Im finding this vaccine process very difficult as I keep getting diff information. You are saying they didnt accept it, the nurse from citymed says bring anything to show proof (e.g plunket book), the NZ national immunization registrar said plunket books are 100% acceptable as thats all they had in that era, my doctor also said its legit, a random nurse I spoke to said its not as you need batch numbers lol. I'm trying to figure out how what the deal is because if I have to recieve all 8 vaccines again then I am going to pull out of the greencard process.
DV 2021 Oceania Selectees
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tony_blitz
Member
Your record of achievement has your degree on it. Just print it off from the website.
tony_blitz
Member
They only test for 4 vaccines/immunity - MMR, common flu, tetanus, and chickenpox, so you would need 4 vaccines max. They're reasonable and understanding medical professionals, just take in what you can and explain your situation. You're over-complicating the process
That's 8 vaccines delivered in 4 vaccines - MMR is a triple shot (measles, mumps and rubella), Tetanus only comes as a triple shot in NZ (Dipteria, Tetanas and pertussis), Chickenpox (varicella) and influenza. I'm trying to figure it out now because its an expensive medical appoint mentand 2.5 hours away.. if they won't accept my childhood vaccines and I need to have all 8 again then I want to pull out now before I fork out the $700 for the medical appointment, hope that makes sense.
tony_blitz
Member
Got it, if I was you then I would get a blood test in your home town (labtests) to prove your immunity. Need to go to your GP first though. Also ask them to say its just to check your immunity and not immigration-related otherwise you wont get government subsidies for the blood tests.
Cool, just checking did the consulate accept your ROE? By printing it off, its not the original copy - their website states they want the original copy?
Thank you, are you based in NZ? I am and when I spoke with my doctor he said because hes not ordering the test as there is no reason to then I will have to pay for my own antibody test which around $400 for all of them at pathlab, the only place in my area that tests for antibodies. The DTP one is the expensive one that bumps up the price
tony_blitz
Member
Yeah I am. I got some blood tests done and citymed accepted them. At the end of the day you have to make a call whether a green card is worth the NZ$1500-2000 (tests, medical, fees) you will have to spend.Thank you, are you based in NZ? I am and when I spoke with my doctor he said because hes not ordering the test as there is no reason to then I will have to pay for my own antibody test which around $400 for all of them at pathlab, the only place in my area that tests for antibodies. The DTP one is the expensive one that bumps up the price
My medical appoint is in 9 days so I feel I am cutting it too close to do this process of bloodtests. Thank you so much for your help. you've been a big help to me
tony_blitz
Member
You could postpone your medical a week and still go to your scheduled interview. The issuance of your visa will just be conditional on the embassy receiving your medical results. The instructions and guidance that the embassy gives is very rigid (understandably) but in reality the process is a bit more flexible. I guess it just adds an element of risk to the process. So you've got a few options, I'm sure that you will come to the right one that works best for you. Happy to help and good luck.My medical appoint is in 9 days so I feel I am cutting it too close to do this process of bloodtests. Thank you so much for your help. you've been a big help to me
amazing, thanks again for being so helpful and spending the time giving me advice
really appreciate it.Hi Oscarkvt- around 30 new 2NL was sent on Tuesday for Fiji selectees for August interviews but postponed by the embassy. I am not assuming because I also received my 2NL on Tuesday and my interview was scheduled for August 9th.
Hi Oscarkvt, could you please send me the email from embassy where they said they were only processing family based visas. my email shaun.lal88@hotmail.com.
I will forward this to Goh lawyers as we have hearing coming up on 19th July at 1PM EST time in U.SA. thanks
John Locke
Registered Users (C)
Hello, would-be immigrants,
I was a selectee for DV2012, so it was about 10 years ago that I found out I’d be moving to the United States. I thought I’d come back to this forum because so many people back then were helpful to me when I had questions about the process. Perhaps there’s already enough information out there about what to expect, but I would be happy to answer any questions as a former Oceania “winner”.
My advice is that you needn’t worry about what your case number is. The authorities don’t generally fill the allotted 50,000 quota (have they ever since the DV’s inception?) so you’ll get the visa if you meet the criteria, just expect to contend with rudeness, obfuscation, inexplicable delays and the general sense that you’ve done something wrong or even illegal. For whatever reason, this is the demeanour of the USCIS. The visa bulletin is helpful in order to predict when you’ll get an interview.
