hi guys,just wantedto say that my husband got his vaccinations done in india for his immigrant visa

he got 3 shots

varicella
mmr
tdap (tetanus, diptheria, and i dont know what ap is for lol)

and after one month he goes back to get the second does for his varicella shot

he went to a hospital in hyderabad.. i dont know what the name is, but if u need more info i wil askhim and post back

it cost him total of 2500 ruppess..

hope this helps..

he did mail drsanjan jon in chennai, and dr.sanjan jon said he can go to a hospital in hyderbad and get the doc to write on the hospital letter head what my husband got done.. so we can show this at interview or whenever someone needs to see it for his visaa etc

good luck guys our interview will be in chennai

we r just waiting on the interview date!

So you don't need to goto the hospitals listed on the consulate's website for medical? or is he going to take this immunization record with him when he goes for his medical?
Let me know so that I can have my wife get these taken care of now too. When you say he'll need to go back after a month, is this required?? Wouldn't this cause even more delay?

hey,

ya u do not need to go to he hospitals in ur embasy city for vaccinations, she can go in her city, get them done and get the record from the doc of what she got done..

then after 3 weeks she needs another dose of varicella injection .. then she can go get her medical done after that.. where they say to come..

if she canot get the seocnd dose after 3 weeks then let her ask the doc wat to do, i think she can get them done here after comin but im not sureee

Great, Now that you have taken all the vaccinations... make sure you keep all the documentation associated with. If possible get a copy of the same. You'll need it here when he/she comes to the US for AOS filing. (THey ask for the originals)... Vaccinations are very expensive here.

Ok, so I could have my wife take the shots now but it's not necessary is it?
Also, hyd617, isn't it same price when you go get medical by consulate's physician(according to mumbai's consulate physician prices)?

I was just thinking that what if you were to be interviewed in less than one month and you didn't have prior medical records, what do they say when you go for medical? and for interview? Do you tell them you plan on getting the second shot after one month?

Confused confused....

My friend said that you just need to tell them that you don't have any prior records and they know which ones you'll need and give it to you. No need for vaccination records. Don't know what to believe.

can anyone who has gone through medical care to comment? If you didn't have vaccination records, what happens?

Ok I just called one of the consulate hospitals and they said it's okay if she doesn't have immunization records. The doctor will determine what she needs. MMR and TDAP will most likely be given and varicella is depended on whether she had chicken pox or not before.

hyd617, your husband will be okay because when he goes for medical he won't have to take these again.

Can somebody please tell me when they are planning to visit the doctor for their physical? I don’t want to come their 7 days in advance if I don’t have to…. I read somewhere on VJ that you have to take the physical 7 days in advance is that true??

ya desiboy he got everything done in advace cuz he had NO records at all.. so the doc determined what he needed.. after geting the shots he got a record from the doc saying he was given those 3 shots TDAP VARICELA and MMR

he goes for the second dose of variella(i think -one of those) in 3 weeks

so its all good

ur wife can get it done before or during her medical no biggie, the doc wil determine what she needs.. i dont knwo about prices but i think total was 25oo rs in hyderabad...

soo anything else let me know..
byee

I thought MMR required a second dose too? That is what the civil surgeon here in USA said. We didn't know about the second doses, no one told my husband. So he had the first doses of Varicella and MMR taken in India, and then the second doses here in USA. The civil surgeon would not give the vaccination supplement (needed for AOS) until the second doses were taken.

Desiboy2k4, My husband did not have any vaccination records before, and didn't know if he had vaccinations before or not. Dr. Sanjan John just gave him MMR, Varicella, and TD. But he didn't mention about the second doses of MMR and Varicella. Dr. Sanjan John didn't even want to give the vaccinations at all, we had to beg him to give them! He said vaccinations are not required for K1 visa, only for AOS after arriving here in the States. But they are more expensive here, so we wanted them done in India.

hmmm my husband will be going back in 2 weeks to get his second dose of MMR i think.. its one of them...