MysticFalls

Because people miss home? Or maybe they just like traveling and are going somewhere other than their home country? It's completely normal to go home or just travel internationally at least once a year and since AOS takes around a year it's normal for people to want to travel before it's approved. 

Why people are so 'desperate' to immediately go home and travel after just having dealt with the long wait to get here in the first place is beyond me; but regardless, if you have AP, then you're fine. That's what it's for, travel and re-entry. As noted, immigrations has final say on entry, always has been that way. It isn't because of the "current climate", i laugh about that all the time. Again it's been this way for years and years. So either take the "chance" or "risk" to travel, or just wait until you have your green card. Pretty simple stuff.

This is a revision of my post that is often quoted as good information on the I-693 and DS-3025 question. The DS-3025 form has changed, so this update matches the new form that looks like this http://photos.state.gov/libraries/thailand/591452/iv/ds3025.pdf
If your DS-3025 from your visa medical is sufficient to prove you have completed all required immunizations, then use it instead of seeing a Civil Surgeon. Read all this for information I have compiled.
Do I need a medical exam?
What if I am a K nonimmigrant visa holder and already had a medical exam overseas?
Source: I-693 instructions page 6 &7, Part 3 FAQ, #3
If you were admitted as a:
A. K-1 fiancé(e) or a K-2 child of a K-1 fiancé(e); or
B. K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen or a K-4 child of a K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen; and
C. You received a medical examination prior to admission, then:
1) You are not required to have another medical examination as long as you file your Form I-485 within one year of an overseas medical examination, and:
(a) The panel physician did not find a class A medical condition during your overseas examination; or
(b) The panel physician did find a class A medical condition, you received a waiver of inadmissibility, and you have complied with the terms and conditions of the waiver.
(2) Even if a new medical examination is not required, you must still show proof that you complied with the vaccination requirements. If the vaccination record (DS 3025) was not properly completed and included as part of the original overseas medical examination report, you will have to have the Part 7. Vaccination Record completed by a designated civil surgeon. In this case, you must submit Parts 1., 2., 4., and 7. of Form I-693.
Do you need an I-693 immunization sheet? Is my DS-3025 filled out properly?
Look at your DS-3025. If it has the ALL of the following items, you don't need an I-693 (Adults 19-49 yrs old).
1. Shots marked with a date (at least one of a series)
MMR (two are required but if you have "insufficient time interval" Code B in the last column, then you get a waiver) Td or Tdap or DT or DTP or DtaP (One date must be no longer than 10 years ago) Varicella (Either a check by "Vaccine" with a date, OR a check by "Varicella History" if you had chickenpox. History gets you a waiver) Influenza (during flu season)** see note below because you may be okay without it. If it is not flu season, the waiver in the last column is Code F. Everything else marked "not age appropriate" Code A, insufficient time interval B, not flu season F, contraindicated C...things that allow a waiver. NOTE: If you have shots missing and no waiver for them, stop here and see a Civil Surgeon. "Most of the shots" isn't complete. A note from your home country doctor won't count. All shots must be recorded on the DS-3025 or waived. You will have to take your doctor note to a Civil Surgeon and get him to record it on an official form.
2. The new form has a summary section. It may be marked:
"US vaccination requirements COMPLETE (Requesting a Blanket Waiver)"
But instructions I have seen says it is only marked for immigrant visas. I know In London they leave section 2 unmarked at K1 medicals.
3. Signed and dated by the doctor
The unknown with this new form is--will every adjudicator across the US know how to interpret the summary section? Their policy manual says:
"The officer should be aware that civil surgeons may improperly mark the boxes because they may misunderstand the meaning of these boxes. Therefore, the officer should determine, from the vaccination assessment completed by the civil surgeon, whether the applicant received all vaccines, which blanket waivers should be granted, and whether the applicant requires any ​other waivers. The officer should exercise discretion in reviewing the vaccination chart and when evaluating the results boxes at the bottom of the vaccination assessment chart. ​ ​If the civil surgeon did not check any result boxes, the officer should only return the form for corrective action if he or she is unable to ascertain whether the applicant is admissible. "
While this is not directly addressing the new form that has a "Summary" instead of a "Results" section, I believe the intent is that the adjudicator should look and see if the four required shots (or waivers) are present and accept the form even if the doctor doesn't do the summary to their liking. No guarantees, but I would certainly use the DS-3025 if I knew I had all the required shots.
**Note on flu shot: Flu shots are required for adults of all ages if your visa exam was between (Oct 1 and March 31). But if the AOS adjudicator picks up your case when it is not flu season, you will be excused. And the reverse is true. The adjudicator picks up your case during flu season, but sees it was NOT flu season when you had your medical exam, you are also excused because the date they go by is the date of your visa exam to determine if you were current on that date. Keep in mind that if you go to a civil surgeon for an I-693, then you are resetting the medical exam date for immunizations and you may have to get second doses of shots or a flu shot to become current on your new immunization date of record.
See next post for more information.

