confused with my medical result

[francie 0]

got this morning my medical result. in my vaccination documentation sheet, theres a check on the box right below the table that says, "application may be eligible for blanket waiver as indicated above" and another box checked which says "applicant may be eligible for blanket waiver because vaccination not medically appropriate."

dunno whats these means. can someone pls explain these to me. thank you

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Yeah mine says the same thing... I really don't think it means anything. At least, I'm not concerned about it. Like obviously I'm not going to go and get a shot for influenza... I'm 21.

[defunct 0]

Without looking at the sheet I received (so from memory...) it means that any of the vaccinations that weren't checked off as being completed are eligible for a waiver because you do not need them due to your age.

[truckerbob 0]

I had the same on my medical but it had no effect on the results of my interview or visa, so I wouldn't worry about it.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Without looking at the sheet I received (so from memory...) it means that any of the vaccinations that weren't checked off as being completed are eligible for a waiver because you do not need them due to your age.

Exactly right. It is not an issue at all, so no worries

[francie 0]

thanks guys!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Mine had the same thing. I didn't submit the vaccination supplement with my AOS - just the worksheet copy - and was approved without it. I suspect that if you have that on your medical it means you have a waiver from presenting the additional medical report from the Civil Surgeon in the US as your vaccination records are considered complete as stands.

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

I have a question for some of the experts on here.... if my son was required to have his HepB shot...and had the 1st shot come medical time.... is this sufficient? I just took him for round 2 of the vaccine as it is a 3 part shot over 6 months.... so one round is documented in medical, the second I could show in his imm card at interview... I assume they will 'assume' he is to get 3rd round?

Hope that made sense lol

[Ontarkie 13,973]

My son too had to get his Hep B vaccine for the medical, when we went to the interview they did'nt even ask if he got the 2nd shot and we did the OAS with only the first shot listed. We finished up his last shot here we didnt even think to add it to the list for AOS but we did do our AOS before they required the new forms.

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Yeah I'm a little confused about the whole AOS/Medical thing. I know as a K-1 we don't have to get a new medical done, but we need a form that we don't have... the I-693A or something like that? And we need to find a civil surgeon that will fill out the form without actually charging us to get a new medical done? I've head that some people get away with just sending in the vaccination supplement form from the medial... but what if you have a shot that isn't completed yet because of time constraints (ie. Gardisil). I'm assuming you need to prove you completed the cycle for AOS? Bah. Confusing. The concern here is that I can't actually get my last shot until mid-august (It's due on the 6th but that's the day of the wedding! so after the wedding and honeymoon), so that would give me a grand 3 weeks to put the medical forms together before my 90 days run out. Am I pushing it a little?

[SapphireDreams 71]

Yeah I'm a little confused about the whole AOS/Medical thing. I know as a K-1 we don't have to get a new medical done, but we need a form that we don't have... the I-693A or something like that? And we need to find a civil surgeon that will fill out the form without actually charging us to get a new medical done? I've head that some people get away with just sending in the vaccination supplement form from the medial... but what if you have a shot that isn't completed yet because of time constraints (ie. Gardisil). I'm assuming you need to prove you completed the cycle for AOS? Bah. Confusing. The concern here is that I can't actually get my last shot until mid-august (It's due on the 6th but that's the day of the wedding! so after the wedding and honeymoon), so that would give me a grand 3 weeks to put the medical forms together before my 90 days run out. Am I pushing it a little?

I'm pretty sure there is a civil surgeon in Texas that you can send your vaccine worksheet to and he will transcribe it for like $20 or something like that. I have to do a search and try to find the info. I'm pretty sure you give him the copy of the vaccines you get at the medical (they give you a copy to keep).

You can always get the Gardisil shot a week or two before it's due as well. Doesn't have to be exactly on the date.

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Yeah I'm a little confused about the whole AOS/Medical thing. I know as a K-1 we don't have to get a new medical done, but we need a form that we don't have... the I-693A or something like that? And we need to find a civil surgeon that will fill out the form without actually charging us to get a new medical done? I've head that some people get away with just sending in the vaccination supplement form from the medial... but what if you have a shot that isn't completed yet because of time constraints (ie. Gardisil). I'm assuming you need to prove you completed the cycle for AOS? Bah. Confusing. The concern here is that I can't actually get my last shot until mid-august (It's due on the 6th but that's the day of the wedding! so after the wedding and honeymoon), so that would give me a grand 3 weeks to put the medical forms together before my 90 days run out. Am I pushing it a little?

