Should I schedule my wife's medical exam in Bangkok while waiting for her Green Card approval?

Is this how long it usually takes? Is there anyway to speed up the process? Thx.

No more green cards will be issued by the new administration. Elon and vivek only want H1B visas for indians to replace hard working American workers by much cheaper labor.

I have no suggestions for you. But I am curious, is your name on the Birth Certificate?

I would have assume it would have been an easier process if you're on the birth certificate. I assumed you would pack the kid on the plane and when they arrived in the US, they would be citizens.. Doesn't work that way huh?

You have to wait on your USCIS I 130 approval. Then they send your application to NCV where you pay some fees and fill out form DS 260 plus Affidavit of financial support and send them supporting documents that they ask for. Our 130 was approved in August and our interview was in December. There are only 2 options available in Bangkok to have the physical. After approval by the Embassy, she will have 6 months, from date of physical to go to US. If your wife has a 10 year tourist Visa.....it will be canceled. Proof of vaccines are required or she will have to take again. My wife had to take 5. Good luck.

Then she will have to get an appointment at the US Embassy in Bangkok which may take another 6 to 12 months. The USCIS paperwork is only the beginning.

I d pipe in but we did ours 20 years ago . Took 4 months for a K1 visa .

I’m not sure, but I think you have to get your petition for an alien relative I 130 approved before you can schedule your examination. My wife came on I29F, fiancé petition, but I do remember it was approved in the month of December and she went to Bangkok and got her medical exam on December 15. But this was four years ago and then I’m going for memory now but I think we could not schedule her visa interview appointment until she had received her medical examination. I do know that USCIS sucks. They have a bunch of contract workers handling these applications. Check the US embassy requirements for requesting a interview appointment. If all else fails before you come back make an appointment with your local congressman or his representative and ask them to file an inquiry on why it’s taking so long for application to be approved. When my wife was in the US with me, we filed the 485 form for adjustment of status in after 10 months. We couldn’t even get the advanced pro Lee approved. Her mother got sick and she said screw it so we left and went back to Thailandnow she has a tourist visa and that’s what she uses when we go back to the US.

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Given your situation, here are some considerations about scheduling the medical examination:

1. **Timing of the Medical Exam**:

- **Medical Exam Validity**: The results of the immigration medical examination are generally valid for six months from the date of the examination when applying from abroad. If your wife were to have the medical exam in early March, she would need to have her visa interview within this six-month window for the results to be considered valid.

- **USCIS Processing Time**: The processing time for an I-130 for a spouse of a U.S. citizen can vary widely, but you've already waited 13 months. While it's not guaranteed, if approval is imminent, scheduling the medical exam might be strategic. However, there's no clear indication in your timeline when you might expect approval, and the average processing time can range significantly.

2. **Interview Process**:

- **Interview Location**: Typically, after the I-130 is approved, the National Visa Center (NVC) would process the case before scheduling an interview at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Thailand. The interview for a spousal visa usually happens abroad unless your wife has returned to the U.S. under a visa that allows for adjustment of status.

- **Returning to the U.S. for Interview**: If your wife returns to the U.S. with you in late March, she would need to have already started or completed the NVC process for her case to be ready for an Adjustment of Status (AOS) interview in the U.S. instead of an immigrant visa interview in Thailand. This includes having her petition approved, receiving an immigrant visa number, and possibly going through the NVC stage.

3. **Risks**:

- **Premature Medical Exam**: If you schedule the medical exam too early and the I-130 approval takes longer than expected, you might need to redo the exam, which would be an additional cost and inconvenience.

- **Travel Considerations**: If she returns with you to the U.S. without having completed necessary steps abroad (like the interview), her application might get delayed further or require consular processing anyway if she's not legally able to adjust status in the U.S.

4. **Actionable Steps**:

- **Monitor Application Status**: Continue to check the

You can't even schedule the medical exam until the application has been approved, sent to NVC, given a case number and then sent to the embassy. Until then there's no way for you to schedule the medical exam with the correct hospital/doctor (there's only a handful of options) or to associate the exam with your file.