I am posting this on behalf of a friend who is going to file I-485 soon.
As myself, he is from the former Soviet Union. It is a common practice there to give people TB shots using a "live" vaccine.
(I think this practice is also common in some other countries).
That is what I received and my friend as well.
People who had a "live" vaccine shot usually have a positive reaction to the TB test that is done as a part of the I-693 medical examination.
When I went through the process myself in early 2001, I was lucky enough to have a knowledgeble doctor who knew about this and sort of forgave the positive test result to me when he was filling I-693.
However, I heard of cases where people are made to go through several months of taking antibiotics before their TB tests results turn to negative.
I don't know what the current practice is and I wonder if there are any people in this forum who had to deal with this problem. If yes, what exactly were you made to do and how much of a delay with filing I-485 did this cause?
Thanks!
As myself, he is from the former Soviet Union. It is a common practice there to give people TB shots using a "live" vaccine.
(I think this practice is also common in some other countries).
That is what I received and my friend as well.
People who had a "live" vaccine shot usually have a positive reaction to the TB test that is done as a part of the I-693 medical examination.
When I went through the process myself in early 2001, I was lucky enough to have a knowledgeble doctor who knew about this and sort of forgave the positive test result to me when he was filling I-693.
However, I heard of cases where people are made to go through several months of taking antibiotics before their TB tests results turn to negative.
I don't know what the current practice is and I wonder if there are any people in this forum who had to deal with this problem. If yes, what exactly were you made to do and how much of a delay with filing I-485 did this cause?
Thanks!