Kris & Crystal

There's not much they can fail you on
Mental disorders associated with harmful behavior if the behavior is curent or likely to reoccur, 
Drug addiction 
Active Syphilis, Gonorrhea, or Leprosy not being treated
Communicable diseases that require quarantine like cholera,  yellow fever, plague
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You probably don't have those or would be aware and seeing your GP already.
 
 
 

US Degrees have a general education requirement which means that a good chunk of the teaching time isn't spent on the primary and related topics of study which can have a knock-on related to depth of study. Students have more freedom in terms of modules so the programme of study isn't a curated and complementary.
 
In addition to that if you look at equivalency stuff, exchange programmes and entry requirements on the EU side it says a 4 Year Bachelors degree from the EU in terms of teaching and topics covered is the equivalent to a Bachelors plus a Masters degree in the US. Partly because the general consensus in the EU is that the Honours year in terms of difficulty and subject matter is the same as the Masters year in the US. Lots of people in the US don't understand the 'with Honours' part either.
 
In practice however people from the US or those with US degrees are a bit touchy and defensive about this and you should just consider an EU bachelors to be the same as a US bachelors.
 
You'll find lots of Associates degrees also which are basically like HNDs. In some cases they're closer to HNCs.

You do not require Hep A or B. These are shots only for your own personal well-being and nothing more.

Ah, if it’s £14 at Knightsbridge, I’d just get it there - that’s actually a fairly decent price for it 👍🏻.

Your GP will do your TD booster - not likely they’ll give you a flu shot though, unless you’re in an at-risk group (diabetic, elderly, etc), as I don’t think an NHS doctor’s surgery have the option to charge for it - and you’re not eligible for a free one unless in the ‘at risk’ category.
 
However, pretty much all pharmacies do it (think it costs about £14, so likely cheaper than Knightsbridge - you can check prices on Knightsbridge’s site) and they will document it for you too, so you can be signed off at the Knightsbridge exam. Of course, you’ll be able to get it done at Knightsbridge too, but likely more expensive.

Adults only need 4 immunisations for immigration. Hep A,B, and polio aren't on the list.
MUmps/Measles/Rubella Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (a booster if previous was not within 10 years) Varicella  Flu (only during flu season) Your status:
MMR is done  Need a Td booster because your 10 years runs out on Saturday and before your medical. Varicella will be waived for having chickenpox. And for spouse visas who can't get cleared later in the US, it will be waived for "not routinely available". (Code D) Need a flu shot because flu season starts Oct 1, the day before your medical. For anybody having a medical before Oct 1, you get the waiver "Not Flu season" (Code F)  
 
 

Hot on the heels of my reaffirm story ...
 
Saturday 14th September, I set a calendar entry to remind me to call Knightsbridge on Monday morning. Spend the weekend trying to relax.
 
Monday 16th, while I'm battling day job and all the confusion with the embassy interview booking I called up the Knightsbridge number at 9am precisely. This was because I know from previous experience that their phone line melts down from the amount of calls they get on any given day. Mercifully I get straight through to the IVR and choose option 1 for the USA. I speak to one of the receptionists, and astoundingly there's a free appointment at 10.30am Wednesday. Right, I'll have that one. Confirm my phone number and email address. I've also got my email client open, so I email a confirmation query just to make sure.
 
(last time I did this, I booked my appointment by phone. They got my email and phone number wrong, so they couldn't contact me and I did wonder why I never heard anything.)
 
This time it's all avoided and I get the confirmation email with all the details of location, what the building looks like and all the items you need to bring. It explicitly states you need 90 minutes.
 
Wednesday 18th morning. Triple check that I've all the items I could need. Throw that in my rucksack and head out. I'm early. Very early because of London rush hour. So I decamp to a Starbucks around the corner from the Regent St. Apple Store for breakfast and caffeine. It's maybe a 10 minute walk to Bentick Mansions for me from there. I'm still early and arrive at 9am for a 10.30am appointment. The lady at reception takes all the documents I have (quadruple checking paid off!) and I engage in some quick conversation.
 
@Wuozopo This is where I find out a lot of Knightsbridge staff, and the doctors are quite new and weren't there January last year when the new embassy opened. However I do find out they are forced to use DX like us.
 
