Mae...

Yes! I have only recommended going to a civil surgeon that is approved by the USCIS in order to have the DS-3025 (vaccination supplemental given to you by SLEC) along with your record of the TD shot transferred to the I-693A "Supplemental Immunization Record". All of the civil surgeons already have a copy of the I-693A in house and the beneficiary does not have provide a copy of the form. You can find the link to the civil surgeon locator in my wife's signature (a link to her profile is within my signature block). You might want to also check out the AOS Forms and Tips link within my wife's signature (review Tip #2).

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling

Link for the USCIS Civil Surgeon Locator:
https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=of...office_type=CIV

Link for I-693a form:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/ti-03/appdx-a_693vacc.pdf

It is preferable that Civil Surgeons (accredited by USCIS) transfers vaccination records including the TD shots done ath the City Health Department to the supplement vaccination form.

Sheriff, I got cold feet posting my wedding pics after my sister lambasted my fake plastic flowers and my "no show waistline" ~ I got a bit fat that my dress did not show a waistline! Nahihiya tuloy ako

Well, I'm just glad that you are doing wonderful and moving forward with the process as well as your new life... Your sister is a riot!!!

All Brides look beautiful to the one person that cares the most...

The Groom

Congratulations once again to the both of you!

Sister Cora, you are beautiful for me and the rest of your Manila Thread family ..so , no matter what tease your sister make we WANT THE PICTURES!!!!!!!

i am trying to call st. luke's in manila but it said : your call could not be connected..

did i dial it correctly...011 63 2 5210020/5218647 because i am going to ask how to get another DS3025 copy from them if they going to mail it to me or email it to me... or whatever
please help me. thank you

Fely and I have finally made it to California. Our plane landed late last night (Monday). Immigration was fairly easy and quick (maybe 10 minutes after initial fingerprinting). The officer had us scared briefly, because she wanted to see our medical results, which I did not have. After looking through the papers from the brown envelope several times, she finally found the med results. She also asked about our wedding day, and I said "Sept 1", but the papers from the envelope said Sept 11. They had included the marriage certificate from the I-130 submission, and not the NVC submission. So I had to explain why the two different dates, which she accepted. Then we passed quickly through customs, but missed our bus by 10 minutes. So we had to wait 2 hours for the next one.

We're at my mom's now for a few days, and of course trying to adjust to the time difference and all those other differences many of you have already experienced. Fely's is very quiet (as always), but I hope she'll become used to hearing and speaking English soon. Right now she's busy chikka texting with friend's and relatives back home.

Life is good, being together is better than anything. Thanks for all the support and I'll stop by here now and then when I have time.

BTW PW, our visa delivery was July 2, 4 days.

Gary and Fely

Gary (StarProg),

I'm so happy for you and Fely. The 3 of us VJ old-timers (Jazzy, myself, and yourself) have made it through inspite of all the obstacles thrown our way. Love conquers all and the US Embassy!!! Yehey!!!


Sheriff, you should read everything that she wrote about my flowers and my waistline . She is the devil personified Hahaha but we are a family of "she-devils" anyway so no hard feelings.


Thank you sister for the vote of confidence. Sige na nga, here's the link: http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSi...93_517518314110

Note: No password is required to access the album, just press "View Slideshow"
happy viewing.... sabay tago <hides>

Thanks! Now i can start worrying about booking my flight, seems like the earliest flight i can get is mid-august. Hey ronmay, i see you're from denver, my fiance lives in aurora.

Congratulations!!!

wow....cool...nice wedding pics!...the most awaited wedding...lol.......ALL I CAN SAY....SIMPLICITY IS BEAUTY!....para kayong RICHARD AND LUCY....gracey said...hhahahhahaha....gwapo c MR!....at nako ang laki na ng anak mo......(ulitawo naman diay na dai!).....bantaye jud na.....ok regards..............


congrtas fely and gary!....finally for all journey we'd been through......here we are....stick together already!

jazzy

Wow! Beautiful pictures of a beautiful wedding with a beautiful bride!!! Thanks for sharing this Ate Cora! You are so lovely!


--Mae

Congrats to both of you and enjoy your new life together.

Good luck,

Charlie

Ate Cora thank you for sharing your wedding photos...beautiful...you look so happy together. Your son looks like your younger brother. Are they your parents? how wonderful they were there on your wedding and doug's too.
I have a question...what do you submit along with I485...the marriage certificate...right? did you get it right away after your wedding?
hehe walang patawad tanong agad. i pologize for that ate cora.
enjoy and God bless.

and by the way, the flowers you had ate cora didn't look like fake...i didn't know it was when i just read your message that it was...hehe.

love the pics! thanks for sharing...

Congrats and
to the U.S. Fely... She will adapt soon and I'm sure she will be just fine because you will be there to help her. Have fun!




on your weding again!!! Nice photos! The groom and bride looks very happy-> handsome and beautiful!!! The flowers don't look "fake" and the "no" waist line problem is hardly noticeable (if you did not mention it)... Thanks for sharing Ate Cora!

