immigration medical exam

[bibam69]

Appealing to all filipino nurses which of whom have already been through the medical exam at st. lukes and subsequently finished with their US embassy interview... i have a theoretical question... what if your x-ray results show a tiny opacity on the upper left lobe of your lungs which may or may not suggest tuberculosis. if it is confirmed as TB, medication was suggested for 2 months. Now, my question is that, I know that communicable diseases are a no no such as active TB, but what if you are post-TB and still the x-ray shows findings that may be interpreted as an old scar. Would that become a basis for the denial of visa? Do you any cases that went through this?

please help... thank you in advance!

[mikes511, RN]

well yes..every consul will presume that all RN's applicant are positive of every communicable disease unless you have proof that you are indeed a clean species?

just my 2cents of thoughts..

[bibam69]

what i mean is that what if you're already post PTB having gone through the series of medications and not anymore contagious. xrays may still show that as old scars. so, is the US embassy so strict that they may still deny visa if that was the case?

[lawrence01]

If it's an old scar, no. Even, persons diagnosed to have active TB during the medicals will still be allowed after undergoing therapy and TB isn't considered contagious anymore after the first 2 weeks of the Intensive Therapy phase.

[jmolinaRN]

Don't scare yourself now. If St. Luke's says your OK the consul will probably believe you.