One of the most important thing that an AOS applicant needs to take note is to find the right civil surgeon that knows the process in k1 visas. Do not trust or think that all of the civil surgeons assigned in your area know the process because most of them DON’T. List all the civil surgeon in your area and call them one by one. Ask them specifically if they’ll do a transfer of medical record and how much. If they answered yes then ask for an appointment. If they answered NO and tells you that you need to take the whole medical exam, just say thanks for the info and hang up then try calling other civil surgeon until you can find the office that will tell you that they can transfer your record.
When I processed mine, it took me around 15 calls to 15 different offices before I was able to find the civil surgeon who knows the process. You see, when we took our medical exam in SLEC, the only medical tests/shot that we lacked is the TD-shot. The rest were already given to us.
Why do we need to take the TD-shot?
I beleive its mandatory for AOS applicants.
What’s the work of the civil surgeon in processing our AOS papers?
Well, the function of the civil surgeon in processing our AOS is that, they are the authorized office to transfer our medical test result to their own paper and seal it in an envelope. This sealed envelope is part of the requirements itemized in the I-485 form.
And hence we’re already done with the medical tests from our country (Philippines), the only vaccine that we’re lacking is the TD-shot. So we need to get the TD-shot here in the States. I took mine from the base (my husband works in Air Force) because its free.
After that, they supplied me a record of my TD-shot and they also recorded the shots I got from the Philippines in one paper then we went to a civil surgeon to transfer it and seal it in an envelope.
We only paid $25 but I took it in Texas hence the civil surgeon office nearby (New Mexico area) do not know the process. The civil surgeon in New Mexico wants me to repeat and re-take all the medical test and it was ridiculous. And that’s why I too mine in Texas.