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Good to hear. However as we assume it might be autumn before they pick up the papers and make a decision, it will be flu vaccine time again. I think it’s silly to require it at that point as we have been in the country over a year and had all chances to get the flu anyway. And the last time I got the flu was 1999.

hello there, I wonder if you have any suggestions for me. We moved to the USA in June 2024 with a K1 visa and filed for Adjustment of status in the end of August, also asking for me to have a week permission and an SSN. All went well and now my teen who is 17 is always asked for the SSN, so I thought I would file for her too, which is $260 so not an expense I want to make unless I am sure that the Green card will arrive very late. We used the California centre for petition (not our choice, we live in WY) Looking at the stats in this website, the days between Biometrics and Decision Date is currently 256. Today is April 26. It looks like 256 days after September 11, 2024 is Sunday, May 25, 2025. In the last 3months though, the average days are 168. Therefore, if the average processing time has been 168 days in the last three months, our green card was expected around February 26, 2025. And it is not here. Both Denver and LA have 14 months average time to process adjustment of status, according to USCIS. So we would be waiting until October. So first question is, is it worth it now to apply for the SSN? At College, my teen was going to be awarded $400 a month as an incentive, and she lost it al because of not having an SSN. Now we are thinking about university and again the SSN might be an issue. Second question is on the medical. We had a medical in London, UK. All was well but we deferred both Covid vaccine and Flu vaccine, and the HEPATITIS series for my daughter (there needs to be a space between shots so she had the last one here) In September we had the Covid vaccine here in the USA. But due to both of us having a MTHFR mutation, we respond far too robustly to medications and vaccines, so we have tried not to have another flu vaccine, which invariably causes flu and malaise in both of us. So far the USCIS page tells us our case will take 12 months and has not asked for medical records. At what point will they ask for them? Do they always ask for them? I asked my doctor an estimate- she is also an authorized immigration doctor - and to add a note with the new jabs she asked for $350 EACH. I'd rather just bring the receipt from Walmart Pharmacy...as other people here have done. Is it okay? Is there any way to skip the flu vaccine? Is it worth filling the I-765 and then the GC arrives anyway? Thanks!

Yes that’s my daughter. We are planning to fill the permission to work form today. It sucks to pay $260 for it but the SSN is necessary and I don’t see why we should wait until the green card arrives. But if you got it so quickly I am now in doubt. the case in the Uscis page says we have passed the interview stage and they are since September at decision stage, due in 12 months -presumably 12 from filing for AOS. However I do not understand the processing times statistics well enough to determine if we are due soon or not. in which case if we are due in two or three months there is no point in filing for her to have SSN. she attended college and if she has had SSN, she would have qualified to receive $400 a month as an incentive. Had I known this from the beginning I would have filed for both immediately 🤪

hi there! We filed for AOS in August, too. Our USCIS page says that the waiting time will be about 12 months. We had our biometrics and I received my SSN card and work permission in November. Now we are thinking about filing the I-765 for my 17 y.o. daughter so she can finally use the SSN and maybe work, as the Green Card might take ages to arrive. It's a bit confusing - we arrived with a K1 and now I don't even know if I can file the I-765 under a c9 category (K2 for my teen), and it's not clear if we can do this online or on paper and where to submit the supporting documents. Good luck everyone! (PS So far I spent over 2k in medical expenses that would have been free in the UK LOL)

thank you! So we are officially stuck!

hi all! We moved to WY in June 2024. I requested a permission to work and SSN, and I received them in less than 3 months. My daughter is 17 and we have not thought it was necessary to spend a further $350 or so as she is still at college. We are waiting for the green card. Having submitted all the forms in September we now await and USCIS says it will be 12 months...12 months from the day we submitted or from the day I check the USCIS account? Unsure. Therefore we don't know when we can request the SSN for her. When we tried to open a bank account for her it was not possible. Not only they ask for an SSN if possible, but they insist she must have 2 separate ID documents. She actually has 2 passports: Italian and British. But the bank system does not allow for two similar type IDs.' She has no driving license nor a desire to learn yet. She has no proof in the form of bills etc as all the bills are in the name of my husband. Is there any way to get proof of ID with photo here? We are in a chicken and egg situation. Thanks a lot!

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-waives-covid-19-vaccination-requirement-for-adjustment-of-status-applicants?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR063PeKwLy95V53a1OWoihATyVYLyshoCXBP4V-VXYmoqV18rv7noWYb2Q_aem_0KhthxNKH0SZUvONqYJU7g USCIS Waives COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Adjustment of Status Applicants Release Date 01/22/2025 Effective Jan. 22, 2025, USCIS is waiving any and all requirements that applicants for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident present documentation on their Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that they received the COVID-19 vaccination. USCIS will not issue any Request for Evidence or Notice of Intent to Deny related to proving a COVID-19 vaccination. USCIS will not deny any adjustment of status application based on the applicant’s failure to present documentation that they received the COVID-19 vaccination.

