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My process Complete K1 application process Get medical in K1 home country, tell them you will not get the vaccines at that medical and will do so once in the US for AOS K1 is a nonimmigrant visa and does not require vaccines, you will only need them at time of AOS May need to print and the law for them that states this if they give you problems Get K1 visa and arrive in US. Get married and apply for AOS Did not send in medical exam with AOS package RFE for medical exam, sent in with box checked that a waiver will be filed. Had no documented records of any vaccination, had some titer tests done beforehand to show immunity to some of the diseases. Received another RFE for i601 since the medical exam indicated a waiver will be filed. Submitted i601 package and i485 approved within a few weeks. I strongly suggest getting a lawyer which will cost about 6k all in. Would be difficult to explain the small details that should be included and how it should be worded. Was told strictly stating religious OR moral convictions should be done, may be tricky to do both even though there is some overlap. i601 package consisted the i601 form, payment, statement of hardship (~2 pages), and statement of beliefs (~5 pages). It isn't necessary to include affidavits from friends, family, religious members. I was advised not necessary and isn't strong proof on YOUR beliefs. Statement should be what YOU believe and words of others aren't strong.

AOS Approved with i601 vaccine waiver and no interview. RFE for i601 vaccine waiver since the medical examine indicated a waiver will be filed. Sent the i601 about a week later. Check was cashed about a week later. 2 week later get notified RFE is no longer needed. Next day i485 approved. From sending in the i601 vaccine waiver to approval was only a few weeks. Appears to be very quick to have vaccine waiver approved if doing i485 through family based, not 2 years like many fearmonger about. i601 contained the form itself, hardship statement, and statement of beliefs. There were no letters from friends, churches, families, or anything like that (lawyer also stated those letters would be weak evidence since the waiver is solely about your beliefs, not what others think/say of your beliefs).

How long did it take from i601 submission to greencard? 2 months? Was the interview waived and if not, did they ask for clarification on vaccine waiver? Applied for AOS i485 through marriage. Application currently pending but they gave RFE for i601 since vaccines were declined. i601 was submitted with religious statement, hardship, etc and check was cashed a week ago.

The "wedding" photos before married was just pre-wedding photos and were never sent. No official or legal ceremonies were done with that. This was done after obtaining the K1 visa and just 2 weeks before arrival in US. The original i485 application had no photos submitted. The only documents were i485 application, i864, i131, i765, Marriage certificate, etc. No proof of marriage life besides the marriage certificate were sent. Original application sent in December 2023. Had the 1st RFE that needed to prove I was a US Citizen for the i864, sent my birth certificate to clear it. 2nd RFE is about the marital life evidence. RFE Sent March 1, 2024 about Marital Life Together. For proof that I have yet to send: I submitted to have her added to the lease and paid a fee for it. I will need to reach out to the leasing office to see what official documents they can provide, assuming she was added by them. Joint bank account Filed taxes jointly, her name and SS# on the tax return She is on my work health insurance plan no TX DL since they want applicants to have legal stay (i94 expired) and not just pending authorized stay "Picture of wedding and other events" - Thanksgiving with family and a vacation

Letter says to provide evidence after the listed date of marriage. All I have would be: Joint bank account Shared health insurance plan 2023 taxes filed under joint marriage Plane tickets to visit my family + photos of me/wife/family altogether Plane ticket for vacation + photo of me/wife together there Legal wedding was CourtHouse so no pictures or anything since both families are far away, only have formal photos related to wedding (not official) the month prior in her home country. Is this enough? I submitted my wife to be on the apartment lease and paid the fee but don't see anywhere indicating she is on it... No state ID/DL, only US ID would be the EAD.

If I upload online do I submit one PDF file with the RFE letter as the first 2 pages then the evidence as the 3rd page? Do I just submit the evidence as its own file. Is the copy of RFE letter only if you send in mail? Or should I submit two separate documents? RFE letter and evidence as separate files?

Check now appears to be cashed.

It was received and signed for according to USPS tracking. I meant lost as in lost at someones desk inside the facility and not the fault of USPS. If I send in another package and during that time they look at the original, will there be any problems if I cancel the original check? I assume they would just toss the original once payment doesn't go through. (havent canceled the check, just a scenario)

i485 package received at Dallas Lockbox on 12/19/23 and have not received any notice or had the payment be processed. i94 is now expired as of early January. Can an exact copy of the original package be sent with the original form signature dates in December or will it have to updated to 1/9/24 onwards? Anything different need to be done given the i94 has expired? AOS from K1.

AOS package delivered 12/19 and still waiting for notice/check cashed. Live in TX and sent it to the Dallas, TX lockbox with signature confirmation https://www.uscis.gov/uscis-lockbox-filing-locations-chart-for-certain-family-based-forms Out of status as of 1/4/23. If it gets rejected can the i485 package be resubmitted or does something else need to be done given out of status.

I talked to a lawyer and they confirmed you don't need the vaccines until adjustment of status. Complete medical without vaccine in foreign country, get k1 issued, arrive in US, then need vaccine or i601 before adjustment of status. The only hurdle is if the medical exam Dr doesn't know the law and tries to insert their biases onto people.

It states admission as an immigrant. The K1 Visa is a non-immigrant visa so they will be entering as a non-immigrant.

Then there should be no problem entering the US on a non-immigrant K1 Visa if the applicant received no vaccines at the medical. Because from what I've seen, the law allows non-immigrant K1 Visa applicants to make their own choice on if they want to receive vaccines during the medical or in the US. Certain vaccine requirements may also be dropped by the time AOS is needed and there are more vaccine brand options in the US than Thailand.

Why would it be difficult if you say no and reference the law which states "Nevertheless, you may not refuse K visa applicants for refusing to meet the vaccination requirements." I am worried about the Dr in doing whatever they want instead of what is legally allowed by/for the applicant. If the K1 visa applicant says no and states the vaccines will be taken in the US before AOS, can the Dr still do something to make them fail the interview? Is every effort defines as begging the applicant or threatening to signing off for them to be inadmissible?

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fimmigrantrefugeehealth%2Fpanel-physicians%2Fcovid-19-technical-instructions.html#covid-19-vaccination