AJeane

Many religions have a commandment not to harm ourselves or others. It’s pretty easy to make a moral case against the vaccines based on this.

I’d like to add a positive note to this conversation and encourage you to apply for the religious exemption if this is something you feel strongly about. My husband and I filed for the exemption for him and his kids. It was just approved after seven months with no interview. They have taken vaccines before but I have always been against vaccines, and so we explained that now that we’re together that’s how we chose to do it. I don’t think it matters what religion you are. The head of our religion has come out publicly encouraging people to take the Covid vaccine, but we explained our moral convictions against taking the vaccines. We included a letter explaining our position, a letter from my mom saying that my family of origin has always been against vaccines, a letter from our priest, and proof of opting for the vaccine exemption for the kids for school. I could be wrong but in my opinion I think this is quite a bit like filing for an exemption for the school vaccines -there’s fear mongering around it, but you have the right to refuse. Explain your position. Submit any proofs you have. And don’t worry.

It's a very long story. To make a long story short, his kids don't have their IDs and passports yet. This is something my fiance has been working on for years. He's been making progress on this lately, but it might still take several months to complete.

Thanks for the answer! I know we can try to expedite it, but it seems like that's a gamble. I've heard that it's unlikely to be expedited for that reason.

I think I need to re-word the question or explain a little bit more. My fiance would need to travel back to his country within a few months of coming here on his K1 visa so that he can work on getting the children's passports(It's a long story, but he's been working on getting their IDs and passports for years now.) So that they can come to the US with him on K2 visas. This would need to happen within a year from when my fiance gets his K1 visa. Right now, my fiance can send in his passport and get his K1 visa anytime. We're trying to get the issue with the kids passports settled first so that they can all travel together, but it's taking a long time.

What do you mean by consular process? What's that? We've already applied for the K1 visa in September 2021. He's already had his interview and the visas are just being held up by some of the paperwork for his kids.

My fiance is thinking of coming on his K1 visa and getting married and then filing for AP to be able to go back and work on the paperwork for his children so he can bring them to the US with him. Is this feasible? Will the USCIS grant the AP for this reason?

My fiance had his interview in KL. He never received anything in the mail beforehand. He received a similar email. Just answer the questions they ask. If the case is ready, you can go ahead and schedule your medical and interview. To be honest, I'm not even sure what "the packet" refers to. I've heard it mentioned many times in the forums. The closest we ever received was this email.

Yes, the interview was in May. He was giving verbal approval pending a couple things he needs to submit, one of them being paperwork for his children which looks like it may take months or years to get. So we are contemplating options.

If I were to marry my fiance and live with him in his country while waiting for the spousal visa, would there be any possible way for us to sponsor ourselves, or would we for sure need a joint sponsor?

Thanks for your reply! Yes, hopefully they remove the restriction soon.

How did you enter the US without being vaxxed for COVID? Also, if you entered on a K1 visa, how did you get past the requirement to show proof of COVID vaccination before the medical check up?

My fiance resided in the Philippines for over six months many years ago. How can he get a certificate of good conduct that he needs for his interview? Can he just go to the Philippine embassy in his country?

I read that there's a measure that passed through the House to end this requirement for non citizens to have the COVID vaccine to enter the country. Not sure when it'll happen exactly.