Anonyone

Thank you all so very much for your kindness. I was concerned about it falling under question 6 regarding other conditions, but I assume that if it were a major concern to the US health authorities it would have been covered in question 2.

http://www.visajourney.com/news/category/g...al-immigration/

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has, since Nov. 13, 2009, temporarily held certain applications to adjust status to lawful permanent residence until new CDC vaccination criteria become effective on Dec. 14, 2009.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Nov. 13, 2009 new criteria for determining which vaccinations will be required for applicants seeking to become lawful permanent residents. Based on these new criteria, and beginning on Dec. 14, 2009, the vaccines for herpes zoster (zoster) and human papillomavirus (HPV) will no longer be required for immigration purposes.

As a result, since Nov. 13, 2009, USCIS has held any application that would have been denied solely based on the applicant’s failure to show proof of having received the HPV or zoster vaccine. USCIS will resume adjudicating these applications on Dec. 14, 2009, using the new vaccination criteria, which eliminate the need for the HPV and zoster vaccines.

More information on the new criteria and changes to the vaccination requirements is available on CDC’s website at CDC Information on Vaccination Requirements

The vaccination is a preventative measure (and for only one strain of the virus, there are many strains) and does not cure you once you have contracted it. I will however look at the link and see if I can discern anything regarding actual infection. Thanks

please do not judge me........

I have my consular interview for K1 in early January and I am extremely concerned that the result of the medical will mean refusal.

Several years ago my ex husband was unfaithful to me and gave me STDs. One was cleared by antibiotics but the second was HPV (genital warts) and it cannot be cured. It recurrs during illness or stress and is likely to be visible during the examination. I am deeply ashamed of this, luckily my husband to be accepts it. I am frightened that after all of this waiting I will be refused immigration since this is 1)an STD and 2)contagious.