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Okay guys....MEDICAL EXAM COMPLETED AND CHECKED OFF THE LIST!!!!!
 
Reni said his overall experience was easy but that it was a long day. His appointment was scheduled for 8am but due to Kingston traffic he showed up at 9-9:15am (10-10:15 EST). He said that the people were nice and that the doctor who went over his medical history form didn't not persist with on asking him repeatedly about drug/alcohol/marijuana usage. He asked once for each question and he said no each time, so I guess he got the "good doctor" who was scheduled for yesterday's roll call...lol.
 
They did the normal blood work, urine test and chest x-rays. The did not give him his chest x-rays like they have in the past - the nurse told him that they will forward everything to the Embassy.He said he only needed 2 vaccines which only cost him $7000JMD which is approximately $58.00USD. His total amount he paid was $30320JMD (which is the medical exam fee and the 2 vaccines), which is approximately $245.00USD, which is AWESOME because of course we expected and were prepared to pay more. I would STRONGLY RECOMMEND going to your local doctor or clinic and getting the required vaccines prior to the medical because it is cheaper to do. I had Reni do this 3-5 months ago so the fact he only needed 2 vaccines is GREAT! The nurse provided his DS-3025 without him even having to ask for it and she was kind enough to explain to him the purpose of this form. The nurse was kind of enough to tell him that his medical exam will be there in time for his interview (I don't know if she was just being nice or she is the one that will personally handle preparing his medical form packet to send it to the Embassy considering the Embassy is a couple blocks away from the Hospital but hopefully it will be there before the interview). He completed his medical exam at 2:30pm (3:30 EST).
 
So our "Grand Finale" is next Friday (April 27th) and Reni and I are on an official countdown to hearing those beautiful words that we have dreamt about since May 23, 2017!!!! I will be flying on Wednesday to be with him and attend his interview!!!!
 
Thank you all who are still on this ride with us!!!!! We're almost there!!!
 

@AnaUmo....so far, what he has told me is that it was a long but easy day. He only paid $30320 JMD total which included the medical exam fee which is $23320 and only paid $7000 JMD for 2 vaccines that he needed because he had everything else. I would suggest that if you can or haven't done so already, try to get as vaccines/immunizations before the medical because it will cost you less to have it done by your doctor but at the medical exam it will cost a whole lot more. I had him go get the shots that he need in advance and we knew he was missing one of them so the fact that he only had to get 2 of them and it cost $7000 JMD is awesome. Also, try your best to get there early. If you appointment is scheduled for 8am, get there before or right at 8am. If Reni didn't get stuck in Kingston traffic, he would have probably gotten done earlier because he had a 8am appointment but with traffic he got there an hour late. He was done by 2:30PM his time (3:30pm EST).
 
Once he gets home tonight I will get more in detail and post the whole thing. He has a long ride back so I want him to get some sleep.

noo she had to pay $23,450JMD for the medical and then an additional $14,000JMD for the vaccines. If they didn't allow her to do the MMR at her private doctor it would of been $21,000 for her vaccines. My fiancée left Savlamar at 2am and arrived at 6:30. She said she paid the driver extra to drop her directly to the clinic because she didn't know how to get there from where they let them off at the bus stop in Kingston. I'm sure there are buses that go directly from Negril to Kingston. My fiancée said she went to the bus park and ask the drivers if there is a direct bus to Kingston and what is the earliest time it leaves.
Tell Reni not to let them make him second guess himself, they can be persistent.

So yesterday my fiancée went for her medical in Kingston. Her appointment was 8am and she arrived at 6:30am with 2 other ppl on the same bus she took down. She was number 1 and completed the entire medical by 11am. She had to fill out a medical history form, take a chest X-Ray and 2 vaccines ($14,000). They informed her she needs an MMR vaccine but is allowed to get it done at her private doctor(thank God because vaccines are half the price at her private doctor) before the interview date. She said everyone was nice but the gentleman who went over her medical history kept badgering her about marijuana use. She said she never used it and never had any interest in using it. He kept pressing the issue until finally saying ok. I'm glad I told her to prepare herself to be there for 5-6 hours so she was happy to be the first one finished. If she would of arrived later she probably would of been there all day lol

Just an update to say I arrived at POE yesterday around 8pm. 
After 2 flights and a lot of tears saying bye to my mum - I'm finally here!
 
