visa expiering Couldn't travel because of new Covid requirements visa expiring

[Crazy Cat 42,062]

3 hours ago, erikarandy said:

to cross at the Mexico border is illegal. She needs to cross at a port of entry.

We cannot suggest ANYTHING illegal... Of course, @slavaskii meant crossing the border legally.  

Edited May 16, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 42,062]

4 minutes ago, erikarandy said:

to cross at the Mexico border is illegal. She needs to cross at a port of entry.

There aren't any legal crossing points in Mexico?????  LOL

[erikarandy 12]

9 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

It was announced on April 4th...not the 14th......It wasn't confusing.....You failed to keep current with requirements.....Good luck.  I would seriously consider traveling to Mexico.....to cross the border by land.  Good luck. 

You were not a victim.

no, not saying we were a victim. just so much going on didn't catch that. Thanks for the help. Not sure what will happen, but I have my congressional representative helping, so hopefully we can make it work, somehow.

 

[Crazy Cat 42,062]

Just now, erikarandy said:

no, not saying we were a victim. just so much going on didn't catch that. Thanks for the help. Not sure what will happen, but I have my congressional representative helping, so hopefully we can make it work, somehow.

 

Sorry, but your legal representative can't change the requirement.

[erikarandy 12]

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

There aren't any legal crossing points in Mexico?????  LOL

tell me how and I'll fly her to Tijuana and bring her across the border ..

[powerpuff 6,747]

10 minutes ago, erikarandy said:

to cross at the Mexico border is illegal. She needs to cross at a port of entry.

There are air, land, and sea ports of entry. Including many on Mexico-US border………

[aaron2020 11,651]

36 minutes ago, erikarandy said:

hahahah, Walking across the border seems to be so much easier these days. It's disgusting! No Covid requirements, tests or otherwise. The definition changed Fully, from being vaccinated to having the entire series before you got to the USA. She only had the first vaccination. and honestly I didn't want her to have the second one, because they are poison!

MAGA winner.

 

Not my fault.  It's COVID.  Had nothing to do with wanting our dogs and waiting until the last minute to look into it.  The definition changed.  It wasn't because I didn't want her to have the second one because they are poison.   

Joe's fault.  Yeah.  

[Family 4,151]

18 minutes ago, erikarandy said:

hahahah, Walking across the border seems to be so much easier these days. It's disgusting! No Covid requirements, tests or otherwise. The definition changed Fully, from being vaccinated to having the entire series before you got to the USA. She only had the first vaccination. and honestly I didn't want her to have the second one, because they are poison!

I don’t believe in putting salt on open wounds , nor coulda-woulda-shoulda scenarios but I doubt the embassy will extend visa, my good wishes notwithstanding. Sorry you are going through this.

Unfortunately , I cannot see how you could arrive in Mexicali ( for example) in less than 51 hours according to Expedia. And Mexico land crossings are a POE ( port of entry) …but the pets won’t be boarded  and it’s too late for that to be an option.

To start over, do marry her , so you will have the opportunity to file for a waiver ( I-601 on grounds of moral convictions anti vax for COVID-19.. a bit uphill since she already had one shot, but things are changing and you may prevail). 
 

 

[Family 4,151]

Oops..I looked up travel from Manila and just realized your Fiancé is in Columbia, my flight estimates are incorrect.

[Family 4,151]

45 minutes ago, erikarandy said:

tell me how and I'll fly her to Tijuana and bring her across the border ..

https://www.sandiego.org/plan/visitors-information-services/border.aspx
 

Get her on a plane to Tijuana  now, and have her walk across …she can explain the delay due to pet import issues and inability to get boarded…before visa expiration deadline. She can also insist the embassy medical allows her to complete the COVID-19 shots at adjustment of status. 
It’s worth a shot , please post if you are going to try it , wishing you best of luck. ..

[Rocio0010 5,613]

5 hours ago, erikarandy said:

The definition changed Fully, from being vaccinated to having the entire series before you got to the USA.

My understanding is that, for travel purposes, being fully vaccinated means having two doses of the Moderna/ Pfizer (or a combination of both), and one shot of the J&J. Not the booster. And it’s always been like this since November. The link posted by @powerpuff has to do with post- arrival requirements. I don’t know what you mean by “fully” vs “the entire series”.

And you also said that you didn’t want her to have the second shot, for whatever reason. I’m not saying whether you’re right or wrong (to each their own), but decisions come with consequences. And in this case, the consequence would be her inability to travel on time.

[slavaskii 886]

6 hours ago, erikarandy said:

to cross at the Mexico border is illegal. She needs to cross at a port of entry.

And are there not ports of entry between the US and Mexico...?

 

1 hour ago, Rocio0010 said:

My understanding is that, for travel purposes, being fully vaccinated means having two doses of the Moderna/ Pfizer (or a combination of both), and one shot of the J&J. Not the booster. And it’s always been like this since November. The link posted by @powerpuff has to do with post- arrival requirements. I don’t know what you mean by “fully” vs “the entire series”.

And you also said that you didn’t want her to have the second shot, for whatever reason. I’m not saying whether you’re right or wrong (to each their own), but decisions come with consequences. And in this case, the consequence would be her inability to travel on time.

This is absolutely correct. Nothing changed with the definition between November and April. Even if the order was somehow ambiguous (it wasn't), it should have been plainly obvious that being "vaccinated" meant being fully vaccinated. When she got her first shot, she was told to come back for a second. You said she didn't because it was allegedly poisonous. As Rocio said, to each his own, but this in any case makes me highly doubt she was going to complete the series in the US anyway, making AOS impossible. So I'm really clueless as to what the end goal was here.

 

For solutions, either you (a) try to cross at Tijuana before the 17th or (b) marry and apply spousal. You can contact the embassy, but they are highly unlikely to respond before Tuesday, and it makes more sense to exhaust the Tijuana option first. You can try to retrieve the dogs yourself later by plane.

Edited May 16, 2022 by slavaskii

[Cathi 5,783]

11 hours ago, erikarandy said:

 

 

Edited May 16, 2022 by Cathi

[Cathi 5,783]

2 minutes ago, Cathi said:

She only had the first vaccination. and honestly I didn't want her to have the second one, because they are poison!

So this is entirely your fault and you expect the consulate to reissue the visa? Um...k. 

I have no idea why it says I quoted myself but trust me, I was quoting the OP.

Edited May 16, 2022 by Cathi

[Cathi 5,783]

11 hours ago, erikarandy said:

to cross at the Mexico border is illegal. She needs to cross at a port of entry.

Are you serious right now?