By George Lake
Immigrant Visa applicants in the United Kingdom, including those applying for Family
Based and Employment Based Green Cards need to undergo a medical examination
at the panel physician before having their Immigrant Visa interview at the U.S.
Embassy in London.
In order to be considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the purposes of this
medical examination, all applicants for an Immigrant Visa must have received a
COVID-19 booster in the past 12 months. The NHS has stopped administering the
COVID vaccine to many individuals and so it is only possible to receive the COVID-
19 booster on the NHS under certain circumstances.
Those who have not had a COVID booster in the past 12 months are directed by the
panel physician to receive the booster privately. There is a list of pharmacies in the
UK which provide the COVID-19 vaccine privately.
Should you not wish to take vaccines for the purpose of immigration to the United
States, contact us today to discuss the possibility of an I-601 moral exemption
waiver.
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