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300 dollars is a bargain. I had to pay $500 for myself only.
I know. Finally my wife and I went there for our health examination as anyway we had plan to visit San Diego and surprisingly they charged $555 for both of us including overnight shipping though we were told over the phone that the charge is $300 per person.

I would recommend anyone who is in west coast and has to fly for health exam to go to this clinic as it's not only cost effective but also the doctor and entire staff was very professional(our check up started on time and finished in less than an hour) and beginning next month they will start sending results via eHealth.

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I know. Finally my wife and I went there for our health examination as anyway we had plan to visit San Diego and surprisingly they charged $555 for both of us including overnight shipping though we were told over the phone that the charge is $300 per person.

I would recommend anyone who is in west coast and has to fly for health exam to go to this clinic as it's not only cost effective but also the doctor and entire staff was very professional(our check up started on time and finished in less than an hour) and beginning next month they will start sending results via eHealth.

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$555 is a very good deal, we spent almost double the amount for 2 people

Please keep us updated on your medicals timeline. Ours were mailed out on 6/8 is suppose to reach Sydney on 6/12. I am very anxious about the whole process of the reports getting finalised. Really want the grant before 6/30. Kepping my fingers crossed.

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$555 is a very good deal, we spent almost double the amount for 2 people

Please keep us updated on your medicals timeline. Ours were mailed out on 6/8 is suppose to reach Sydney on 6/12. I am very anxious about the whole process of the reports getting finalised. Really want the grant before 6/30. Kepping my fingers crossed.
The results are supposed to be mailed out today. Once I see any movement on my Fedex shipment, I will update this thread.

Btw I don't even see a remote a chance for Software Engineer or other related professions going into priority 5 next year. Stay calm, relax and things will certainly fall in line!

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$555 is a very good deal, we spent almost double the amount for 2 people

Please keep us updated on your medicals timeline. Ours were mailed out on 6/8 is suppose to reach Sydney on 6/12. I am very anxious about the whole process of the reports getting finalised. Really want the grant before 6/30. Kepping my fingers crossed.
How long did it take for the meds to be sent out to Sydney from the day you had the meds done? Just trying to get a sense of the timelines to know what to expect. Thanks!

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How long did it take for the meds to be sent out to Sydney from the day you had the meds done? Just trying to get a sense of the timelines to know what to expect. Thanks!
We did our medical exams on June 1st and the reports were mailed out on June 8th. It takes a few days for the blood report and X-ray report to come back or atleast thats what the medical centre told us. So our medical timeline is as follows:

Underwent Medical Test: June 1st
Medical report mailed out: June 8th
Expected Delivery to Sydney: June 12th

Shall keep you all posted on the progress.

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We did our medical exams on June 1st and the reports were mailed out on June 8th. It takes a few days for the blood report and X-ray report to come back or atleast thats what the medical centre told us. So our medical timeline is as follows:

Underwent Medical Test: June 1st
Medical report mailed out: June 8th
Expected Delivery to Sydney: June 12th

Shall keep you all posted on the progress.
Sanjukta, Have you got your FBI clearance and Indian police clearance? I have applied for both almost a week ago.

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Sanjukta, Have you got your FBI clearance and Indian police clearance? I have applied for both almost a week ago.
Yes I have both FBI and Indian Police clearence timeline is below:

Indian PCC requested in Indian cosulate Chicago: April 12th (was asked to go for stage 2 which is basically visiting the consulate again and collecting the PCC incase I dont hear from them within 45 days). Collected Indian PCC on May 29th.

Clearence request received by FBI on April 17th, CC charged on May 4th and I received report on May 26th.

Are you currently is USA? If so after how many days did the Indian consulate ask you to go for stage 2 of PCC. Some consulates says 60 days some say 45 days.

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Yes I have both FBI and Indian Police clearence timeline is below:

Indian PCC requested in Indian cosulate Chicago: April 12th (was asked to go for stage 2 which is basically visiting the consulate again and collecting the PCC incase I dont hear from them within 45 days). Collected Indian PCC on May 29th.

Clearence request received by FBI on April 17th, CC charged on May 4th and I received report on May 26th.

Are you currently is USA? If so after how many days did the Indian consulate ask you to go for stage 2 of PCC. Some consulates says 60 days some say 45 days.
Yes, I am in USA and I haven't front loaded PCC like you did. I applied for Indian PCC at San Francisco consulate and at the time of application I was advised to wait for 30 days before following up with them.

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Yes, I am in USA and I haven't front loaded PCC like you did. I applied for Indian PCC at San Francisco consulate and at the time of application I was advised to wait for 30 days before following up with them.
30 days is even better.

I did not front load my PCC. I appied for it even before a CO was allocated as I found that CO allocation was moving very fast and was aware the process of getting PCC is lengthy. I got the PCC almost at the same time when CO was allocated.

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Does anyone know if medicals are sent through mail and once they are received by Local Clearance Unit – Department of Immigration and Citizenship in Sydney do they update any status online in our application (like received). If they do then normally in how many days is this done. Or is status only updated in our appklication once they check the reports and update as referred or finalised?

Any insight on the process of medicals sent through physical mail from receiving to finalising would be very helpful.

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