SLEC refuse to give me immunization

[ruby1106 1]

I'm from Mindanao, staying here in manila for 2 weeks. My 2nd day in medical exam went terrible, the doctors refused to immunize me just because I have runny nose that day. They want me back in July 16 but my interview is in July 15! What should I do??

[milimelo 4,477]

You really don't want to get any vaccines if your immune system is down and you're not 100%. That includes having sniffles. Go back when you're 100% even if it's July. 

[ruby1106 1]

1 minute ago, milimelo said:

You really don't want to get any vaccines if your immune system is down and you're not 100%. That includes having sniffles. Go back when you're 100% even if it's July. 

Their concern is about covid, they want me to quarantine for 7 days and get PCR test. My runny nose just happened 1 day, it comes and go ever since before.

[milimelo 4,477]

Test now (rapid test) and if it is covid, stay home for 5 days. If you had covid, you can test positive on PCR for 90 days following infection. As a K-1 immigrant, you can opt out of any vaccines and get them in the US (just go to your local health department and they'll give them to you).

[powerpuff 6,697]

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[Chancy 6,241]

8 hours ago, ruby1106 said:

They want me back in July 16 but my interview is in July 15! What should I do??

 

Contact SLEC and ask if you can get an earlier appointment to complete your medical.  If not, you will need to re-schedule your visa interview to after July 16.  Based on what you said, it's unlikely that SLEC medically cleared you.  So they will not send the medical exam results to USEM.  Without those exam results, USEM will not let you proceed with the interview.  You will likely be wasting your time if you show up to USEM on July 15.

 

6 hours ago, milimelo said:

As a K-1 immigrant, you can opt out of any vaccines and get them in the US (just go to your local health department and they'll give them to you).

 

Even though K1 applicants are allowed to opt-out of the vaccinations, the panel physician at the SLEC clinic will need to agree to clear the applicant first.  It sounds like OP was not medically cleared, hence the instruction to return on July 16.  As far as I know, Manila's policy has always been: "no medical clearance from SLEC = no visa interview".

 

[ruby1106 1]

5 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

Contact SLEC and ask if you can get an earlier appointment to complete your medical.  If not, you will need to re-schedule your visa interview to after July 16.  Based on what you said, it's unlikely that SLEC medically cleared you.  So they will not send the medical exam results to USEM.  Without those exam results, USEM will not let you proceed with the interview.  You will likely be wasting your time if you show up to USEM on July 15.

 

 

Even though K1 applicants are allowed to opt-out of the vaccinations, the panel physician at the SLEC clinic will need to agree to clear the applicant first.  It sounds like OP was not medically cleared, hence the instruction to return on July 16.  As far as I know, Manila's policy has always been: "no medical clearance from SLEC = no visa interview".

 

Thank you, I decided to reschedule my interview and just follow SLEC instruction. 

[ayzie25 0]

Are they still required vaccination card or vaccination certificate in SLEC? Do they still looking for it?

 

Edited June 22, 2023 by ayzie25

[ruby1106 1]

1 minute ago, ayzie25 said:

Are they still required vaccination card or vaccination certificate in SLEC?

 

Yes, vax certificate is one of the requirements they needed for medical exam.