Vaccine costs, prior B2 Visa and I134 concerns

[ucaggie 0]

Received K1 NOA2 last week. Have a few questions:

1) Vaccinations my fiancee was quoted by Cruz Roja in Palmira:

---DPT 74.000

---MMR 30.000

---Varicela 91.000

---Papiloma Humano 120.000

Does she need all the vaccines? Prices seem somewhat high so wondering how much the vaccines typically cost in a local clinic.

2a) Fiancee was rejected for tourist visa last year (July 2011). She put "don't know" for US contact because she wanted to visit multiple people: her cousin, her best friend, and me. She also was financially independent and planned to stay in a hotel. Will this pose a problem?

2b) She told me she MIGHT have been to Puerto Rico when she was really small (but just recently confirmed it was Costa Rica with her mom). Thus, on her B2 visa (which she was 100% responsible for) it says she has never been to the US. However, on the i129f my lawyer put down that she has been to the US, and N/A for every other subsequent question about her current/past stays in the US. I was under the presumption she had been to Puerto Rico so I communicated that to my lawyer.

3a) Fiancee hasn't gotten packet 3 yet as I just received NOA2 a couple of days ago, but does I134 and evidence (W2, tax returns, pay stubs) need to be mailed with packet 3 or are they brought to the interview?

3b) I made JUST above 2012 125% poverty level in 2011 (internships, working in school). I just graduated with my master's degree in June 2012. Thus, I do not start working full time until August 2012 (part time July 2012). I do have some liquid assets in my bank and non-retirement stocks, which should make up for any shortages in my income. Will the embassy officer look at this closely and ask my fiancee questions?

4) Should I go with her to the interview? We both have never been married, close in age (I'm 29 and she's 26), never been in jail. I don't know if I can take any time off from my job because I postponed my employment to visit her in June.

Thanks a lot in advance,

Ken

[kmarion1968 5]

I would say that as for the Vaccination costs, they are more expensive in colombia than in the usa. also if she is getting the vaccines you might want to wait until right before her medical exam to prevent the doctor from telling you that you need them again because they are old. my wife has all of her vaccinations, and we are now having to pay this doctor to do them all over again or he wont sign off on the medical exam. just food for thought. best of luck

[Mononoke28 135]

1. The vaccinations needed to get an immigrant visa at the US Embassy in Bogotá are: MMR, TD and varicella if the person has not had the disease, if your fiancée had varicella as a child she won't need it. Some doctors are saying the influenza vaccine is mandatory but this is only true if the exam is performed during flu season which goes from 10/01 - 03/31. She won't need any other vaccines.

2.a. The fact that she was denied a tourist visa in the past will not affect her K1 visa process.

2.b. This shouldn't affect the process either but she should tell the CO during the interview that your lawyer made a mistake by writing in the application that she had been in the US before.

3.a. Don't wait for the embassy to mail your fiancée anything because she may never get it. First, make sure the US Embassy has received her case from the NVC, send them an email with your BGT case number so they can locate it. If they have it they will email you the Instructions Package which is also found in their web site. Your fiancée will have to bring form I-134 and photocopies of your financial evidence with her to the interview.

3.b. As long as you meet the income requirements as per the USCIS Poverty Guidelines you should be fine, even if it's just one penny over.

4. If you CAN go to the interview I highly recommend it just in case the CO wants to talk to you or to have some peace of mind. However, you do not have to go and many people get approved without the petitioner being present. Just make sure your fiancée goes well prepared and has all kinds of evidence of your relationship with her during the inteview.

I highly recommend you check out the Colombia Club threads that are located in the Mexico, South & Latin America forum. You will find lots of answers to your questions and/or ask any additional questions you may have.

Diana

[ucaggie 0]

Thanks for all the advice. Will def check out the forums.

From what I have read, it seems as if depending on the embassy that HPV might be needed if she is under 26 or 27. Her local Red Cross told her that she needed those vaccines per K1 requirements. Just wanted to confirm that HPV isn't needed. Worse case scenario is that she will get it during her medical exam, but hoping to avoid it.

Might sound stupid, but how would she prove that she had varicella as a child? Would it be on her medical records that she was diagnosed with varicella?

Edited July 27, 2012 by ucaggie