Congratz and happy birthday Gary - glad to see you home with your wife, what a happy birthday celebration you have now...!

Welcome to America Fely!

Thanks sister..we are all view the weddings slideshow happily!!

Wow, you are all great ! The groom and your son (binata na pala sya noh?) are both dashing on their barong.. and oh..the bride is simply radiant and elegant on her wedding gown! We can tell the joy and happiness you both have..hmmm..mukhang bumata ka mare ah..you really look great!..wonder why?

You are amazing!

Congratulations and best wishes!

congrats to you ate cora! beautiful pictures for a very beautiful couple

hi fellow vj'ers!

i had my early medical at SLEC last july 16-17, supposedly i am scheduled on july 30 but i prefer taking it earlier so that my anxiety will be lesser and all i would think about would be my upcoming interview..

i woke up early last monday but the taxi driver don't know where SLEC is located, so i arrived around 8AM..it wasn't easy and not a walk in the park at all! but the step by step procedure the guard gave me when i came in was very helpful plus the guide i got from visajourney..i finished around 5:45 in the afternoon and they asked me to return the next day at 1:30..

so the next day, i arrived at SLEC at exactly 1pm and go directly to the 2nd floor for the vaccination..i was only called for the shots at exactly 2:30! well im afraid of needles but it wasn't as painless as i thought it would be..then they asked me to go at the ground floor and wait for my name to be called..at exactly 3:30 i was called by counter A and they asked for my passport and 2 copies of 2x2 photos and sign some forms..then again..i was asked to wait again..then i was called by quarter to 5 at counter D..the lady asked me some questions about the information i have provided in the forms i filled up on the first day..i think they are confirming that everything written there are correct and accurate...finally she gave my my vaccination record and my x-ray film! yehey!! according to the visajourney, this is a sign that i have passed the medical!! i'm so happy! when i got home i immediately told my fiance about it and he was also happy!!

the waiting is really killing me for those 2 days of medical but nevertheless i gained a lot of friends aside from bien(my vj twin) and jenneth are also there.. it was all worth it because it lessens my anxiety..and most of all to finally be with my one and only love

all i have to prepare and wait now is my interview...

congrats to us and to all the others who made it through their medical appointments. miss yah girl!!! i enjoyed being with you and bien even if we didnt have the time to really hang out outside SLEC. hope to meet u again soon.

hi rea, as you have said if they give you the vaccination record and x-ray is a sign of passed. then what is the sign of not passing? if you dont mind me asking. just curious lol!! thanks in advance

im not rea but i think i can answer that Q, if they will ask you for another test like; xray (find out positive) or find your blood positive on something, asking you to be back on another day or giving you another sked (4 sputum), and other reasons that may cause delay of your interview especially if you're taking your med close to the interview date... nevertheless it doesnt mean you'll get deny or something... so i think it means you didnt pass "that day" and have to retake again, and when they will forward your passport and med record to the embassy then it means SLEC is done with you and everything is up to the embassy already

Congrats Rea!!! And Good Luck on your upcoming interview!

Congratulations!!!!!
Thanks for posting the pictures of the wedding finally. You two look very happy together. Congratulations!!!! I must say I wanted to wait till July 7th for our Vegas wedding also, but Mir was wanting to get it done sooner so she can get her EAD filed and go to work. So bored being at home alone. Anyways...congrats again!



Another note about Vegas weddings.....If you are in a hurry to get your CERTIFIED marriage certificate so you can file AOS (like before the fees go up), you might have a problem. The marriage certificate has to be filed and recorded by the chapel first and they have up to 10 days to do that. Our chapel took only a couple of days though to file it. We did not try and pick it up in person, but in the mail it took us about 2 weeks to get it after we sent the request. I'm not sure if you can get it any faster if you go there in person, but unless the chapel files it within a few days and you are still there on your honeymoon, it might be a little tough to get it in person anyway.....assuming you don't live nearby.




Congratulations!!!!!
Happy to hear you both made it safe!



Ok....outta here for now!

Scott and Mirasol

Hi Helen,

You have been so very helpful to me during my medical exams and also the rest of the guys here in VJ.

I am still here in manila and wont leave till 3rd week of sept...got my visa in may but m still here..hehehe..because of work, i guess.

by the way, id just like to confirm if it is really required for me to take more shots like RPR ( ithink this is for syphillis) and tetmus? shot/test. My fiance inquired from one of the civil surgeons, accredited by USCIS, from georgia and he is nice to accomodate us withouth getting me through a full medical exam again with him...unlike other surgeons that my fiance talked to, they wanted me to take a full medical and they will give me shots (and charged us!), even if i took it already here...well, the first surgeon is okay even if i will take the shots over here (cheaper here)..however, i really want to confirm if they are really needed since i only had 1 shot of MMR and 1 shot of varicella in SLEC...well, SLEC required me 2 shots of varicella so i need one more...

ur help is very much appreciated..as always...

YEah, other surgeon will try to do the medical exam, they just want to collect money..but when i was in the clinic i insisted not to...coz i know that im done...so...we need to fight for it! heheheeh....u will have TD shots and TB skin test..not the full medical...so..Goodluck girl!

