When to call the civil surgeon?

[Wyld Blu 35]

Just wondering...do we call a USICS civil surgeon on our own when we are ready to file the AOS, or do we wait for USCIS to tell us to do this...or what?

-Blu-

[HeatDeath 430]

You will need to include an I-693 medical report, sealed in an envelope by the civil surgeon, with your AOS submission. So you need to call them and get that done well before you send off your AOS packet. It is not too soon to start calling around your local civil surgeons (you can get a list of them on www.uscis.gov) to get your vaccination results transcribed to an I-693 as soon as possible.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Just wondering...do we call a USICS civil surgeon on our own when we are ready to file the AOS, or do we wait for USCIS to tell us to do this...or what?

-Blu-

You are not REQUIRED to a see a civil surgeon at all. Please read this guide: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/ which explains (in this thread) what circumstances requires the CS.

You will need to include an I-693 medical report, sealed in an envelope by the civil surgeon, with your AOS submission. So you need to call them and get that done well before you send off your AOS packet. It is not too soon to start calling around your local civil surgeons (you can get a list of them on www.uscis.gov) to get your vaccination results transcribed to an I-693 as soon as possible.

No. You do NOT need to include medical report. K1's have a medical that is valid for a year. If you vaccinations are COMPLETE on entering you can send just the DS-3025. HOWEVER (as said in the thread above) some people have encountered issues where their medical cannot be found and need to do a medical again (or find the old one), or where they THINK their vaccinations are complete when they aren't.

I personally had my shots completed but my form has the box "immunisation history not complete" ticked because some weren't age appropriate. For this reason I went to a CS and had my VACCINATIONS ONLY transcribed into the I-693. This means the CS will fill in part 1, part 2 (vaccination table only) and part 5 and seal it in an envelope for you.

Hope that explains it. Good luck.

Edited March 22, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony

[HeatDeath 430]

Procedures appear to have been in flux about whether you need I-693 Parts 1,2, and 5, or whether you can get away with just the DS-3025. Amongst the October 2009 AOS filers, a small percentage (about 10%) sent only the DS-3025, and were mostly approved without problems. However, in the next few months, more and more people sending just the DS-3025 began receiving RFE's (Request For Evidence), delaying their applications and causing undue stress and confusion.

V&T are otherwise completely correct. As a K-1 entrant, you do not need a full medical exam, and you do not need the entire I-693. Theoretically, according to the USCIS instructions, you should be able to get away with just sending a DS-3025 if your vaccinations were up to date at the time of your medical. But it seems to be a safer and more reliable practice to pay a nominal fee (not more than $50. Phone the CS's in your area until you find one that will do the vaccine transcription without requiring a full exam) and include the I-693 Parts 1, 2, and 5. in an envelope sealed by the CS with your AOS packet.

[MacTO 6]

You will need to include an I-693 medical report, sealed in an envelope by the civil surgeon, with your AOS submission. So you need to call them and get that done well before you send off your AOS packet. It is not too soon to start calling around your local civil surgeons (you can get a list of them on www.uscis.gov) to get your vaccination results transcribed to an I-693 as soon as possible.

That's the instructions that I was following. I included it.

You are not REQUIRED to a see a civil surgeon at all. Please read this guide: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/ which explains (in this thread) what circumstances requires the CS.

No. You do NOT need to include medical report. K1's have a medical that is valid for a year. If you vaccinations are COMPLETE on entering you can send just the DS-3025. HOWEVER (as said in the thread above) some people have encountered issues where their medical cannot be found and need to do a medical again (or find the old one), or where they THINK their vaccinations are complete when they aren't.

I personally had my shots completed but my form has the box "immunisation history not complete" ticked because some weren't age appropriate. For this reason I went to a CS and had my VACCINATIONS ONLY transcribed into the I-693. This means the CS will fill in part 1, part 2 (vaccination table only) and part 5 and seal it in an envelope for you.

Hope that explains it. Good luck.

Now that I received the initial interview notice, and it says, Bring a completed medical examination (Form I-693) and vaccination supplement in a sealed envelope (unless already submitted).

It confused me at first, and then figured that some people might've sent in a copy of it, along with copies of other documentation.

And it also says, Bring Original and copy of each supporting document that you submitted with your application. Otherwise, we may keep your originals for your records.

Cheers.