A Month after Medical Exam: Update on Shots?

[cristi1231 4]

Hello VJ family!

My fiance and I are in the final stretch. His interview is at the embassy in Lima Peru on January 30th

My fiance had his medical exam back on December 9th and he picked up his sealed results a week after.

Just today the clinic where he had his medical exam called him to come in and get more shots, an update of the shots since it has been a month.

Has anyone ever heard of this? Is this normal and necessary for the interview? We're not sure if the shots have to be up to date within a month of the interview or if it's a routine the clinic goes through. Sadly it means more money, we wouldn't have accepted the early medical exam date if had known.

Thank you!

[cristi1231 4]

Any one know if it's necessary?

[davenella 21]

Any one know if it's necessary?

Cristiiii

hi! well it seems that it could be possible because today i received a call from the hospital, i didn't get to answer but when i call back someone told me "maybe it's because there have been an update i don't know, i can't give you more information" so i never knew why they call but now reading this maybe it's because a new shot. That would have been annoying. Maybe is for the influenza shot.

Good luck!!

[susysteele 9]

Was your fiance's immunization report marked as "Vaccine History Incomplete"? A friend here, also from Peru, said her fiancee's was marked as "Incomplete" and also one of the shots was checked off as "Time Interval"....she thought that meant she needed a series of shots with a certain duration between them. I don't know if that's the case for yours, but I would look at his immunization report and see what it says. My fiancee got hers back from the clinic today but it's marked as "Vaccine History Complete" so we're hoping we're good to go. Interview is tomorrow!

[cristi1231 4]

Was your fiance's immunization report marked as "Vaccine History Incomplete"? A friend here, also from Peru, said her fiancee's was marked as "Incomplete" and also one of the shots was checked off as "Time Interval"....she thought that meant she needed a series of shots with a certain duration between them. I don't know if that's the case for yours, but I would look at his immunization report and see what it says. My fiancee got hers back from the clinic today but it's marked as "Vaccine History Complete" so we're hoping we're good to go. Interview is tomorrow!

Hmmm I will ask him but aren't the results sealed? He can't open them right? I think they told him they are to "reinforce" them.

Cristiiii

hi! well it seems that it could be possible because today i received a call from the hospital, i didn't get to answer but when i call back someone told me "maybe it's because there have been an update i don't know, i can't give you more information" so i never knew why they call but now reading this maybe it's because a new shot. That would have been annoying. Maybe is for the influenza shot.

Good luck!!

Are you going to call back and see what they wanted? Let me know if they explain!

[susysteele 9]

He should have gotten a copy of immunization for his own records when he picked up his results (not in the sealed envelope). We did and I know others have gotten it too...but we went to the male doctor. Did he go to the male or female doctor? Maybe the female does things differently?

[davenella 21]

Hello VJ family!

My fiance and I are in the final stretch. His interview is at the embassy in Lima Peru on January 30th

My fiance had his medical exam back on December 9th and he picked up his sealed results a week after.

Just today the clinic where he had his medical exam called him to come in and get more shots, an update of the shots since it has been a month.

Has anyone ever heard of this? Is this normal and necessary for the interview? We're not sure if the shots have to be up to date within a month of the interview or if it's a routine the clinic goes through. Sadly it means more money, we wouldn't have accepted the early medical exam date if had known.

Thank you!

Cristi i called back and nobody knows anything .... ugh!

But what i know is that before leaving Lima i should put another shot so by the time i start teh AOS i don't need to get more shots in the US.

Look at the copy the doctor gave to him as Susysteely said.. in fact i'm checking mine.

[Zedayn 485]

Ok, for a K-1 the vaccinations are NOT required to enter the US. They are only required when you are filing adjustment of status. Only the first vaccine of a series is required. If you have already received your vaccines, you do not need to "update" them. It is possible that you were eligible for a second dose of a vaccine, however it is not required in order to get your visa.

[cristi1231 4]

Ok, for a K-1 the vaccinations are NOT required to enter the US. They are only required when you are filing adjustment of status. Only the first vaccine of a series is required. If you have already received your vaccines, you do not need to "update" them. It is possible that you were eligible for a second dose of a vaccine, however it is not required in order to get your visa.

He should have gotten a copy of immunization for his own records when he picked up his results (not in the sealed envelope). We did and I know others have gotten it too...but we went to the male doctor. Did he go to the male or female doctor? Maybe the female does things differently?

Okay we figured it out. You two were right. It was not needed for the interview but they told him they were shots he was going to have to get in the US anyways and in Peru it's always cheaper so why not now? And he asked and they gave him a copy of his shots record. So now he's good to go!

Thanks for the feedback everyone! Hope this helps someone else too.

[KayDeeCee 4,892]

If you had more vaccinations done after the K-1 medical and they are not marked off on the DS-3025 from the K-1 medical exam, then you will need to take a copy of your DS-3025 and other shot records to a civil surgeon in the US to have them all transcribed onto an I-693 for AOS.