Filing AOS and No Td or TDAP vaccine on DS-3025

[NorthernBoy 5]

Hi all,

 

See attached/uploaded picture of fiance's completed DS-3025. It is marked complete "K Visa applicant voluntarily completed vaccination requirements", even though there is no record date for Td or TDAP and marked as "D. Not Routinely Available". Fiance doesn't have Td/TDAP shot within the past 10 years.

 

Does fiance need to get TD/TDAP shot for the AOS process? It seems the instructions require fiance to receive TD/TDAP even if DS-3025 was marked completed.

 

If need TD/TDAP, Is this a good sequence to follow?

1. fiance first submit AOS (I-485) with the DS-3025 without TD/TDAP record date.
2. get TD/TDAP shot within the next few months
3. have a civil surgeon complete the I-693's vaccination portion (parts  1-5, 7, and 10) before the AOS interview date
4. fiance bring the I-693's vaccination portion to the AOS interview?

 

Is it likely that we'll get RFE because TD/TDAP was not administered prior to filing I-485? Does RFE allow fiance to submit updated I-693's vaccination portion during AOS interview?

 

Do we need to write an explanation in I-485 that "Updated I-693's vaccination portion (parts 1-5, 7, and 10) is to be provided at interview date." ?

 

We referenced some other threads, but wasn't clear on what to do before and after submitting AOS with DS-3025 that has no record date for TD/TDAP.

 

Thanks!

 

 

[iwannaplay54 985]

In our case we did, went to a local civil surgeon, got the vaccination record up to date, and sent the new one in with our AOS package.  Im remembering that the issue was a missing MMR so a jab was involved.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

If the DS-3025 is marked as complete you don't need to get the missing vaccine and you should not get an RFE.

[powerpuff 6,680]

You received a blanket waiver for that vaccine (not routinely available). So your medical and vaccination is complete which is reflected on the form (it’s marked compete). She might still want to get it for strictly health reasons, it’s an important vaccine but other than that you’re golden  

[Maki&Kiki 123]

We are in similar situation, just that my dr put D next to varicella vaccine, despite me saying i had chickenpox when little. She refused to check ‘varicella history’ and told that’s how they do it in this office and that i won’t have any problems because she marked requirement as complete.. Later i went through this forum and found out that some people got rfe because varicella vaccine is routinely available in USA and needed to go to civil surgeon and some people had no problem and never got rfe. She also checked immigrant or visa parole applicant completed vaccination requirements instead of K1 visa applicant 🤦‍♀️. So when the time comes to fill aos, we are going the send it the way it is and if rfe comes we will get civil surgeon and deal with it then.. 😕 

[NorthernBoy 5]

Thought I give an update:

 

Just got RFE requiring submittal of completed form I-693 (report of medical examination and vaccination record). See below for RFE letter.

 

We're planning on moving forward with getting remaining vaccination to meet the minimum requirements. Even if series of shots are required to complete vaccination, only need one shot of each required vaccine to complete I-693.

https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/civil-surgeons/vaccinations.html#anchor_1506438009968

also screenshot of table 1 below

 

Then we're going to find uscis civil surgeon to do the full examination. We're not going to debate/argue with USCIS on this since we don't know what is our chances of winning the argument. Not the best situation to be in with this RFE, but quickest solution is to complete I-693.

 

Even though our DS-3025 was complete and submitted, we still received this RFE. But, sounds like a lot of people are getting this same RFE requiring completed I-693. This is possibly due to the recently adjusted hepatitis b age requirements (which were extended to 59 years old), see forum post below.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 29, 2022 by NorthernBoy
adjust order of pics

[NorthernBoy 5]

Update regarding to the RFE for completing a I-693:

 

the RFE was cancelled a week after being issued. Then I-485 case was APPROVED one day after the cancelled RFE.

 

We're a bit skeptical if this is true because USCIS local field office made mistake on issuing our RFE. Maybe they made another mistake by cancelling RFE?? Not 100% sure what is going on now since we're doing our best to follow what is being requested.

We'll cancel our I-693 appointment with the civil surgeon and be keeping an eye on our case.  Hopefully green card will will be received in the next week!

 

See image below of case history and USCIS letter for approval.