Originally Posted by jeffreyhy

Rene,

I don't think that my experience is relevant to Myharris' situation - it's still rather confusing as to what vacciantion documents Myharris has, but it does seem clear that they were obtained here in the USA after entering.

My experiences - 1 K1 and 1 K3 - are, as you noted, with using the DS-3032 Vaccination Documentation Worksheet from the K-visa medical exam for adjustment of status. There shouldn't be a problem with doing this provided that the DS-3032 shows that all required vaccinations have either been given or waived, but there often is a problem because, as I see it, of two opportunities for confusion:
- Non-immigrant visa applicants, including K-visa applicants, are not required to have their vaccination completed by law, and so the assumption may be that they have not had their vaccinations completed.
- When adjusting from a K-visa the required medical documents are in the case file, so the person screening the adjustment application for completeness has no idea whether or not a DS-3032 exists or shows vaccinations as complete or incomplete. A photocopy of DS-3032 would show vaccination status, if the screener has been trained to understand it and accept it - but are the screener's so trained? And does the K-visa applicant have a copy of DS-3032 to submit with their I-485? (Not all visa applicants are savy enough to ask for it at their visa medical exam, and not all panel physicians give the applicant a copy without being asked.)

To my mind, this mess could be cleared up by having USCIS and DoS coordinate to require that all K-visa applicants be fully vaccinated before a visa can be issued, same as immigrant-visa applicants. But that might require a change to the INA, don't know if it could be done as a matter of policy.

Regards, JEff

Originally Posted by Myharris

Been on the phone with some of the approved panel physcians, they want me to redo the physical (which I did in England a year ago), but the letter CIS sent me only requested that I provide proof of immunizations (nothing about physical on it) through one of their approved physicians.
This is another $170, just to have the doctor fill out the I-693..
Just wondering if I am not gonna be told to redo the physical by USCIS once I submit the supplement.
This is never ending....

Originally Posted by Noorah101

I doubt you will be requested to re-do the whole medical. The civil surgeons seem a bit clueless that *some* people *only* need the vaccination supplement. I would go ahead and make an appointment, take proof of your vaccinations and the letter from USCIS in with you, and convince the doctor in person that you do NOT need a full medical done again. This happened to many of us, so don't worry. Just be firm and keep repeating that all you need is the vaccination supplement...not the full medical, as you've had that done overseas already. But as for cost, it can be expensive. Here in Phoenix, we paid $115 just for the office visit and the doctor to sign the form.

Best Wishes,
Rene

Originally Posted by Myharris

Been on the phone with some of the approved panel physcians, ....

Originally Posted by jeffreyhy

Wonder if anyone knows why....

Regards, JEff

Originally Posted by Noorah101

Red Riding Hood looked at the stack of paperwork and cried "grandma! What a lot of forms you have to fill out!"

"The better to confuse you with, my dear!" replied the big bad immigration wolf, diguised as the sweet old grandma.

LOL

Originally Posted by Myharris

.. till three years and we'll see what they need this time..
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Originally Posted by Noorah101

Just curious whether you mean filing removal of conditions, or filing for citizenship here?

Removal of conditions is in the 90-day window before the expiration of the 2-year GC (so just under a 2-year wait for that one).

Citizenship is in the 90-day window just before 3 years after you obtained PR status (so nearly a 3-year wait on that one).

If it's the removal of conditions, don't wait 3 years to do that, you'll be in trouble.

Rene

Originally Posted by Myharris

Got approved for the PR doing the AOS interview, been married more than two years..
So I think it the Citizenship