I’ve lived in NYC, Portland OR, and rural Colorado. I can’t help but feel that the US is so bizarre that I’ll never really feel at home here and I kind of wish I’d gone to Canada. The botched spelling conventions, imperial measurements, gun violence, for-profit medicine, racial tension and the other well-known unsavoury characteristics of the US still bother me, as does the general parochial character of this country, in which hardly anyone has ever lived abroad other than to study or because they’ve fled from difficult circumstances. On the other hand, I’ve found Americans to be curious, polite, and very keen to do business without unduly hassling you, and living here as a foreigner makes you feel like you’re living in a movie set. Anyway, you’ve undoubtedly heard it all before: you shouldn’t move here, but you will anyway, such is the allure of this vast and extraordinary country.
Make sure you sign up for a credit card as soon as you can in order to build up a credit score. That was a hard lesson to learn.
Also, the border agents always hassled me about what I’m doing here until I got citizenship. So don’t expect to feel totally welcome at the airport. I got my citizenship in just before the 2020 election so I could say my say about T****.
Enjoy the wild journey of life in America. At least it won’t be boring.
I was a selectee for DV2012, so it was about 10 years ago that I found out I’d be moving to the United States. I thought I’d come back to this forum because so many people back then were helpful to me when I had questions about the process. Perhaps there’s already enough information out there about what to expect, but I would be happy to answer any questions as a former Oceania “winner”.
My advice is that you needn’t worry about what your case number is. The authorities don’t generally fill the allotted 50,000 quota (have they ever since the DV’s inception?) so you’ll get the visa if you meet the criteria, just expect to contend with rudeness, obfuscation, inexplicable delays and the general sense that you’ve done something wrong or even illegal. For whatever reason, this is the demeanour of the USCIS. The visa bulletin is helpful in order to predict when you’ll get an interview.
I’ve lived in NYC, Portland OR, and rural Colorado. I can’t help but feel that the US is so bizarre that I’ll never really feel at home here and I kind of wish I’d gone to Canada. The botched spelling conventions, imperial measurements, gun violence, for-profit medicine, racial tension and the other well-known unsavoury characteristics of the US still bother me, as does the general parochial character of this country, in which hardly anyone has ever lived abroad other than to study or because they’ve fled from difficult circumstances. On the other hand, I’ve found Americans to be curious, polite, and very keen to do business without unduly hassling you, and living here as a foreigner makes you feel like you’re living in a movie set. Anyway, you’ve undoubtedly heard it all before: you shouldn’t move here, but you will anyway, such is the allure of this vast and extraordinary country.
Make sure you sign up for a credit card as soon as you can in order to build up a credit score. That was a hard lesson to learn.
Also, the border agents always hassled me about what I’m doing here until I got citizenship. So don’t expect to feel totally welcome at the airport. I got my citizenship in just before the 2020 election so I could say my say about T****.
Enjoy the wild journey of life in America. At least it won’t be boring.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Yes indeed, there have been years when visas have been exhausted before the end of the FY.
Green&Gold
Active Member
The reason why Plunket book was not accepted is because they need to mark off which vaccine you have received. There are different vaccine strains, the one I know you can get away with having no proof is Meningococcal B (MeNZB), this was due to it being large school program in the early 2000s, and it was primarily kiwis which received this vaccine.
okay, still doesn't make sence as that was the legit form of recording for that era - so it should stand as valid documentation.
Do you think its possible for me to attend the medical and ask to delay the vaccines until after I have had my consulate interview? I would hate to go through with getting all those vaccines and then for some other reason be declined at the interview and not get a greencard. I wonder if they can issue the greencard pending I get the vaccines post interview?
Green&Gold
Active Member
Highly recommend getting it done well before an interview, reason being. It takes about 2 weeks after your medical for it to get to the consulate.
You do not want to be in AP, past 30th of september due to waiting on medical results
Updating, as I had all vaccine and details sorted, by total cost was ~$500
Unsure, and it depends, my plunket book has some of the strains (sticker, from the box) next to the date along with a stamp, those were accepted.
Rational was it doesnt stop anyone from writing in made up dates.
If the medical center / doctor, can provide records to support it then its fine
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SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
You don’t get a green card after the interview, you get an immigrant visa. (Once you land in the US with that unexpired visa, then you get a green card.) They will not issue a visa without a passed medical, and they will not issue a passed medical without the required vaccines. There is little point imo in going to the medical and asking for it not to be completed; you may as well postpone the entire medical until after the interview if you are worried there is some other factor that might be a problem in getting a visa. You can if you wish attend your interview without the medical and be put on administrative processing (temporary refusal) pending receipt of the medical. Bear in mind the embassies do not immediately process documents sent into them afterwards so you will be introducing the delays all of waiting for a medical appointment after the interview, for the results to get sent to the embassy, and for the embassy to process it.