October 2017 Concurrent Filers (I485, I130, I131 and I765)

[Confused3 10]

5 minutes ago, JCruz12 said:

Hey...seee the RFIE didn't set you back! Now you can focus on finding a job and making ur travel plans if you need to

You are right, JCruz12!!! One more thing.. they still haven't updated my status online. At the beginning of my process they were so good at keeping my online status updated, but now they just simply stopped. I have been calling them with no luck whatsoever and all of a sudden I receive my letters. I hope you receive good news VERY VERY soon!!!!!

[Confused3 10]

8 minutes ago, shakeyy said:

Congratulations!

 

May I ask, which visa did you adjust from? 

Thank youuuu!!! B-2

[JCruz12 43]

55 minutes ago, Confused3 said:

You are right, JCruz12!!! One more thing.. they still haven't updated my status online. At the beginning of my process they were so good at keeping my online status updated, but now they just simply stopped. I have been calling them with no luck whatsoever and all of a sudden I receive my letters. I hope you receive good news VERY VERY soon!!!!!

Lol thanks dear! All the best and keep us posted

[happywu 56]

7 hours ago, Confused3 said:

I am beyond HAPPY to report that I literally just received two pieces of mail from USCIS: one for my I-765 and the other for my I-131, and they were APPROVED!!!! I should be getting my EAD/AP document at some point. I am so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Hey,

Congratulations! I am very happy for you. It's a great Christmas gift.

It's good to know that people from October are starting to get approved. This give us hope.

Happy Holidays!

[JVjourney 13]

Just want to update for you all here that today, I received the courtesy letter from USCIS given the fact I-693 has not been yet submitted together with I-485. At first, it scared me with its yellow color lol.

 

Anyone here already had done I-693 can give me an estimated cost for it please. Appreciate :x

[obanla 37]

34 minutes ago, JVjourney said:

Just want to update for you all here that today, I received the courtesy letter from USCIS given the fact I-693 has not been yet submitted together with I-485. At first, it scared me with its yellow color lol.

 

Anyone here already had done I-693 can give me an estimated cost for it please. Appreciate :x

just go to uscis website and check for the approved drs in your location and you can call them to know the prices, its varies it can be between 200 to 800$$

[shakeyy 78]

40 minutes ago, JVjourney said:

Just want to update for you all here that today, I received the courtesy letter from USCIS given the fact I-693 has not been yet submitted together with I-485. At first, it scared me with its yellow color lol.

 

Anyone here already had done I-693 can give me an estimated cost for it please. Appreciate :x

i paid $450 for mine. did all tests and vaccination in department of health,  flu shot at costco and lab tests in labcorp... shop around for the best rate..

Edited December 19, 2017 by shakeyy

[Clara B. 119]

1 hour ago, JVjourney said:

Just want to update for you all here that today, I received the courtesy letter from USCIS given the fact I-693 has not been yet submitted together with I-485. At first, it scared me with its yellow color lol.

 

Anyone here already had done I-693 can give me an estimated cost for it please. Appreciate :x

I paid 271, all my vaccinations were up to date. 

$175 for the doctor consultation

$80 for TB test and Sifilis test (done at the doc office)

$16 for urine test (gonorreah and clamydia)

 

Edited December 19, 2017 by Clara Monteiro

[EvieMN 105]

I feel like my medical is going to be on the more expensive side.

Since I had no intent of getting married when I came to the US this year I have no records of my vaccionations. I'll try and have my mom look for them back home, including at our family doctor and even at my old elementary school. They used to have records of them I think.

I'll probably have to get a bunch of shots and it's not something I'm looking forward to, I hate needles!

[shakeyy 78]

9 minutes ago, EvieMN said:

I feel like my medical is going to be on the more expensive side.

Since I had no intent of getting married when I came to the US this year I have no records of my vaccionations. I'll try and have my mom look for them back home, including at our family doctor and even at my old elementary school. They used to have records of them I think.

I'll probably have to get a bunch of shots and it's not something I'm looking forward to, I hate needles!

don't worry i didnt have any record either. It only costed me $450 including doctors fees, vaccination and labs.. just shop around for the cheapest doctor you can find. 

[EvieMN 105]

1 minute ago, shakeyy said:

don't worry i didnt have any record either. It only costed me $450 including doctors fees, vaccination and labs.. just shop around for the cheapest doctor you can find. 

Thank you! That sounds very promising!

[ajs1984 28]

Info for I-693 Part 9, Vaccination Record.

 

Writing this up because I found a lot of obsolete and conflicting information about the requirements and what was generally accepted by the civil surgeon. What you get done in advance has an impact on what you end up paying. The customer in front of me was charged $400; I was charged $180.

 

I was told by a lawyer at an early consultation that out of country vaccination records aren't usually accepted by the Designated Civil Surgeon. The said that they *will* accept print outs from local lab companies and heathcare providers that they are familiar with. So most likely, you don't need your historical records, as they wouldn't be accepted anyway. Lab titers are usually cheaper or less risky than administering another shot, and you can get them all done from one blood sample, so you can 'americanize' your records quite easily. But, I'm not sure you have to. See below..

