I didnt have an antibody test. I had all my vaccines records recorded and I started looking for my records back when I found out I had won the lottery last year. I don't think they will test your blood for vaccines at the immigration medical as how would they get the test back in time for them to know which vaccines you are lacking. You would have to re-book an appointment. Bloody test results can take up to 2 weeks here in NZ. They are not always the quickest.
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they gave them back at the interview
tinoproductions
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Solid pun! lol
Just to add our experience in case its helpful (citymed in akl) we didnt have any prior bloods and couldnt track down any vaccine records before the medical and it wasnt an issue they just did testing as part of the medical. We could choose if we got an mmr booster or immunity testing but the booster shot was a lot cheaper so opted for that. Our medical hadn't arrived for our interview so we were put on refused for approx. a week until it arrived but it's been changed to issued this week
Green&Gold
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SusieQQQ
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“May” qualify. Typically that is someone applying for (effectively renewing) a non immigrant visa in a class they have already been issued in before. By law applicants for immigrant visas must be interviewed, it is not a discretionary consular decision.
Green&Gold
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Thanks for clarifying Susie
tinoproductions
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I am also pursuing and L1 visa at the same time as DV, and the time to interview at Sydney is too long (first interview available late Oct), so I am going to book in Melbourne, only 15 day till first slot. Wonder why we can't do this for DV as well.
Thanks for this info - I'm going to get an antibody test tomorrow then. Long shot but do I know if I need to test for DTP or DTAP? It's got both listed on the CDC website so I am a little confused on which one the greencard needs
Im quite sure they are the same thing.Thanks for this info - I'm going to get an antibody test tomorrow then. Long shot but do I know if I need to test for DTP or DTAP? It's got both listed on the CDC website so I am a little confused on which one the greencard needs
Oh I've never heard of that word but my impression and what Google says is DTaP is Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis. The 'a' just represents 'and'.Slightly different, the A is acellular
I just rang the NZ immunization hotline. DTP is the old version and DTaP is the new version which has less Pertussis in it as the old one had reactions for babies. They still use DTP overseas but in NZ is it called DTaP. Hope that makes sense and helps anyone else wondering what I was wondering
My how long was your medical appointment before your consulate appointment? I've got mine 10 days before which CityMed said would be fine, but now I am wondering if it gives enough time for medical results to reach consulate ?
Hi there,
My interview was scheduled in the Auckland consulate for tomorrow morning. Unfortunately it took a long time to get my original visa documents together and I didn’t realise I had to send them in so far in advance. All my documents were dropped off today (the day before the interview) but KCC have cancelled my interview as I didnt submit the documents in time and said they would be in touch to reschedule. Do you know how likely I will be to get another interview? I am absolutely devastated.
AshleyMarleyNZ
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I was in the same position
they didn’t cancel my interview though. I turned up interview day intending to just drop the documents off and beg for them to reschedule me, luckily they still interviewed me and I got my visa. I am so sorry that this has happened to you. I will pray for you that they give you a new interview date <3Did this happen recently? Did they email you at all about the missing documents? Do you think it is worth me turning up anyway? (despite the fact I have been advised it is cancelled).I was in the same position
AshleyMarleyNZ
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Yes, in April. Have you received an official email stating your interview was canceled, or was it just B saying she was going to cancel? Because those are 2 very different things. She also told me she was going to cancel my interview if I didn’t get my documents in by 8am the next morning, but she never actually canceled it.
I never received a single email from the consulate regarding my visa. Not about the medical with the forms, not about what documents to submit, nothing. If you haven’t received an official email stating the interview has been canceled I would try your luck and still turn up. If they won’t see you for your interview you can ask them to reschedule in person at least.
It was an email from B saying the interview had been cancelled. I replied begging for them not to cancel and got another one pretty much saying too bad the documents weren't submitted in time and it has been cancelled. I got an email on Friday advising of all the documents I needed to send in two weeks prior. That email was sent five days before the interview lol. Tried to bring them in yesterday but Consulate was closed for 4 July. I've tried calling them about 10 times to no avail. I think I will just turn up tomorrow and try my luck. So gutted. Do you know if this means I'll go to the back of the DV interview queue? My case number is 28xx so I couldn't believe my luck I'd got an interview in the first place. Absolutely gutted right now.