Edward and Jaycel

You don’t need it to extend the tourist visa. BI can and often does ask to see either a return ticket or onward ticket upon initial entry to the Philippines, showing you are leaving before the 30 day expiration of the tourist visa stamp you get upon arrival. I was asked for this 2 out of the 3 times I entered the Philippines. Luckily I had a throwaway onward ticket showing my departure 28 days after my entry both times. I never had to show any ticket to extend my tourist visa at the BI office. Just twice upon initial entry

Yes I've called a few of them and they say they won't do just the vaccine assessment. They say they have to do the whole medical exam again.

It looks like so far it's only for the N400s so far because our I-485 case still shows the old version

We just scheduled Jaycel to get her Polio vaccine at CVS on Sunday and then we will continue to look for a civil surgeon who will fill out the vaccine part of the I-693 for us

Oh thank you so much for this info!

Did you find a civil surgeon that did just the vaccine assessment?

Thank you so much for sharing! Jaycel is missing the Polio vaccine so we are searching for a civil surgeon who will do the vaccine and just do the vaccine assessment of the I-693 for us

Denver has a reputation of being one of the slowest field offices in the country sadly... Averages of 8-10 months from filing date to interview date and that seems to track with the 3 or 4 people I know who filed in Sept. 2024 just getting their interviews done in Denver this week and next week

WOO HOO!!! 🎉 Congratulations!! Can you tell us about the interview?

So much extra complication for you guys... Best of luck man!

It's all good... I know how it feels my friend Not even having an interview scheduled yet is driving Jaycel crazy and she feels like USCIS has forgotten her. We did an Ask Emma session and the agent said that an interview was requested for our case on 3/13/25 so we are in the queue. It's just that the Denver FO is super slow and right now they are interviewing people that filed in Sept. 2024 so we have a couple of months to wait still. Some days are harder than others as I'm sure you all know 🥹

Yeah I always think it's better to do now rather than under the pressure and time limit of an RFE. Let us know how it goes

They will not schedule a K-1 visa appointment for you. The NVC only does that for immigrant visas. You will have to schedule the appointment yourself, but some embassies make you wait until they send you an email with instructions. That's why I tagged the person in the comment above because I don't know if Montreal makes you wait or not. Manila did not make us wait, we were able to sign up to the appointment website, fill out the DS-160, pay the fee and start searching for available appointments as soon as our case went to "Ready" status

Not an issue... notify the Visa Officer at the interview like @MalloryCat mentioned and have her give the CBP Officer the correct address when they ask at her Port of Entry inspection

This is from the FAQ on USCIS.gov Civil Surgeon / Vaccine requirements page Q: Did the CDC’s Vaccination Technical Instructions change for the polio vaccine? A: On May 1, 2024, the Vaccination Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons changed for the polio vaccine. One dose of IPV should be given to anyone 2 months or older if they are not currently up to date according to ACIP recommendations, including adults who cannot show proof of the childhood vaccine series. If the Form I-693 was signed by a civil surgeon on or after May 1, 2024, the new polio vaccine requirement applies. https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements We are not going to take a chance on an RFE at the interview and we will go to a civil surgeon and get it done

You will not get an invoice number from NVC for K-1 applications Go to this site to check your status https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

I'm just telling you what was in her RFE - It said to complete the vaccine portion of the I-693 and return the signed and sealed report by a civil surgeon showing she has received the Polio vaccine to USCIS in response to the RFE

She, like Jaycel, was given a blanket waiver for not being age appropriate because the guidance prior to May 2024 was that it was only appropriate to give to children I believe

I think that the May 2025 update was to add the "12 months before travel to the US requirement" for the listed countries... The guidance on Polio is still that if you are 2 months old or older you have to get the vaccine or have proof it was administered

Oh my Lord.... Good catch @MalloryCat. Philippines is not on that list yet her friend from the Philippines got the RFE at the interview yesterday for the Polio Vaccine. I'm so confused 🤔

CDC changed the requirements for Polio Vaccine in May 2024 to say that everyone age 2 years old or older needs to get it done or have proof that they had it. I don't know what USCIS does if your medical was done before that change. All I know is that Jaycel and her friend had their medical done after the change and the medical provider did not follow the new guidelines and her friend got an RFE at the green card interview for the Polio vaccine

@Ontarkie do you know if Montreal makes you wait for an email before you can start the process for the K-1 once the CEAC status has changed to "Ready"?

Which consulate is going to process you? You may not have to wait for something from them depending on the consulate

We don't even have a "My Timeline" tab on our I-485 case anymore. LOL

It probably disappeared from the system after they cancelled it Yes, the I-693 has to be completed and signed by a civil surgeon. There is a box to check on Part. 1, Item. 4 (see below) if you only need the vaccine assessment completed. Just make sure that the civil surgeon you go to will do only the vaccine assessment for you. I've called a couple here in Denver and some say they will only do the full medical exam.