 

Male & female adults aged 26-60, which I'd guess covers most people adjusting w/ spousal petitions, only need Tdap (if never previously received) or a Td booster (you need evidence of Tdap), and the Influenza shot during the winter months. Of course, it's best to always get the flu shot, even if it isn't in season, as you don't know when your interview will be. All other requirements are allowed to be marked "not age appropriate" or "not medically appropriate". Both of these vaccines are cheap to get, even if you are not insured.

 

My civil surgeon did transcribe everything I had labs done for, and I have heard that some Civil Surgeons will require evidence of everything. But no other records are required by CDC or USCIS, so don't let your civil surgeon oversell you. For example, I've never been vaccinated against Hep A or Hep B.. Hep B is a 6 month series and most likely quite expensive to get done, and I've never read about any civil surgeon requiring it, perhaps unsurprisingly.

 

Things you need

 

Tdap: I got the shot from KP in California. Had the record. He wrote the date of my 2014 shot. Don't listen to people online that say your shot needs to be from 1 or 2 years ago. It doesn't. You get 10 years for the initial shot and any booster.

 

Influenza: I got the shot from KP done in October, just before I filed. This guy only lasts a year. Had the record. He wrote the date of my 2017 shot.

 

Things you might need

 

Varicella: This one is called out in the "Complete Series", so most likely a good idea to get it done. I'd never been vaccinated, but I had chickenpox as a child, and got a blood titer done for V.Zoster which proved I was immune. He wrote "VH <date>", the date being when my titer form was printed.

 

Things you probably don't need

 

DT/DTaP/DTP, OPV/IPV, Hib, Rotavirus, Meningococcal: I had these done as a child. He marked "Not age appropriate", and didn't ask for records.

 

Pneumococcal, Hep A, Hep B: Never had the vaccines. He marked "Not age appropriate", and didn't ask for records.

 

MMR: I had lab titers done for mumps, rubeola and rubella. He marked "Not age appropriate", didn't ask for records. In retrospect this one was a waste of my time/money.

[itsdonealready 13]

On 12/19/2017 at 6:34 PM, ajs1984 said:

Info for I-693 Part 9, Vaccination Record.

 

Writing this up because I found a lot of obsolete and conflicting information about the requirements and what was generally accepted by the civil surgeon. What you get done in advance has an impact on what you end up paying. The customer in front of me was charged $400; I was charged $180.

 

I was told by a lawyer at an early consultation that out of country vaccination records aren't usually accepted by the Designated Civil Surgeon. The said that they *will* accept print outs from local lab companies and heathcare providers that they are familiar with. So most likely, you don't need your historical records, as they wouldn't be accepted anyway. Lab titers are usually cheaper or less risky than administering another shot, and you can get them all done from one blood sample, so you can 'americanize' your records quite easily. But, I'm not sure you have to. See below..

 

Male & female adults aged 26-60, which I'd guess covers most people adjusting w/ spousal petitions, only need Tdap (if never previously received) or a Td booster (you need evidence of Tdap), and the Influenza shot during the winter months. Of course, it's best to always get the flu shot, even if it isn't in season, as you don't know when your interview will be. All other requirements are allowed to be marked "not age appropriate" or "not medically appropriate". Both of these vaccines are cheap to get, even if you are not insured.

 

My civil surgeon did transcribe everything I had labs done for, and I have heard that some Civil Surgeons will require evidence of everything. But no other records are required by CDC or USCIS, so don't let your civil surgeon oversell you. For example, I've never been vaccinated against Hep A or Hep B.. Hep B is a 6 month series and most likely quite expensive to get done, and I've never read about any civil surgeon requiring it, perhaps unsurprisingly.

 

Things you need

 

Tdap: I got the shot from KP in California. Had the record. He wrote the date of my 2014 shot. Don't listen to people online that say your shot needs to be from 1 or 2 years ago. It doesn't. You get 10 years for the initial shot and any booster.

 

Influenza: I got the shot from KP done in October, just before I filed. This guy only lasts a year. Had the record. He wrote the date of my 2017 shot.

 

Things you might need

 

Varicella: This one is called out in the "Complete Series", so most likely a good idea to get it done. I'd never been vaccinated, but I had chickenpox as a child, and got a blood titer done for V.Zoster which proved I was immune. He wrote "VH <date>", the date being when my titer form was printed.

 

Things you probably don't need

 

DT/DTaP/DTP, OPV/IPV, Hib, Rotavirus, Meningococcal: I had these done as a child. He marked "Not age appropriate", and didn't ask for records.

 

Pneumococcal, Hep A, Hep B: Never had the vaccines. He marked "Not age appropriate", and didn't ask for records.

 

MMR: I had lab titers done for mumps, rubeola and rubella. He marked "Not age appropriate", didn't ask for records. In retrospect this one was a waste of my time/money.

A very helpful summary. Thanks!

[happywu 56]

Merry Christmas !!

I hope you all have a good time during this holiday season.

[Vinicius 6]

5 hours ago, happywu said:

Merry Christmas !!

I hope you all have a good time during this holiday season.

Thank you , you too  and y’all here on this post