K1 Medical

[Rudygar 0]

Hi everyone.

I was wondering about the K1 Visa medical. It states a list of vaccines that are required, pre AOS. I live in the UK and I'm thinking about getting the required vaccines prior to the Official panel medical at my local practice.

I have spoke to my local practice and they can provide my immunization records, and also give me any of the missing required vaccinations.

I have seen that you don't require some if you are a certain age. I am 23, out of these, what ones would I need to get?

• Diphtheria
  
• Tetanus
  
• Pertussis
  
• Polio
  
• Measles
  
• Mumps
  
• Rubella
  
• Rotavirus
  
• Haemophilus influenzae type b
  
• Hepatitis A
  
• Hepatitis B
  
• Meningococcal
  
• Varicella
  
• Pneumococcal
  
• Influenza
  

Thank

Rudy

[driver 9]

If you already have records of the immunizations, just use that. No need to get them done again because...

Once you are married and have to get another medical for the AOS (for green card) the doctors in the US will insist on some of the vaccines being redone. Maybe it is different coming from the UK where all the records are in English - but my wife's records from South Korea were basically ignored. I called about 12 doctors in the SF bay area looking for someone who would accept prior vaccine records and none would sign/submit a medical without a fresh round of vaccines (my wife had to get 1 or 2 shots in SK for the K1, and then had another set in the US). Even doctors that could read Korean didn't want to sign. For the life of me I don't understand why they can't just accept the medical already done for the K1.

Not done ranting... When we went for the interview for the green card I saw both medicals in our file. He looked at the K1 medical and didn't even open up the US medical. I wanted to flip out right then and there... but I just bit my tongue and smiled.

Basically, don't get any vaccines you don't need for the K1. Just get your K1. Your AOS medical will make you get vaccines again, so getting them in the UK is just wasting money.

You have a lot of BS ahead of you. Do the minimal until you get the green card.

Edited February 25, 2013 by driver

[Andrea&Henry 311]

I was 25 by the time of my medical and I already have:

Diphtheria

Tetanus

Pertussis

Polio

Measles I got all this vaccines during my childhood

Mumps

Rotavirus

Hepatitis A

Meningococcal

Pneumococcal

Rubella and congenit mumps On april 2008

Haemophilus influenzae type b

Hepatitis B Got it on 2011

Varicelle or chicken pox I dont have the vaccine but I alredy suffer from chicken pox so If you had it you will no need it

Meningococcal Even when I already have Pneumococcal and meningococcal when I was a baby the civil surgean said that I need it again (reforced) also needed h1n1

Pneumococcal

Influenza and H1N1

Edited February 25, 2013 by Andrea&Henry

[Andrea&Henry 311]

This is the website from my civil surgeon...its in spanish but its pretty easy to understand http://www.medicinapreventiva.com.ve/usembassy/vacunas.htm

According with our age we need

Tdap= Tétanos y difteria y pertusis acelular para adolescentes y adultos (Boostrix para 10-18a; Adacel para 11-64a); (tetanus, diphteria and pertusis for adolescents and adults)

MMR: Sarampión, parotiditis y rubeola; (MUPS, RUBELLA, measles)

Varicelle only if you dont had the desease.

Influenza

Edited February 25, 2013 by Andrea&Henry

[Andrea&Henry 311]

If you already have records of the immunizations, just use that. No need to get them done again because...

Once you are married and have to get another medical for the AOS (for green card) the doctors in the US will insist on some of the vaccines being redone. Maybe it is different coming from the UK where all the records are in English - but my wife's records from South Korea were basically ignored. I called about 12 doctors in the SF bay area looking for someone who would accept prior vaccine records and none would sign/submit a medical without a fresh round of vaccines (my wife had to get 1 or 2 shots in SK for the K1, and then had another set in the US). Even doctors that could read Korean didn't want to sign. For the life of me I don't understand why they can't just accept the medical already done for the K1.

Not done ranting... When we went for the interview for the green card I saw both medicals in our file. He looked at the K1 medical and didn't even open up the US medical. I wanted to flip out right then and there... but I just bit my tongue and smiled.

Basically, don't get any vaccines you don't need for the K1. Just get your K1. Your AOS medical will make you get vaccines again, so getting them in the UK is just wasting money.

You have a lot of BS ahead of you. Do the minimal until you get the green card.

That's partially untrue...Im about to get my green card and Im also adjust from k1 visa and I didnt need to get my medical exam again and I dont need no more vaccines. I also know a lot of people who actually get their GC recently and no one of us needed to step in a civil surgeon office. We mailed only our vaccines record and that was it. Actually when I went to my medical examination for my k1, in order to get it, I need to be done with my vaccines and the civil surgeon put me the ones I was missing

[Melina+Rodrigo 2]

So now which vaccines are required for the K1?

[Andrea&Henry 311]

So now which vaccines are required for the K1?

Depends on your age rank! If you see my second post, put the op a link in spanish so you see the ones require by the k1 visa. But in my case, the civil surgeon had all the vaccines the k1 holder needed it so he put me the ones I was missing. Must of the civil surgeon has all the vaccines require the USCIS

[driver 9]

That's partially untrue...Im about to get my green card and Im also adjust from k1 visa and I didnt need to get my medical exam again and I dont need no more vaccines. I also know a lot of people who actually get their GC recently and no one of us needed to step in a civil surgeon office. We mailed only our vaccines record and that was it. Actually when I went to my medical examination for my k1, in order to get it, I need to be done with my vaccines and the civil surgeon put me the ones I was missing

The k1 to AOS guide says in step 11, referring to the i-683 form, which in turn refers to the i-485 form. Look at 7. and 8. It says, and I'll quote: "If you are a K-1 fiancé(e) or K-2 dependent who had a medical examination within the past year as required for the nonimmigrant fiancé(e) visa, you only need to submit a vaccination supplement, not the entire medical report".