TFC

Hi Jeng,

Its my pleasure to help whenever I can. Good to hear that your fiance already talked with a Civil Surgeon in his area. You don't really need a complete medical since the medical exam done at SLEC is good for one-year. Since you will still be here until september, then you can have your 2nd dose of Varicella vaccine while your still here (much cheaper). The 2nd dose of Varicella should be given atleast 4-8 weeks from the first dose (same thing with MMR). If you get it here, have a medical certification form the doctor that will state the day and dose given to you, or you can also inquire at SLEC if you can have it done there and if they can supplement it to your previous vaccine record (?).

TD shots (Tetanus/diphteria) - you will have to get this in the US when you get here (as recommended by SLEC). Since this is not routinely given in the Philippines (and is not available).

RPR is no longer warranted since we already had it done at SLEC. We had been tested for syphilis (RPR- is a screening for SY) and we should be negative for them to approve us or else we would have been advised to have a treatment if we tested positive. I saw in the forms that they had us carry while waiting at SLEC (for the PE) -> it said there "NEGATIVE". So don't worry about it, just tell the Civil Surgeon that it was already done and the medical result was included in your visa envelop that will be submitted at POE.

Hope this helps. Good luck! Have fun while you're still in the Philippines...

Thanks a lot Helen...Your replies are always informative and reliable.

Godbless.

Back in Cebu now from my early medical exam at St. Luke's Manila. Instead of the original schedule of July 30, I had it on July 16 and 17. Everything went smoothly.

First day, July 16....I came in at St. Luke's at 5:30A.M. and I am number 65! I finished at 11:30A.M. Half day only. Second day, July 17, arrived at 9:00A.M. No more immunization for me hence, I have a complete immunization from Cebu and showed them my vaccination records from our family doctor. Two hours passed, they gave me my X-Ray film and my records. Hora!

Thank you so much fellow VJ'ers, you've been a great help so far!

Next step is the Interview but it won't be until August....now I am nervous again....hehehe

Met fellow VJ'ers at St. Luke's...Rea and Jen......and all of us got our results and X-Ray films!....


Bien

just a quick question, it is indicated in the Manila Embassy K1 Guide by sheriff uling, 4.3 paragraph 5 that completion of DS forms (except of course ds156 which is done online) via computer are recommended..therefore those DS forms sent to us by USE in packet form may not be used?

Congrats Bien!!! One down and one more to go.... Good Luck on your Interview!

Most all banks will give you a blank [stamped on the back] DS 157 for you to fill out by hand or typewriter.
Most banks won't except the form filled out online.
Doesn't hurt to have one tho.
Best to make a photocopy of the one you hand fill as you will have an exact copy.
You need 2.

hi rea !!!

it would look neat if you fill up all your ds forms via computer. in my case, i didnt use the ds forms in packet. when i paid my embassy fee in the bank i brought my completed ds-157 form and tried to convince the teller to validate it and he did. there is no harm in trying !!!

btw, i am glad that you are done with your medical and GOOD LUCK ON YOUR INTERVIEW!! just relax and be natural on your judgement day.hehehe!!!

YOU WILL MAKE IT MY FRIEND!!!

i was using the barcode in the computer... although i brought the packet with my penmanship on it lol (for extra) but most of the forms i pass were from the comp.

Today is the big day! Few hours from now and I will be officially Mrs. David Cash, yeaaaa! I am so excited, happy and nervous. I hope I'll be able to walk to the altar with weak and woobly knees. I shouldn't have bought a 4" heeled wedding shoes if I had known I'll be this nervous. Oh well, I got my knight in shining armour waiting for me at the altar so I'll make sure I'll pass out right to his loving arms.

God bless us all!


--Mae

just remember, if ever you'll pass out, at least pass out with grace hehehe

CONGRATS MRS. CASH!

Congrats and Best Wishes Mr. and Mrs. David Cash!!!

thanks for your replies beckypua, sweethoney and ronmay, at least i am now confident that i can generate the DS forms from computer and no need to use the forms from packet 4..i will be filing out online DS156 and print 3 copies with barcode, so that i have 1 extra copy..
thanks sweethoney, finally im finished with my medical and i am so anxious for my upcoming interview..




with your new last name, both of you will have more CASH!

Hey....does anyone know about the K-2 visa's expiration. I know the child must follow-to-join within one year of the mother's K-1 being issued. If we apply and are approved for the K-2 within that one year, is her K-2 visa still valid for 6 months after issue (like the K-1) if that 6 month's goes beyond the 1 year requirement to follow-to-join, or is it one year complete to set foot on the USA POE? Our one year ends in May, but we would like to bring Mir's daughter here in August for the start of school so we don't have to worry about child care for the summer months when there is no school.

Thanks for the again!

Scott and Mirasol

the K-2 visa just needs to be issued before the end of one year from the issuance of the K-1. after that, a k-2 Visa expiration is the same as a K-1. once the visa is issued, you must enter the USA within six months.