The lady at reception very kindly bumps by appointment up by 40 minutes to 9.50am. Cool! I thank her for doing that, but I was happy to wait. No complaints there! Now there are forms to fill out. Take the clipboard, fill those out. Hand them over and then it's off to provide the urine sample. They give you a bottle and a bag ... top tip: make sure the cap is on as tight as you can! I did not have accidents but I once worked in a hospital so I'm aware that it can happen. Back to reception. Hand over sealed bag with sealed bottle. Secretly glad I had my caffeine beforehand as that made life easier.
 
(note: there are disposable cups and jugs of water in the waiting room.)
 
I wait. 9.55am I'm called up by the nurse. She gets my last name wrong: no big deal as virtually everyone does anyway. I go up, discuss medical history briefly and they find my old file from last year. Turns out I'm missing a second MMR jab ... that'll be £50 please. I don't really have time to reschedule or take more time off so I take the hit as it's cheaper in the long run. Needle phobia starts to rear it's ugly head, so I warn the nurse and this jab turns out not to be so bad. I get a tiny plaster for my trouble. I'm warned about potential reactions and feeling ill. I'll have to grin and bear it, but never had reactions to vaccines before so I don't worry.
 
Back to reception. Called up maybe 10 mins later by one of the doctors. Nice guy, shake hands, discuss my file in a lot more detail. Won't bore you with details. He wants more blood. I really don't like needles so I say it's unfair that I only get a cotton ball and that I'm paying for the privilege. He smiles but he's seen my type before. Thankfully I avoided the one joke I have about air bubbles (not funny, offends EVERYONE especially medical practitioners). He gets his vial and I get my taped on cotton ball. There's other more physical tests, poking and prodding. All clear. Clothes back on. Thank him very much and back to the waiting room.
 
A few more minutes, I'm called to X-Ray. Stuff in corner, shirt off again (I should have left it off? Well if I wanted to scare people I would have 😛 ) Stand in front of the machine as directed. Takes a few seconds, bit of a brief hum and we're done. I stand there and wait as the Doctor loads up the digital x-ray system and thankfully my picture is present and clear. I quickly tell the story I know of the guy with the Nobel Prize and the airport x-ray machine. (Worth looking up, very funny). We're done. Maybe 10 minutes total?
 
Back to the waiting room. A few minutes as my file is transferred to reception. I'm called up for the last time, collect my passport (yes they kept it all this time) and pay up. Talk to receptionist about Monzo for 40 seconds and find not only have I just spent £350 for an exam, £50 on an MMR jab but my credit card became due. Ow! I spent a bit of time packing up the documents handed back to me and we're done.
 
11am. I emerge into brilliant sunlight outside of Bentick Mansions and proceed back to Bond St. I'm medically passed, £400 + credit card poorer, one slightly sore arm.
 
Now it's onto the interview on 1st October. That part I'm really concerned about!

You should have planned the medical and interview for one trip. People do that when really far away.
 
 
What you remember was written to K1s about making sure their shots are marked properly and signed off before they leave.  K1 shots are optional prIor to the visa because they can get signed off at a medical in the US before their adjustment of status. But they can avoid a lot of extra cost if they make sure their waivers are marked properly before they leave so they can get it fixed in person.  The clinic was generally not bothered about K1 sheets being complete.  
 
The clinic will do yours right because you're an IR1/CR1 that has to be signed off before your interview.  

Yep, that looks fairly similar to mine, though mine had a lot more info on it, as I have a few conditions and take medicine. Assuming it has your name/NHS number etc on there somewhere?

Your record is similar to mine in terms of content. You should be good with that. If in doubt, you could take it to Knightsbridge ahead of time ask ask? (assuming that's possible for you)

Not sure what you mean? You need your health care summary (which is what you’ve posted above) - that’s the only written medical history you need.

Maybe she means the short write up people take if they have some issues like diabetes, asthma, previous major surgeries, cancer, etc.  OP, if you've had zero health issues or surgeries, then the summary is all you take. 

Well after all my whining and complaining my documents were checked about an hour ago, they all got accepted and I'm Case Complete/Documentarily Qualified. They were originally submitted on the 11th of August.

Well after all my whining and complaining my documents were checked about an hour ago, they all got accepted and I'm Case Complete/Documentarily Qualified. They were originally submitted on the 11th of August.

Well after all my whining and complaining my documents were checked about an hour ago, they all got accepted and I'm Case Complete/Documentarily Qualified. They were originally submitted on the 11th of August.

It would be nice to know why, did they request an expedite? Are they associated with the military? Did the person just like their name? Did they not have a lot of documents to review? etc.
 
We're talking a week to 10 day reviews versus 4 weeks+ for some others.
 
