Rant the Second - Frigging I693 Supplement

Old Jun 15th 2003, 8:03 pm
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Ranjini wrote in news:830941.1055643486
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    > No, not you Targaff. I'm in agreement with Andy about where you are
    > coming from. Rants are ok if they are based on your personal
    > experience in dealing with BCIS or other institutions associated with
    > it. There are some other rants that come on from time-to-time which
    > are calculated to annoy and nothing to do with this particular person's
    > experience in dealing with the immigration process as is usually
    > discussed on this forum...
    > I apologise if my post wasn't very specific....

Eh, it was probably evident, I'm just not au fait with the dynamics of the
forum right now because I haven't been keeping track of it for the last 2-3
months - I've been playing the part of anti-stress comfort for my wife
while she finished her MA

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Old Jun 15th 2003, 8:11 pm
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Matthew Udall wrote in
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    > Hi Targaff,
    > Sorry to see that this thread is deteriorating in its current way.

Well it was a rant Only to be expected really.

    > The hepatitis shots come in series, and I believe (I’m not a doctor so
    > I could be wrong) they take up to 6 month to administer.

That's a good point, actually - 3-6 months depending on how they decide
to administer it.

I do get the impression, though, that they tick off "bring medical and
I693 supp." without actually checking the date of the previous one or the
results. That would've shown that I've had all of the ones required and
saved this hassle now, and it only takes a minute to check. Oh well.

    > the medical exam and the vaccination supplement are two separate and
    > distinct issues. One might have to have a new medical exam performed,
    > but that does not mean the client must be revaccinated if they have
    > records to show they already received the vaccination(s).

Would I be right in thinking that the form I received is not a standard
form, then? There was a single tick box marked for this which said:

} Complete the enclosed I-693 medical examination of applicant: including
} supplement/vaccinations from an approved INS physician.

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Old Jun 15th 2003, 8:17 pm
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jeffreyhy wrote in news:830947.1055644292
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    > A repeat physical is not necessarily required if the original one for
    > the K1 visa is more than a year old. My wife did not have to have a
    > 2nd physical, and the vacination supplement that she submitted with her
    > AOS application was the one she received at her K1 physical.

I didn't actually receive a copy of the supplement done for the K1
physical, though looking through the documentation for it that I think I
should have done? Oh well.

    > It is incorrect to say that the US government requires innoculations
    > of immigrants that it does not require of citizens. Try to get a
    > child into school in the US without going through a list of
    > innoculations that is about twice as extensive as the BCIS'
    > vaccination supplement.

Home schooling? I've only seen the vaccination requirements for
universities/colleges here and they seemed pretty comparable, although
they varied from place to place. I can't recall now whether these
requirements are made in UK institutions - I think it's generally
presumed that any requisite injections have been given.

    > Chill out. You'll live longer and live happier.

Air conditioning is definitely one thing I'm grateful for this summer :>

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Old Jun 16th 2003, 6:39 pm
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Default Re: Rant the Second - Frigging I693 Supplement

Originally posted by Targaff
I do get the impression, though, that they tick off "bring medical and
I693 supp." without actually checking the date of the previous one or the
results. That would've shown that I've had all of the ones required and
saved this hassle now, and it only takes a minute to check. Oh well.

Would I be right in thinking that the form I received is not a standard
form, then? There was a single tick box marked for this which said:

} Complete the enclosed I-693 medical examination of applicant: including
} supplement/vaccinations from an approved INS physician.

Targaff
Don’t assume that they have reviewed your file every time they send you any type of letter. I often get template letters with a box checked saying my client is to bring a medical exam to the interview (and it will often go on to say to come to the interview even if the medical exam is not completed) when there is no need for them to get a new medical exam due to the fact one was recently performed in obtaining the fiancée visa. I disagree with your assumption however, that it would only take “a minute� to find and then have an officer review someone’s file before some low level employee sends out a template letter. And besides that, your medical and vaccination supplement might not have been merged into your file by the time the letter is sent.

The language shows two different things, a medical exam and a vaccination supplement. If they were both part of the same thing, they wouldn’t mention both. They are two separate and distinct things even if they used a poor choice of words to describe that on the template letter you received. These template letters often vary quite a bit from office to office (not usually "standard" from office to office).

M.U.

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