Need medical/ I-693 for K1 AOS when filing vaccination waiver?

[Nous Eb 128]

I am not sure if I have to file I-693 with my AOS. I completed my medical in The Netherlands in January with the exception of my vaccinations. I had my vaccinations as a child but not after 1990 and I do not intend to get any on religious grounds so I will file form I-601. Do I still need a civil surgeon to sign I-693 for me? Seems a bit redundant since they will not perform a medical exam on me, neither will they be completing my vaccinations. Does anyone know? I called one CS so far to ask but the woman on the phone kept insisting the doctor wouldn't sign anything unless I paid $500+ and get a full medical exam again. That seems strange, why get one overseas at all if that would be the case?

 

I am not sure now if I should just send in form I-601 with my AOS or if I need the I-693. I did read I could send I-693 in later if needed. Any information would be appreciated!

[OldUser 6,851]

On 6/27/2024 at 12:12 PM, Nous Eb said:

I called one CS so far to ask but the woman on the phone kept insisting the doctor wouldn't sign anything unless I paid $500+ and get a full medical exam again. That seems strange, why get one overseas at all if that would be the case?

This doesn't seem strange. When signing paperwork, the CS in the US takes responsibility for I-693. They never knew the medical professionals overseas, the don't know how credible they are. Signing paperwork without exam means their licence can be taken away if fraud is found. So yes, typically nobody will sign I-693 without exam.

 

Was the overseas exam marked complete? There's a checkbox on paperwork.

[Nous Eb 128]

13 minutes ago, OldUser said:

This doesn't seem strange. When signing paperwork, the CS in the US takes responsibility for I-693. They never knew the medical professionals overseas, the don't know how credible they are. Signing paperwork without exam means their licence can be taken away if fraud is found. So yes, typically nobody will sign I-693 without exam.

 

Was the overseas exam marked complete? There's a checkbox on paperwork.

 

No, as I explained in my original post. My medical is all good and complete, with the exception of the vaccinations. If all CS's would force you to have a full medical, what would be the point of having one overseas? Or of the box on the I-693 that says I only have to do the vaccinations and then the CS only has to fill in certain spots? He or she is not signing for the complete I-693 but only for the vaccinations they gave to complete my medical.

But what I wonder is if I even need an i-693 at all, since I will be sending my (incomplete) ds-3025 with my AOS and a form i-601 for a vaccine waiver. So it seems like a waste of time for both myself as well as the doc to go there so he or she can check the box that I didn't get any vaccinations to complete my ds-3025. I can see going there if you DO get your shots and have that signed, but I am not getting the shots so it seems to me that if you have an incomplete ds-3025 you send in i-693 IF you get your shots here, but you send in a waiver instead of i-693 if you are not getting the required shots. I hope someone knows if that is correct. I would think that there is no use for USCIS to request a signed i-693 for the vaccinations from me after I have already sent in the waiver form? 

 

I can't find that information. It would be ridiculous to get a full medical again that I had just a few months ago at a civil surgeon in The Netherlands. If they can't be trusted, then what is the use of a civil surgeon? Could have just gotten one at my own GP then.

Edited June 28 by Nous Eb