Vaccine Records

[janamaria 0]

Hey all!

Here I am with ANOTHER question! How would I cope without you all and your amazing help??

I have recently sent off my husbands I-130 form and am just trying to get together the things for the upcoming steps. One of the things to get together according to the London DCF Wiki (on this website) is the vaccination records.

We asked our doctors surgery to provide us with a vaccine certification and what they ended up giving us was a handwritten scrawled note that hand a stamp on of the surgery. Other people who DCF with London, will they except this? What are your vaccine records like?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Jana

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

They take most anything at Knightsbridge clinic. Some have computer print outs with no surgery name or signature on it. Some look more like little charts. My husband's was handwritten by the nurse on unlined paper. The important thing is dates. If it just says "MMR-complete", then not good enough.

[janamaria 0]

They take most anything at Knightsbridge clinic. Some have computer print outs with no surgery name or signature on it. Some look more like little charts. My husband's was handwritten by the nurse on unlined paper. The important thing is dates. If it just says "MMR-complete", then not good enough.

You are helping me a lot today, thanks!

So the vaccine record is for the Knightsbridge clinic? I won't have to present it to the embassy at all? It does have dates on so hopefully that should be fine!

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

You are helping me a lot today, thanks!

So the vaccine record is for the Knightsbridge clinic? I won't have to present it to the embassy at all? It does have dates on so hopefully that should be fine!

Yes, they sign off on your shots at the medical and the embassy gets the report that you are complete. Something new (June 3) you may not know about is you may pick your own appointment date for London now. Before you had to wait for them to assign one and mail you a letter. Your instructions are here https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/family-immigration/how-to-apply-2/ including the new link where you pick your appointment. Scroll down to the paragraphs with Step 1, Step 2....

[Marrienne 112]

Not sure if this is relevant to you, but over here in Greece, even though I have a complete vaccination record with dates and stamps, they still asked me for titres for Mumps, Rubella, Measles and Chicken Pox before they would sign off on the vaccines!!! So I had to have a blood test done to prove I am either vaccinated or have gotten the virus as a child (I had Chicken Pox and Rubella as a child).

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Not sure if this is relevant to you, but over here in Greece, even though I have a complete vaccination record with dates and stamps, they still asked me for titres for Mumps, Rubella, Measles and Chicken Pox before they would sign off on the vaccines!!! So I had to have a blood test done to prove I am either vaccinated or have gotten the virus as a child (I had Chicken Pox and Rubella as a child).

The clinic in London will not require a blood test to prove immunity.

[LondonWelsh 0]

The clinic in London will not require a blood test to prove immunity.

I can confirm this having had my medical interview last month

If records aren't complete you can pay to have additional vaccines on the day. I had a hard time tracking down my vax records so I had some additional shots provided by my GP before the interview, one of which required a second dose and I paid the extra to get it done at Knightsbridge. I probably could've gone back to my GP and asked for the second dose to be done there but I got it over and done with!

We also don't do varicella (chicken pox) vaccinations here in the UK as standard so that's not a requirement.

[Marrienne 112]

I wanted to avoid vaccines especially live virus ones as they shed and I am still breastfeeding and my husband is on immune suppression and there is always a chance of either the baby or him getting sick so I had to prove immunity.

From what I have these last few months on here it seems like the Greek Consulate is VERY strict

[janamaria 0]

I can confirm this having had my medical interview last month

If records aren't complete you can pay to have additional vaccines on the day. I had a hard time tracking down my vax records so I had some additional shots provided by my GP before the interview, one of which required a second dose and I paid the extra to get it done at Knightsbridge. I probably could've gone back to my GP and asked for the second dose to be done there but I got it over and done with!

We also don't do varicella (chicken pox) vaccinations here in the UK as standard so that's not a requirement.

Thanks so much for responding! It's great to hear from someone who has gone through the same thing so recently. Hopefully we'll manage to sort all my husbands vaccinations before we go to Knightsbridge, but if not it is good to know we have a back-up. Thanks again!

I wanted to avoid vaccines especially live virus ones as they shed and I am still breastfeeding and my husband is on immune suppression and there is always a chance of either the baby or him getting sick so I had to prove immunity.

From what I have these last few months on here it seems like the Greek Consulate is VERY strict

Thanks for replying! It seems like the Greek Consulate is a lot more particular than the London one, but I really appreciate the input!

Good luck with your visa journey

The clinic in London will not require a blood test to prove immunity.

Phew!