This might help someone. Religious exemptions:
 
https://rumble.com/vl3hpi-vaccine-exemption-guide-mat-staver.html
 
https://news.gab.com/2021/07/29/important-download-covid-vaccine-religious-exemption-documents-here/
 
Good luck

Ugh, yet another idiot SSA worker. They know NOTHING about immigration and should stop trying to advise on anything immigration related. They need to focus on learning their own SS jobs.
As a K-1 entrant, you are legal alien allowed to work and therefore eligible for an SSN right after entry. You can use the I-94 up until it has 2 weeks left before it expires. To avoid hassles and delays, it is suggested to apply for the SSN in your maiden name so it matches the name on your I-94, passport and visa. You can apply in your maiden name even if you already married. Then apply for AOS in your married name, and go back and change the name on the SSN when you receive the EAD in your married name.
You can NEVER change into a K-3 from a K-1. Getting married does NOT make you ineligible to receive an SSN using your I-94 as a K-1 entrant. You can print out the SSA's own info about a K-1 being a legal alien allowed to work, found in the guide > http://www.visajourney.com/content/ssn
~ Moved from K-1 Process to Social Security Numbers - topic about SSN~

I booked my interview Feb 15th and the earliest available for me then was March 14th. Also one thing to take into consideration is the medical people are very busy at the moment so get that booked as soon as you can as well! I had my medical a week before my appointment and they had managed to send my results over in time for the interview  

My fiancé will be here March 29th 🥳🥳

Hey all, just wanted to check in with you all and see how you're all doing
 
Had my interview yesterday and was approved so just waiting on my passport to be returned. 
 
Wishing you all the best on your journey and hope you will all be united with your spouses soon!
 

Just got approved!!! 

With great pleasure I can finally say that we got approved! To say that we're happy is an understatement!
 
The entire proceess took 369 days and we did have an RFE in the meantime.
 
Best of luck to everyone else!
 
Onto the next step now :)

Congratulations! We got approved a couple of months ago. Our interview is March 15th. We waited 10 months for our approval. I wouldn’t wish immigration on anybody lol. 

We got our approval in December, it arrived at the embassy in HK last month, and we were preparing for the interview when Hong Kong was hit with a massive wave of COVID, crippling the country and causing the embassy to put another pause on all interviews 😭 Now we're just in limbo again, at the mercy of covid with no idea when interviews will resume (Embassy initially told us end of march, but its dependent on COVID).

*** Mod warning... Let's keep things civil in here.
 
Temporarily locking the thread to cool things down. Thread will be under review in the meantime. 
 
VJ Moderation

I know a Japanese girl who got denied because of getting doubted to entry for business a few years ago but she did K1 VISA process without lawyer and got approved months ago.

Sorry to hear that it's an RFE, though I feel like there is some solace in having had any action on your case at all. I hope the RFE submission goes smooth and your case gets approved shortly after that!

Hey guys, thought I would post to see how other pending February fillers are doing.
 
Our NOA 1 is February 25th 2021 and our case has still not been adjudicated. We have filed two 'outside of normal processing' enquiries, which USCIS responded to us both times that our case would be adjudicated within 45 days. As this has still not happened we filed a congressional enquiry a couple of weeks ago, which we have still not heard anything back.
 
To say that we're frustrated is an understatement! We are praying for an adjudication as we're seeing March/April fillers get their answer, but January/February cases have not been fully completed.

Just wanted to let you all know that I finally got NOA2 today
NOA1 date: 25 FEB 2021
NOA2 date: 20 JAN 2022
No RFE
 
Hang in the remaining Feb Filers! Yours will get approved soon as well

Congrats to all the recent approvals!
 
It's been a while since I posted an updated on the spreadsheet. Those of us working on keeping it updated (me, my fiancé, and Benny) have slowed down in recent weeks. It's a fairly big time suck. That said, I've just gone through and updated for probably the last time.
 
We're at 92.3% "processed." There's about 150 that have not been touched yet and another 394 in some stage of RFE. 
 
To those still waiting, I'm sorry and I hope you have a response soon. To those of you with approvals I wish you all luck with the next steps!

Finally got approved 45 days after our RFE!! What happens now? What are the next steps? Congratulations to everyone and good luck to everyone!

I’m certain it will do nothing to contain the spread. 

Hello, 
We finally got approved !! 
NOA 1 was February 3rd, 2021
NOQ 2 Jan 4th, 2022
 
Good luck everyone! 

My fiance was denied entry to the USA on a K1 visa.  It was a nightmare.  I was waiting for him outside of customs at JFK in NY, NY.  The customs agent asked him when we were getting married and he said maybe we will, maybe we won't and she sent him home.  She said he didn't qualify for the K1 visa.  We think she was just looking for ANY reason to send him home.  Practice your answers for entry just as much as you did for the visa interview.  So sad.

I had the same situation.  I went to police station and got the arrest record then courthouse for disposition. You will need it Stamped/certified
Took about 4- 5 weeks after re- submission

We finally got approved as well!! NOA1 Feb 1st 2021 no RFE! 
I can't believe we finally made it!

We were approved today finally ❤️❤️❤️ our NOA1 was february 26th and we got an rfe on december 3rd. How exciting!!! I hope whoever reads this gets the approval soon.