VACCINATION REQUIREMENT FOR K-1 VISA APPLICANT

[David-Rhosie 0]

Hey guys! Just a question for those who have recently completed their medical requirement (vaccinations): I am looking forward to be scheduled for a medical exam hoefully in less than 2 months from now. However, I am curious as to what vaccinations SLEC will give me. I am sure I have been vaccinated when i was small with mumps, measles, polio etc. but the question is; Do i have to be taking all the shots again? I am anticipating for shots of vaccines for hepatatis Type B, influenza type B, Varicella, Pneumoccocal. Just thinking ahead! Oh, I am preparing to deal with so many shots then not to mention that I fear needles.

[kitkat1 5]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...tml#Vaccination

Vaccination Requirements

All applicants for immigrant visas are required to have the following vaccinations, if appropriate, for age, medical condition, or medical history:

Mumps

Measles

Rubella

Polio

Tetanus and diptheria toxoids

Pertussis

Influenza type B

Hepatitis B

Varicella

Pneumococcal

As a fiancé(e), you are not required to fulfill this requirement at the time of your medical examination for a fiancé(e) visa. However, you may want to do so. These vaccinations are required when you adjust status following your marriage

[spidergirl 0]

Hey guys! Just a question for those who have recently completed their medical requirement (vaccinations): I am looking forward to be scheduled for a medical exam hoefully in less than 2 months from now. However, I am curious as to what vaccinations SLEC will give me. I am sure I have been vaccinated when i was small with mumps, measles, polio etc. but the question is; Do i have to be taking all the shots again? I am anticipating for shots of vaccines for hepatatis Type B, influenza type B, Varicella, Pneumoccocal. Just thinking ahead! Oh, I am preparing to deal with so many shots then not to mention that I fear needles.

Normally they will give you MMR (Mumps ,Measles and Rubella) they will give you Varicella as well if you havent had chicken pox before. Tetanus and Diptheria (TD) is not available in the philippines so you will get that when you arrive in the USA. Other vaccines aside from these are only given for people below 18 years old.

Edited August 20, 2007 by spidergirl

[Dakine 26]

I had my wife do the Hepa B and MMR series in the Philippines as it's a lot cheaper there plus it saves the hassle of completing the series in the US.

I've seen where other peeps have had the first MMR shot a couple months prior to the medical at private clinics and got the second free at St'Lukes.

If you can show the surgeon at SLEC chicken pox scars they won't require a vaccination for it.[One less needle to worry about ]

The other vaccinations required are determined by the surgeon.

[lrock1111 0]

I was unsure about what was REQUIRED before the K-1 interview as well. Just to be clear, NO immunizations are required at the time of the interview, but all will need to be completed by the time of the AOS interview after we get married. Correct? So, what exactly are they looking for during the medical exam?

Good Luck everybody! May filers let's keep our fingers crossed- let's hope this is a busy week!

[qbertz7 1]

My fiance just had her medical yesterday and she was given 2 shots. She wasn't able to get ahold of her vaccination records and the doctor told her these were the 2 shots she HAD to have in order to come into the US. Sorry don't know which 2 there are right now, but one of them is part of a series because the doctor said she could get the 2nd of the series in the US with no problem.

[kitkat1 5]

NO immunizations are required at the time of the interview, but all will need to be completed by the time of the AOS interview after we get married. So, what exactly are they looking for during the medical exam?

1) As a fiancé(e), you are not required to fulfill this requirement at the time of your medical examination for a fiancé(e) visa. However, you may want to do so. These vaccinations are required when you adjust status following your marriage.

2) They are looking for communicable diseases, drug addicts and/or mental disorders because these thing are visa inadmissibilities:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/ineligib...ities_1364.html

a) Classes of Aliens Ineligible for Visas or Admission.-Except as otherwise provided in this Act, aliens who are inadmissible under the following paragraphs are ineligible to receive visas and ineligible to be admitted to the United States:

(1) Health-related grounds.-

(A) In general.-Any alien-

(i) who is determined (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to have a communicable disease of public health significance, which shall include infection with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome,

(ii) except as provided in subparagraph © who seeks admission as an immigrant, or who seeks adjustment of status to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and who has failed to present documentation of having received vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases, which shall include at least the following diseases: mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, pertussis, influenza type B and hepatitis B, and any other vaccinations against vaccine-preventable diseases recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices,

(iii) who is determined (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Attorney General)-

(I) to have a physical or mental disorder and behavior associated with the disorder that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others, or

(II) to have had a physical or mental disorder and a history of behavior associated with the disorder, which behavior has posed a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others and which behavior is likely to recur or to lead to other harmful behavior, or

(iv) who is determined (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to be a drug abuser or addict, is inadmissible.

(B Waiver authorized.-For provision authorizing waiver of certain clauses of subparagraph (A), see subsection (g).

[payxibka 10,044]

My fiance just had her medical yesterday and she was given 2 shots. She wasn't able to get ahold of her vaccination records and the doctor told her these were the 2 shots she HAD to have in order to come into the US. Sorry don't know which 2 there are right now, but one of them is part of a series because the doctor said she could get the 2nd of the series in the US with no problem.

Vaccinations that she is required to have in order to adjust status and stay in the US not to come to the US... Subtle difference.....

Edited August 20, 2007 by fwaguy

[qbertz7 1]

Hey, I'm just quoting what the doctor told her...not that everything a doctor would tell you in Thailand is true though...