However, looking at instructions from i-683 it says "Even if a new medical examination is not required, you must still show proof that you complied with the vaccination requirements". The only way to do that is: "you will have to have the vaccination report completed by a designated civil surgeon. In this case, you are required to submit the vaccination record and page 1 of Form I-693". Assuming there is no class A flags you file your DS-3025 and a page1 from i-693. The i-693 page needed requires a sig from civil surgeon. And the transcribing (if needed) from a foreign country is done by the same guy who does full medical: civil surgeon. Here is another thread about this mess as it concerns the UK. After calling 12 doctors (civil surgeons) asking them for a sig for page 1 of the i-693 (not even a vaccination supplement DS-3025) they all told me NO. Their reason? They are on the hook if later something comes up about vaccines. They don't want to transcribe for the DS-3025 at all. They also don't want to sign anything unless they administer the vaccines themselves. In our case, they did a combo of screening for vaccines already administered and redoing vaccines they can't test for. Did the SK gov/doctors have their act together and include everything needed in the K1 medical? Yes. She clearly had everything needed. But I couldn't find a doctor willing to sign page 1 of the i-693 without the full medical happening.

[Andrea&Henry 311]

The k1 to AOS guide says in step 11, referring to the i-683 form, which in turn refers to the i-485 form. Look at 7. and 8. It says, and I'll quote: "If you are a K-1 fiancé(e) or K-2 dependent who had a medical examination within the past year as required for the nonimmigrant fiancé(e) visa, you only need to submit a vaccination supplement, not the entire medical report".

However, looking at instructions from i-683 it says "Even if a new medical examination is not required, you must still show proof that you complied with the vaccination requirements". The only way to do that is: "you will have to have the vaccination report completed by a designated civil surgeon. In this case, you are required to submit the vaccination record and page 1 of Form I-693". Assuming there is no class A flags you file your DS-3025 and a page1 from i-693. The i-693 page needed requires a sig from civil surgeon. And the transcribing (if needed) from a foreign country is done by the same guy who does full medical: civil surgeon. Here is another thread about this mess as it concerns the UK. After calling 12 doctors (civil surgeons) asking them for a sig for page 1 of the i-693 (not even a vaccination supplement DS-3025) they all told me NO. Their reason? They are on the hook if later something comes up about vaccines. They don't want to transcribe for the DS-3025 at all. They also don't want to sign anything unless they administer the vaccines themselves. In our case, they did a combo of screening for vaccines already administered and redoing vaccines they can't test for. Did the SK gov/doctors have their act together and include everything needed in the K1 medical? Yes. She clearly had everything needed. But I couldn't find a doctor willing to sign page 1 of the i-693 without the full medical happening.

Obviously things have change since 2011, but now 2013 if you are AoSing from a k1 visa you only need to submit a copy of your vaccination record (the one the civil surgeon gave me back in my home country) I did NOT submitted anything else!

Edited February 26, 2013 by Andrea&Henry

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Hi everyone.

I was wondering about the K1 Visa medical. It states a list of vaccines that are required, pre AOS. I live in the UK and I'm thinking about getting the required vaccines prior to the Official panel medical at my local practice.

I have spoke to my local practice and they can provide my immunization records, and also give me any of the missing required vaccinations.

I have seen that you don't require some if you are a certain age. I am 23, out of these, what ones would I need to get?

There is a list (age 19 and up) with detail in the firsts post of this thread http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/350185-london-2012-k1s-from-noa2-to-interview-thread/

1000% sure it's correct.

Obviously things have change since 2011, but now 2013 if you are AoSing from a k1 visa you only need to submit a copy of your vaccination record (the one the civil surgeon gave me back in my home country) I did NOT submitted anything else!

Nothing has changed for 2013. We didn't see a civil surgeon for AOS in 2008.

Please Note: The DS-3025 is sufficient for AOS only if all the required shots are on it AND if the panel physician filled it out properly. Not every K1 takes care of their shots before the medical exam and they will need a civil surgeon to fill out a new immunization record if they did not. A K1 visa can be issued with zero shots, but it is smart to get it all done and recorded on the DS-3025, thus saving the civil surgeon expense and hassle.

And for what it's worth, I disagree with the posts by Driver.

Edited February 26, 2013 by Nich-Nick

[KayDeeCee 4,895]

What Nich-Nick said

Vaccines are not required for a K-1, however, they are required for AOS and if it is possible to get them while in your country before or at your K-1 medical to have them all marked off on your DS-3025, THEN DO IT!

It is not true that you have to get another medical for AOS. It states this in the I-485 qand I-693 instructions. My husband had no DS-3025 and still did not have to get another medical exam, just the vaccinations transcribed onto the I-693.

You do not have to get another medical exam for AOS, but it can be difficult to find a civil surgeon that is willing to do only the vaccination transcription without doing another medical or charging you for one. You sometimes have call many many civil surgeons and/or drive hours out of your way to find a decent one that won't rip you off. If you can have the DS-3025 filled out correctly, then I highly suggest you go that route.