccination which I got on the premises. 

[Mon453 7]

On 8/16/2021 at 4:17 PM, Ewan said:

If it helps, I had my medical in London in June. What I took was:

• A one-page summary of my medical history which was supplied by my GP. I'm 60, so it listed every treatment I've ever had - each one getting only one line of explanation.
• A short letter from my GP covering my vaccination record and my current medication.
• A short letter from a specialist confirming that a condition I have is under control with medication and not causing any health problems.

VisaMedicals were happy with that. I just took my glasses and took a simple sight test. I needed one additional vaccination which I got on the premises. 

Is it normal for the GP to have your medical summary? Like if you moved around/never go to the doctor, is it mandatory for them to keep a record somewhere in the Uk? 

[Wuozopo 4,285]

2 hours ago, Mon453 said:

Is it normal for the GP to have your medical summary? Like if you moved around/never go to the doctor, is it mandatory for them to keep a record somewhere in the Uk? 

You’re NHS record should follow you. 

Edited August 29, 2021 by Wuozopo

[Wuozopo 4,285]

In case your NHS record doesn’t have much, the visa medical people have told others to bring what their record has even if mostly blank. 

[Ewan 28]

On 8/29/2021 at 12:43 AM, Mon453 said:

Is it normal for the GP to have your medical summary? Like if you moved around/never go to the doctor, is it mandatory for them to keep a record somewhere in the Uk? 

I believe it is. I assume the records are updated and passed on if you change practice. My record had a summary of everything from 1968 to now on a single page.