"St. Luke's and Drug Use"

"St. Luke's and Drug Use"

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This appears to be a touchy topic on this site. I will address the issue once again and, hopefully, the hypervigilant moderators will let the postings stay. For some folks hoping to obtain a visa, it is very important.

As simply put as possible, self-admission of drug use (even one time many years ago) to the interviewing physician at St. Luke's is essentially the same as admitting the same to the CO at the Embassy. The physician is an agent of the Embassy and not an advocate of the patient. This is a difficult concept for most Americans.

Additionally, admitting drug use to the physician and then denying it to the CO would be considered fraud.

Either drug use or immigration fraud will trigger (in 99.9999% of cases from Manila) automatic and permanent denial that no amount of time or money can fix. Due process and appeal, as we have in the USA, does not extend to the Philippines for immigration purposes.

I post this not to encourage fraud of any kind. I post this so that if you do have a past history of drug experimentation/use you are now aware that if you spend a good bit of money for an immigration visa, you have an insurmountable mountain to climb.

BY: Anonymousperson from VJ

NOTE: this thread was deleted by the MODs in VJ i posted this on my blog so others can have a good information/ it will be helful for others.... about admitting drugs in SLEC, personal experience of Anonymousperson (member of VJ)...