WASHINGTON, CMC—The newly appointed Trump administration introduced on Wednesday {that a} COVID-19 vaccine is now not a requirement for people searching for everlasting residence within the nation.
The announcement was made in a press release on Wednesday by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Companies (USCIS), which oversees authorized immigration.
“USCIS won’t situation any Request for Proof or Discover of Intent to Deny associated to proving a COVID-19 vaccination,” the company said. “USCIS won’t deny any adjustment of standing software based mostly on the applicant’s failure to current documentation that they obtained the COVID-19 vaccination.”
In October 2021, USCIS imposed the COVID-19 vaccination requirement on folks seeking to transfer to the US. Candidates had been then required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination earlier than finishing medical examinations.
U.S. immigration officers usually settle for proof of prior an infection as a substitute of vaccination however didn’t provide that possibility for COVID-19.
Nevertheless, they did provide exceptions if a physician determined that the COVID-19 vaccine was not medically acceptable or if an individual’s non secular beliefs didn’t allow a vaccination.
In the meantime, different USCIS vaccination necessities, together with mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine, are nonetheless in place.
