Colombian Consulate - Immunizations Required

[kennym 275]

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A question regarding Immunizations..

I am sending the Petition for My Fiancee from Medellin Colombia, but and confused about the Required Immunizations.. I am trying to prepare my fiancee for the required immunizations, the only information I found was the following..

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1331.html

"IMPORTANT NOTICE TO IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS CONCERNING VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS"

Is this the pertinent information we should use?

I asked my fiancee to gather her records and see her doctor about making sure all her vaccines are recorded and to get whatever vaccines she's missing done before we go for our interview..

Did I instruct her correctly? Is there a better way to handle this? What vacinations does she actually need?

I've not found any clear direction on the consequences of bad vacination records or not having the required vaccines.. Can anyone clear this up for me or direct me to a source that clearly explains this particular subject?

Has anyone had any experience with this? ...and particularly with Colombia?

Thanks everyone..

[Osita 0]

You should post you question in the Colombia Club Part II.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry3740096

[Mononoke28 135]

The vaccinations needed for a K1 visa are MMR, TD and varicella. Unfortunately, the only two doctors appointed by the embassy are the only ones to make the final call. They are known for asking their patients to get a new round of vaccines even if the beneficiary got them a few weeks prior to their appointment. Your fiancée can get her vaccines at places like the Red Cross which some times can charge less than the doctor's office or she can wait until the day of her medical to get the vaccines there. She can call them ahead of time to find out how much they charge.

Also, they are telling their patients that if they are under 26 years of age they have to get the HPV vaccine. This is not true, as of December 14th, 2009.

Diana