RO_AH

She is moving her life to USA and doesn't even have a check on bag?? I went to get my wife and 2 children. We had 7 checked bags 50 lbs each and 4 carry on bags lol.

Cutting it too close IMO

Sure you can. I would do the medical at least 3 days before interview because medical takes 2 days. However, please keep min mind that if any of them get flagged for sputum testing you will need to reschedule the interview.

To be clear, as @jskibo said, it is tied to the medical. But to be more clear, it is tied to the start date of your medical not the completion date. Because of this getting flagged for sputum shortens your window. If you need treatment for TB it shrinks that window more.

In almost all cases where they are flagged for sputum testing the person comes out negative for TB. If found to be positive you will need to go through SLEC for treatment in order to have the medical approved. Getting a second opinion is just throwing away money.

Second opinion for what? The only opinion that matters is St. Lukes (not loots). If people are trying to think it's a money grab, it's not. You pay 1 fee for medical. It covers sputum as well. Now they have way more work to do and they do not get any more money. I think it is due to poor equipment or poor training on how to read an x-ray. Sadly my wife was flagged and had to go through this and it really does suck. By the time she finished and we got a new interview date, her visa was set to expire a few days later. Appointments at the embassy were tough to get because it was during covid. We ended up having to do the medical again. 2nd time x-ray was fine and no sputum. Like I said, it sucks, but you will make it through.