I don't think you can just request a review without reason but in this case give he's 3 weeks it might be worth while.
 
I called the NVC on Wednesday and was told the average time is now 4 week but they're trying to get it back to 3 weeks.

At least you got a fast response. I submitted on the 11th and nothing yet.

It would be nice to know why, did they request an expedite? Are they associated with the military? Did the person just like their name? Did they not have a lot of documents to review? etc.
 
We're talking a week to 10 day reviews versus 4 weeks+ for some others.
 
I don't think you can just request a review without reason but in this case give he's 3 weeks it might be worth while.
 
I called the NVC on Wednesday and was told the average time is now 4 week but they're trying to get it back to 3 weeks.

I was eventually able to login and pay both fees around 06:00 BST (GMT+1) I received the email with the case number around 18:56 BST (GMT+1)

Got my NVC number today, few minutes ago actually.
 
Thought I'd provide an update on my situation if there's anyone out there comparing and estimating.
 
Centre/Center: Texas, SRC number.
 
Visa: CR-1
 
Country: United Kingdom (Scotland)
 
Spouse is a US Citizen.
2018-11-07 - Marriage. 2018-12-12 - I-130 mailed. 2018-12-14 - Priority Date. 2018-12-24 - NOA1 received. 2018-12-28 - Filed to change the Date of Birth for the Petitioner on the NOA1 as it was off by one year. Guessing a data entry mistake on the part of USCIS. 2019-01-15 - Date of Birth changed. 2019-07-03 - Actual Approval date. 2019-07-05 - Date I received an email notification about the approval. 2019-07-09 - Case sent to NVC. Received approval/NOA2 letter in mail. 2019-07-16 - NVC received case - I called them to confirm this and get the date they received it. 2019-08-07 - NVC case number created. dissecting the number it looks like it was created yesterday. Can't login yet, can take up to 72 hours. Going to try every so often.

Mine was sent via snail mail also. The notification comes to the email address(es) you entered on the I-130. You can always call the NVC or use their online enquiry form to confirm when they received your case from USCIS. I got my case created just over 3 weeks from that date.

I got an email once it was entered into the NVC system. I called previously to confirm my case had been received from USCIS.

I was eventually able to login and pay both fees around 06:00 BST (GMT+1) I received the email with the case number around 18:56 BST (GMT+1)

Got my NVC number today, few minutes ago actually.
 
Thought I'd provide an update on my situation if there's anyone out there comparing and estimating.
 
Centre/Center: Texas, SRC number.
 
Visa: CR-1
 
Country: United Kingdom (Scotland)
 
Spouse is a US Citizen.
2018-11-07 - Marriage. 2018-12-12 - I-130 mailed. 2018-12-14 - Priority Date. 2018-12-24 - NOA1 received. 2018-12-28 - Filed to change the Date of Birth for the Petitioner on the NOA1 as it was off by one year. Guessing a data entry mistake on the part of USCIS. 2019-01-15 - Date of Birth changed. 2019-07-03 - Actual Approval date. 2019-07-05 - Date I received an email notification about the approval. 2019-07-09 - Case sent to NVC. Received approval/NOA2 letter in mail. 2019-07-16 - NVC received case - I called them to confirm this and get the date they received it. 2019-08-07 - NVC case number created. dissecting the number it looks like it was created yesterday. Can't login yet, can take up to 72 hours. Going to try every so often.

Got my NVC number today, few minutes ago actually.
 
Thought I'd provide an update on my situation if there's anyone out there comparing and estimating.
 
Centre/Center: Texas, SRC number.
 
Visa: CR-1
 
Country: United Kingdom (Scotland)
 
Spouse is a US Citizen.
2018-11-07 - Marriage. 2018-12-12 - I-130 mailed. 2018-12-14 - Priority Date. 2018-12-24 - NOA1 received. 2018-12-28 - Filed to change the Date of Birth for the Petitioner on the NOA1 as it was off by one year. Guessing a data entry mistake on the part of USCIS. 2019-01-15 - Date of Birth changed. 2019-07-03 - Actual Approval date. 2019-07-05 - Date I received an email notification about the approval. 2019-07-09 - Case sent to NVC. Received approval/NOA2 letter in mail. 2019-07-16 - NVC received case - I called them to confirm this and get the date they received it. 2019-08-07 - NVC case number created. dissecting the number it looks like it was created yesterday. Can't login yet, can take up to 72 hours. Going to try every so often.