NUVF and Nand LK
Can I have your experience with medical check ups
Since we do not have a record of our vaccinations history, will it be a problem?
Would doctor ask all the vaccinations to be given, again?
Are those vaccinations expensive in Sri Lanka?
I had only basic physical in SL. I had all vaccines before in US.
anyways,
what do you mean 'no records'? did you mean the childhood stuff? if so, they are not relevent.
OR were you in US and got some of those reqd vaccines before? is that what you mean?
If you were on F1 visa you may have got MMR, try get those from your school student health. Or other facility you got them.
If no records on these at all, then you will have to take them again. But talk to Dr about that before.
You need ONLY (in general) the ones in yellow in the following, in the fig 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5901-Immunization.pdf
Dr may try give more but show this and ask for less.
They should have the latest US-CDC guidelines but I remember last year the Dr did not have those with her and I gave those to her!!
Also if you have had Varicella (chickenpox/papol), you do not need that vaccine also. Drs normally accept patients' verbal confirmation on this and write 'immune' there.
I recommend Asiri for the medicals.
Best!
PS: In my understanding the CO do not go item by item in the medical report. They just go by the Dr's final confirmation that all is Ok. So try convince Dr if they want you to do/take anything more than the minm reqmt.
Another issue is that most think that you need to wait for 2nd NL for medicals. Generally that is true but not a MUST.
Medicals are valid for CP/AoS for 1 year, in general.
But if one's CN is high and if any unknown yet resolvable complication come up in medicals, then what? (for eg. more tests for TB)
So, 4-5 mos before you think your high CN is current go talk to embassy (get medical forms) and/or go talk to Dr (they should have med forms too)
I do not think 2nd NL or embassy letter is a must (it should not be though, IMO). talk and see.
More for ref;
http://photos.state.gov/libraries/vietnam/8621/pdf-forms/DS-2053.pdf (you will need the latest from Dr or emb.)
OR
http://www.immihelp.com/immigrant-visa/ds-2053-medical-examination-immigrant-visa.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/default.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/2009-ti-vaccination.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugee...chnical-instructions-panel-physicians.html#ti
) then do not do the X-Ray for her. That is for the safety of your child. BTW, I couldn't recall a single instance where they had a look at the X-Rays in the interview, as I believe they wanted me to take it to the POE, US. However, they haven't look at them either. Although as the documents suggest you go with your X-Rays ready. 