round two!!!!

[mike t 2]

ok, i dont post much, so here goes. this is an ir-1/cr-1 related question obviously. ok, i married my wife while here on k-1. we had problems, but worked them through. now onto the ir-1/cr-1 spouse visa. we started the process for her return this week. our main concern is vaccinations. we are trying to gather as much information as possible well in advance of the 1-130 petition approval. after uscis processing, and beyond the nvc processing, we have to eventually schedule a medical exam and an embassy interview. we know the list of required vaccinations. she has approximately half of those required so far. now, is it possible to get in front of the process by obtaining these vaccinations on her own and taking these documents showing that she indeed received them in advance of the medical exam, or should we wait until the approved doctors in kiev look over the vaccinations she has as of now and decide what to do? and is it even possible for her to get, "caught up" on her vaccinations during the exam? this is our only worry. we went through the k-1 process without any problems and as far as document gathering and the rest, we are not worried about a thing. just would really hate for her to have to go to the medical facility in kiev and not be able to pass this exam because of few shots lacking or need to go back weeks later for boosters and such. does anyone currently in the cr-1/ir-1 process, have any experience with this issue. by the way, december we will be two years married and most likely are looking at ir-1 visa upon approval of petition. thanks in advance, mikeinkc.

[stevie b 141]

ok, i dont post much, so here goes. this is an ir-1/cr-1 related question obviously. ok, i married my wife while here on k-1. we had problems, but worked them through. now onto the ir-1/cr-1 spouse visa. we started the process for her return this week. our main concern is vaccinations. we are trying to gather as much information as possible well in advance of the 1-130 petition approval. after uscis processing, and beyond the nvc processing, we have to eventually schedule a medical exam and an embassy interview. we know the list of required vaccinations. she has approximately half of those required so far. now, is it possible to get in front of the process by obtaining these vaccinations on her own and taking these documents showing that she indeed received them in advance of the medical exam, or should we wait until the approved doctors in kiev look over the vaccinations she has as of now and decide what to do? and is it even possible for her to get, "caught up" on her vaccinations during the exam? this is our only worry. we went through the k-1 process without any problems and as far as document gathering and the rest, we are not worried about a thing. just would really hate for her to have to go to the medical facility in kiev and not be able to pass this exam because of few shots lacking or need to go back weeks later for boosters and such. does anyone currently in the cr-1/ir-1 process, have any experience with this issue. by the way, december we will be two years married and most likely are looking at ir-1 visa upon approval of petition. thanks in advance, mikeinkc.

the medical process is very country specific

most doctors will either include or perform necessary vaccinations during the evaluation

some of the vaccinations the beneficiary may have aged out of meaning they do not need them anymore

from a cost savings perspective I don't know the process for your medical, but it could be more cost effective to have them done at the general hospital in advance, but again without knowing if the person aged out of a specific vaccine, this might be useless

in my case all vaccines were included in the cost of the exam

get in touch with the panel doc directly with your situation and they can give you some more pointed information (usually )

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

ok, i dont post much, so here goes. this is an ir-1/cr-1 related question obviously. ok, i married my wife while here on k-1. we had problems, but worked them through. now onto the ir-1/cr-1 spouse visa. we started the process for her return this week. our main concern is vaccinations. we are trying to gather as much information as possible well in advance of the 1-130 petition approval. after uscis processing, and beyond the nvc processing, we have to eventually schedule a medical exam and an embassy interview. we know the list of required vaccinations. she has approximately half of those required so far. now, is it possible to get in front of the process by obtaining these vaccinations on her own and taking these documents showing that she indeed received them in advance of the medical exam, or should we wait until the approved doctors in kiev look over the vaccinations she has as of now and decide what to do? and is it even possible for her to get, "caught up" on her vaccinations during the exam? this is our only worry. we went through the k-1 process without any problems and as far as document gathering and the rest, we are not worried about a thing. just would really hate for her to have to go to the medical facility in kiev and not be able to pass this exam because of few shots lacking or need to go back weeks later for boosters and such. does anyone currently in the cr-1/ir-1 process, have any experience with this issue. by the way, december we will be two years married and most likely are looking at ir-1 visa upon approval of petition. thanks in advance, mikeinkc.

YES. Get all the vaccines now through her regular doctor in Ukraine. Make sure she gets some verification of this from the doctor. Bring it to the medical exam and make sure they transcribe it on the DS-3025 form. Make SURE they check off "vaccinations complete" DO NOT Leave the medical exam until you have this. You will be good to go.

Yes, if you have been married more than 2 years when the visa is issued it will be a IR-1

DO NOT depend on bringing her vaccinations up to date at the medical exam. While they will ostensibly do this (for a fee) they often do not have the vaccines necessary. Your wife will likely have to obtain the vaccines herself from an Apteka and take them to her doctor to be injected and recorded. Many medical offices simply do not go to the expense of stocking vaccines.

Best to use this time to do it now.

[mike t 2]

thanks guys and gals for the quick replies and good advice. will pass it on to my one and only 6000 miles away!

[mike t 2]

ok, we are officially waiting again! last tuesday the 24th, we sent our I-130 to uscis. i am sure that we are not the first and probably will not the last to go through the whole k-1 process, get married and then experience problems. we made a huge mistake when we agreed to part ways at least temporarily. she left before i could adjust her status, and over a year and a half and 3 trips to ukraine later, we are finally on the same page again. i wonder if any vjers have had similar experiences? and by the way, last year after my wife returned to ukraine, she received a phone call from someone from the embassy in kiev. this woman asked few questions regarding her and i and whether we got married while she was in the states and of course my wife replied yes. and the follow up question was in regards to whether she thought that we might make an attempt to reunite in the states again, and she replied that it was possible but nothing had been decided at that point.

opinions as to the real nature of such a follow phone call from an american embassy representative? and knowing the nature of some fellow vjers, yes, we realize that we squandered something that we worked very hard to obtain, but she and i are beyond that "brain fart", so please....please, only helpful advice and nothing from the pulpit! (tongue firmly planted in cheek now) thanks, mikeinkc.