Noa1 and vaccination questions

[Arinlars 19]

Hello, my fiance sent the I-129F package on 3 August at this address

USCIS

Attn: I-129F

2501 South State Highway 121 Business

Suite 400

Lewisville, TX 75067 

He lives in Seattle. We found this address at this site http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=1872aca797e63110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=fe529c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD it's the official site for the k1 visa the uscis. How long will it take to be proccessed? They received the check on 9 August.

Also, I have done the all the vaccinations earlier in my life, but I lost the vaccination pass. My doctor, in Germany said that there isn't any way to prove that I have done those exept the polio and the hepatitis vaccinations, so do I have to do all of them? Does anyone know how much they costs? And should I do an X-ray to my doctor so that my insurance can pay it or must it be done at the doctors office that is working for the embassy?

[Que Saudade 284]

Once you update your timeline with your NOA1 date (should be soon) then your timeline will give you an estimate based on the other VJ members timelines. This is just an estimate though, but fairly precise provided members update correctly and you have no RFE's or anything like that. You can expect 6 months...

The costs you will find out based on how much you have to pay for them in your country.

You will have to go to the Dr approved by USCIS to have your medical evaluation. He will determine what you need etc....You can ask the doctor about having a titer drawn to see if you have immunity or not.

Good luck

[Xochitl84 0]

Hi,

welcome to the journey.

The petition will probably take three to five months (maybe less, maybe more).

If you don't have your "Impfpass" anymore, maybe you can get a replacement at the doctor's office that did the vaccinations. Another option would be to have your titer counted (Titerbestimmung) for Td/ Tdap and Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (which is most likely not covered by your insurance). They will ask you at the medical exam if you have ever had a Varicella immunization or the illness itself, thus you will not need proof.

X-rays will have to be made at the panel physician, there's no way around it.

The medical exam cost 140 €. I went to the doctor in Frankfurt.

Good luck!

[Arinlars 19]

Once you update your timeline with your NOA1 date (should be soon) then your timeline will give you an estimate based on the other VJ members timelines. This is just an estimate though, but fairly precise provided members update correctly and you have no RFE's or anything like that. You can expect 6 months...

The costs you will find out based on how much you have to pay for them in your country.

You will have to go to the Dr approved by USCIS to have your medical evaluation. He will determine what you need etc....You can ask the doctor about having a titer drawn to see if you have immunity or not.

Good luck

Thank you. I was just worrying about having it sent to the right address or not. We are so anxious about this. 6 months is ok I think.... The doctor here was really weird about when I said about the vaccination blood test, so it's a titer drawn. I told her that I needed that for the visa etc, and she said there isn't such a thing. Really unfriendly too. Anyway I will wait until I get to the dr approved by uscis then.

[Arinlars 19]

Hi,

welcome to the journey.

The petition will probably take three to five months (maybe less, maybe more).

If you don't have your "Impfpass" anymore, maybe you can get a replacement at the doctor's office that did the vaccinations. Another option would be to have your titer counted (Titerbestimmung) for Td/ Tdap and Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (which is most likely not covered by your insurance). They will ask you at the medical exam if you have ever had a Varicella immunization or the illness itself, thus you will not need proof.

X-rays will have to be made at the panel physician, there's no way around it.

The medical exam cost 140 €. I went to the doctor in Frankfurt.

Good luck!

Hello and thank you. I will go to Frankfurt too I live only 1 hour from there so they will sent it there probably. Ok so it's titerbestimung good to know.

Edited August 11, 2012 by Arinlars

[Pitaya 2,577]

Thank you. I was just worrying about having it sent to the right address or not. We are so anxious about this. 6 months is ok I think.... The doctor here was really weird about when I said about the vaccination blood test, so it's a titer drawn. I told her that I needed that for the visa etc, and she said there isn't such a thing. Really unfriendly too. Anyway I will wait until I get to the dr approved by uscis then.

Welcome to the forum.

Please realize that the 6 months mentioned is for the petition approval by the Dept. of Homeland Security (with no delays, such as a RFE, etc.), then it is sent on the Dept. of State for further processing. Please refer to the GUIDES (found at the top of the forum page), check out the K-1 Flowchart for a total time estimate.

Check our timeline (and others) for an idea of total time to get a visa.

Good luck on your visa journey.

[Xochitl84 0]

Anyway I will wait until I get to the dr approved by uscis then.

I wouldn't wait until the medical exam to get the titer counted. Do that before you go there because I am not sure if they even do that there and if they do, they will probably charge you more money than any other doctor. Make sure you also have the Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccination twice. I almost didn't until my normal doctor told me to.

Make sure you get to the panel physician a little before 7.30 (ring the bell!). That way you will be out of there relatively quick (maybe 1-2 hours). Oh, and if you take the car, there's parking behind the building.

[Arinlars 19]

Oh ok. Well I have sceduled an appointment for tuesday with my doctor anyways so we can check all this stuff now.

[Arinlars 19]

He got the NOA1 yesterday! Yay