Can you do medical while visiting the US?

[ClemsonC 62]

Hello, 

 

Can you do the medical in the US while visiting? Or does it have to be done in your country?

 

The nearest place for me to get the medical is about a 13 hour plane ride. I can make the appt a week before my interview but if I can avoid having to stay in Montreal for a week, I will if I can!

 

I’ll be visiting my husband in the US next month and was wondering if I could get it done there and then send the results to Montreal?

[Boiler 43,397]

No

[canadian_wife 1,785]

Where do you live that the nearest medical is 13 hours away?  Why can you  not get it done when you go to Montreal for your interview?

Good luck 

[ClemsonC 62]

1 minute ago, canadian_wife said:

Where do you live that the nearest medical is 13 hours away?  Why can you  not get it done when you go to Montreal for your interview?

Good luck 

2 hours away from Halifax. And hoping to avoid a 1 week hotel stay in Quebec  

[canadian_wife 1,785]

I guess it all comes down to options.  You can spend the extra money for a hotel in Quebec for a week.  Or you can spend the extra money for a round trip flight to Quebec/Toronto for just the medical. 

Good news, neither of those places are a 13 hour plane ride from Halifax.  It is about a 2 hour plane ride if google maps is correct.

Good luck

[arken 4,197]

Last time i took a 13 hr plane from US, i ended up in Honkong. May be similar from some spots in Canada. That would really be a far place for medical.

 

Anyway, medical within the US are done by civil surgeons for uscis purpose not for an interview in a consulate/embassy.

[ClemsonC 62]

Hahaha, I meant 13 hour car ride 🤣

[Lemonslice 4,549]

2 hours ago, ClemsonC said:

Hahaha, I meant 13 hour car ride 🤣

 

Lol - I thought you were up in the Arctic circle and would need multiple flights, for a 13 hours journey.  13 hours car ride is long, but you might be able to get a deal on flights to Toronto or Montréal and only stay a day (Flair Airlines [which I have never heard of, admittedly] has YHZ-YUL return at USD 85/CAD 109.  Not bad. )  Good luck.

Edited April 22, 2022 by Lemonslice

[ClemsonC 62]

28 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

 

Lol - I thought you were up in the Arctic circle and would need multiple flights, for a 13 hours journey.  13 hours car ride is long, but you might be able to get a deal on flights to Toronto or Montréal and only stay a day (Flair Airlines [which I have never heard of, admittedly] has YHZ-YUL return at USD 85/CAD 109.  Not bad. )  Good luck.

Our youngest has autism and hotel life disrupts his routine quite a bit. So that’s why I’m trying to juggle this whole thing. We were just approved for an expedite so I’m trying to wrap my head around all this now quicker than I thought 

[Lemonslice 4,549]

51 minutes ago, ClemsonC said:

Our youngest has autism and hotel life disrupts his routine quite a bit. So that’s why I’m trying to juggle this whole thing. We were just approved for an expedite so I’m trying to wrap my head around all this now quicker than I thought 

I hope everything will go smoothly for you and your family.

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[Chancy 6,233]

On 4/22/2022 at 12:20 PM, ClemsonC said:

I’ll be visiting my husband in the US next month and was wondering if I could get it done there and then send the results to Montreal?

 

Montreal will only accept visa medical results from a consulate-accredited clinic, all of which are in Canada -- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html#med_exam_instructions

 

[sarrobo 18]

On 4/22/2022 at 2:08 PM, ClemsonC said:

2 hours away from Halifax. And hoping to avoid a 1 week hotel stay in Quebec  

Ugh. I hear this. We were living in Winnipeg when my husband was working on his and had to make the same choice. We ended up just doing 2 separate trips (cheaper than 1 week in a hotel!).