previous hospitalization- k1 visa- mental health-

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Hello! I am writing to ask more information regarding wheter can a previous hospitalization (panic attack)  from 3 years ago affect my chances of inadmission in the medical exam for the k1 visa. I am currently under antipsychotics, mood stabilizers and antidepressives. No symptoms at all, stable. I will ask my doctor to write a letter explaining that I pose no harm to anyone. I am also thinking in asking her to remove my meds, as I don't have symptoms anymore, so I can be 12 months stable with no meds until the medical exam. I don't drink nor use drugs. My embassy is the one in Argentina, if that matters. Does anyone has had similar treatment and went to the medical exam? How did it go? Thanks

[Coco8 1,075]

There are some threads I link below. Before you move forward, I think you need to figure out what your health insurance will be in the US. I've seen more recent threads in which they ask about this in the interview, it seems. If you are on medication, how are you going to get that medication in the US? You can certainly take some with you, but nobody in the US is going to prescribe it for you. Have you seen the requirements from your partner's job to add you to his health insurance? Some have few requirements (just living together), some have more requirements like you need a SSN (many people make the mistake of waiting to get the SSN or cannot manage to get a appointment, and then they have to wait months until their EAD arrives). K1 is much riskier than a marriage visa.

 

 

 

 

 

[Coco8 1,075]

This is a relevant comment in one of the threads I shared because is someone from Argentina:

 

 

[TBoneTX 49,341]

Welcome to the forum!

 

The letter from your doctor should be very helpful.

Your intent to prove that you can live medicine-free for 12 months is honorable.

However, you should abandon that plan, for your own good, if it results that you do need some or all of the medicine.

[JeanneAdil 7,490]

It will very much depend on what the dr says

If the medicine you are taking keeps you stable and without it, you would have issues , then you need to follow drs orders

 

i am sure the dr would have already taken the meds away if you do not need them

don't stop on your own 

 

With the prescription , you can bring in 90 days of meds ( in original bottles and in baggie) as mentioned above you will need US dr to write the presciption after POE and the wait for appointment could be a long one