Hello everyone here..i just read on the uscis site today about the new requirements for vaccination. I was surprised that additional vaccines are included now, but whats bad about is i am still looking for civil surgeon near where we live to complete my vaccination. i only need 1 vaccine to complete my vaccination record..my question is, IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO completed the vaccination record and had gone TB TESTING? any reply is highly appreciated..thank you ALL! ...couldn't get earlier appointment(MY APPOINTMENT DATE ON THE 18th of august) SAD hate needle!!waaaaaa!!!


SALLY:)

You could always go to your own doctor and get him/her to give you the shot so you can it sooner then 18th or even a local health department and then take it with you your record on the 18th

looks like the new requirements start August 1, 2008

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/ti_vacc.pdf

just want to ask all Filipina who have finished their medical at St. Lukes Extension...does the fee for medical includes already all the vaccination needed?

e.g. HEpa B, A, MMR, HPV etc....

Hope to hear from you soon guyz! thnx

First i need to ask you a question, are you know in the US, or still preparing for the interview?

Vaccinations are already included in the Medical Fee. I had 2 shots, the older woman who was in line before me received 6 shots

[quote name='ronjie' date='Jul 28 2008, 11:26 PM' post='2060211']
just want to ask all Filipina who have finished their medical at St. Lukes Extension...does the fee for medical includes already all the vaccination needed?

e.g. HEpa B, A, MMR, HPV etc....

Hope to hear from you soon guyz! thnx


hi there!! YES! all is included, no need to worry about anything anymore...good luck!!!

Hi! yes, am already here in the US....preparing all the forms to file for my AOS sis...

Hi! you're right it will take effect on Aug. 1...just so confusing if you would not pay more attention while reading it...thanks!!

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waaaaaaaaaaaaa, me and my son have some vaccines already because i thought it was not included in the fee for the medical...and we spend a lot of money already for the vaccines we have....huhuuhuh! so i guess we just have to wait for our medical to save some money....thanks sis for the info...!

BTW, what kinds of vaccines did u received already? and what are the other vaccines you needed to complete all the vaccinations? ty.

bring all your vaccination records on the day of your medical, so that doctor knows what you need and dont need. Not all vaccinations are available with SLMCEC. Once your in the US, the other eight you need to take to change your status there. And by the way Im a bro

Bring all your vaccination records so that the doctors can know what do you need and dont need. Bring money too. Medical fees are P9815 for adults and P8527 for kids under 15. Bring pesos, the clinic doesnt except dollars. And be early, I came 6am and I was already number 111, imagine that . The guard said as early as 430am they started giving away numbers to applicants. Good Luck and God Bless. And by the way Im a bro

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Oh ....sorry i thought i was talking to a girl.....but anyway thanks for your reply....this means that i will bring my son in the medical also...and how abt the interview do i need to bring him there?

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USCIS Changes Vaccination Requirements To Adjust Status To Legal Permanent Resident

Thought this was the Removing Conditions on Residency section. But brings back memories of that I-693 that was the most troubling for us years ago. Was an out of pocket expense for me and trying to find a good doctor that would follow the form. In analyzing the meaning of that form, one of my hobbies, even with all those vaccines and required tests, a person could still come here with every major disease known to mankind as long as they agreed to counseling. Seemed kind of crazy at the time. Most of the USCIS doctors I approached wanted to do a lot more testing than what the I-693 called for.

Both my wife and I are health conscious, ha, I have three medical doctors in my family. Wife and daughter both had lifetime TB vaccinations that doctors here never even heard of that resulted in inaccurate TB skin tests, and found most of the medical personnel we dealt with could not even properly read the results. Our clinic finally dropped that skin test in favor of a much more reliable blood test the British had developed a long time ago, but you meet some of the most egotistical people in the medical field.

But one can only wonder where this line is drawn, already have the USCIS in our bedroom, had to follow strict state medical guidelines before we could enroll our kids into school, so why not also have the USCIS in our kitchen as well making sure we are eating a proper diet and getting exercise? Wife's former country was even more strict on vaccinations than we are, did make sure she did bring all of her medical records that had to pay a certified translator to translate into English.

Anyway, whatever the USCIS wants the USCIS gets.

Wife commented that the following vaccinations are relatively new and very expensive.

* Rotavirus for infants deals with potential stomach disorder prevention
* Hepatitis A while not as bad as B, can ruin your vacation
* Meningococcal for infants deals with potential lung disorder prevention
* Human papillomavirus for females ages 12-26 that are sexually active to help prevent cervical cancer.
* Zoster new form for chicken pox to help prevent shingles

Just some more financial planning you have to do to bring someone over here. Our medical expenses here are the highest in the world so best to get most of this done before they come here, depending on your country of course.

Using Adobe Acrobat, filled out everything I could on the I-693 for my wife and her children and made several copies for the doctor based on the history of impossible to read doctor's handwriting.

Organized all the vaccinations in a neat order according to the form, with other tests we needed, got those done beforehand using our university medical center and county health department with the translations for other vaccinations and tests. USCIS approved doctor said that was the easiest form and procedure he has ever done. Also saved us several thousand dollars in out of pocket medical expenses and made the process go just that quicker, you have to plan ahead for these things.

Here's another good reference website: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/civil.htm

Ha, can hardly believe it, the USCIS upgraded both the I-693 form and instructions for the new vaccination requirements so it's all there without additional looking up stuff. This has not been true with other USCIS forms in the past with nasty surprises. The USCIS also has a new boss effective March of this year and seeing many improvements.

Was completely ignorant of the immigration procedure over five years ago and the I-693 did catch me with my pants down so to speak. We could have prepared much better for it if I knew about it, but did cause us an additional 2 month delay in our application and that was with a lot of rushing.

It appears that the vaccination requirements have only changed what you need shots for. There was a requirement before for vaccinations, but they just added new ones.

By the way, the vaccination requirement is just for Adjustment of Status (AOS) and not for Removal of Conditions which is this forum.

I saw a lot of Families, moms, and dads bringing there kids with them to the interview. They had there biometrics done (fingerprinting).