where to go for medical in NJ (for K1 applying for AOS)

[nicole/philip 0]

hello everybody. i hope everybody is doing well. i just went to see a civil surgeon for my medical today (to fill up my i-693 form). i called a couple of civil surgeon's office close to where i live (ocean county, NJ) and was told that i have to go through the entire medical procedure again. WHAT?!?! i explained to them that i'm a K1 visa holder who is applying for AOS and that based on the USCIS website that if i apply within a year from my initial medical exam (when i was still in the process of getting the K1 visa) i don't need to go through another one, therefore, the doctor only needs to transfer my vaccination record to the form i-693. i was told that that's not how it works. my thought was it was either they don't know what the current procedure is (the person i was talking to was probably clueless) or they just want me to go through the whole medical process again so they can charge me more which costs about $350-$370 (TD vaccine included). there's no way in hell i'm paying them that much money for something that i've already gone through. so, after calling a few more clinics, i came across this civil surgeon who knows exactly what the requirements are for AOS. to make my story short, i would recommend this doctor who is located in the Edison/Piscataway area in NJ. if there's anybody who lives close to that area and needs their i-693 form filled out, this is the one to go to. her name is dr. Liu. finally i have all my documents needed for my AOS and will send it out this monday. goodluck t all of us.

philip

[DanielParul 50]

According to the new procedure, they have to fill up the I-693 and I-693A is apart of it. Did you have a TB skin test when you had your medical before your Visa Interview? Also do you have a copy of your medical report that the immigration took at the POE? The surgeon told me that they cannot just go by me saying that the report was given. They need proof to sign the form and therefore had to do my HIV blood test again. I also had to take the TB skin test as I only had a chest x-ray and got a TD shot and it all cost us $125 (not bad, coz I actually thought they would be charging us like $300 - $400)

[lovelylady 0]

According to the new procedure, they have to fill up the I-693 and I-693A is apart of it. Did you have a TB skin test when you had your medical before your Visa Interview? Also do you have a copy of your medical report that the immigration took at the POE? The surgeon told me that they cannot just go by me saying that the report was given. They need proof to sign the form and therefore had to do my HIV blood test again. I also had to take the TB skin test as I only had a chest x-ray and got a TD shot and it all cost us $125 (not bad, coz I actually thought they would be charging us like $300 - $400)

I am also preparing my AOS to fil and thanks God our lawyer will sent it on Monday. My lawyer give us a list of accredited doctors who does medical for Immigration. Since i live in New Rochelle we have here lots of accredited doctors. I brought with me the vaccination report which the SLEC had given me. The doctor gave me TB skin test, HIV blood test and TD shot and we pay $ 183 for all of these. Since i was positive with the TB skin test the doctor require me to have my chest x-ray. I was lucky i already have my medical card i did not pay the x-ray. When i get the result from the radiologist i go back to my doctor and he transferred it to my medical record. He also transfer my medical record from SLEC to the I-693. If anyone wants my doctors services his name is Dr. Bond and his office is in Eastchester. He will recommend if you have a medical card to have your medical done by your doctor also. But maybe you will like it too to be done in his clinic as he gave reasonable prices too. Hope this will info will help ....

Lyndy