Applying for my wife's green card. Stuck on the Covid-vaccination requirement from the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html#covid-19-vaccination.
I finished the interview, have to apply for a waiver. My lawyer told me that waivers took 8-12 months before covid, and now the estimate is up to 20 months.
The covid jab is not required for non-immigrants and people walking across the border. It is an arbitrary requirement for people applying LEGALLY.
Prayers as you hold the line. Good on you for not doing the easy thing, and for doing the right thing instead.
Of all the government agencies, in every country, immigration has the least incentive for being nice or even decent. They're awful to deal with. You have my sympathy.
As annoying as it is, it's better the be inconvenienced than mamed or dead. The gov can eat a dick.