Moving the Medical Appoint Date and about CR1 visa fee

[Ness and Keith 0]

Hi Guys,

I have two questions:

My Medical Exam Date is on Sept. 27, 2007.. I just want to ask if someone of you here had requested to move your medical exam early or late b4 the interview date..

Or does it necessary that medical will be performed 2 weeks before interview date?

1. What i'm planning to do is to request that to move it to OCT 1 at least near in my my schedule interview date to save time and money at same time.. Since my location now is in Cagayan De Oro..Did anyone here did this one before?

2. Does the CR1 Visa have the same fee with the K3 also the $100? Or this is only for K3 and none in CR1 only the Medical fee and the Debros?

Your input in this issue will highly be appreciated.

Have a great day!

[MargotDarko 0]

Hi Guys,

I have two questions:

My Medical Exam Date is on Sept. 27, 2007.. I just want to ask if someone of you here had requested to move your medical exam early or late b4 the interview date..

Or does it necessary that medical will be performed 2 weeks before interview date?

1. What i'm planning to do is to request that to move it to OCT 1 at least near in my my schedule interview date to save time and money at same time.. Since my location now is in Cagayan De Oro..Did anyone here did this one before?

2. Does the CR1 Visa have the same fee with the K3 also the $100? Or this is only for K3 and none in CR1 only the Medical fee and the Debros?

Your input in this issue will highly be appreciated.

Have a great day!

Hello there. It should be that the only problem with having the medical exam and visa interview close together is that the visa cannot be granted on the day of interview but held for final approval until the medical exam results are received by the embassy. In London, this takes about four working days - not sure if it's different where you are.

I am guessing you've gone through NVC processing, in which case the CR1 visa will be paid by the interview date or has already been paid. It's the IV Fee bill, which is $380 USD. So nothing needs to be paid on the day of the interview, unless there's a small fee at your embassy for the visa to be sent to you.

[cmj 0]

if money is an issue stay at the hotel juliano. it is a block behind the bayview which is directly accross the stree from the us embassy. it is about 3 blocks from st. lukes..nice rooms with aircon and tv is 1000 pesos per day.

[vsmtghdy 2]

If you're on a CR/IR visa, then you had already paid for the IV fee bill (Immigrant visa fee which is $380), and all you will be needing is the payment for the Medical at SLEC which is $95 (to be paid in pesos depending on the current exchange rate).

Medical exam if possible should be done earlier, so in case they find something wrong with you, you will still have time for the additional procedures or treatment if necessary before they can clear you and you can proceed with your interview. No need to request for change in the medical schedule at SLEC, all you need is to present your appointment letter and you can go there any time/date you want prior to your interview. But try not to have your medical 3 days before your interview, sometimes if you give SLEC only limited days (1-2 days), they may not be ready with the medical results to forward to the Embassy and you may end up in AR pending the medical results.

If you're trying to save money, there are several hotels near SLEC and USEM that are cheap and they have daily or weekly rates. You need to look for one. There are several members here (Philippine section) that had posted about places to stay in Manila near SLEC and USEM, try to check those sites.