Questions on I-485 filing

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All,

Background:

EB-2 India
Employment based petition
PD: Feb 2003
Labor approved (after a long wait at Backlog reduction Ctr)
I-140 filed
Waiting for PD to be current to be eligible to file I-485

To avoid further delays and have the necessary paperwork on-hand ready to file I-485 petition when PD becomes current, I had the following questions for the folks on this forum who have filed I-485 or are knowledgeable about the paperwork requirements:

1) Birth Certificate: I have my original birth certificate but it is not in English.
a. I have a translated notarized version in English from India. Will this suffice?
b. If not, can a birth certificate issued by the Indian Consulate General suffice?
c. Also, is this birth certificate required for spouse too if her name is added to I-485 petition?

2) Police clearance: I know that one has to go thru the FBI name check for US clearance and this is done by processing center after filing of I-485 petition.
a. Do I need to have a police clearance from India?
b. If so, can a Police clearance certificate from Indian Consulate General suffice?
c. Also, is police clearance certificate required for spouse if her name is added to I-485 petition?

3) Medical: I have the list of approved Doctor’s in my geographical area. However, I do not have my inoculation records. Hence, I believe the Doctor will administer the shots again.
a. How long does the approved Dr. to finalize the tests and administer the shots? Is this a 1 day or week(s) process before the Dr. hands over the sealed medical forms back?
b. How long is the medical test valid? (Is it valid for 1 month, 6 months etc)

4) Additional documentation: Is there any other documentation, not stated above, that has a long lead time that I can start to accumulate now?


Thanks in advance.
 
sk-1 said:
All,

Background:

EB-2 India
Employment based petition
PD: Feb 2003
Labor approved (after a long wait at Backlog reduction Ctr)
I-140 filed
Waiting for PD to be current to be eligible to file I-485

To avoid further delays and have the necessary paperwork on-hand ready to file I-485 petition when PD becomes current, I had the following questions for the folks on this forum who have filed I-485 or are knowledgeable about the paperwork requirements:

1) Birth Certificate: I have my original birth certificate but it is not in English.
a. I have a translated notarized version in English from India. Will this suffice?
--------------- yes . you need to send copy of BC and Copy of notarized Translation
b. If not, can a birth certificate issued by the Indian Consulate General suffice?
----------------- BC from Consulate is NOT accepted
c. Also, is this birth certificate required for spouse too if her name is added to I-485 petition?
----------------- YES, when spouse file the I-485
2) Police clearance: I know that one has to go thru the FBI name check for US clearance and this is done by processing center after filing of I-485 petition.
a. Do I need to have a police clearance from India?
-----------------no
b. If so, can a Police clearance certificate from Indian Consulate General suffice?
---------------not needed
c. Also, is police clearance certificate required for spouse if her name is added to I-485 petition?
----------------- not needed
3) Medical: I have the list of approved Doctor’s in my geographical area. However, I do not have my inoculation records. Hence, I believe the Doctor will administer the shots again.
--------------- yes, doctor knows what to do
a. How long does the approved Dr. to finalize the tests and administer the shots? Is this a 1 day or week(s) process before the Dr. hands over the sealed medical forms back?
----------------- talk to doctor
b. How long is the medical test valid? (Is it valid for 1 month, 6 months etc)
--------------Medical is valid till I-485 approval.


Thanks in advance.
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Actually, results of medical examination are valid for 1 year, but unless you were to wait a year after the examination before filing your I-485, it's as ginnu said.
 
Info. on immunization and lead time

Hi,
Others have provided great info. I had the following additional info on shots and Medical certificate:

1. Day 1 - 3: Went to the USCIS certified clinic. I ended up having a positive PPD :(
2. Day 3 - 8: Went to an insurance doctor for immunization so I can use insurance rather than pay $160 to USCIS clinic.You have to take 3 shots ( MMR, Varicella and Tetanus). These have anti-bodies for almost 6 different type of viruses. So, doctor recommended spacing it over 2 visits so that chances of flu are low. I feel, he was being overcautious. Having lived in India, we can take all the shots :)
3. Day 3: Went to hospital for X-RAY. The results were faxed to doctor on Day 5.
4. Day 8: Got doctor's immunization certificate and X-Ray result.
5. Day 9: Went back to USCIS clinic and gave them the immunization cert and X-Ray showing negative TB
6. Day 10: Got sealed envelopes from USCIS clinic
 
Actually EB1 India....you had too much of a cautious doc...LOL

Me and the wife went on a Monday got our TBs tested and blood for HIV/VDRL.....went again on Wednesday.....got MMR Tetanus.....got the sealed envelope and outta there....total time 2 days! Painless.....well not counting the tetanus...:-)
 
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