COVID vaccine requirements

[ewang2323 0]

Hi all,

 

My fiancee and I are in a difficult situation. Her visa was approved after she interviewed, however the vaccine she took is not approved by CDC or WHO (she is fully vaccinated though) so they won't let her on the flight to the US. I was wondering is there a way besides getting two additional approved shots that she can come to the US? Perhaps getting an exemption since she already took two shots? Any advice would be welcomed.

[Mike E 11,741]

14 minutes ago, ewang2323 said:

Hi all,

 

My fiancee and I are in a difficult situation. Her visa was approved after she interviewed, however the vaccine she took is not approved by CDC or WHO (she is fully vaccinated though) so they won't let her on the flight to the US. I was wondering is there a way besides getting two additional approved shots that she can come to the US? Perhaps getting an exemption since she already took two shots? Any advice would be welcomed.

Is the required vaccine available where she is?

[ewang2323 0]

7 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Is the required vaccine available where she is?

It is, but unfortunately it's very difficult to get two more shots for the approved vaccine since China's policy hasn't approved boosters or vaccine mixing. We're trying to find hospitals at different provinces and see if she can take it though but its been hard. But if there's another alternative that we can try that would be great too.

[Mike E 11,741]

2 minutes ago, ewang2323 said:

It is, but unfortunately it's very difficult to get two more shots for the approved vaccine since China's policy hasn't approved boosters or vaccine mixing. We're trying to find hospitals at different provinces and see if she can take it though but its been hard. But if there's another alternative that we can try that would be great too.

Go to a third country, get vaccinated.  

[Chancy 6,242]

*** Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to COVID-19 forum, to be among similar threads about COVID-related travel restrictions for K1 visa holders ***

 

[Bill Hamze 89]

39 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Go to a third country, get vaccinated.  

Even better, go to a third country that provides JnJ shots. You only need one. Fly there, get the jab, and hop on the next plane to the U.S.

[Adventine 3,201]

6 minutes ago, Bill Hamze said:

Even better, go to a third country that provides JnJ shots. You only need one. Fly there, get the jab, and hop on the next plane to the U.S.

I agree with this, with the caveat that they also need to be sure that the third country offers vaccines to tourists and not just citizens or permanent residents. This article is a bit old but points to a few good candidates: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/these-countries-are-now-offering-covid-19-vaccines-for-tourists/

[iwannaplay54 985]

17 hours ago, ewang2323 said:

It is, but unfortunately it's very difficult to get two more shots for the approved vaccine since China's policy hasn't approved boosters or vaccine mixing. We're trying to find hospitals at different provinces and see if she can take it though but its been hard. But if there's another alternative that we can try that would be great too.

Odd that the vaccine isn’t offered at the civil surgeon’s office where the medical exam was performed

[Boiler 45,733]

12 minutes ago, iwannaplay54 said:

Odd that the vaccine isn’t offered at the civil surgeon’s office where the medical exam was performed

This is China, I have no idea how they organise things but doubt they have special accomodations for US Immigration.