USCIS Changes Vaccination Requirements

[christera22 8]

You got this info from the USCIS mis-information line, huh? Did you ask the person's name and ID number?

They're never wrong so you should be ok.

My husbands things were done on 10th July,08. I went to the uscis Q&A section and found this

'Q: When will the new vaccination requirements become effective?

The new vaccination requirements became effective on July 1, 2008. However, CDC approved a 30 day grace period until August 1, 2008. Therefore, for any medical exam conducted on or after August 1, 2008, the new vaccinations, if appropriate, must be administered in order for USCIS to approve the applicant for adjustment of status.

so i think we dont have to do anything more.The sealed envelope we have from them wd work ...Right ???

[lovers0720 1]

You got this info from the USCIS mis-information line, huh? Did you ask the person's name and ID number?

They're never wrong so you should be ok.

I got it from the USCIS website and from their customer service hotline. What do you mean? They don't know what they're doing?

Can you give me a non-sarcastic answer? That would be greatly appreciated and you would be a great help.

From what I understand any medicals/vaccines that were done before 08/01/08 (including overseas) are ok.

Diana

We have the same thoughts about that.

Edited August 6, 2008 by andyjona

[lovers0720 1]

You got this info from the USCIS mis-information line, huh? Did you ask the person's name and ID number?

They're never wrong so you should be ok.

My husbands things were done on 10th July,08. I went to the uscis Q&A section and found this

'Q: When will the new vaccination requirements become effective?

The new vaccination requirements became effective on July 1, 2008. However, CDC approved a 30 day grace period until August 1, 2008. Therefore, for any medical exam conducted on or after August 1, 2008, the new vaccinations, if appropriate, must be administered in order for USCIS to approve the applicant for adjustment of status.

so i think we dont have to do anything more.The sealed envelope we have from them wd work ...Right ???

That is what I understand from all the infos that I gathered from USCIS.

[Shannon and David 0]

Hi...

Great link that explains this stuff pretty clearly... what's necessary in terms of vaccines and TB test requirement since the form has changed (all new requirements re: the test and vaccines went into effect 8/1/08!).

Here are the most impt parts from the link itself:

Q: If an applicant is required to receive only the vaccinations, and not undergo the entire medical exam, does he/she have to submit the entire Form I-693?

No. Applicants who are not required to have the entire medical examination need to submit only pages one, three and five of the new form. The required sections include Part 1, Information About You, the vaccination record portion of Part 2, and Part 5 (if the vaccinations are administered by a civil surgeon) or Part 6 (if the vaccinations are administered by a local health department). Pages two and four, that would have been left blank, do not need to be submitted.

Q. I had my medical exam completed before the new TB or vaccination requirements went into effect, and have not yet submitted it to USCIS, or I have submitted it but it has not yet been reviewed. Am I now required to have a new medical exam that meets the new TB and/or vaccination requirements before I can adjust status?

Generally, no. When reviewing a Form I-693, USCIS will note the date the exam was conducted and refer to the Technical Instructions, medical requirements, and form edition that were in effect at that particular time, remembering that for each revision of the Technical Instructions there was a 30-day grace period. If the civil surgeon conducted the medical exam properly and in keeping with the exam requirements and form edition in effect on that particular date, there is no need to return for a second exam or to have the results recorded on a newer edition of Form I-693, as long as you submit the Form I-693 before its one-year expiration.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0004718190aRCRD

The I-693 forms were revised on 06/05/08. New info. Directions to the new I-693 link below.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-693instr.pdf

Here's the form itself.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-693.pdf

[christera22 8]

You got this info from the USCIS mis-information line, huh? Did you ask the person's name and ID number?

They're never wrong so you should be ok.

I got it from the USCIS website and from their customer service hotline. What do you mean? They don't know what they're doing?

Can you give me a non-sarcastic answer? That would be greatly appreciated and you would be a great help.

andyjona you shd be fine and me too.My husband got it done on 10th July and you before june 1.As you see in the link its written

The new vaccination requirements became effective on July 1, 2008. However, CDC approved a 30 day grace period until August 1, 2008. Therefore, for any medical exam conducted on or after August 1, 2008, the new vaccinations, if appropriate, must be administered in order for USCIS to approve the applicant for adjustment of status.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0004718190aRCRD the form u

Now regarding the new form - it says Therefore any medical exam conducted on or after June 1, 2008 must be recorded on a revised Form I-693.

so u shd be ok ......... now I have to really check whether my doctor has given me the new form or not .On the 1st psge of my I-693 at the lower right base its written " Form I-693(Rev. 04/02/08) .....but when i went to the uscis website and checked the new form at the lower right base its written Form I-693 (Rev. 06/05/08)N............... I know i dnt have to take any more vaccinations as i am before aug 1.....but i dnt know whether I have to go back to the doctor and make him sign a new form or not. Can anyone give me some idea ???? Thanks a lot !!

[christera22 8]

i checked and i saw my doc has given me the old form...any idea whther i need a new form or not ( i know i dnt need vaccinations as mine was done before aug1) !! my tests were conducted around 10-12th June,08

Edited August 6, 2008 by christera22

[Shannon and David 0]

This is from the USCIS link I gave above....

Date of Medical Exam

Do I have to submit the revised Form I-693?

Does the medical exam have to be done in accordance with the new TB requirements?

Do I have to receive the new vaccines (if age appropriate?)

Before June 1, 2008

No

No

No

June 1 – July 31, 2008

Yes Edition dates 4/2/08 and 6/5/08 are acceptable

Yes

No

On or after Aug. 1, 2008

Yes - must submit Edition date 6/5/08

Yes

Yes

You got this info from the USCIS mis-information line, huh? Did you ask the person's name and ID number?

They're never wrong so you should be ok.