I called for months and months every single provider, doctor, hospital and many private clinics in the entire U.K. and abroad and as I am not 75 or at risk I was not elegible. Even Novavax was not available. So I chose to have it later and we both got it here free in September.

Thanks, we sent the adjustment of status for, months ago. as three doses were required for some vaccines such as hepatitis we could not do all in the UK the Covid vaccine was not available in the U.K. so we could not do it anyway the flu vaccine was not available when we did the medical all forms are sent already We await to hear from USCIS if they want anything else for me hepatitis is required until 59. I will be 60 in January. So there was no point in having two doses in a rush.

thank you, ours are incomplete and we did three more vaccines in the USA.

My Google alerts let me know of this change which applies to some petitioners but not others. Not sure exactly when this applies either. USCIS Now Requires Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record to be Submitted with Form I-485 for Certain Applicants Release Date 12/02/2024 We now require certain applicants filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to submit Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, with their Form I-485 or the Form I-485 may otherwise be rejected. Applicants for adjustment of status generally must complete an immigration medical examination and all required vaccinations and submit a properly completed Form I-693 signed by a civil surgeon to show they are free from health conditions that would render them inadmissible under the health-related grounds. If you are required to submit Form I-693, or a partial Form I-693 (such as the Vaccination Record), you must submit it with your Form I-485. Otherwise, we may reject your Form I-485. We have revised the Form I-485 instructions to make filing the two forms together a requirement. We have made this change to reduce the number of Requests for Evidence we issue before adjudicating a Form I-485. Additional information on the immigration benefits that require an immigration medical examination and vaccinations, and whether a civil surgeon or panel physician should conduct the immigration medical examination is available in Vol. 8, Part B, Chapter 3 - Applicability of Medical Examination and Vaccination Requirement of the USCIS Policy Manual.

Thanks Ben, I really did not intend to stir anything, and I hate heated debates but as comments cannot be post edited I can’t do anything now. Plus even after deleting my comment, the threat remains that an already complex system might become more cumbersome as laws change. Talking about the law is not the same as talking about politics (I asked my law professor husband 😂 and he said that talking about a possible change in immigration law is about law. While talking about the debate and who said what and when, in Parliament or senate ètc, that is about politics. ) Whatever you guys want is going to be fine with me, delete the thread if you wish. I am not pro or against anyone, just planning ahead according to imminent laws which will affect my life here now. Thanks!

thanks for all the suggestions! Very appreciated. To explain why the delay, I had all sort of tech problems. I remember in August I tried to add more dates but the system would not accept them. Probably the acronyms and dates got me confused. It takes ages for me to work out what they mean! I then gave up trying as my information is spread everywhere in my old computer (which is now gone after shutting randomly for months) and I lost lots of emails with dates/docs summaries. And it's been hectic here (as I guess it's for everyone) to settle/get and provide translated documents/get daughter in school and then college, sort out house sale abroad etc. I will try to gather the dates and add them (I am not very good at navigating this site to be honest). To respond to some questions, yes we are in Wyoming, close to Cheyenne, and the biometrics office was in Casper. The processing time of about 12 months is in this very website under processing times. I think I understand it correctly but maybe not! 😂 I will check my profile and update now...

Sorry but I had no computer for months. All those acronyms mean nothing to me. Since I arrived nothing else has happened that I can add to my timeline - it’s all waiting. So I have not uploaded an update. Looking at the processing times it says it takes 300 plus days to be permanent residents. posts cannot be edited after posting. my comment about immigrants reflects the fact that policies will be changing. I don’t call this political and I don’t hold any views but I have a concern that immigration procedures will be even more complicated from January. It’s bureaucracy - not politics. Thanks for your suggestion and I will look that up! I don’t know which is our office now

Hello there! I arrived in the USA in mid June, got married and within a month or so we sent out documents for adjustment of status. Meanwhile I also asked for permission to work and an SSN. Within a month I was called for the biometrics in Casper. Back in September, the USCIS said in my own account history that a decision would be made in 5 months. I checked again 2 weeks ago and now USCIS says 14 months before they decide. I am kinda shocked as we were planning a holiday in the UK and now we cannot. Is there a reason why suddenly the backlog has maybe increased? Is this because Trump was to send us all back home? 🤣 Also, do you happen to know what makes USCIS decide if they want an interview or not? Ours is a clear, easy case, all documents are perfect, my husband has a job, no criminal issues etc. so why now 14 months? Thanks!

thank you! Found my answer on USCIS later, https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements ' Certain vaccine series can only be completed with multiple visits to the civil surgeon. Am I required to complete the entire series before the civil surgeon can sign the Form I-693? A. You are only required to receive a single dose of each vaccine when you visit the civil surgeon. You are encouraged to follow up with your private health care provider to complete the series. Once you have received the single dose appropriate at the time, the civil surgeon can sign and certify the Form I-693.'