Feels amazing.
 
immigration officer at airport was very straightforward and kind.
 
my fiancé is so happy! His mom called us straight away to welcome me 😊😊😊

Interview scheduled! May 30th first date available in Rio... 371 days after noa1... Wheeee over 1 year, what do we win?!!!

Got married today! ♡ Off to our honeymoon then plan to file AoS after this weekend. 

lol I was happy it was sent via email than snail mail. I printed everything she needs plus updated photos and boarding passes so she wouldn't have to spend money doing it down there. I organized everything for her since I won't be able to fly down and go with her to the interview.

So, just now I received an email from the NVC with the letter attached stating my case was forwarded over to the Kingston, Jamaica Embassy and to apply and prepare for the interview....SMH.
 
I guess the NVC calls themselves been "eco-friendly" and not mailing the letter. If I would have waited on them to get confirmation, Reni's interview and medical wouldn't have been scheduled until mid-late May!!!! They are over a week late sending me this!

We're gonna do the civil ceremony (marriage) probably the first weekend in June just so we can get the requirement done  mostly likely in a scenic area of a park with my pastor officiating it and start his AOS immediately after. Our "wedding day celebration" is on Sept. 2nd (the date before Labor Day). I already bought my dress and most of the wedding stuff was put on hold from last year but luckily my venue was extremely flexible and understanding and allowed us to float my deposit. After all of this, I want and DESERVE a wedding day - it just will be an affordable wedding day!

That's the truth! Not to mention the cost of plane tickets and venue for marriage. We plan just to go to the courthouse and have a small dinner reception with close friends and family 

Yes, he's gonna pay for the expedited police record. He's requesting it tomorrow. When is her medical exam???? Westmoreland is the next parish over from Hanover so girl, I know she was pissed. Reni has to be on the road by like 3-4am to get the first taxi to MoBay so he can get the bus from there to ride to Kingston. And then we will do the same journey the following Friday for the interview. He said the same thing...."Babe, why so early??" I told him that's what they gave me.
 
I had Reni go to the local clinic like 2 months ago and get all his vaccines taken cared of. I think he only missed one because they didn't have anymore in stock at the clinic that day, but he's good on that because we need to make sure we stretch every nickel, dime and penny to the end between all of these items and plane tickets. The police record he just got when he started working at the Azul resort last month but he had to give it to them so he'll have to request it again.
 
I will have to send him some funds to get him through the medical and expedited paperwork since he paid the visa fee on Monday. I swear this process is made to rob the poor so they can continue to get rich while emotionally stressing us out!

@Trinab80 He might have to pay for the expedited police certificate. The certificate of no-impediment came in about a week but the police certificate may take 3weeks or longer regular way. When I told my finance her medical was 8am she was pissed lmao she's like do they know I'm coming from Westmorland?!?! I'm like yes they know, no they don't care lol she's going to have to take the 3am bus to get there in time. Her interview is at 10am but she's still going to have to leave early to get there early. She had a lot of traveling because for most of her documents she had to take the bus down to Montego Bay since she couldn't get anything in Westmorland. Lucky thing my house is in Montego Bay so she stays there when she comes down. I feel you on not spending a dime more than necessary. We are stretched tight from fees and I feel bad for her because the certificate she got before and because the process took so long has to pay to get it again. I hope she doesn't have to get too many vaccines. I told her go to her local clinic and get what she could since it would be way cheaper than at Andrews Memorial but she said no she's going to wait and do them at the medical. Approximately $3,000JMD for a vaccine near her compared to $7,000JMD in Kingston. Highway robbery

I stay at his house. Enough money is being spent with getting everything together that we don't need to add on an unnecessary expense. His interview is at 10am so we'll take the bus and leave at 3-4am in the morning since it takes about 3-4 hours to get there with stops along the way. We'll get there around 8am or so. He's done this ride before to the embassy. He actually has to take this ride next Wednesday to the hospital for his medical exam at 8am.

