incomplete vaccines

[DeeDee&Sam 68]

oh wow that sounds so confusing. plus my paper says "for use with DS-2053 or 2054" so i think is not the same thing as you guys are saying but my list looks exacly like the one Harpa Timsah posted

edit: nvm i say DS-3025 in a small corner

Edited January 20, 2012 by DeeDee&Sam

[F & J 21]

Check the column that says "Insufficient Time Interval" on your DS-3025 - if there are any checks under that column, you need the next dose for those vaccines. In my case, I had to finish the vaccination series for Tdap, HPV and Varicella. You can get them done at any clinic or your local health department but only a Civil Surgeon can fill out the I-693.

If you need more vaccines, you will need to have the vaccination info on your DS-3025 as well as the vaccines you got in the U.S. transcribed onto the I-693 form. Some Civil Surgeons may charge just $10-25 for it but the CS we went to insisted on charging us the price of a full medical exam even though I didn't need one (it was over $100 )

*** Back when we sent our AOS packet, we did hear of some people getting RFEs for just sending their DS-3025 but I think they've changed the I-693 instructions???

Edited January 20, 2012 by Fatima and Jim

[DeeDee&Sam 68]

Check the column that says "Insufficient Time Interval" on your DS-3025 - if there are any checks under that column, you need the next dose for those vaccines. In my case, I had to finish the vaccination series for Tdap, HPV and Varicella. You can get them done at any clinic or your local health department but only a Civil Surgeon can fill out the I-693.

If you need more vaccines, you will need to have the vaccination info on your DS-3025 as well as the vaccines you got in the U.S. transcribed onto the I-693 form. Some Civil Surgeons may charge just $10-25 for it but the CS we went to insisted on charging us the price of a full medical exam even though I didn't need one (it was over $100 )

*** Back when we sent our AOS packet, we did hear of some people getting RFEs for just sending their DS-3025 but I think they've changed the I-693 instructions???

i read something about it and i saw something about 10 years between the shots. i got one in 1995, one in 2005 and the next says "insufficient time interval" so i think i dont need it until 2015 :/ i have VH under varicella one since i already got that when i was 6. as for HPV as far as i know is optional, not required. and i would rather move back then have that vaccine done.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

i read something about it and i saw something about 10 years between the shots. i got one in 1995, one in 2005 and the next says "insufficient time interval" so i think i dont need it until 2015 :/ i have VH under varicella one since i already got that when i was 6. as for HPV as far as i know is optional, not required. and i would rather move back then have that vaccine done.

Yes, the TD/Tdap booster only needs to be given every 10 years, you were marked off as having chickenpox and HPV is not required. If your MMR was complete, then I think you are good to just send in a copy of your DS-3025 without seeing a CS.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Yes, the TD/Tdap booster only needs to be given every 10 years, you were marked off as having chickenpox and HPV is not required. If your MMR was complete, then I think you are good to just send in a copy of your DS-3025 without seeing a CS.

Agreed.

[DeeDee&Sam 68]

thanx so much!!!! yes my MMR is marked as complete ill give it a shot and send just my copy in and hopefully the RFE avoids me this time too (L)

[God fearing 13]

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i think is for TB o.O medical short terms confuse me. i got 2 shots on that row and then says the thing with the time interval.

guess ill have to go after all >_< dont want a rfe

does anyone know if insurance covers that? i got on my husband's insurance as soon as i moved here

Vaccinations are free at many medical health departments in USA.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

ok so we're almost done with the AOS package but i have a small problem with the vaccines. before the interview, the doctor who checked me gave me a copy of the vaccines list, told me to use it when i apply for aos. i dont really understand this thing. there are 14 boxes with vaccines. 5 are "completed series", 2 are "not required", 6 are "not age appropriate" and 1 "insufficient time interval" (i have 2 shots done in that category). the results are "vaccine history incomplete" and "eligible for blanket waiver". so do i need to see a civil surgeon in this case? to me it doesnt seem i need other vaccines and i have the xrays from the interview from september

Everything you have described indicates you do not need to see a civil surgeon. You can be given a (blanket) waiver for a particular shot for these reasons--

• "Not age appropriate"
  
• "Insufficient time interval" (Some immunizations are a series of 2-3 shots with a wait time like 4-8 weeks in between. It wasn't appropriate to get shot #2 yet on the date the form was signed so you are excused as long as you got shot #1)
  
• "Contraindicated" (means getting that shot might be bad for you if you have proven allergies to it, or getting MMR is bad for pregnant women. Also excused.)
  
