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I would just call them - it's more direct and easier. And no I received it by email.

It should be ok. I had 6 weeks between my medical and visa interview. Once I got Covid vaccination proof I emailed over to Visa Medicals. After 2-3 days I rang them up and they said they would look into and get back to me. They rang back and left me a voicemail saying they had checked with the nurse and my file had all been signed off and was ready for the courier to collect and deliver to the embassy the next day. The vaccination worksheet was sent not long after that I think. I would give them a call tomorrow and ask them to give you an update.

Thank you @Tesco - still got quite a few things to sort out though.

Thank you @Moda25! Interview was last Thursday (8th August) and then was issued the day after on Friday (9th August).

Just an update on this - I received my passport and sealed documents today. Delivered when they said they would and my grandma signed on behalf of me.

Just an update to say that passport and sealed documents have been delivered to me today

Just an update on this - I arrived around an hour and a half before my interview haha but I just waited around for about 30 minutes before joining the queue which I have left a review regarding the embassy on the embassy page on this sites as well.

Sorry for the late response - I did put my grandmas name down for this and printed off the details and gave them to the person conducting my interview as they hadn't received the update of me amending the details 2 days before my interview

That's ok. Definitely take it just in case

Hi, I had my interview earlier this week and I was only asked for my birth certificate. I did take a copy of my fiancees as well though just in case they asked for it though.

Just an update on this - District Coffee - which is across the road from the Embassy stores bags for £10 and laptops for £5

Hi all, I have my visa appointment soon and I will be travelling down to London and stopping at my cousins the night before so I will have a backpack with me with my documents for my visa interview, a few spare clothes and a toothbrush. Has anybody been allowed into the Embassy with a backpack at all? If not, did you use any baggage storage nearby at all? I have read that there is a coffee shop across the road from the Embassy that are able to store bags for people? Hope you can help!

I'm sorry you didn't have a good experience at your GP Surgery but try not to worry too much about it (easier said than done I know). Definitely see what they say at the medical as they will know what vaccinations are exactly required for you and can probably do most of the vaccinations you require on the day.

They aren’t going to reject your medical if you haven’t had some of the vaccinations before. As they can give you most of the vaccinations on the day for the ones that they tell you that you require. If there are some you can get that are cheaper elsewhere then you can choose to do that after the medical. I would go to the medical and let them tell you which ones you need. I did and it turned out that there were some that I didn’t actually need.

I didn’t get any vaccines done before my medical as I felt it was better to go and have a medical professional at Visa Medicals tell me what I needed based on my vaccination records as they will know more about what is required for the USA rather than my GP. Before my medical I did ring my GP Surgery and spoke to reception and gave them a list of vaccinations that weren’t on my vaccination records and whether they did them there. They spoke to a nurse and called me back and I think they only did 1 or 2 but the ones they did offer weren’t the ones I required from what the nurse at my medical told me. So I was happy to get the vaccines that were required for me except for the Covid vaccine booster which I got done at Boots after my medical. Vaccination requirements will depend on things like age, etc. as well. I think it might be best to discuss with the nurse at your medical though.

Sorry I meant to say email booking confirmation. I felt the service from Boots was good and they provided enough supporting evidence for my GP Surgery to update my medical records.

Having a Covid vaccine booster is also on the booking confirmation for your medical from Visa Medicals

I think I just gave my name and showed them the booking confirmation message I received by text

I think Boots do it as a course of 2 doses with each dose 4 weeks apart

Oh I see haha might still be best to put in my grandmas name as I would feel more reassured with them at least letting me know it has arrived

Sorry but where abouts in the UK did this happen with your husband?

I did see point 2 on the attached so it sounds like it could be in the relevant name for delivery but they will just deliver to whoever is willing to sign for it?

Apologies - I probably didn't explain it very well when I said I will be at work (I will be in the office) not working at my grandmas so will need her to sign on my behalf.

Do you know if it is possible to authorise somebody to sign on your behalf before the initial delivery at all? As in if you receive tracking details can you access them and update delivery details with authorisation to be signed for by a third party?

Unless the delivery address details are only on the delivery packaging and not the actual sealed package?