nomororo

That’s what I thought as well, but one of the commenters told me in Canada we need to have all the vaccines done before they release the medical

Where did you hear this from? Did they force you to get them in Canada for K1? I’m trying to find info on it but I can’t. I only saw that IV applicants had to but not sure if this is IV

So Canada requires even the K1 medical to have vaccines? I have one of the bivalent but not the entire series. That doesn’t make sense to me because then I would have to do them again if they expired by the time I moved there. I also don’t understand why the USCIS website says K1 visas do not require vaccinations until they move (since it’s a non immigrant visa) unlike those who are already married and not going the fiancé route

Where did you see that? From my research it says we do a full medical but we can choose to do the vaccine portion in the states

Civil surgeons have the discretion to tick off a box that says “contraindicated” if they it’s unsafe for someone to take the vaccine. A waiver is for moral or religious reasons against all vaccine. The civil surgeon can give a “blanket waiver” that requires no extra fees or time. It’s just about finding a civil surgeon who believes me with my health records

This is what it says on the website: “Identifying Potential Contraindications and Precautions to Vaccination The civil surgeon should identify any past or present conditions that might be a contraindication to, or precaution for, the administration of a vaccine. A contraindication is a condition that is likely to result in a life-threatening problem if the vaccine is given. A precaution is a condition that might increase the chance of a serious adverse reaction if the vaccine is administered or a condition that might compromise the immune response to the vaccine. Civil surgeons must be aware of all contraindications and precautions for the vaccines they administer as described in the ACIP immunization schedules'footnotes. The Pink Book's chapter on General Recommendations on Immunization gives a helpful summary of ACIP's contraindications, precautions, and misconceptions about contraindications, and a list of screening questions that civil surgeons can use. This chapter also gives detailed, concise information about vaccinating pregnant women, people with immunosuppression, and general considerations about giving multiple vaccines at one time. Contraindications and precautions to specific vaccines are available on CDC's ACIP site. For pregnant women, contraindications and precautions on CDC's Pregnancy and Vaccination site. In general, civil surgeons should defer vaccines when a precaution or contraindication is present. If the decision is made to defer a vaccine, the "contraindication" reason for a Blanket Waiver (see below) should be documented for the vaccine dose not given, and the specific type of contraindication or precaution should be documented on the Form I-693.” However, the only contraindications on the CDC list linked to the COVID vaccine are allergies and myocarditis. Does this mean any reaction that isn’t the two of those isn’t exempt? It makes no sense to me considering how different every human is

So I could technically keep seeing civil surgeons until a doctor is willing to sign off on my contraindication?

He’s a US citizen and we’re hoping to go the K1 route

Do you know if I can see another civil surgeon doctor if I’m having trouble with the first civil surgeon I do choose to see? I’m still in Canada and have no idea how this process works. I don’t think the waiver route will work for me since it’s not a moral or religious reason

I’m not seeking the waiver as it’s a contraindicated. I’m wondering how to find a doctor who is willing to mark it off for me I’m not looking into the waiver, I just want to find a doctor who can sign contraindications and I’m not sure how

Hello! This is my first time posting on here so I apologise if I’m writing this in the incorrect forum. My story is long so I will try to keep it as short as possible. My partner and I wish to move the US from Canada. Around three years ago I was vaccinated once against COVID-19 where I had an adverse reaction. While I have documentation of me visiting hospitals, taking nerve medication, seeing neurologists and even cardiologists, I don’t have a formal diagnosis of my reaction nor do I have any doctor willing to link what I’m experiencing to my vaccine. I’m hoping to move to either NYC or LA, and I’ve tried calling civil surgeons in those areas to see how this might affect my ability to immigrate, but every time I’ve called a receptionist has answered and I’m getting a lot of answers that aren’t very helpful. This has been causing me severe depression as my one goal in life was to live life abroad. I’ve dealt with a lot of emotional and physical pain surrounding my new disability, and the fact that now I might be punished for this again is driving me to the point of seeing no point in living. I don’t know what to do at this point. If you look at my health records you can see I used to see the doctor a normal amount of times. After I was vaccinated you can see I’ve visited the doctor over 20 times a year with multiple hospital visits. I even ended up at the hospital in 2022 due to self harm because I became so depressed over this disability (it’s essentially chronic neurological pain as well as permanent heart palpitations which was found to be due to a mitral valve leak) that I no longer wanted to live. Please can someone help me. I’m desperate for answers for those who might have gone through the same thing. It’s not a moral or religious issue as all I’m looking for is a civil surgeon who checks it off as contraindicated. Keep in mind I don’t have a record of any doctor in Canada linking my issues to the vaccine nor do I have a diagnosis surrounding my chronic nerve pain. I think it is extremely hard to get that here so I think I’m out of luck. I even tried reporting my issue to get an exemption here but they said it didn’t qualify. The only qualifications I believe are myocarditis and even then it’s not always enough. Thank you so much if you’ve read all this. I can barely sleep due to how much trauma this issue has caused me since 2021 and this has only just brought up all my past feelings towards this.