Are you looking for an American visa for the United States? You will need to get vaccinated first

September 14, 2021 – 2:42 am

The instruction is clear: if you are looking for an immigrant visa to go to the United States you must have been vaccinated against Covid-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which determines which vaccines applicants for an immigrant visa must show, announced Monday that, from October 1, applicants in this document they must show proof that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19.

This is not the only vaccine the CDC requires for immigrant visa applicants. The following is a list of diseases for which applicants for this type of visa must show proof of having vaccines or immunity appropriate for their age:

• diphtheria
• The tetanus
• whooping cough
• Poliomyelitis
• measles
• galteres
• Rubella
• Rotavirus
• Haemophilus influenzae type B.
• hepatitis A
• hepatitis B
• Meningococcal disease
• chicken pox
• pneumococcal disease
• Influenza

It should be noted that the vaccine should be an age-appropriate vaccine, as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the general population of the United States. This means that the requirements vary according to the age of the applicant. en is the link you will be able to find all the information about the vaccines required by the CDC for immigrants.

The entire services section of the U.S. consulate in Bogota is slowly resuming operations at the pace they had before the coronavirus pandemic. This means that there is less capacity to meet the requirements of citizens seeking a visa.

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The non-migrant visa section, which includes visa applications for tourism, reports that it is working even with less capacity than the rest, as the consulate is giving priority to U.S. citizen requirements and special paperwork. This is what you need to know about the activities of the American consular service in the country.

Non-migrant visas

It should first be noted that the State Department has expanded the authority of the consulate to award cases without a personal interview. This is very important: for those whose visa was expired before the pandemic, there is now a chance to qualify for visa renewal without an interview.

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“If your visa has expired in the last 48 months, there are cases where a person may qualify for visa renewal without an interview,” a consular service official explained.

In cases where an interview is required, such as those qualifying for a visa for the first time, the consulate points out that, due to the fact that operations are understaffed, visas have been prioritized by category. These are the applications that will be dealt with preferentially.

Work visas that are in categories H1B, H2, L. Priority will also be given to visa procedures for people working in airlines, such as pilots and flight attendants (category C1b), and those for athletes. and artists (categories O and P).

Applications for study visas (categories F, M and J), as well as those in category J, which are applied for by those looking to go to summer jobs in the country.

The consulate points out that flight crews and students looking to renew their document could also take refuge in the plan that allows for renewal without an interview.

And the tourism ones?

This is probably the information most people are looking for. Visas are being processed for tourism (category B1 and B2), but only in cases of emergency.

What is considered an emergency?

• Emergency should be understood as life or death situations.
• He must receive urgent medical treatment in the United States. But no: going vaccinated does not fall within the scope of urgent medical treatment. You must remember that the U.S. vaccination plan is designed for U.S. citizens or country residents, as well as around the world.

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• He must accompany a direct relative to urgent medical treatment.
• A member of your immediate family has a serious medical condition and requires your assistance.
• He must attend the funeral of a member of his immediate family.
• He has to deal with a business affair that he can’t wait for.

⚠️ Needless to say, for any of these cases you must submit documents that support your emergency.

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