Lee Thacket

I used a joint sponsor for my K1 interview in London last May. It was really simple. I just submitted the form, a bank statement and tax return. No questions were asked about financial support. Perhaps I was lucky or possibly things have got stricter over the last ten months. What kind of assets do you have?

Congratulations to you both. I am glad it worked out. Thanks for taking the trouble to come back and give an update.

I found two clinics in Minnesota that would do the vaccination only section for, respectively, $100 and $105. In terms of $/per minute this is probably more lucrative for them especially as the doctor has to do very little.

Continue looking for a civil surgeon to fill out the vaccine only section of I-693. I got this done back in January and I had no interaction with the panel physician. The nurse filled out the form and merely got him to sign it. In your covering letter for form I-485 remind the person looking at the your paperwork why you don't need a full medical. Put a second covering letter with the I-693 form.

Are you sure she is covered by normal travel insurance? Normally they cover short trips rather than people who intend to immigrate.

Brilliant news. Really pleased to hear that. Come back in a few months and let us know how you get in.

She would been asked about her forthcoming marriage when she arrived in the country would she not? Wouldn't lying make her liable for immediate deportation?

Divorce him, get as much money as possible, go home and hopefully find some one who respects her. It is sad that she does not speak good English after thirteen years in the country. Presumably her husband has not encouraged her to mix in wider society.

First thing with regard to vaccinations get an immunisation report from your doctor to check what is recorded in your medical records. Unfortunately, my doctor had no record of my ever having had any childhood vaccinations. I was directed to have MMR, Tdap, Hepatitis B and varicella. The last one is waived if you have had a chickenpox. A number of other vaccines were deemed not to be age appropriate for me. As @OldUser says once you have your immunisation record contact the panel physician. They often offer you missing vaccines on the day of your appointment, but that will probably be more expensive than getting them from your own doctor.

What has she been doing for the last thirteen years? Are there any children? Does the husband have any assets?

I was not able to get the varicella vaccine in the UK. I have no recollection of ever having had it. My local Health and Human Services office gave me the varicella vaccine along with some others. HHS will usually charge less than a clinic providing immigration medicals. As from @From_CAN_2_US says the best option is get as many as possible done on the NHS.

Did you prepare a covering letter? The instructions don't ask for one. For all I knew mine was discarded unread and thrown in the paper recycling cart. However, I found mine useful for helping me double check that everything I thought should be in the packet WAS actually in it.

I would not just send in proof of those last two hep-b if you want to avoid a request for evidence. If I were in your position I would just find some one to do the vaccine only portion of the I-693. Put a covering letter on top explaining why you have not done the full medical. Let us know what they say.

I tried doing that after I got some post-medical vaccines. I was told the form could not be amended after the paperwork had been sent to the embassy.

Good question. I guess the framers of the post-war constitution, which included the British and Americans, had an attitude of "never again". Only two political parties have ever been banned. The German political system works really well. The country is generally rated in the top twenty place to live under metrics such as healthcare, freedom of the press etc. In terms of the post WW1 settlement I wonder what would have happened if the Kaiser had not been removed.

I did. I need to set up and activate my account.

I will go and set up my online account. I can then have fun watching the status change over the next few weeks.

Thank you. Did it arrive before or after the EAD?

That is not good. Perhaps document things that are happening and complain.

Well done on the job hunting success! Tell me what happens when you apply for a social security number? Do you card a card in the email or is it shown on the EAD?

Sorry to hear that. Sounds a bit like where I grew up. What are the local police like?

Lucky him. Indian Moms are good like that and often succeed in arranging great spouses for their children. My mother never did anything like that! That is an advantage of the British process. It is quicker. Also I don't think there is a medical. On the negative side they don't like giving out visas to accompanying children. The financial support thresholds are higher and you have to "prove" yourself again when asking for further leave and indefinite leave to remain. A work colleague hired a lawyer to help with his wife's immigration because he did not feel the guidance on the Home Office website was very good. I haven't felt the need to do that with the K1/AOS process except paying Boundless for a $50 telephone conversation. (Don't do it!)

I am assuming there is some procedure one goes through to become a civil surgeon registered with USCIS so they must have SOME idea of what they are doing. None of us can really comment on the service you received. It may be that in your part of the country they do not see many people adjusting from K1. When I went to see a civil surgeon to get my last few vaccines signed off I did not show the nurse my DS-3025 from my K1 visa medical. She looked me up on the state immunisation database. Some one here, in another discussion, suggested including it when you send off your AOS packet. I hope things go better for you with the new doctor!

You have started two threads recently. One is about a problem with the doctor in your wife's home country and now you have a problem with another doctor. Sorry if I have got that wrong. The first thing I would do is clarify your concerns with clinic that filled out the I-693. They probably have a better idea of what they need to do than you, I or anyone on here. You could find another doctor to do the vaccination section. You could send off the paperwork you have and possibly get a Request for Evidence. (Lots of applications for AOS get them.) Making an official complaint won't help the AOS application. That is not to say you should not do so if you want to.

I have just looked at your timeline to try to answer one of the questions I posed you, but it is blank.