Should Td and HPV shots be complete???

[Eric & Althea 0]

I wonder if they require a complete Td and HPV shots before we can apply for the greencard? My second Td shot is due already while my HPV second dose will be due on the 20th of Jan 08. We plan to submit around Jan. 13. Please enlighten us. Thanks!

[payxibka 10,045]

I wonder if they require a complete Td and HPV shots before we can apply for the greencard? My second Td shot is due already while my HPV second dose will be due on the 20th of Jan 08. We plan to submit around Jan. 13. Please enlighten us. Thanks!

required vaccination series needs to be started but is not needed to be complete before application filing

Edited December 30, 2008 by payxibka

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

From CIS website:

Q: Does USCIS require that all shots in each vaccine series be completed before applying for adjustment of status?

No. The applicant must have received all the required age-appropriate vaccines that could be given at the time of the medical exam. If the applicant has started the vaccination series, but is not able to complete all the required shots because, at the time of the medical exam, the minimum time interval between shots has not passed, the applicant may still apply for adjustment of status. A waiver is available in cases where, due to required time intervals, it was impossible for the applicant to receive all shots in the series before submitting the application for adjustment of status.

For example, the Hepatitis A vaccine requires that applicant receive two doses of vaccine, six months apart. If the applicant receives the first dose in January, he or she does not have to wait until July, when the second dose would be given, to submit the adjustment of status application. However, the applicant must have received at least the first dose of the vaccine, if appropriate, before applying for adjustment of status.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/FAQ_TB_...ents_072408.pdf

[Dakine 26]

All sounds good but when do you submit the I-693 from the civil surgeon as there won't be a record of vaccinations being completed.

[Jasman0717 9]

We had the CS do the supplemental and mailed the sealed envelope when we mailed the AOS documents. Claudeth only needed the tetanus. I am not aware that the HPV vaccination is a requirement and some experts think it is dangerous.

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

We had the CS do the supplemental and mailed the sealed envelope when we mailed the AOS documents. Claudeth only needed the tetanus. I am not aware that the HPV vaccination is a requirement and some experts think it is dangerous.

HPV is required for females 11-26 years of age.

Edited December 30, 2008 by Eric-Pris

[Laura+Tom 2]

The HPV is a requirement for females aged 11-26, even though it is only designed for pre-pubescent teenagers.