UPDATE! Covid vaccine NOT required as of TODAY!!

[TeaHallo 1]

Just thought I would post this for people who are confused as to whether this applies to those having medicals done at consulates/embassies abroad:

These are the official guidelines for panel and civil surgeons to follow in the US and abroad.

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-34/section-34.1

This link is referenced from this page on the official USCIS website: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements and states "CDC is responsible for publishing the Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons. These documents and the HHS regulations set the requirements for the immigration medical examination and are binding on civil surgeons (See the CDC Vaccination Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons and 42 C.F.R. Section 34.3)."

 

If you read 34.1 through 34.4 you can clearly see that it does not reference anything about the Covid 19 vaccination any longer and the first page (34.1) states that these medical exam guidelines apply to BOTH a) Aliens applying for a visa at an embassy or consulate of the United States AND d) Aliens applying for adjustment of status. 

 

Specifically, you can reference 34.2 part d2 and part l2, 34.3 part a2, and 34.4 part bii.

 

This was the date updated: 

Edited Tuesday at 12:52 AM by TeaHallo
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