• "Not flu season" (on the date it was signed if it wasn't between Oct 1- Mar 31)
  
• "Not readily available" (This doesn't work for K1s because you can get the shot after arriving in the US. It works for CR1s who basically have their "AOS" requirements done before they arrive. No way to get the shot in their country, so CR1s are excused.)
  

"Blanket waiver" means a requirement the USCIS adjudicator can excuse without a waiver form filed by you. Almost all DS-3025 forms will be completed with "MAY be eligible for blanket waiver". It doesn't mean your requirements are complete. If you didn't have MMR, for example, and no waiver reason ticked why, then you would not meet the requirements for AOS immunizations. You basically need a shot date or a waiver reason ticked.

To the OP--Did you actually get at least one date marked by these??

MMR

Td or Tdap or DT or DTP or DtaP (One no longer than 10 years ago,)

Varicella or VH written by it if you had chickenpox

Influenza

[DeeDee&Sam 68]

Everything you have described indicates you do not need to see a civil surgeon. You can be given a (blanket) waiver for a particular shot for these reasons--

• "Not age appropriate"
  
• "Insufficient time interval" (Some immunizations are a series of 2-3 shots with a wait time like 4-8 weeks in between. It wasn't appropriate to get shot #2 yet on the date the form was signed so you are excused as long as you got shot #1)
  
• "Contraindicated" (means getting that shot might be bad for you if you have proven allergies to it, or getting MMR is bad for pregnant women. Also excused.)
  
• "Not flu season" (on the date it was signed if it wasn't between Oct 1- Mar 31)
  
• "Not readily available" (This doesn't work for K1s because you can get the shot after arriving in the US. It works for CR1s who basically have their "AOS" requirements done before they arrive. No way to get the shot in their country, so CR1s are excused.)
  

"Blanket waiver" means a requirement the USCIS adjudicator can excuse without a waiver form filed by you. Almost all DS-3025 forms will be completed with "MAY be eligible for blanket waiver". It doesn't mean your requirements are complete. If you didn't have MMR, for example, and no waiver reason ticked why, then you would not meet the requirements for AOS immunizations. You basically need a shot date or a waiver reason ticked.

To the OP--Did you actually get at least one date marked by these??

MMR

Td or Tdap or DT or DTP or DtaP (One no longer than 10 years ago,)

Varicella or VH written by it if you had chickenpox

Influenza

of course i got dates for every vaccine i got in the past. 4 DTP dates (completed), 2 TD (insufficient time interval), 4 IPV (completed), 3 MMR (completed), rotavirus, hib, hepatitis A are marked as "not age appropriate", hepatisis B 3 dates (completed) HGG and zoster "not required", varicella - VH, other 2 not age appropriate. im 22 btw. i hope this was more detailed

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

of course i got dates for every vaccine i got in the past. 4 DTP dates (completed), 2 TD (insufficient time interval), 4 IPV (completed), 3 MMR (completed), rotavirus, hib, hepatitis A are marked as "not age appropriate", hepatisis B 3 dates (completed) HGG and zoster "not required", varicella - VH, other 2 not age appropriate. im 22 btw. i hope this was more detailed

Then I think you have completed the necessary vaccines by more than is even required for AOS. I would skip the civil surgeon and use the "complete" DS-3025 as my proof of compliance of the vaccination requirements. A flu shot should have been given if the exam was since Oct 1. But if flu season is over (Mar 31) by the time they finally approve your case, they will waive that shot too. So hope the AOS isn't approved until April. That's the only possible problem with your shots that I see and it may not be a problem at all because AOS takes longer than 2 months to get to the approval point. I'd wait and not spend money with a civil surgeon until USCIS said I had to in an RFE.

As always, it's your choice.

[DeeDee&Sam 68]

Then I think you have completed the necessary vaccines by more than is even required for AOS. I would skip the civil surgeon and use the "complete" DS-3025 as my proof of compliance of the vaccination requirements. A flu shot should have been given if the exam was since Oct 1. But if flu season is over (Mar 31) by the time they finally approve your case, they will waive that shot too. So hope the AOS isn't approved until April. That's the only possible problem with your shots that I see and it may not be a problem at all because AOS takes longer than 2 months to get to the approval point. I'd wait and not spend money with a civil surgeon until USCIS said I had to in an RFE.

As always, it's your choice.

i had my medical check on august 23rd so im safe without the flu vaccine (IF they didnt lose my file LOL) thanx so much everyone we'll give it a go. feel way more relieved now.