i-693 issue at interview: surgeon not “certified”?

[smeagolgollum 0]

Hello!

 

My spouse and I had our marriage-based green card interview today in the NYC office. (She is the U.S. citizen.) I had taken a sealed copy of my i-693 with me.

 

The USCIS officer unsealed it, typed the surgeon’s name into their database and said he was not certified with them. I had found this physician through the USCIS “find a civil surgeon” tool and told the USCIS officer that. The officer said that the surgeon may have just not renewed their certification recently.

 

I visited the surgeon’s office and this was the first time they’d heard of any such problem. They gave me a copy of their letter from USCIS from November 2021 confirming their continued certification! My wife and I are worried that the USCIS officer may have just mistyped the surgeon’s name or something petty like that.

 

The officer issued me an RFE at the interview and said I should upload a proper i-693 online or mail it to his attn at my local USCIS office. I don’t know what to do though. Should I reupload the same i-693 with the surgeon’s certification letter and a cover letter explaining this?

 

I would love to not swallow the fees and have to take a second exam elsewhere.

[Family 3,585]

13 minutes ago, smeagolgollum said:

problem. They gave me a copy of their letter from USCIS from November 2021 confirming their contin

Respond to the RFE with a copy of the Doctors Certification. Something like 

Response to RFE dated xx, issued as a result of Service Error and UCSIS database error.

 

State your facts and send it addressed to Field Office Director ( by name) same address as on RFE. 
 

You could ask the Doctor to write you a short letter saying they are certified, provided you with a copy of certification and verify the date they signed off on your medical. Or Doctor can just email in lieu of letter. 

 

I think u are right about Officer misspelling the entry..

[dubu 5]

On 3/30/2022 at 11:16 PM, smeagolgollum said:

Hello!

 

My spouse and I had our marriage-based green card interview today in the NYC office. (She is the U.S. citizen.) I had taken a sealed copy of my i-693 with me.

 

The USCIS officer unsealed it, typed the surgeon’s name into their database and said he was not certified with them. I had found this physician through the USCIS “find a civil surgeon” tool and told the USCIS officer that. The officer said that the surgeon may have just not renewed their certification recently.

 

I visited the surgeon’s office and this was the first time they’d heard of any such problem. They gave me a copy of their letter from USCIS from November 2021 confirming their continued certification! My wife and I are worried that the USCIS officer may have just mistyped the surgeon’s name or something petty like that.

 

The officer issued me an RFE at the interview and said I should upload a proper i-693 online or mail it to his attn at my local USCIS office. I don’t know what to do though. Should I reupload the same i-693 with the surgeon’s certification letter and a cover letter explaining this?

 

I would love to not swallow the fees and have to take a second exam elsewhere.

Hi When you cam in to the clinic did you bring your own i693 form?