Certain Permanent Residence Applications on Hold Until New Vaccine Criteria Take Effect
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced (pdf) that since November 13, 2009, it has temporarily held certain applications of individuals seeking to become lawful permanent residents until the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccination criteria becomes effective on December 14, 2009. Under the new CDC criteria, vaccines for herpes zoster (zoster) and human papillomavirus (HPV), will no longer be required for immigration purposes. The held applications were submitted by applicants who would have been denied a visa because they failed to demonstrate that they had received the zoster or HPV vaccination.
