Searched but can't find: When are we notified which vaccinations to get?

[CrazyTown 0]

Hi,

First post but like most, have spent a lot of time on this useful site.

Wife: Australian

Me: USA citizen

Place of marriage: New Zealand

We are filing for the K-3 visa and have just sent off the I-129F. We would like to do as we have been advised and prepare the vaccination records, however we are unable to find anything as to which vaccinations are required?

Pretty simple I imagine.

Thanks for checking out my enquiry.

Todd

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

How old is your wife? Some vaccinations will depend on that.

Also, why file a K3, it is an obsolete visa? Just curious.

[Lakehouse 293]

Yes, you're not likely to see the K3 come to completion, and you'll end up waiting on the CR1/IR1. So you may find following along in your monthly thread helpful:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/473392-filing-i-130-january-2014/

As well, be sure to read through many of the guides and other volumes of information found here on the VJ site.

Good luck!

[Kate52 5]

I called the doctor's office that will do my medical. The nurse told me what to get.

[marapot 3]

Here's the link to medical examination (including vaccinations) requirements (scroll down to the "Preparing for the Medical Examination" section, select country of origin from the drop-down box and download PDF file):

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare/medical-examination.html

As you can see from my timeline I pasted below, my I-130 petitions were approved in 96 days and my I-129 petition was approved in 77 days. My Philippine beneficiaries are my wife and step-daughter. Our case was not an expedited criteria. Although I don't know how my case has progressed so quickly, I am very happy that it did.

As you can see from my timeline below, I submitted my I-130 petitions just last SEP 27, 2013 and submitted my I-129 petition last OCT 16, 2013.

CSC in Laguna Nigel, CA approved both my I-130 and I-129 petitions just this JAN 6, 2014 and forwarded them to NVC Portsmouth, NH. NVC Portsmouth received the petitions JAN 15, 2014. Yesterday (JAN 17, 2014), I received 2 e-mails from NVC Portsmouth stating they have started processing our I-130 (the e-mails requested completion of DS-261 and paying the Affidavit of Support processing fee, which we did). As mentioned by one of the posts on this thread, the K3 will be "cancelled" if NVC receives and processes the I-130 first. I was previously aware of same - that NVC will administratively close the I-129 if I-130 is being processed - but called NVC anyway just to confirm and yes, they confirmed that they will be administratively closing my approved I-129 petition since my approved I-130 petition is already being processed.

So is it worth submitting a K-3? In my opinion, K-3 was and is still worth submitting. It is afterall, provided as a free option for I-130 filers. In the best case scenario like mine, my I-130s (received by NBC Kansas) and I-129 (received by NBC Missouri) somehow all managed to make their way to CSC in Laguna Nigel, California were they were all approved on the same date and forwarded to NVC. Yes, NVC decided to process my I-130 hence my I-129 will be administratively closed (probably the reason why some filers think K-3 is obsolete or not worth submitting) but considering the worst-case scenario where an I-130 application approval is delayed, then filing an I-129 is at least a fall back, albeit eventually a more expensive option (due to the Adjustment of Status fee for K3 / K4s which is around $1K per beneficiary).

Event Date Service Center : National Benefits Center Consulate : Manila, Philippines Marriage : 2013-01-18 I-130 Sent : 2013-09-27 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-10-02 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-129F Sent : 2013-10-16 I-129F NOA1 : 2013-10-21 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2014-01-06 NVC Received : 2014-01-15 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : Interview Result : Second Interview
(If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : I-130 Approval : 2014-01-06 Comments : Processing
Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 77 days from your NOA1 date.

Your I-130 was approved in 96 days from your NOA1 date.

[B & G 200]

Here's the link to medical examination (including vaccinations) requirements (scroll down to the "Preparing for the Medical Examination" section, select country of origin from the drop-down box and download PDF file):

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare/medical-examination.html

As you can see from my timeline I pasted below, my I-130 petitions were approved in 96 days and my I-129 petition was approved in 77 days. My Philippine beneficiaries are my wife and step-daughter. Our case was not an expedited criteria. Although I don't know how my case has progressed so quickly, I am very happy that it did.

