It's possible to apply for a religious waiver. But the catch is that you need to have a religious reason against all vaccines and it helps to have proof of religious affiliation. Also it's completely up to the officer making the decision.
The alternative is if CDC drops the requirement for the vaccine, or the executive branch makes another EO to stop jabs for green card applicants. This is the strategy I'm going for right now, to point out the it's public knowledge that the jabs are harmful and not only are they still available, but they're actively being forced on people under duress.
A third and option would be to apply for the religious waiver, get denied. Sue the government. Lose the case because of the way the law is written and then get an appeal for the constitutional argument to a higher court. This would likely costs tons of money and we'd likely be prevented from entering the country for another five years.
Otherwise we'd need to give up our green card application, and hopefully dropping it on our own without getting the waiver doesn't count against us too harshly on another application.
The CDC is doing more than "encouraging" it. They are still actively (trying to) FORCE green card applicants (like my wife) to get the jab. https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html#covid-19-vaccination
Is it possible for your wife to avoid getting the jab, and still get a green card?
It's possible to apply for a religious waiver. But the catch is that you need to have a religious reason against all vaccines and it helps to have proof of religious affiliation. Also it's completely up to the officer making the decision.
The alternative is if CDC drops the requirement for the vaccine, or the executive branch makes another EO to stop jabs for green card applicants. This is the strategy I'm going for right now, to point out the it's public knowledge that the jabs are harmful and not only are they still available, but they're actively being forced on people under duress.
A third and option would be to apply for the religious waiver, get denied. Sue the government. Lose the case because of the way the law is written and then get an appeal for the constitutional argument to a higher court. This would likely costs tons of money and we'd likely be prevented from entering the country for another five years.
Otherwise we'd need to give up our green card application, and hopefully dropping it on our own without getting the waiver doesn't count against us too harshly on another application.