I-693 vaccinations only

[S and S always 0]

I am trying to figure out if I am doing all this correctly can anyone tell me if they went through the same process:

My husband arrived from Pakistan and when he went through Port of entry in New York City (JFK airport) he gave them his medical exam in a sealed envelope(they did not take the CD with his chest x-ray).

We are currently trying to complete the AOS package and he needs to fill out the I-693 just the vaccination section since he did not do his vaccinations in Pakistan. We went to the civil surgeon and they took his blood first to check for immunity. When I called the office a couple days later they told me that he only needs to do these tests since he was immune to the others:

1.PPD/TB skin test

2.Tetnus (Tdap) and

3.Meningitis test

We paid $185 for the blood work and now we must pay $35 for the TB test, and $142 for the meningitis test, the Tdap is free. Oh and we have to pay $140 for the Civil Surgeon to fill out and sign the I-693 form . We are going to our county health department office since my hubby doesn't have insurance. These fees seem way to high, did anyone else pay the same or similar amount for these tests/immunizations??

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

I am trying to figure out if I am doing all this correctly can anyone tell me if they went through the same process:

My husband arrived from Pakistan and when he went through Port of entry in New York City (JFK airport) he gave them his medical exam in a sealed envelope(they did not take the CD with his chest x-ray).

We are currently trying to complete the AOS package and he needs to fill out the I-693 just the vaccination section since he did not do his vaccinations in Pakistan. We went to the civil surgeon and they took his blood first to check for immunity. When I called the office a couple days later they told me that he only needs to do these tests since he was immune to the others:

1.PPD/TB skin test

2.Tetnus (Tdap) and

3.Meningitis test

We paid $185 for the blood work and now we must pay $35 for the TB test, and $142 for the meningitis test, the Tdap is free. Oh and we have to pay $140 for the Civil Surgeon to fill out and sign the I-693 form . We are going to our county health department office since my hubby doesn't have insurance. These fees seem way to high, did anyone else pay the same or similar amount for these tests/immunizations??

They are not required for someone adjusting from a K-1. You do not need a whole new medical done. You only needed to find a civil surgeon that would not insist on giving you all the unnecessary tests and overcharging you. See this thread that was also posted today: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/375282-civil-surgeon/

[S and S always 0]

My hubby is not getting a whole new medical done. Just the vaccinations.

He had his medical in February 2012 in Pakistan.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

We paid $185 for the blood work and now we must pay $35 for the TB test, and $142 for the meningitis test, the Tdap is free. Oh and we have to pay $140 for the Civil Surgeon to fill out and sign the I-693 form . We are going to our county health department office since my hubby doesn't have insurance. These fees seem way to high, did anyone else pay the same or similar amount for these tests/immunizations??

Those things are all part of a medical exam and not needed. That was my point. He only needed to get the vaccinations and have Page 1 and the vaccination page of the I-693 filled out. Please read the I-693 instructions and read through that post I linked.

Vaccines for AOS are: MMR, Tdap/TD, varicella(not needed if you already had the chickenpox), and flu shot(only if it is flu season). No tests and blood work are required.

[William2011 1]

I more or less went through the same thing. I called all the Civil Surgeon within a 300 mile radius of where I live, and they all say they can not and will no do just the vaccinations with out doing the entire medical exam. We just sent in the DS-3025 copy for our AOS and hope for the best on it. I have heard that some people get a RFE wanting the I-693 form. If that is the case we will just do the exam over again here. This is one area that does need to be looked at for K1 Visa holders doing there AOS. If they want the I-693, they should have giving us the I-693 when we did the medical and vaccinations.