One last question! Medical exam related

[lost_at_sea 995]

but mmr only 4 weeks thats a little bit picky dont you think so if i had it done again this week and my interview was 6 weeks lets say id have to have it again ???? that cant be right

I'm not sure I totally understand what you've written.

Are you asking if you'd need to have your second MMR in 4 weeks if you have the first one this week, if your interview is in 6 weeks? The answer to that question is yes, you would need to have the second one, as you'd have had ample time to get the second shot in and not qualify for the waiver.

The entire petition/visa process is "picky".

Edited June 17, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

but mmr only 4 weeks thats a little bit picky dont you think so if i had it done again this week and my interview was 6 weeks lets say id have to have it again ???? that cant be right

The visa interview date or your AOS date is not in the equation. It is the date you go to the visa doctor.

Examples:

2 MMR shots as a child. Done.

1 MMR as a child. Get a second one before visa exam. Done.

0 MMR (No records or no shots as a child,) Get MMR dose 1.

Say you go to the medical exam one week later. They will say, we can not give you dose 2 because there is a 4 week wait between doses or you will have a terrible reaction. The sheet will be marked "insufficient time interval" waiver. Done.

But say you go to the visa medical 5 weeks after MMR dose 1. They will tell you you need dose 2. There is no bad reaction for being 5 weeks past dose 1. You can't get a waiver for "insufficient time interval".

The date they sign off on your vaccination sheet is what counts. If you got a waiver marked, then it doesn't matter if you interview next week or next month, the waiver stands. If you get everything marked at Knightsbridge, then the waiver still stands for AOS 5 months later because the date of record is the date the sheet was signed by Knightsbridge.

Edit: I just saw Lost at Sea's post. Not a correct answer. If you get a waiver on the day of your medical, you are clear and done.

Edited June 17, 2013 by Nich-Nick

[chrisclassic 14]

so yeah iv had the 1 as a child according to my records soooooo might as well go have it done sooner rather than later so i dont forget lol

Edited June 17, 2013 by chrisclassic

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Deleted. I mis-read your post as having 2. I think you edited it to having 1??

Edited June 17, 2013 by Nich-Nick

[chrisclassic 14]

yeah i edited just then im sure iv had one according to records

[lost_at_sea 995]

Edit: I just saw Lost at Sea's post. Not a correct answer. If you get a waiver on the day of your medical, you are clear and done.

Sorry. As I said, had a hard time following the sloppy English above. Hence the question leading in as to if I understood the query.

He'd only get a waiver if he had the first one less than 4 weeks before the medical? Or am I still not following that right?

Perhaps my English was sloppy. I was trying to say: Week 1, a person gets MMR dose 1. Week 6 they have medical which would have said "you had time to get the MMR and still should get it" as the last dose was greater than 4 weeks previous and they'd expect him to get it then (at the medical) or later at his GP. No waiver.

Edited June 17, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I was only commenting because you said INTERVIEW six weeks after shot. It made it sound like the interview date at the embassy determines if you need another shot. This post

Are you asking if you'd need to have your second MMR in 4 weeks if you have the first one this week, if your interview is in 6 weeks? The answer to that question is yes, you would need to have the second one, as you'd have had ample time to get the second shot in and not qualify for the waiver.

This you have correct except for the last bit there's more

He'd only get a waiver if he had the first one less than 4 weeks before the medical? Or am I still not following that right?

Perhaps my English was sloppy. I was trying to say: Week 1, a person gets MMR dose 1. Week 6 they have medical which would have said "you had time to get the MMR and still should get it" as the last dose was greater than 4 weeks previous and they'd expect him to get it then (at the medical) or later at his GP. No waiver.

Going to your GP later means the dose is not recorded on an official immigration form. That's fine to get a K1 visa because no shots are required for a visa. BUT then you get ready to file for AOS and you can't send in the proof from your GP for the "later" shot. You would have to go pay a civil surgeon to do another official immigration form, the I-693. So unless a K1 can get clear on all shots and signed off on the day of their visa medical, they might as well not bother because they will be paying a civil surgeon to do a complete record for AOS.

Lost at Sea--yours being CR1 visa is a little different. You must be finished with immunization requirements or waivers by your visa interview because it is going to result in a greencard. You could get a waiver for varicella for "not available.". A K1 has that opportunity to get right with their shots over in the US because they have to apply separate for the greencard. It is just expensive and a huge hassle often. So getting finished befor the visa medical exam is a big bonus.

Edited June 17, 2013 by Nich-Nick

[lost_at_sea 995]

I was only commenting because you said INTERVIEW six weeks after shot. It made it sound like the interview date at the embassy determines if you need another shot. This post

This you have correct except for the last bit there's more

Going to your GP later means the dose is not recorded on an official immigration form. That's fine to get a K1 visa because no shots are required for a visa. BUT then you get ready to file for AOS and you can't send in the proof from your GP for the "later" shot. You would have to go pay a civil surgeon to do another official immigration form, the I-693. So unless a K1 can get clear on all shots and signed off on the day of their visa medical, they might as well not bother because they will be paying a civil surgeon to do a complete record for AOS.

Yes! OK. Yeah, I did know the second part too. I didn't think we were discussing that far. Just whether or not he ought to get the shots and whether or not he'd get a waiver.

I think, basically, is if you can get all the shots before the medical in K1 then do, because it's 100% less confusing and less of a pain in the backside.

[chrisclassic 14]

sorry for my bad use of english what a cretin i am

okay i have had 1 mmr jab as a child and just booked in for my second so il be fine with that and also booked in for the dtp also as it was over ten years ago

get it done now makes life alot easier

[kimazz 0]

Chrisclassic said: ¨but mmr only 4 weeks thats a little bit picky dont you think so if i had it done again this week and my interview was 6 weeks lets say id have to have it again ???? that cant be right.

No, you only need to have 2 MMR shots. After that it doesn´t matter about time, you are good to go.