Hi everyone! I’m in the process of helping my fiancé prepare for his K-1 visa, and we recently encountered a little uncertainty regarding the medical exam and vaccinations.
He had his medical exam today, and we learned that the facility doesn’t administer vaccines, so he went ahead and got the MMR, Hep B, and DTP(diphtheria, tetanus, & polio) vaccines (instead of the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) yesterday. We realized that he still might be missing the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.
The doctor was impressed that he was proactive, and said he didn’t need the pertussis vaccine for his visa, but we’re not sure if that applies just to the K-1 visa or the whole Adjustment of Status (AOS) process. We really want to make sure everything is squared away now to avoid any extra costs later when he comes to the U.S.
For anyone who is around the same age (27 or so) and recently went through the K-1 or AOS process, could you share if you were required to get the pertussis vaccine (as part of the Tdap)? Or if it wasn’t necessary for the visa process?
Thanks so much for any insight you can provide!