A Step In The Right Direction

[wordy]

Found the following link on the BBC website, and was pleased that we are actively screening people for contagious diseases before considering giving them a visa. Among all the negatives about our immagration policy it's good to see there are some sensable polices being brought into effect

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6320015.stm

 

[4p]

I have this image that screened is where you stand there behind a screen and a beam comes acrsoss you, scans you and tells u if you are ill.

But i guess they take your blood?

Anyhows - good news

 

[daveyj27]

I'm nearing the end of my US visa application process, and I had the mandatory medical exam last friday.

It consisted of:

A few forms that you have to fill out regarding your medical history, plus your signed permission for them to screen your blood for HIV/AIDS.
A fairly lengthy Q&A with the physician.
Height, weight and blood pressure recordings taken.
Fully disrobed checkover.
Three tubes of blood taken (for HIV/AIDS and TB screening).
Chest xray.
Immunisations, if required (I had to have a tetanus booster and an MMR, as my NHS vaccination sheet was so poorly written that the physician couldn't tell if i'd had the MMR or not. In that event, they have to assume you haven't had it and so give it to you there and then for a fee).

My BP was high, so the physician advised that I should see my GP and have him take the readings. He also wanted a letter from my GP stating what the retaken BP figure is, and details of any prescribed meds (if any). I faxed this over to the visa physician today, which now allows him to close my case and send his recommendations straight to the US Embassy.

It's pretty thorough.

 

[manveruppd]

Christ, that's crossed over from thorough into positively invasive! Is this just for a holiday visa or you going over there to work?

 

[daveyj27]

Is this just for a holiday visa or you going over there to work?

Spouse immigrant visa.

They just want to know who's coming in to the country, and what may be tagging along for the ride. In my opinion, that's how it should be.

 

[manveruppd]

Did they tag your testicles with a chip so they can keep track of where your potentially terrorist foreign semen goes?

What you describe seems seriously excessive to me - totalitarian states are marginally easier to get into!

 

[Andr3w]

Good idea to screen people imo

 

[daveyj27]

Did they tag your testicles with a chip so they can keep track of where your potentially terrorist foreign semen goes?

They did indeed......it didn't hurt anywhere near as bad as i'd imagined it would.