I'm pretty sure there is a civil surgeon in Texas that you can send your vaccine worksheet to and he will transcribe it for like $20 or something like that. I have to do a search and try to find the info. I'm pretty sure you give him the copy of the vaccines you get at the medical (they give you a copy to keep).

You can always get the Gardisil shot a week or two before it's due as well. Doesn't have to be exactly on the date.

True... I'm just scared there will be some funky adverse effects and I'll be walking down the aisle on my wedding day with a giant rash on my right arm... Have you finished the cycle yet? Any weird side effects? The only thing I've had is a sore muscle on the arm where the injection was. I wonder if its better to get it earlier than you should or a little late. I was a week late on the second shot but that was the Dr.'s fault (she's always on vacation, must be nice...)

But I'll look up that doctor, thanks! I don't even have the visa yet so I think I'm jumping ahead of myself a little... But I like knowing what to expect next.

[Marilyn. 340]

after I got my tetanus shot my arm swelled up to 2 or 3 times the size.. ugh

[minnew 4]

Yeah I'm a little confused about the whole AOS/Medical thing. I know as a K-1 we don't have to get a new medical done, but we need a form that we don't have... the I-693A or something like that? And we need to find a civil surgeon that will fill out the form without actually charging us to get a new medical done? I've head that some people get away with just sending in the vaccination supplement form from the medial... but what if you have a shot that isn't completed yet because of time constraints (ie. Gardisil). I'm assuming you need to prove you completed the cycle for AOS? Bah. Confusing. The concern here is that I can't actually get my last shot until mid-august (It's due on the 6th but that's the day of the wedding! so after the wedding and honeymoon), so that would give me a grand 3 weeks to put the medical forms together before my 90 days run out. Am I pushing it a little?

I'm pretty sure there is a civil surgeon in Texas that you can send your vaccine worksheet to and he will transcribe it for like $20 or something like that. I have to do a search and try to find the info. I'm pretty sure you give him the copy of the vaccines you get at the medical (they give you a copy to keep).

You can always get the Gardisil shot a week or two before it's due as well. Doesn't have to be exactly on the date.

True... I'm just scared there will be some funky adverse effects and I'll be walking down the aisle on my wedding day with a giant rash on my right arm... Have you finished the cycle yet? Any weird side effects? The only thing I've had is a sore muscle on the arm where the injection was. I wonder if its better to get it earlier than you should or a little late. I was a week late on the second shot but that was the Dr.'s fault (she's always on vacation, must be nice...)

But I'll look up that doctor, thanks! I don't even have the visa yet so I think I'm jumping ahead of myself a little... But I like knowing what to expect next.

I just finished my 3 shots of the Gardisl vaccine, and I did not have an adverse side effect, besides being a bleeder and my arm a little bit sore. The only thing with the third one was that I left the bandaid on for a few hours afterwards and had a nice imprint of it on my arm for like 3 days!

[JillA 2]

Yeah I'm a little confused about the whole AOS/Medical thing. I know as a K-1 we don't have to get a new medical done, but we need a form that we don't have... the I-693A or something like that? And we need to find a civil surgeon that will fill out the form without actually charging us to get a new medical done? I've head that some people get away with just sending in the vaccination supplement form from the medial... but what if you have a shot that isn't completed yet because of time constraints (ie. Gardisil). I'm assuming you need to prove you completed the cycle for AOS? Bah. Confusing. The concern here is that I can't actually get my last shot until mid-august (It's due on the 6th but that's the day of the wedding! so after the wedding and honeymoon), so that would give me a grand 3 weeks to put the medical forms together before my 90 days run out. Am I pushing it a little?

I'm pretty sure there is a civil surgeon in Texas that you can send your vaccine worksheet to and he will transcribe it for like $20 or something like that. I have to do a search and try to find the info. I'm pretty sure you give him the copy of the vaccines you get at the medical (they give you a copy to keep).

You can always get the Gardisil shot a week or two before it's due as well. Doesn't have to be exactly on the date.

True... I'm just scared there will be some funky adverse effects and I'll be walking down the aisle on my wedding day with a giant rash on my right arm... Have you finished the cycle yet? Any weird side effects? The only thing I've had is a sore muscle on the arm where the injection was. I wonder if its better to get it earlier than you should or a little late. I was a week late on the second shot but that was the Dr.'s fault (she's always on vacation, must be nice...)

But I'll look up that doctor, thanks! I don't even have the visa yet so I think I'm jumping ahead of myself a little... But I like knowing what to expect next.

Just so you know, I didn't do the civil surgeon route, I just sent my vaccination worksheet. Since my vaccinations were all up to date, I did not get an RFE for the 693. It seems that most people get approved w/o the 693 as long as your up to date with vaccines.