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DV 2021 AOS Only
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Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Yes, that works.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Thanks for the update and congratulations again. Enjoy your new status
Thank you very much!
I am guessing I need to put some explanations for these in the section 14, right?
Do you think receiving assistance during pandemic will jeopardize my case?
Thanks for the update and congratulations again. Enjoy your new status
Thank you, Mom! Yes, we enjoy very much our new status
Have a great day! We wish you and everybody in this forum the best!!!
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
1. Yes you do.
2. Receipt of public benefit (alone, on it’s own) is no longer taken into consideration. However if the IO sees any other ‘red flag’, then yes they may consider it in conjunction with everything else.
Normally, disaster relief programs do not fall under public charge. So you mean, if there is no other 'red flag', it shouldn't be a problem? I know you don't like to comment on these kinds of things, but I am trying to stay positive
Thanks once again!
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
1. Yes.
2. Yes.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Please make your own judgement call based on the previous response you've already been provided with.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
You're right, I don't like commenting on those kind of things (as I'm not the IO who will be adjudicating the case), so I'm not going to say more than what I already saidNormally, disaster relief programs do not fall under public charge. So you mean, if there is no other 'red flag', it shouldn't be a problem? I know you don't like to comment on these kinds of things, but I am trying to stay positive
Thanks once again!
coffeemonster
Well-Known Member
Wait...question 26 is
Are you sure we should answer yes to this for a parking ticket? Traffic violations are generally not crimes in the US.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
You're right, parking ticket falls under an infraction (violation), which means the correct answer to Q26 in this case is "NO" (wrongly selecting "YES" though wouldn't lead to a denial, as the IO will be referring to the explanatory note in Section 14 anyways).
However, I disagree with the "traffic violations are generally not crimes in the US" part. Some traffic violations can be classified as misdemeanors or felonies - it all depends on the jurisdiction in which the offense occurred.
Hello Mom and Susie,
Thank you very much for the amazing work that you have been doing. In the DS-260 form, is there anything that I could do if my name is longer than the provided space. When I enter my given name as it is in my passport, I am not able to completely type my name(two more spaces required).
Thank you very much for the amazing work that you have been doing. In the DS-260 form, is there anything that I could do if my name is longer than the provided space. When I enter my given name as it is in my passport, I am not able to completely type my name(two more spaces required).
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
I have no idea.
DV2021winnercouple
Member
Hello Everyone,
In my AOS application package, the medical shows that I have a latent TB, and the doctor said I needed to agree to treatment. The doctor also noted that my blood work shows positive because I had the TB vaccine back home and the X-ray shows normal lungs. There is a treatment here for latent TB but for me as a healthy man with only positivity from the vaccine in my system, undergoing treatment for latent TB is like consuming a combination of toxic substances to remove an immunity developed out of my system.
The decision to undergo treatment was mentioned in the medical included in the AOS. DO you think the IO will ask for evidence about the completion of the treatment? The treatment takes at least four months of a drug cocktail and my State's Health department sends nurses to make sure that I am taking the medicine. I told them that I needed to take a second opinion from another doctor when they called me to schedule the first dose.
In my AOS application package, the medical shows that I have a latent TB, and the doctor said I needed to agree to treatment. The doctor also noted that my blood work shows positive because I had the TB vaccine back home and the X-ray shows normal lungs. There is a treatment here for latent TB but for me as a healthy man with only positivity from the vaccine in my system, undergoing treatment for latent TB is like consuming a combination of toxic substances to remove an immunity developed out of my system.
The decision to undergo treatment was mentioned in the medical included in the AOS. DO you think the IO will ask for evidence about the completion of the treatment? The treatment takes at least four months of a drug cocktail and my State's Health department sends nurses to make sure that I am taking the medicine. I told them that I needed to take a second opinion from another doctor when they called me to schedule the first dose.
SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
Do you know what type of blood test you received? There is apparently one that does not give a false positive from BCG. https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/testing/testingbcgvaccinated.htm
I find it strange a doctor would tell you that you need treatment for something he knows you do not have. A second opinion could definitely be warranted, but if that was in your AOS medical you presumably would need another uscis certified doctor to give you the alk clear. Not sure if sm1smom has more insight.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
In general, no treatment is required for LTBI, although the CS is required to report such a case to the public healthdepartment. If it is documented you already agreed to undergo treatment, I believe the IO may request proof of treatment.
Per CDC’s guide:
Required Referral and Reporting to Health Departments
“Applicants with a positive IGRA result and chest x-ray not suggestive of tuberculosis disease, no known HIV infection, and no signs or symptoms of tuberculosis disease have LTBI. The positive IGRA results must be communicated to the applicant. Then the applicant’s name, contact information, IGRA results, and chest x-ray results must be reported to the local health department of jurisdiction. Nationwide, health departments have different systems for managing LTBI. For this reason, civil surgeons must proactively communicate with the health department of jurisdiction to coordinate referral and reporting. For applicants who are diagnosed with LTBI, the I-693 can be completed and given to the applicant. Civil surgeons must inform such applicants that their LTBI diagnosis has been reported to the health department and should advise the applicant that follow-up treatment is important to prevent tuberculosis disease, although not required to complete the status adjustment process.” (Bold and underline emphasis mine)
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
I believe the CS was following CDC’s guidance by referring the OP for treatment following the LTBI diagnosis.
CDC’s website says someone with such a diagnosis should be treated or referred for treatment, although the treatment doesn’t have to be completed prior to completing the AOS process in this case:
Class B2 TB, Latent TB Infection
Applicants who have a positive IGRA, or history of a positive IGRA, and a chest x-ray not suggestive of tuberculosis disease. The IGRA result, the applicant’s status with respect to LTBI treatment, and the medication(s) used must be documented. For applicants who had more than one IGRA, all dates and results must be documented. All of these applicants must be reported to the health department of jurisdiction. The civil surgeon can treat these applicants for LTBI or refer them for treatment elsewhere, but the applicants do not have to complete treatment before they are medically cleared and their I-693 forms are completed, because LTBI is not a Class A condition.