Vaccination of Canadian Immigrants to the USA.

[Homer Simpson 7]

Hi,

I am a Canadian applying for IR-1 immigration visa to the US.

I came across the vaccination issue and its requirements for US immigration and suddenly I found the following list in the US immigration website, and it worries me that I have to take all these needles to immigrate to the US. I don't know if I'll be still alive after all that ####### getting in my body?!! please if any Canadian Immigrated to the us and went through this please advice. also I am type 2 Diabetic, controlled by diet and pills, would that be a problem?

thanks.

the site says as follows;

The following vaccinations are required for immigration purposes:

• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Influenza
• Influenza type b (Hib)
• Measles
• Meningococcal
• Mumps
• Penumococcal
• Pertussis
• Polio
• Rotavirus
• Rubella
• Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids
• Varicella

[Ketsuban 1,034]

Not all vaccinations will be applicable to you. The ones that are, you must have or you will be inadmissible on medical grounds. I'm not sure if there is a waiver, someone else needs to chime in on that front.

For the diabetes, I think you will need a letter from your GP stating that you have it and it's under control. In any case, if the panel physician needs something additional from you like hospital reports or additional examinations, they give you time to complete those before sending the medical packet off to the embassy.

[Homer Simpson 7]

thanks,

[DMX 1]

All you need is...

MMR

TDaP

Varicella

& Flu Shot Nov through Mar (if you medical is between these months)

If your GP have your old immunization record great. If not you can get Titters test for immunity and only get what your body is not immune to. I did the same thing and was missing only one of these for which my GP gave me a shot. You can get the details of shots from the link http://www.visadoctor.ca/usa%C2'>

Hi,

I am a Canadian applying for IR-1 immigration visa to the US.

I came across the vaccination issue and its requirements for US immigration and suddenly I found the following list in the US immigration website, and it worries me that I have to take all these needles to immigrate to the US. I don't know if I'll be still alive after all that ####### getting in my body?!! please if any Canadian Immigrated to the us and went through this please advice. also I am type 2 Diabetic, controlled by diet and pills, would that be a problem?

thanks.

the site says as follows;

The following vaccinations are required for immigration purposes:

• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Influenza < ONLY Nov to Mar>
• Influenza type b (Hib)
• Measles
• Meningococcal
• Mumps
• Penumococcal
• Pertussis
• Polio
• Rotavirus
• Rubella
• Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids
• Varicella

[NikLR 13,227]

LOL I asked my doctor for a titres test and he looked at me like I grew a third eye in the middle of my forehead. Bascially you want to be tested to make sure you have immunity to those particular diseases (viruses?) and if not then you want to get the immunizations again. I had to get MMR again because I was no longer immune to mumps (I think) and you need a Tdap (dtap) every 10 years. Since it's free at Canadian health clinics, I suggest getting it anyhow before you go so you have the 10 year immunity. Varicella is for chicken pox, which in Canada they take your word that you've had. I still had blood tests for it's immunity even though I have chicken pox scars, just in case anyone needed the proof.