Medical Examination for I-485

[missmyfiance 0]

Hello Everyone. I hope that everyone's journey with the K visa is going well.

I have gone through the K-visa journey and now I reside with my husband in the united states. We are happily married and we are expecting a baby.

The I-485 application has been moving slowly. I have done my fingerprints and Now I recieved a letter saying that I need to do my medical examination and vaccination. I went to the Doctor today and drew some blood and performed the TB skin Test which are ok with me being pregnant. But unfortunetly, I only need do perform 2 vaccines which are the Tetnus and Gardisal. The doctor said that I cannot take them because I am pregnant.

Now since I am going to have some pending vaccinations due to my pregnancy. What happens to the application? does it remain pending until I deliver my baby and then do the vaccinations?

Does that mean that I won't get my Green Card and possibly have to file again and do the medical examination all over again?

My health and the baby's health is more important than any paper work, I just want to make sure that I am not going to be running in circles for couple years or so.

[Tygrys 143]

Hello Everyone. I hope that everyone's journey with the K visa is going well.

I have gone through the K-visa journey and now I reside with my husband in the united states. We are happily married and we are expecting a baby.

The I-485 application has been moving slowly. I have done my fingerprints and Now I recieved a letter saying that I need to do my medical examination and vaccination. I went to the Doctor today and drew some blood and performed the TB skin Test which are ok with me being pregnant. But unfortunetly, I only need do perform 2 vaccines which are the Tetnus and Gardisal. The doctor said that I cannot take them because I am pregnant.

Now since I am going to have some pending vaccinations due to my pregnancy. What happens to the application? does it remain pending until I deliver my baby and then do the vaccinations?

Does that mean that I won't get my Green Card and possibly have to file again and do the medical examination all over again?

My health and the baby's health is more important than any paper work, I just want to make sure that I am not going to be running in circles for couple years or so.

If you went through K-1 process, you DO NOT have to do medical examination again.

As for vaccines, most likely you will get a blanket waiver because of pregnancy.

If your current civil surgeon says otherwise, stop paying him and ask another one...

This should not be reason for any delay in processing your paperwork.

[Zee Bee 61]

If you went through K-1 process, you DO NOT have to do medical examination again.

Not entirely true. If the medical is over a year old at the time AOS is filed then another medical needs to be done.

Also, sometimes they lose the medical and you need to get it done again.

In theory, if your medical was done within a year of filing AOS then you should not have to do it again.

[Tygrys 143]

If you went through K-1 process, you DO NOT have to do medical examination again.

Not entirely true. If the medical is over a year old at the time AOS is filed then another medical needs to be done.

Also, sometimes they lose the medical and you need to get it done again.

In theory, if your medical was done within a year of filing AOS then you should not have to do it again.

True. Thanks, Zee Bee.

[missmyfiance 0]

Hello Everyone. I hope that everyone's journey with the K visa is going well.

I have gone through the K-visa journey and now I reside with my husband in the united states. We are happily married and we are expecting a baby.

The I-485 application has been moving slowly. I have done my fingerprints and Now I recieved a letter saying that I need to do my medical examination and vaccination. I went to the Doctor today and drew some blood and performed the TB skin Test which are ok with me being pregnant. But unfortunetly, I only need do perform 2 vaccines which are the Tetnus and Gardisal. The doctor said that I cannot take them because I am pregnant.

Now since I am going to have some pending vaccinations due to my pregnancy. What happens to the application? does it remain pending until I deliver my baby and then do the vaccinations?

Does that mean that I won't get my Green Card and possibly have to file again and do the medical examination all over again?

My health and the baby's health is more important than any paper work, I just want to make sure that I am not going to be running in circles for couple years or so.

If you went through K-1 process, you DO NOT have to do medical examination again.

As for vaccines, most likely you will get a blanket waiver because of pregnancy.

If your current civil surgeon says otherwise, stop paying him and ask another one...

This should not be reason for any delay in processing your paperwork.

Ok...I understand that he will give a blanket waiver because of the pregnancy. But you are saying that this should not keep my status pending until I take the vaccinations after i have my baby. Which means that they will continue processing and I will get my Green Card.

[missmyfiance 0]

If you went through K-1 process, you DO NOT have to do medical examination again.

Not entirely true. If the medical is over a year old at the time AOS is filed then another medical needs to be done.

Also, sometimes they lose the medical and you need to get it done again.

In theory, if your medical was done within a year of filing AOS then you should not have to do it again.

Zee Bee, Thank you for your reply. But I guess I did not get my question answered.

If vaccinations could not be done due to pregnancy, then doctor will fill out a waiver form along with the sealed envelope.

Does that create a hold on my application, or they continue processing and give me the Green Card.

[Tygrys 143]

Zee Bee, Thank you for your reply. But I guess I did not get my question answered.

If vaccinations could not be done due to pregnancy, then doctor will fill out a waiver form along with the sealed envelope.

Does that create a hold on my application, or they continue processing and give me the Green Card.

No

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Moved to AOS from Family-Based Visas forum as OP is at the AOS stage, having originally filed a K1.