How long is chest xray valid for?

[payxibka 10,044]

1 hour ago, WaitingInLine said:

Wrong again, medical exams inside the U.S. are valid for a year and changes to the lungs can happen overnight not only within 6 months.

Are you inside the USA?

[WaitingInLine 13]

8 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Are you inside the USA?

Further to the above, in this Dept of State document it states that some medical examination results can be valid for up to 12 months, not 6 months like it was wrongly stated above: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Medical/ACK%20-%20Auckland.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjLsfPAx4DwAhVBHqwKHcheBKsQFjAIegQILxAF&usg=AOvVaw0Uk7TOMk2BE_5a0YEFCKrA

 

 

Edited April 15, 2021 by WaitingInLine

[payxibka 10,044]

That info is a bit out of date. 

 

Here is a more current post from the DOS from July 2020.  If the twelve months was true, then the CDC would not have had to provide the extension.

 

Immigrant visas are limited to the validity of the medical examination for a maximum of six months.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a one-month extension for medical examinations conducted between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2020.  If you were unable to travel on your issued visa or obtained your medical examination but did not receive your visa, contact the Immigrant Visa Unit of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate that issued or is adjudicating your visa application to determine whether you may be issued or reissued a visa for one additional month.  If you are not able to travel within the one additional month, consider waiting until you are able to travel and obtain a new, full validity medical examination and visa.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/one-month-extension-of-immigrant-visa-medical-examinations.html

[Chancy 6,233]

20 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Are you inside the USA?

 

Seems to be IR5 in Montreal.  Also, seems not DCF.

 

 

[WaitingInLine 13]

26 minutes ago, payxibka said:

That info is a bit out of date. 

 

Here is a more current post from the DOS from July 2020.  If the twelve months was true, then the CDC would not have had to provide the extension.

 

Immigrant visas are limited to the validity of the medical examination for a maximum of six months.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a one-month extension for medical examinations conducted between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2020.  If you were unable to travel on your issued visa or obtained your medical examination but did not receive your visa, contact the Immigrant Visa Unit of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate that issued or is adjudicating your visa application to determine whether you may be issued or reissued a visa for one additional month.  If you are not able to travel within the one additional month, consider waiting until you are able to travel and obtain a new, full validity medical examination and visa.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/one-month-extension-of-immigrant-visa-medical-examinations.html

Good point but the particular wording in that excerpt refers to the extension of visas that were already issued but the recipient was unable to immigrate.

[WaitingInLine 13]

This is obviously apples and oranges (adjustment of status) but here it states that "once received" from the physician, the validity is 2 years which brings into question if a physician submits a report and it is received by the post, how long it is then determined to be valid for:

 

Validity Period for the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693)

The USCIS is reducing the validity period of Form I-693 to 60 days from the date the doctor signs the I-693, previously a 1-year period of validity. What this means is that an applicant must ensure that he or she completes the medical examination close to their filing date for Form I-485 Application for Permanent Residence or Adjustment of Status. Once the USCIS has received your medical examination (Form I-693), it will be valid for a period of 2 years.

[Crazy Cat 39,261]

Why is adjustment of status or USCIS even being referenced in this thread?  

[payxibka 10,044]

36 minutes ago, WaitingInLine said:

Good point but the particular wording in that excerpt refers to the extension of visas that were already issued but the recipient was unable to immigrate.

So 6 months then not seven.  Doesn't change anything. 

 

PS. I693 is a USCIS form not utilized by the DOS.  You cannot mix USCIS policy with DOS. 

Edited April 15, 2021 by payxibka

[Ontarkie 13,917]

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Edited April 15, 2021 by Ontarkie

[SalishSea 16,774]

3 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

Why is adjustment of status or USCIS even being referenced in this thread?  

Not everyone understands DOS vs USCIS, consular processing vs AOS etc.

 

 

[Bjh 39]

8 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

Very illogical since medical exams for visas are valid for only 6 months and a lot of changes can take place in a person's lungs over a period of months.

Sometimes minutes!

[Crazy Cat 39,261]

1 minute ago, Bjh said:

Sometimes minutes!

Yep.  If I were the physician signing off the new medical exam, I would definitely want a new chest x-ray.  I certainly wouldn't trust a 6 month old x-ray. 

[dalox303 2]

Was just told by uscis doctors office its valid for 6 months