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DV2007 - Medical Exam

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i am dv 2007 winner and it isnt until you get the interview letter that you realize everything is suddenly happening...Real fast after waiting months of your number to be current
i need to go for medical and the in the guideline given by the embassy it says the following vaccination may be necessary
Varicella (chickenpox)
MMR
Tetanus
Polio
Hepatitis B
Pneumoccocal
Influenza
VDR/HIV

It also lists cost of each one and if i start adding this figure for 2 people then its a shocker :eek:
Well i know its all worth it etc but i am pretty sure i dont require all of these as i had some when i was a child. the problem is i dont have any documentry evidence of this from where i grew up (in a diff country)
But i sure can pull up my sleeves and show the doc the little circular scars on my arm...if only he can determine which ones are for what :(

anybody in similar situation ever and anything you can do or tell doc that you have some of them or are they smart enough to know that without medical records
Also what is the approximate cost range for medical per person. Probably some aussies or kiwis can help me here for this one as i am in nz.
 
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http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/Tbl1.pdf

here is the official table of the vaccinations by age.

Sometimes, depending on the civil surgeon, they will write down your vaccination/disease history based on your words. Sometimes, it's cheaper and quicker to get titers done (to see if you have immunity to the particular diseases). Sometimes it's cheaper to get the shots done at your family doctor's practice and bring in a paper to the immigr. exam clinic.

And for me - my mom went to the doctor's clinic back home and got a vaccination certificate drawn up listing all of my vaccinations and illnesses. I translated it into English here and had no problems with it.
 
Remember that the onus of proof is on the applicant. You have to get the vaccinations or have documentary evidence of the same. The documentary evidence cannot be generic stating that a particular schedule is followed in a country. The documentary evidence submitted should clearly show the name of the person to whom the vaccination is administered, name of the vaccine, name of the doctor and the vaccination administered date.

The Medical exam is probably the easiest aspect of the whole immigration process and having improper documentation will result in an RFE, that will unnecessarily delay the immigration benefit adjudication process.

Myself, my wife and kid recently got the shots even though we had taken some of those previously since we just did not want any problems on the medical exam front.

Also, if you shop around with the USCIS approved physicians, you should be able to get the whole thing completed for around 200 US dollars per person. Of course, this could vary depending on the country where you undergo the medical test.
 
Thanks Barbara/Techie/LucyMo.

I will if i can get some of them done at GP for a reasonable price.

Otherwise i will plough thru more OC experiences....although NZ experiences seem to be a few.

The consulate had said to schedule medical 3 weeks prior to interview so results are in by then. From the experiences it seems that it doesnt take much long and so are done in few days...at least in Aust.

If i end up getting multiple shots then i hope there is no big wait time between 1 shot and a different one as this may drag the medical completion time. I am not sure but i gathered this conculsion from form DS-3025 where on it has a field "insufficient time interval"

Thanks Again for all your help.

Better start ringing the approved GP's in Auck as theres only 6 who do it.
 
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