RFE: no evidence of prior medical examination. What to do?

[tinyrosie 0]

Hi All,

I mailed my AOS end of January 2009, and on May 1 2009 I received an RFE from USCIS. It is said that there is no evidence of prior medical examination, so my I-693 is incomplete, and that I need to take more vaccines which in my vaccine history record are stated as "age inappropriate". Then at the second half of RFE, there is a long explanation of how medical examination should be completed, including TB test, HIV, etc (which I already have done all that in Indonesia!).

Before I sent my AOS package, I read the instruction for I-693 carefully and found that I didn't have to do another medical examination because I already had mine in Indonesia in October 2008 (that is less than 1 year from my AOS filing date). It is said all I needed to do was to submit my vaccine history record signed by a civil surgeon here in the US. I did go to see a civil surgeon here in the US, and they said I needed two vaccines (Td and MMR) to complete my vaccine history record (which I did, and paid 40 USD for it). The civil surgeon then gave me a sealed envelope addressed to USCIS. Inside the envelope was a copy of vaccine history record that I got from the doctor who performed my medical exam in Indonesia, and original Part 2 of I-693 (page 3, about vaccination) filled by the civil surgeon (which included the Td and MMR vaccine I had here in the US).

I am going to see the civil surgeon again and ask for more vaccines, and there should be no problem for that. But then how should I inform USCIS that I really did have my medical exam in Indonesia and provide an evidence? I really have no evidence of that whatsoever, except that one vaccine history record copy that I got from the doctor in Indonesia.

Please advise. Thank you

D

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi All,

I mailed my AOS end of January 2009, and on May 1 2009 I received an RFE from USCIS. It is said that there is no evidence of prior medical examination, so my I-693 is incomplete, and that I need to take more vaccines which in my vaccine history record are stated as "age inappropriate". Then at the second half of RFE, there is a long explanation of how medical examination should be completed, including TB test, HIV, etc (which I already have done all that in Indonesia!).

Before I sent my AOS package, I read the instruction for I-693 carefully and found that I didn't have to do another medical examination because I already had mine in Indonesia in October 2008 (that is less than 1 year from my AOS filing date). It is said all I needed to do was to submit my vaccine history record signed by a civil surgeon here in the US. I did go to see a civil surgeon here in the US, and they said I needed two vaccines (Td and MMR) to complete my vaccine history record (which I did, and paid 40 USD for it). The civil surgeon then gave me a sealed envelope addressed to USCIS. Inside the envelope was a copy of vaccine history record that I got from the doctor who performed my medical exam in Indonesia, and original Part 2 of I-693 (page 3, about vaccination) filled by the civil surgeon (which included the Td and MMR vaccine I had here in the US).

I am going to see the civil surgeon again and ask for more vaccines, and there should be no problem for that. But then how should I inform USCIS that I really did have my medical exam in Indonesia and provide an evidence? I really have no evidence of that whatsoever, except that one vaccine history record copy that I got from the doctor in Indonesia.

Please advise. Thank you

D

They know you had a medical exam, all K-1, K-3, CR-1's get a medical exam or your visa would not be approved. They do not HAVE the results of the medical exam. Somewhere between your visa being issued in Indonesia and now, it went missing. Bad news for YOU. In this process, if anything goes wrong, it is YOUR problem. Sorry, but that is the truth.

Call the civil surgeon you will go to for your vaccinations and arrange another medical exam, (yes, you will have to pay for this) OR you can go on a letter writing campaign to USCIS ( "I really, really did have a medical exam, cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye" That usually works in 5th grade for missing homework...try it)

And after that, get another medical exam. Sorry this SNAFU happened to you.

[Eric-Pris 1,602]

They lost the exam results. So you have to get another exam. Look for a Civil Surgeon in your area that charges the least and go see them.

[fozzie 41]

Happens too often for my liking. I had the same issue and if it wasn't for me making an infopass appt I may hve waited even longer before they sent the RFE. You have to bite the bullet and get another medical done. Nothing else to do.

On a positive note, within days of me sending the medical back to USCIS it was approved.

[tinyrosie 0]

Thanks for all reponse.

My husband also told me to redo the medical exam just so we get this over with fast. I was just trying to see if there is another way (hate to pay that extra cost because of someone ELSE's fault... ). Guess there is no other way