I got it from the USCIS website and from their customer service hotline. What do you mean? They don't know what they're doing?

Can you give me a non-sarcastic answer? That would be greatly appreciated and you would be a great help.

andyjona you shd be fine and me too.My husband got it done on 10th July and you before june 1.As you see in the link its written

The new vaccination requirements became effective on July 1, 2008. However, CDC approved a 30 day grace period until August 1, 2008. Therefore, for any medical exam conducted on or after August 1, 2008, the new vaccinations, if appropriate, must be administered in order for USCIS to approve the applicant for adjustment of status.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0004718190aRCRD the form u

Now regarding the new form - it says Therefore any medical exam conducted on or after June 1, 2008 must be recorded on a revised Form I-693.

so u shd be ok ......... now I have to really check whether my doctor has given me the new form or not .On the 1st psge of my I-693 at the lower right base its written " Form I-693(Rev. 04/02/08) .....but when i went to the uscis website and checked the new form at the lower right base its written Form I-693 (Rev. 06/05/08)N............... I know i dnt have to take any more vaccinations as i am before aug 1.....but i dnt know whether I have to go back to the doctor and make him sign a new form or not. Can anyone give me some idea ???? Thanks a lot !!

i checked and i saw my doc has given me the old form...any idea whther i need a new form or not ( i know i dnt need vaccinations as mine was done before aug1) !! my tests were conducted around 10-12th June,08

What are you applying for? AOS or K-1? K-3???

[christera22 8]

Thanks ShanonandDavid , may be i am acting idiot.But you are the learned here. So I understand as i my tests were done around June 10th-12th,08 so

i) I dnt need new vaccinations

ii) My TB tests were done with new standards and was done a chest XRay ( though i was angry at that point but i understand now why they did it )

iii) Though I am not using the new form, but as my version is 'Form I-693(Rev.04/02/08)N , thus it wd be accepted ....

Right ?? I am applying for AOS based on marriage here in usa

Edited August 6, 2008 by christera22

[lovers0720 1]

Thanks ShanonandDavid , may be i am acting idiot.But you are the learned here. So I understand as i my tests were done around June 10th-12th,08 so

i) I dnt need new vaccinations

ii) My TB tests were done with new standards and was done a chest XRay ( though i was angry at that point but i understand now why they did it )

iii) Though I am not using the new form, but as my version is 'Form I-693(Rev.04/02/08)N , thus it wd be accepted ....

Right ?? I am applying for AOS based on marriage here in usa

You are good now christera22 so no need to worry and me as well. Thank God for creating such sensible people who had sensible answers to this topic. Thank you all!

[Shannon and David 0]

This is from the USCIS link I gave above....

Date of Medical Exam

Do I have to submit the revised Form I-693?

Does the medical exam have to be done in accordance with the new TB requirements?

Do I have to receive the new vaccines (if age appropriate?)

June 1 – July 31, 2008

Yes Edition dates 4/2/08 and 6/5/08 are acceptable

Yes

No

Thanks ShanonandDavid , may be i am acting idiot.But you are the learned here. So I understand as i my tests were done around June 10th-12th,08 so

i) I dnt need new vaccinations

ii) My TB tests were done with new standards and was done a chest XRay ( though i was angry at that point but i understand now why they did it )

iii) Though I am not using the new form, but as my version is 'Form I-693(Rev.04/02/08)N , thus it wd be accepted ....

Right ?? I am applying for AOS based on marriage here in usa

Hi again! Yep, it looks like you've got it down! You had your test between 6/1 and 7/1/08, therefore you can submit either the 4/2/08 or the 6/5/08 edition of the I-693. You already have the proper TB requirements completed and you do not have to fulfill the new vaccination requirements (and this is right off the USCIS website).

No worries! This is a totally confusing process. I can understand why you're needing a sanity check. I needed a lot of them over the last few days while I filled out the forms.

[christera22 8]

Thanks a lot ShanonandDavid.I know this is very confusing and u wd agree with me that USCIS website is also very confusiong.As if they want to make the process hard... i dnt know where people like us will go with out the VJ forum

[Mishka 0]

after reaDIng all the posts im so confused now

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

You got this info from the USCIS mis-information line, huh? Did you ask the person's name and ID number?

They're never wrong so you should be ok.

I got it from the USCIS website and from their customer service hotline. What do you mean? They don't know what they're doing?

Can you give me a non-sarcastic answer? That would be greatly appreciated and you would be a great help.

The non-sarcastic answer would be that the customer service information line is staffed by a bunch of morons who often don't know what they are talking about. They consistently give horrible wrong answers and advice to people in need to help.

But if the info is in writing on the CIS website, I'd go with it, it's correct. At least you can print it out and have proof, but no way to prove what a cust service rep told you over the phone.

[payxibka 10,048]

The non-sarcastic answer would be that the customer service information line is staffed by a bunch of morons who often don't know what they are talking about. They consistently give horrible wrong answers and advice to people in need to help.

But if the info is in writing on the CIS website, I'd go with it, it's correct. At least you can print it out and have proof, but no way to prove what a cust service rep told you over the phone.

Not only that but information provided by USCIS employees cannot be used as a defense if it is later determined to be wrong.

[lovers0720 1]

The non-sarcastic answer would be that the customer service information line is staffed by a bunch of morons who often don't know what they are talking about. They consistently give horrible wrong answers and advice to people in need to help.

But if the info is in writing on the CIS website, I'd go with it, it's correct. At least you can print it out and have proof, but no way to prove what a cust service rep told you over the phone.

Not only that but information provided by USCIS employees cannot be used as a defense if it is later determined to be wrong.

So, what do you suggest then?

We just want to make sure that once we process our AOS, we won't have RFE. Of course, I don't anyone wanys to receive RFE for any reason.