As you can see from my timeline below, I submitted my I-130 petitions just last SEP 27, 2013 and submitted my I-129 petition last OCT 16, 2013.

CSC in Laguna Nigel, CA approved both my I-130 and I-129 petitions just this JAN 6, 2014 and forwarded them to NVC Portsmouth, NH. NVC Portsmouth received the petitions JAN 15, 2014. Yesterday (JAN 17, 2014), I received 2 e-mails from NVC Portsmouth stating they have started processing our I-130 (the e-mails requested completion of DS-261 and paying the Affidavit of Support processing fee, which we did). As mentioned by one of the posts on this thread, the K3 will be "cancelled" if NVC receives and processes the I-130 first. I was previously aware of same - that NVC will administratively close the I-129 if I-130 is being processed - but called NVC anyway just to confirm and yes, they confirmed that they will be administratively closing my approved I-129 petition since my approved I-130 petition is already being processed.

So is it worth submitting a K-3? In my opinion, K-3 was and is still worth submitting. It is afterall, provided as a free option for I-130 filers. In the best case scenario like mine, my I-130s (received by NBC Kansas) and I-129 (received by NBC Missouri) somehow all managed to make their way to CSC in Laguna Nigel, California were they were all approved on the same date and forwarded to NVC. Yes, NVC decided to process my I-130 hence my I-129 will be administratively closed (probably the reason why some filers think K-3 is obsolete or not worth submitting) but considering the worst-case scenario where an I-130 application approval is delayed, then filing an I-129 is at least a fall back, albeit eventually a more expensive option (due to the Adjustment of Status fee for K3 / K4s which is around $1K per beneficiary).

Event Date Service Center : National Benefits Center Consulate : Manila, Philippines Marriage : 2013-01-18 I-130 Sent : 2013-09-27 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-10-02 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-129F Sent : 2013-10-16 I-129F NOA1 : 2013-10-21 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2014-01-06 NVC Received : 2014-01-15 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : Interview Result : Second Interview

(If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : I-130 Approval : 2014-01-06 Comments : Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 77 days from your NOA1 date.

Your I-130 was approved in 96 days from your NOA1 date.

Reason why your case was processed so fast is because your beneficiary is from the Phillipines. All Phillipines cases were expedited due to the typhoon disaster.

Filing the 129f for k3 was not the reason why you were approved. There are many i130 filers that then filed for a k3 that are still waiting for approvals.. 8-9 months down the line.

[marapot 3]

B&G,

My Philippine beneficiaries live nowhere near where the super typhoon hit. I actually mentioned this fact in a reply to the thread link posted by "Lakehouse" above.

I just returned from the Philippines this JAN 16th. U.S. Embassy Manila's American Citizen Services unit (which provides passport services, reports of birth and death, notarial services, etc. to U.S. citizens in the Philippines) did give priority to U.S. citizens in or around Tacloban City (ground zero) and Samar and I have no doubt, pending visa interviews for beneficiaries at those affected areas. I think these may have led some to conclude that ALL Philippine applications were expedited. A few years back, I had the opportunity to work alongside the State Department / Immigration authorities in processing refugees / displaced people from 2 Central/Latin American countries and the so called "expedite" didn't apply to the whole country back then either.

Regarding the I-129F, it was not my intention to let people think it was the reason my I-130 was approved. Rather I was merely echoing and amplifying what "Lakehouse" (and his thread link) stated above about not likely seeing K3's come to completion - and, more than just echoing, giving my opinion as to why, even with the knowledge that I-129F / K3s will most likely get administratively closed if an I-130 is processed first, it was still worth submitting it on the off chance that my I-130 was delayed for whatever reason.

[B & G 200]

Looking at the April, May, June and July month threads for I-130, there have been Phillippines beneficiaries that have been transfered and approved relatively quickly even though they are not in an area that was not affected by the typhoon.

Because of the huge backlog USCIS has created on the I-130 petitions, once expidite requests start coming in for petitions affected by the typhoon, USCIS made the decision to transfer and adjusticate almost all Phillippines filers instead spending man hours sorting through which files are from the affected areas and which are not.

Take a look through the I-130 filer threads for those months and you'll see what I am refering too.