Anyone have experience with second medical exam/consulate visit after rejection due to drug tests?

[Andrew010101 4]

Juarez MX clinic and consulate. Fiancée denied due to marijuana usage and didn’t get only “drug usage”, but “drug addiction” (yes, for marijuana usage). Application wasn’t denied but placed on hold for a year with recommendation of monthly drug tests. She must go back and do another medical exam for the next consideration.

 

Anyways, the year is coming up and she has gotten monthly negative tests. As the second exam is coming up I am worried about a second rejection even after 12 consecutive months of negative tests. Anyone have experience with this sort of thing? I’ve posted a few times about this throughout the past year but it seems that there aren’t many people that this has happened to. Thanks in advance. 

[Boiler 47,926]

Could you expand on the drug addiction issue

[Andrew010101 4]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

Could you expand on the drug addiction issue

Yes it was under (212)(a) (1) (A) (iv)). So after the medical examination, they stated she is a drug abuser/drug addict. When asked when she smokes weed, she said she does it when she is stressed- I presume that is the reason but I suppose they would’ve given the same rejection reason even if she didn’t say that. We were handed a paper stating the rejection and recommendation to do monthly drug testing and come back and nothing else. The consulate itself won’t give any more information regarding what to do.

[rbv_shard 16]

No experience with that, but I know people who got busted on drug tests outside the immigration context:

 

Did she actually stop using or has she been gaming the tests?  If she stopped 12 months ago, it shouldn't come up in a new medical.  If she's been using in between tests, then it's very possible that the medical exam picks it up even when routine tests didn't.

 

Good luck!  I hope she loves you enough to quit a destructive and illegal habit.

[smilingstone 743]

Are you worried because she is still using? 

[JeanneAdil 7,238]

The Dr and/or CO can consider it "drug addiction" if the person uses it daily or is a long term user 

 

So, how , now is she dealing with stress?

 

Here is some helpful ways to deal with stress from the Cleveland Clinic

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/11874-stress

[Andrew010101 4]

5 hours ago, smilingstone said:

Are you worried because she is still using? 

Weird question to me, but I’ll entertain it anyways. I’m worried because the code used (drug abuser/addiction) is very serious and I’m wondering if they’ll approve it even a year later. I think I said in the post that she gets drug tested once a month. The worrying may be irrational since we’re doing as told, but there’s not much info online about this situation. 

[Andrew010101 4]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

The Dr and/or CO can consider it "drug addiction" if the person uses it daily or is a long term user 

 

So, how , now is she dealing with stress?

 

Here is some helpful ways to deal with stress from the Cleveland Clinic

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/11874-stress

You may have misread my post. I said I am worried that we will be rejected again, not stressed. I was looking for people with experience or knowledge about this specific situation. I acknowledge your link to the disease known as stress. 

[JeanneAdil 7,238]

1 hour ago, Andrew010101 said:

You may have misread my post. I said I am worried that we will be rejected again, not stressed. I was looking for people with experience or knowledge about this specific situation. I acknowledge your link to the disease known as stress. 

you said and i quote, "When asked when she smokes weed, she said she does it when she is stressed-"    

 

With this process being very stressful to ALL of us ,  she needs to deal with stress differently -just trying to help here

 

as the new CO at interview can ask her'  how do you deal with stress now?   i would ask that if i was the CO

Edited 20 hours ago by JeanneAdil

[smilingstone 743]

2 hours ago, Andrew010101 said:

Weird question to me, but I’ll entertain it anyways. I’m worried because the code used (drug abuser/addiction) is very serious and I’m wondering if they’ll approve it even a year later. I think I said in the post that she gets drug tested once a month. The worrying may be irrational since we’re doing as told, but there’s not much info online about this situation. 

 

Why is it a weird question? If she's been tested monthly and it's been negative results for 12 months, then what is there to worry about? I asked because only reason I can see you being concerned is because you fear a positive result at the medical. 

[Boiler 47,926]

I agree she is going through the normal process and it seems that if you pass then you are ok.

 

Well never seen one that didn’t, now I have seen cases where they tested positive.

[yuna628 9,900]

Also just pointing out, that your future spouse will need to come to terms with any marijuana use if she does eventually enter the US. It does not matter if marijuana is legalized in the state where you might reside or if you travel to one where it might be legal. It is still federally illegal, and thus any use could put her status in the US in jeopardy. Stress is a big part of life unfortunately, so finding assistance to deal with it different is important for her future health and status.

[Andrew010101 4]

3 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

you said and i quote, "When asked when she smokes weed, she said she does it when she is stressed-"    

 

With this process being very stressful to ALL of us ,  she needs to deal with stress differently -just trying to help here

 

as the new CO at interview can ask her'  how do you deal with stress now?   i would ask that if i was the CO

Sorry for being a #######. I’ve asked about this a few times and there’s always been people who say real weird things and backhanded things. 

 

You raise a really good point about the CO asking about it and I’ll make sure to bring it up with her. 
 

She didn’t even smoke weed more than 2-3 times a month but she didn’t think that saying she does it when stressed is one of the worst things she could’ve said. She’s gotten monthly drug tests and clean every time.

 

Thanks for the advice my friend 

[Andrew010101 4]

3 hours ago, smilingstone said:

 

Why is it a weird question? If she's been tested monthly and it's been negative results for 12 months, then what is there to worry about? I asked because only reason I can see you being concerned is because you fear a positive result at the medical. 

I see your point and I’ve received odd backhanded advice on here and Reddit because of the reason for denial. Now that that person responded I see they were giving solid advice and I was rude.

 

The worrying is simply because we’ve waited a year and I’m sure they COULD reject it even with 12 months of negative testing just due to the fact that she used a federally illegal drug at all. I have 0 fear that she’ll fail- I’ve been with her as she taken multiple of the tests and have a folder with 9 of them at this point. 

13 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

Also just pointing out, that your future spouse will need to come to terms with any marijuana use if she does eventually enter the US. It does not matter if marijuana is legalized in the state where you might reside or if you travel to one where it might be legal. It is still federally illegal, and thus any use could put her status in the US in jeopardy. Stress is a big part of life unfortunately, so finding assistance to deal with it different is important for her future health and status.

Thank you. We’ll be living on military bases so we are both aware of this. Thanks for the advice friend