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USCIS Changes Vaccination Requirements To Adjust Status To Legal Permanent Resident

Washington – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today a revised list of vaccines required for applicants seeking to adjust status to become legal permanent residents. This revision follows guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

CDC’s revised Technical Instructions to Civil Surgeons for Vaccination Requirements require the following age-appropriate additional vaccinations to adjust status to legal permanent resident:

Rotavirus

Hepatitis A

Meningococcal

Human papillomavirus

Zoster

The requirements for these new vaccines went into effect on July 1, 2008, however CDC approved a 30-day grace period for any medical exam conducted before August 1, 2008. At that time the new vaccinations, if appropriate, must be administered in order for USCIS to approve the applicant for adjustment of status.

USCIS has revised the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693) to include these new vaccination requirements. The June 5, 2008 edition of Form I-693 must be used for any medical examination completed on or after August 1, 2008.

CDC’s revised Technical Instructions to Civil Surgeons for Vaccination Requirements are posted on-line at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/civil.htm. USCIS has posted a list of “Frequently Asked Questions” about the revised vaccination requirements at: http://www.uscis.gov. For additional help with the Form I-693, call USCIS’ Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.

[trailmix 77]

Good information, thanks for posting it

[PattyS_Husband 0]

Good information, thanks for posting it

It seems that immigration wants us to pay even more money for AOS even though these expenditures don't go into immigration's own pockets. This is just one more reason for these so-called surgeons to suck the blood (MONEY) of the applicants.

Life with immigration sucks!!!

[TrueNorth 0]

Technically they can not force you to be vaccinated in order to enter the country. Also, each state has their own laws on exemptions -- some allow only medical exemptions while some allow medical and religious, and others allow medical, religious and philosophical. It is a myth that you are required to be vaccinated to enter the country and also that your children need to be vax'ed to attend school. They tell you this of course in order to make more money. Of course the way things are and the way people in power are so ignorant I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to force the issue even though it is not legally required. They just aren't mentioning that you can claim an exemption;)