What are the costs "after" entering on a K-1

[JM-SHE 0]

Guys thank you so much I got an idea:)

[Master Semaj 2]

I just went thru the AOS process for my husband, the fee is $1070.00 for green card application, work permit and advanced parole (ability to travel) but............ before that we had to see a civil surgeon and get a second round of immunizations. i already had added him to my insurance and they got billed as routine so my insurance covered them at 100% (she billed about $600.00 for 3 different shots) but she charged me a $200.00 paperwork fee and put all details in a sealed envelope that i sent to USCIS with the AOS application.

we filed on 4/19/13, biometrics was done on 5/24/13 and we got work permit and advanced parole on 6/29/13

The one thing I'll miss about Europe is medical bills are much lower than the states and we don't have to worry about insurance. I'm going to have a hard time adjusting to these kinds of things. But can I ask why he needed a second round of shots? I hope I won't have to do the same and so I'd like to get everything covered over here first because shots here cost no more than 20 bucks a shot.

I too am curious about these extra shots. I was under the impression that any shots you need are done at the medical appointment you have before you leave for the US.

[loughrey101 13]

I too am curious about these extra shots. I was under the impression that any shots you need are done at the medical appointment you have before you leave for the US.

Yes, our embassy permits us to get our shots either from the panel physician during our K1 medical or with a family doctor who can sign a form indicating the shots that were given. I was going to go down the route of a family doctor until I learned from the good folks on this website that they are included in the cost of the medical if done by the panel physician who does your K1 medical.

[loughrey101 13]

I too am curious about these extra shots. I was under the impression that any shots you need are done at the medical appointment you have before you leave for the US.

oops I misunderstood you, sorry. Yes, the reason I asked is that if the K1 shots are not the only ones I need and will need other ones for the adjustment of status then I'd like to know and get them all before I leave to save on the expensive cost they charge in the States.

[del-2-5-2014 1,339]

hahahah but why? thanks

It shows acknowledgement of his efforts.

Please never forget this, especially when arguments occurs.

Have a nice day.

[Andrea&Henry 311]

It shows acknowledgement of his efforts.

Please never forget this, especially when arguments occurs.

Have a nice day.

you're 1000% right! He made a huge effort not only financially but also emotionally just to bring me here and made me feel like a queen. Your comment remains not only how much I love him but also remarks my deeply admiration and respects for him. Now that I'm pregnant I'm only hope that our child be just like him thank you so much! Have a nice day too!

[rin and john 71]

I am happy to have the green card immediately after I move and be able to travel or work. Look at the immigration cost comparision for K1 and CR1 and you'll see a reason why not wanting to be apart for the first year of marriage, suddenly becomes a "this is logical."

Agreed. For us being apart "engaged" or being apart "married" was no different. It also did not matter to either of us where we got married However, there was a huge benefit to being married (we did K3, though). By marrying in October 2006 and filing K3 (now would be CR1 option) versus waiting on a K1 and marrying in the USA in 2007, we saved several thousand dollars on taxes (MFJ versus single). The K3 was good for 2 years, so we waited to file AOS until Rin would receive her 10 yr GC, thus missing out on ROC.

So anyone planning on getting married to a foreigner needs to look at all costs (travel, moving, immigration filing, taxes, etc) based on their individual case.

John

[NikLR 13,227]

We figured out it would be just as expensive to do the medical and stay in Vancouver as it was to fly to Montreal for the week. (actually it would have been cheaper to fly to and from Montreal twice... LOL) Moving costs were always the same.

I wish we could have avoided ROC and had we lived in border towns, we likely would have. But I'll admit that seeing my husband for a week every 3 months was hard. I can see why people pick the K1, but at that point, what's difference, either you're married and apart or engaged and apart. To me, being engaged is like being married without the ceremony. It's that serious of a commitment.

I guess I really did want to be married in Canada though.

[EmigratingSwede 16]

FYI - to obtain citizenship you need to be in the USA for 3 years not just an LPR. If you're out of the country for months at a time, that extends the period of time until you can become a citizen if that is what you want.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=a0ffa3ac86aa3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a0ffa3ac86aa3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

You can travel for moths at a time as long as no individual trip is 6 moths or more and you have spent a total of at least 18 months in the U.S. when you apply for citizenship.

You can find the physical presence rule under the same link you posted:

"Be physically present in the United States for at least 18 months out of the 3 years immediately preceding the date of filing the application"

[Kelli/Ozzy 8]

The one thing I'll miss about Europe is medical bills are much lower than the states and we don't have to worry about insurance. I'm going to have a hard time adjusting to these kinds of things. But can I ask why he needed a second round of shots? I hope I won't have to do the same and so I'd like to get everything covered over here first because shots here cost no more than 20 bucks a shot.

there are a couple of vaccines that require more than one shot in a series (which i wasn't aware of prior). he received the first shot in Turkey at the time of his medical exam and they gave him a vaccination record to bring here, then we had to find a civil surgeon and get the second shot in the series to be considered complete and able to apply for adjustment of status.

the shots she gave him here were for Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis), MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and Varicella

[VanessaTony 3,567]

there are a couple of vaccines that require more than one shot in a series (which i wasn't aware of prior). he received the first shot in Turkey at the time of his medical exam and they gave him a vaccination record to bring here, then we had to find a civil surgeon and get the second shot in the series to be considered complete and able to apply for adjustment of status.

the shots she gave him here were for Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis), MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and Varicella

Just FYI, he didn't need the follow up of the shots for AOS. Only for his own medical needs. You could have just sent a copy of the vaccination record with AOS.

[bewildering 9]

oops I misunderstood you, sorry. Yes, the reason I asked is that if the K1 shots are not the only ones I need and will need other ones for the adjustment of status then I'd like to know and get them all before I leave to save on the expensive cost they charge in the States.

Hey,

Get your shots at the county health clinic. These places are either free or minimal cost. $600 is absolutely ridiculous for DTAP and MMR. It makes me really angry to see a doctor abuse the system by charging so much. Funny how people always say insurance companies and hospitals are evil, but give Docs a free pass.

[loughrey101 13]

Hey,

Get your shots at the county health clinic. These places are either free or minimal cost. $600 is absolutely ridiculous for DTAP and MMR. It makes me really angry to see a doctor abuse the system by charging so much. Funny how people always say insurance companies and hospitals are evil, but give Docs a free pass.

They can charge what they like in America because there's poor government regulation and the dependancy on health insurance over there allows them to raise the price without public outrage. I'm going to try and get them all done next work because they are included in the medical. I hope none of them requires 2nd boosters to complete the vaccination a few months later while I'm applying for the green card.