How to revoke an I-601 waiver request after the fact

[trandy 5]

So a couple of crucial issues arose after I decided not to vaccinate and then got my subsequent denial meaning that I can't afford to go down the route of the waiver. Namely the fact that I wouldn't see my wife more than a couple of weeks in an 18 month period.

As such I wonder if anyone (I know this is likely unheard of) knows what happens next?

I naively assumed that I would just get the vaccinations and send the info to the Docs in London who would just pass on my info to the Embassy and then I'd get my passport couriered etc. etc. but given how severely immigration treat you when you don't play by the rules, I foresee this next phase being anything but gentle/simple.

I know someone will likely say: get a lawyer, but i'd like to get some rough idea of the implications and my decision. Given that I've been refused travel by ESTA, do I just have some big black mark against my name now that no amount of compliance can remove?

[Hypnos 6,576]

Get the required vaccinations and then you'll probably have to re-do the medical.

You should contact the embassy and let them know your change of heart.

[trandy 5]

yeah, I have sent them an email on the online form but they only answer those 50% of the time. The medical centre said that I can't just send in the info to have them pass it on to the embassy, because the case and paperwork is all WITH the embassy.

I just want to know if it's a relatively straightforward process or whether it's going to start getting very awkward.

[TBoneTX 42,991]

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[trandy 5]

Anyone have any ideas on this. I know it's totally unique. But would anyone have any idea what I do with my case now?

I haven't begun a waiver process, but it says on my blue slip that the authority to grant or deny rests with DHS, so should I contact them or is there some kind of special online form?

Desperate for some information here.

[ChasUno 101]

I can't help on your query.

However, out of curiosity, why did you decide not to vaccinate? I thought it was a 99% pre-requisite to meet vaccination requirements else an immigrant visa would be denied (or a K1 visa would not be able to adjust status?)

http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/laws-regs/vaccination-immigration/revised-vaccination-immigration-faq.html

There IS the possibility of getting a waiver on Religious and Moral grounds, though I would be curious to know just how many people have succeeded in getting such a waiver. I suspect the number is very, very low, as at the end of the day, the CDC are more concerned at protecting the health of US residents rather than protecting religious or moral beliefs of a miniscule amount of immigrants who won't play ball.

http://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume9-PartC-Chapter3.html

Edited July 29, 2015 by ChasUno

[ChasUno 101]

In your case, I suspect that your best option would be to do as Hypnos said and contact the Embassy stating that you will be willing to have the required vaccines after all. Only the Embassy can advise you from this point, as it is they that have the power to issue/ deny visas. Hopefully you might be able to redo the medical, meet the vaccination requirements and then continue where you left off.

I could be wrong, though the only valid reason I can see being accepted by the DHS/ CDC to grant a vaccination waiver would be on medical grounds i.e. allergy to certain vaccines, immunocompromised etc. I strongly doubt most religious grounds would be accepted, and moral grounds even less so.

How did you find out that you've been refused to travel under ESTA?

[Darnell 8,478]

what if you just did a new medical exam at the right doctor, had the vaccinations added in, and then wait for a new interview date? is that a path for you, or no ?

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Anyone have any ideas on this. I know it's totally unique. But would anyone have any idea what I do with my case now?

I haven't begun a waiver process, but it says on my blue slip that the authority to grant or deny rests with DHS, so should I contact them or is there some kind of special online form?

Desperate for some information here.

Your question says "How to revoke an I-601 waiver request after the fact".

Then you say you haven't begun the waiver process. So the answer to your question seems to be that there is nothing to revoke because you haven't filed an I-601 (requested a waiver).

What is it you are wanting to do?