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Hello - I am going through the AOS Green Card process after coming to the U.S. on a K-1 visa and getting married. I recieved a Request for Evidence letter in the mail detailing that I have submitted an incomplete I-693 Form and that I will need to get another medical examination for the medical doctor to give me a packet to send to USCIS, this will need to be done by March 2024. When I was in Brasil for the Medical exam on 1/17/2023, I only recieved a DS-3025 Vaccination Documentation Worksheet. Which is what I included in the AOS packet latter after getting married, but I remember back in Brazil, the Medical clinic said that they'd mail info packet (presumably the I-693) to the embassy... and I went along to my visa interview and passed it just fine. The RFE letter I got is vauge and does not explicitly tell you what was wrong with the original I-693 form, but it does mention that civil surgeons must use the 03/09/2023 eddition and that USCIS will not accept the 07/19/2022 version if the civil surgeon signed the form after May 30, 2023. Do I really need to have another medical exam? Is there anything I can do legally? If I must get another medical exam here in the U.S., can I use a copy of the DS-3025 (Vaccination Documentation Worksheet) as my vaccination records, since what I have from Brazil is an old portugese card for vaccination that will need to be translated... again. That old vaccination card is literally what got copied to the DS-3025 I have... why would I need to do a translation again if I haven't had any new vaccinations since? This is my 2nd RFE and I am incredibly frustrated but beyond tired with the process to even muster emotion. It's been a long taxing, confusing 3yrs.

Background: My naturalized us citizen wife is sponsoring her mother to become a permanent resident. Belarussian Passports have two ID pages, one that is in Russian and Belarussian, and the other which is in English. The English page does not list the middle name. The Russian and Belarussian page lists the patronymic which may or may not be considered a “middle name”. For form I-693, we left my wife’s mother's middle name blank because it is not on the English page of her Belarussian passport and this was the first document we completed. It is completed and sealed by the Civil Surgeon so we cannot make changes to it. Will it cause any issues if we list my wife’s mother’s middle name on other documents (I-130, I-485, etc), but not the I-693?

Making a post about Civil Surgeon fees in Seattle for 2023. Before making a new post I searched and it seems last post on this was over 10 years ago in 2012. Looking for a doctor who will do the transcription for section 10 for I-693, the vaccine part. As was the problem a decade ago, some of the doctors want to charge $250-$300 like they would for the full medical, when just need to the vax part. If anyone has had experience lately, please share. Thanks! Here is a post about it in 2012.

Hello, I recently submitted my application to USCIS that included forms I-130, I-30A, I-485, I-864, I-693, I-765 and I-131. However, my payment was declined because my bank thought the charge coming from USCIS was fraudulent. I received my application back today and it came with a green slip that said to refile with the green paper on top. The applications all came stapled together, my medical examination form came back open and some of the evidence I had submitted is out of order. Is it okay to re-submit the application as is alongside a money order. Or should I remove the staples, organize everything again and get a new sealed envelope from my civil surgeon? Thank you in advance

Hello everyone, I hope this is the right section, if not my apologies! I am writing today regarding a RFE for my I-693. The note says: Submit a completed Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. The medical that you submitted to the consulate was signed by the physician more then 1 year from when you submitted form I-485, therefore you must submit form I-693. A USCIS civil surgeon must complete and sign the form, and you must also sign the form. If the civil surgeon refers you to a specialist, the specialist must include his or her medical exam results and complete the proper sections of the Form I-693 before the civil surgeon may sign the form. Once everyone has signed, the civil surgeon will place the completed Form I-693 in a sealed envelope and give it to you. You must submit the sealed envelope containing the original Form I-693 that the civil surgeon signed and the medical exam results; we will NOT accept photocopied Form I-693 and medical exam results. Civil surgeons must use the current Edition of Form I-693. You can find the current edition of Form I-693 on USCIS’s website at www.uscis.gov. In addition, the civil surgeon must ensure that all parts of Form I-693 were properly completed. Please Note: All Forms I-693 signed by civil surgeons on or after October 5, 2022 must use the 07/19/2022 edition of Form I-693. USCIS will not accept the 09/13/2021 version (or any previous editions) if the civil surgeon signed the Form I-693 after October 4, 2022. Therefore, the civil surgeon administering your immigration medical examination must complete and sign the 07/19/2022 edition of the Form I-693. I was surprised to receive this note for the following reasons: 1. My physician signed the I-693 on 6/29/21 and I submitted form I-485 on 12/21/21, only 6 months after and not more than 1 year later as stated in the RFE 2. In addition, the USCIS website states that I-693 is valid for 2 years, from the website: We generally consider a completed Form I-693 to remain valid for two years after the date the civil surgeon signed Form I-693 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-693) 3. Moreover, the same website states: From Dec. 9, 2021 until Mar. 31, 2023, we are temporarily waiving the requirement that the civil surgeon’s signature be dated no more than 60 days before you file Form I-485. Should I still book another appointment for I-693 or talk to a lawyer? I feel overwhelmed by this never-ending process and would appreciate your thoughts on this. Thank you.

Hello Visajourneys. I'm in a peculiar situation where I could not find instructions (either here on VJ forum or on uscis website or the internet in general) on how to proceed. So, I am wondering if anyone knows someone that went through something similar and could give me some insights. Basically, I'm on tb treatment for Class A (yes, the worst, for the active tb). I got sick and started treatment here in the US. I went to my medical exam for the I-693 a few weeks ago and everything went fine except for the fact that the doctor will only sign my I-693 after I complete my tb treatment, which will happen in mid Dec. My question is: If my interview is scheduled for before this happens (before I can have my I-693 signed) what should I do? Should I reschedule my interview? Should I go anyway, and they will let my process pending for this form and I will send it later when I have completed it? Should I contact uscis to let them know about my situation before they schedule my interview? Any thoughts? Thanks!

Hi, I received an RFE from my I-485 asking me for my marriage certificate and my I-693. I sent everything through the mail with FEDEX (original with seal marriage certificate and I-693 sealed by the doctor) and it says it was received and signed for on 12/19/2022. But my status online hasn't changed. It still says "Request for Initial Evidence was Sent". I have tried the chat on the USCIS website and they won't confirm that they received my package and keep saying I have to wait 60 days after I sent the response to talk to them again. Has anyone experienced that? I am trying to stay calm and wait the 60 days, but I'm scared and can't think about anything else. My timeline: USCIS received I-485 - September 22nd, 2022 Scheduled Biometrics - September 30th, 2022 Biometrics Appointment - October 17th, 2022 (Case status changed to "Being actively reviewed" on this same day) RFE was sent - December 5th, 2022 (letter available online 2 days after that, then response was received according to FEDEX on December 19th, 2022). Thank you.

My wife has a new SSN and permission to work, however, we are waiting to see when the interview will take place for her marriage green card. Meanwhile, we have the completed I-693 from the civil surgeon. USCIS says we can mail it in or hold onto it until we hand deliver the document at the interview. My questions is are we delaying anything if we hold it for the interview, or should I send into the Chicago drop box now?

Hello all, I am in the process of applying for a green card through my US citizen. I had a question regarding the Report for Medical And Vaccination Record aka I-693. If I live in OH and apply for a green card from OH. Is it okay if I get my medical checkup from a different state? I have already sent my package that had I-130,I-485,I-765 and I-864 to the lockbox and plan to bring the I693 to the interview. Thanks in advance!