Okay guys, that was very useful, thanks a lot. Now my last question about the -added vaccine- to the medical files... We both had the first dose of Hepatitis B which was fine for the medical. Now though I wonder if it's mandatory to have dose 2 and 3? The papers do not specify this. Also, hepatitis B is mandatory unto 59 y.o. and I will turn 60 in January. USCIS so far says It will be 5 months for their decision. I was hoping to avoid it as needles are not my favorite (my arm ached for 3 days after each vaccine) We now both have doctors appointments to sort out the vaccinations. Thanks a lot!

thanks K1visaHopeful, you can perhaps move this post to the other thread. I will need to re - read the form I693 to understand the timing. I read in the forums here last week that someone who like us could not complete the vaccinations as not available, did them in the USA and when required to submit the medicals, simply added the certificate of the vaccinations, without going to a Civil Surgeon. This is why I was asking. I read the USCIS description of the DS3025 many times and it did not answer my questions re.what happens here in the USA. I appreciate your help! BY the way my missing vaccination box says D which I found out is 'not available' and not 'deferred'.

The check box has many lines, one says complete. the last line says I elect not to be vaccinated at the time of the medical. So it's clear to me that the form is not complete. I guess I will be asked to send it at some point. USCIS so far has not asked me for any more documents. Thanks

we thought that the immigration vaccines were done so we could be safe in every day life including school. Also the USCIS has not explained at what point I am to give them my medical documents with all the results and jabs?

thanks! Yes we will do just that. We never knew that in the UK she would get the adult dose of tetanus etc which was missing something!

hi all, no sure how to reply specifically as this site is always slightly confusing for me, so here are my comments. My medical has an extra sheet saying clearly that I need further vaccinations, and I also signed a document saying that I know that and I will provide them later. For Covid they wrote D as deferred. Under flu though they wrote K1 under the date, and nothing else. Not sure what that means! And sorry for totally messing up the name of Civil Surgeons ha ha! In the UK Civil Servants can be lawyers, doctors etc

Hi all! Well, we made it, got the K1 VISA after a successful medical and moved to the USA from the UK. As it was March 2024, when we did the medical, flu vaccine was not available, and Covid was not unless one was 75+ Also, the medical team accepted my photos with my daughter while she suffered from varicella (Chicken pox) and wrote down 'history of the disease' thus she didn't have the varicella jab. Move on to September, she is going to high school in Wyoming and the nurse asks for more jabs. She wants her to repeat the Tdap as her last one in 2024 was an adult dose and thus missed Pertussis (whooping cough). But over here nobody has Pertussis alone as a jab. Plus the pharmacist told me that unless he has a letter from the doctor saying it is safe, he won't administer another Tdap before the 7-10 years have passed from the last jab. But the nurse insists. She also ignored the clear photos of chicken pox on my daughter's body and said they 'appear to be chicken pox' but she needs a doctor to confirm that. However I cannot log into NHS anymore to log up my old notes and sure enough we did not bring her to the surgery with an infectious disease, so I doubt there is anything there. I got the chicken pox vaccine a week before she was born and I got a huge herpes rash on my face right away and I would rather she doesn't go through that. What could we do? We just got our Covid Jabs yesterday. Last month I asked a local Civil Servant doctor how much it would cost to add to our medical that we both had the jabs (and soon the flu one). She asked for $350 EACH. I almost fainted. Just to copy one line? So I looked at all the threads here and one said that it is actually *not* necessary to bring that to the civil servant, just send over or bring the new vaccine documents. We had our biometrics weeks ago and waiting time is 5 months according to USCIS. so...did you have a similar experience and managed to pass the full medical in the USAwithout all these troubles? As for school requests, the nurse told me I could request a religious or medical exemption to the state. But I might need a primary doctor for that and I am still looking for a good one. So confused! Thanks for any tips!

Thank you! Oh well, such is life, I guess! Who knows, maybe the new President will simplify the process? I mean, most of it can be conducted totally online and in a much shorter time....dream on...

THANK YOU. Thankfully I don't have several children. But when (In two years) we renew the green card do we still have to pay another $1,000+?