Girl, the system wouldn't let me pick any dates in May but if it's necessary to push it a week back we will although, we have everything done. He's just got to get another police record, certificate of non-impediment, and a certified copy of his BC which 2 1/2 weeks is enough time for him to do. Andrews scheduled it exactly 9 days before the interview so I would like to think they did that knowing it's not the full 10 days before and his appointment is at 8am in the morning. I feel bad for him because he's' gonna have to wake up at 3am in the morning to take 2 buses to get from the west side of the island (Hanover Parish) all the way to Kingston which is about 3-4 hours with stops. And then turn around and we'll be doing that same commute the following week for his interview. But we're ready....we've BEEN ready!

omg looks like you're going to have to fill me in on how his interview process goes since he's doing his before my fiancee. I'm so happy for you guys! OAN, my lawyer just emailed me to say the petition was approved and now being sent to NVC smh thank God I didn't depend on this fool. 

omg looks like you're going to have to fill me in on how his interview process goes since he's doing his before my fiancee. I'm so happy for you guys! OAN, my lawyer just emailed me to say the petition was approved and now being sent to NVC smh thank God I didn't depend on this fool. 

Okay everyone, here is Reni and I timeline:
 
Medical Exam: April 18th at 8:00 am (Wednesday)
Interview: April 27th at 10:00 am (Friday)
 
Fee paid and DS-160 has been submitted (by Reni) and he has 2 copies of the confirmation page and he also emailed me the confirmation so that I can make additional copies here and bring them with me (I'm OCD so I always believe in the backup to the backup)
 
The interview date MIGHT change only because, the JA Embassy did not allow me to select any dates in May as the calendar was grayed out. Leads me to believe that since we're still in the beginning portion of April, May might not become available until next week, so Reni and I MIGHT change the date to May 4th which is the following Monday and that would be because it would only be 9 days between the medical and interview and although the hospital is right across the street from the Embassy, there's no way in knowing how slow Andrews will be with walking it across the street. In a perfect world, all of this won't matter and it will there because Reni has a clean bill of health and God may give us a break with waiting any longer than necessary since we've waited almost a year to get to this point. I will let you guys know if we change it but worse case scenario, we go to the interview on the 27th and they tell us we're approved contingent on the medical exam and I have to call every day and night to make sure that the medical gets there so they can process the visa. (I'm trying to remain positive that I won't have to do this but....well, you guys already know what I'm gonna say about that, lol).
 
I will be flying down on April 26th to attend the interview (or May 3rd if we change the interview date to May 4th).  Again, in a perfect world, the medical exam will be there and in a SHINIER perfect world, the CO will say that they will expedite processing our visa to allow him to fly back with me. I will probably stay until May 6th if we don't change the date, but if the interview is on May 4th I will have to fly back home early and when he's ready to fly here I will fly back for a quick weekend trip to help him get everything in order so we can fly back together (estimate that would be the weekend of May 20th). I'm hoping and praying things can stay the way they are because May 20th would be 2 days before we filed our fiancé petition a year ago, although I know I gotta find some patience from somewhere.
 
Either way, WE ARE READY TO GO!!!!! 

Thank you for the information. He's at the internet café right now about to e-sign and submit and print 2 copies of the confirmation page. I'll be scheduling everything else in a few minutes.

@Trinab80 Once I completed the DS-160 I only had her sign and print the receipt page. I don't think you'll have any issues about security since he isn't putting in any info only signing and printing out a page. Once you create an account on https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-JM/iv/users/sign_in you can pay the fee $265US or 34,980.00JMD  then schedule the interview. I scheduled a month out to give her time for the medical, certificate of No-Impediment and police certificate. She got the no-impediment last week so we're just waiting on police certificate. I suggest after paying the visa fee you go online to schedule the medical immediately since they take your info and email the medical date later on. After that you can sit back and only worry about getting Reni a one way ticket to you. Although my fiancee and I know almost everything about each other we still practice interview questions daily. I know she can get nervous and want her comfortable with the questions so she doesn't freeze up. Girl can you believe we are at the end??? I never thought this time would come. Her medical is next week Monday. I'll let you know how it goes!

Our case has is READY!!!! It's at the JA Embassy!!! OMG....its finally has come for us to schedule everything today!!!!!

My case status changed to "in transit" today so it's on it's way to the Jamaica Embassy!!!!! Yaaaaayyyy!!!!

Congratulations I'm so happy and proud of you girl lol god answer players Poe next gods willing 

Visa in hand ✋,.

Visa on hand today,