Class B Req. Attn. of USPHS at POE Annotation on Visa

[AaronHead 1]

Late response, but I arrived in Chicago on the 29th with no incident. The processing took a while since there was a busy queue going on, and the border agent had to ask fellow agents questions a few times. He checked off all the information, asked me a couple of questions like where I'm living, whether I've ever had TB, and that I'm aware I have 90 days to get married. 

Took around 10-20 mins once we got to the agent, they took the file without any comment on the Class B annotation. Guess maybe I'll hear something from USPHS eventually, or maybe not? I'll try and keep this post updated if I do, but either way, it turned out to be a complete non-issue at the border, so no cause for concern 

[M.Abigail 0]

Did anyone follow up with you after entering with the visa?

[AaronHead 1]

10 minutes ago, M.Abigail said:

Did anyone follow up with you after entering with the visa?

I'm nearly 2 months since my arrival date and have yet to hear anything at all about this notation. 

I did overhear the border officer conferring with their colleague about the notation, and from what I could gather, it's not a big deal. The information was entered, but as long ad it's not a Class A, they didn't seem to take much notice.

 

If I do end up hearing anything back about this notation, I'll make sure to reply to this thread, but as of right now it has been absolutely nothing to worry about! 

[AaronHead 1]

So, i am pretty much at the 90 day mark now, and so far we've heard nothing about the Class B annotation.

We've been working through this process with Boundless Immigration and part of their service includes consultations with an immigration attorney. During one of these calls i asked about the annotation and she took all the information i had to offer and put my mind at ease. The lawyer said she'd be shocked if we ever heard back anything from it, it's highly unlikely anything will come of it, and that it's really not worth worrying about. 

 

So, for any other folks who are going through this process and have found the same annotation on their K1 Visa, my journey looked like this:
Medical exam went fine, had to have 3 vaccines done to clear that part of the process. I have a short history with anxiety/depression, and the medical examiner required a care summary and full report by my designated GP, which i had to go away and get.
Following this the medical exam was filed, though i did not receive any confirmation from the office that it had been submitted to the embassy, i had to chase it up and contact the office to get that answer. 
No comment was made about the medical exam at all while at the embassy.

Once i received my K1 Visa there was the class B annotation.
Arriving at Chicago O'Hare the officer took the big file with all my paperwork, made no comment about the annotation, though did confer with his colleague about it. I overheard the colleague saying "no that doesn't mean anything, just put it in the system and it's done". 
The officer took all paperwork, stamped the Visa/passport, and i entered the country. 
We got married 10 days later, and have heard nothing at all about the medical annotation on the Visa.

 

So, from my own experience i would say that if you too find this annotation on your Visa and you're worried about it, don't. It doesn't seem like a big deal in the process at all, nothing happened at the border, and nothing has happened since. 

[SL2024 75]

4 minutes ago, AaronHead said:

So, i am pretty much at the 90 day mark now, and so far we've heard nothing about the Class B annotation.

We've been working through this process with Boundless Immigration and part of their service includes consultations with an immigration attorney. During one of these calls i asked about the annotation and she took all the information i had to offer and put my mind at ease. The lawyer said she'd be shocked if we ever heard back anything from it, it's highly unlikely anything will come of it, and that it's really not worth worrying about. 

 

So, for any other folks who are going through this process and have found the same annotation on their K1 Visa, my journey looked like this:
Medical exam went fine, had to have 3 vaccines done to clear that part of the process. I have a short history with anxiety/depression, and the medical examiner required a care summary and full report by my designated GP, which i had to go away and get.
Following this the medical exam was filed, though i did not receive any confirmation from the office that it had been submitted to the embassy, i had to chase it up and contact the office to get that answer. 
No comment was made about the medical exam at all while at the embassy.

Once i received my K1 Visa there was the class B annotation.
Arriving at Chicago O'Hare the officer took the big file with all my paperwork, made no comment about the annotation, though did confer with his colleague about it. I overheard the colleague saying "no that doesn't mean anything, just put it in the system and it's done". 
The officer took all paperwork, stamped the Visa/passport, and i entered the country. 
We got married 10 days later, and have heard nothing at all about the medical annotation on the Visa.

 

So, from my own experience i would say that if you too find this annotation on your Visa and you're worried about it, don't. It doesn't seem like a big deal in the process at all, nothing happened at the border, and nothing has happened since. 

 

Same here - they didn't say anything about the annotation on my K1 Visa either when I was at San Francisco