October 2017 I-129F Filers, Part II

[ChuAni 1,191]

9 minutes ago, kikume said:

Silent NOA2s today, despite @Daniel P's scan saying otherwise! No update in the app/old site for me, that's why. We got approved today on the new website, but no email/text notification...

 

Case received date: 2017/10/10

NOA1 date: 2017/10/13

Case approved date: 2018/04/06

Congrats!!! 🎊

[Naes 12,205]

30 minutes ago, Seraphinek said:

It’s compulsory and were given for free to everyone. I guess they will need to do a test then. 

Same with my tdap (but as that is either way necessary I wont test that one) For others I believe they do the test there, but be careful about the timeline then as it may add a few days to get results.

 

11 minutes ago, kikume said:

Silent NOA2s today, despite @Daniel P's scan saying otherwise! No update in the app/old site for me which is why.

 

We got approved today on the new website, but no email/text notification...

 

Case received date: 2017/10/10 (NOA1 date: 2017/10/13)

Case approved date: 2018/04/06

Congrats!

 

Yes it looks like a silent noa2 day everywhere

Edited April 7, 2018 by Naes

[kikume 12]

4 minutes ago, Naes said:

Same with my tdap (but as that is either way necessary I wont test that one) For others I believe they do the test there, but be careful about the timeline then as it may add a few days to get results.

Congrats!

 

Yes it looks like a silent noa2 day everywhere

How much did your vaccines cost each? Did you get them done in Kanagawa? (Thanks everyone, and also bruising after a vaccine is crazy! They're not big needles like for an IV. O_O)

Edited April 7, 2018 by kikume

[Naes 12,205]

Just now, kikume said:

How much did your vaccines cost each? Did you get them done in Kanagawa?

I didn't get them I just did the titer test. I'll let you know if I get them.

 

Rubella is free for Yokohama residents (I believe most places has this) and if you don't have immunity the vaccine was 3000 yen.

For rest it differs with the clinic but looks like it's between 3000-6000 yen.

[ChuAni 1,191]

1 hour ago, Naes said:

This has vaccinations (is not only K1 but all immigrant visas) Hep B is not a requirement for people over the age of 18.

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/exams/ti/civil/vaccination-civil-technical-instructions.html#tbl1

Very True!!

 

In Nigeria, the vaccines given to the Applicants as at last month (March) are;

 

*TD

*MMR

*Varicella

*Polio

 

[kikume 12]

1 minute ago, Naes said:

I didn't get them I just did the titer test. I'll let you know if I get them.

 

Rubella is free for Yokohama residents (I believe most places has this) and if you don't have immunity the vaccine was 3000 yen.

For rest it differs with the clinic but looks like it's between 3000-6000 yen.

Thanks for the info. It seems the medical exam places do it for 5000-7000 yen just FYI. (Well except for the meningococcal vaccine which is being quoted for 23000+ at the Seibo Catholic Hospital, but it's not needed after the age of 19 I think.)

[Naes 12,205]

3 minutes ago, kikume said:

Thanks for the info. It seems the medical exam places do it for 5000-7000 yen just FYI. (Well except for the meningococcal vaccine which is being quoted for 23000+ at the Seibo Catholic Hospital, but it's not needed after the age of 19 I think.)

Exactly not needed, for vaccines you can do wherever you want but just have the proof and that’s it. I’ll just take titer test results with me. 

[kikume 12]

15 minutes ago, Naes said:

Exactly not needed, for vaccines you can do wherever you want but just have the proof and that’s it. I’ll just take titer test results with me. 

Ah, you have Tdap, MMR and Varicella already?

[Naes 12,205]

4 minutes ago, kikume said:

Ah, you have Tdap, MMR and Varicella already?

I have MMR and Varicella from childhood so that's what I am doing the tests for.

Rubella test is done and I don't need it and Measles as I already had it as a kid, I just need to tell them that.

Mumps and Varicella are the ones I am testing right now. 

For Tdap, Tdap is usually done at the age of 10-11, however it is a vaccination that requires to be boosted every 10-12 years with at least TD vaccine. so I will get it as I didn't had that one since I moved to Japan. 

[RickyD 51]

We were approved!  Our NOA1 was 10-16-17...Approved date 4-6-18.  

[ds36 31]

11 minutes ago, RickyD said:

We were approved!  Our NOA1 was 10-16-17...Approved date 4-6-18.  

Congrats! 

[JoelThai 313]

1 hour ago, Naes said:

Information is the hardest thing to get out of any of the agencies in these steps 🤷‍♀️

Yes, putting all the pieces together to know what we should do each step of the way is like an easter egg hunt.  A piece of information here, a piece there,  all buried somewhere in a US Government agency website.   

 

My fiancee started with her immunizations 6 months ago with testing to see what she needed.  (She did not have any childhood records).  We started with the Hep A sequence because we were not sure.   I guess since we started, it will not hurt to finish, especially she being in Thailand.  She is only pending a second MMR shot and i guess the second "optional" Hep A.  In Thailand Hep A is recommended for all visitors, so I had my series of Hep A shots several years ago.  Depending on where you are living or plan to visit in the future, Hep A vaccination can be a good thing.

 

 

Edited April 7, 2018 by JoelThai

[Yasemin & Rıdvan 46]

32 minutes ago, RickyD said:

We were approved!  Our NOA1 was 10-16-17...Approved date 4-6-18.  

When I see 3 vjers approved already, I take it a very good sign 💃🏻

[sillyali 107]

we got approved today too 🤗 finally. though i was just complaining last night. Now I know that patience is always important. Im hoping for others to get approved too! 

[Naes 12,205]

9 minutes ago, Yasemin & Rıdvan said:

When I see 3 vjers approved already, I take it a very good sign 💃🏻

4!

 

3 minutes ago, sillyali said:

we got approved today too 🤗 finally. though i was just complaining last night. Now I know that patience is always important. Im hoping for others to get approved too! 

Congrats.. 

 

and yep it’s a silent noa2 day. Which makes me really happy to be able to see this now and realize we were right when thinking they were approving in the background when numbers were low in daily scans 😁