Question on I-864 (merged threads)

[Keegan 12]

2 minutes ago, Keegan said:

I reached out to the doctor who issues the report. He wrote back to me telling me to check off the box on the back (not joking). I have a screenshot of the conversation. Should I do this and provide a screenshot of the conversation? 

After revising once more, he said to mark off the top box “ immigrant visa or parolee applicant completed required vaccinations”. Not the k-1 box…

[OldUser 9,291]

12 minutes ago, Keegan said:

After revising once more, he said to mark off the top box “ immigrant visa or parolee applicant completed required vaccinations”. Not the k-1 box…

Bad idea. You don't want to be accused of fraud and document forgery.

 

I'd just do a proper I-693 exam with all boxes checked by a civil surgeon in the US.

 

Does it cost extra money? Yes.

Does it make your journey much easier and keeps you out of trouble? Yes.

Edited May 9 by OldUser

[OldUser 9,291]

21 hours ago, Keegan said:

Hi,

Okay.. I am the wife of a K-1 applicant, we are not filing AOS.

You are... I assume she's adjusting status from K-1 to LPR (green card holder). This is known as Adjustment of Status.

[OldUser 9,291]

21 hours ago, Keegan said:

To my knowledge, as BILL is married and files taxes JOINTLY with his wife KIM, KIM needs to fill out a I-864A. (Please correct me if wrong and save me the hassle).

 

Only if his own income isn't enough and spouse volunteers to include her income.

21 hours ago, Keegan said:

Part 5. Sponsor’s Promise,

Statement, Contact Information, Declaration, Certification and Signature

 

Sponsor or joint sponsor completes this section

[Keegan 12]

1 hour ago, OldUser said:

Bad idea. You don't want to be accused of fraud and document forgery.

 

I'd just do a proper I-693 exam with all boxes checked by a civil surgeon in the US.

 

Does it cost extra money? Yes.

Does it make your journey much easier and keeps you out of trouble? Yes.

I thought it was ill-advised as well. Problem is #1 I didnt see this until completing out AOS package and we sre already out of status. In my opinion, it would be better to file now, include documentation showing they told me to check the box off, but NOT check the box and potentially get an RFE. At least at that point we will have an I-797 and can prove he is here legally.. 

[OldUser 9,291]

4 minutes ago, Keegan said:

I thought it was ill-advised as well. Problem is #1 I didnt see this until completing out AOS package and we sre already out of status. In my opinion, it would be better to file now, include documentation showing they told me to check the box off, but NOT check the box and potentially get an RFE. At least at that point we will have an I-797 and can prove he is here legally.. 

I'd not include any message from that overseas doctor. You don't want to bring suspicion to entire DS-3025 and its validity. You can include incomplete DS-3025, but be ready to do medical ASAP when you receive RFE. There's a risk you may get a denial or NOID right away.

Edited May 9 by OldUser

[hplusj 534]

4 hours ago, Keegan said:

After revising once more, he said to mark off the top box “ immigrant visa or parolee applicant completed required vaccinations”. Not the k-1 box…

Yikes.

 

You have two options.  The first one, others have mentioned and i concur, is to pursue a civil surgeon to meet the requirements in an ethical way:  unfortunately at the additional cost.

 

The other option is to insist that the panel physician make the corrections himself, initial the changes, and provide you with the updated copy.  But asking you to edit the document yourself is already extremely concerning.  At this point, I would only approach this option if the finances compelled you to have no other option.  Ultimately, you don't want the blowback of this panel physician derailing the process for you.  

 

I would also find the means to report this PP to the CDC after I am through the woods, but that's just me.  They are expected to uphold medical integrity for the immigration process, and would be subject to intense scrutiny.  You'd be saving a lot of trouble for other individuals and couples who depend on this doctor for their own immigration journeys.

[Keegan 12]

2 hours ago, hplusj said:

Yikes.

 

You have two options.  The first one, others have mentioned and i concur, is to pursue a civil surgeon to meet the requirements in an ethical way:  unfortunately at the additional cost.

 

The other option is to insist that the panel physician make the corrections himself, initial the changes, and provide you with the updated copy.  But asking you to edit the document yourself is already extremely concerning.  At this point, I would only approach this option if the finances compelled you to have no other option.  Ultimately, you don't want the blowback of this panel physician derailing the process for you.  

 

I would also find the means to report this PP to the CDC after I am through the woods, but that's just me.  They are expected to uphold medical integrity for the immigration process, and would be subject to intense scrutiny.  You'd be saving a lot of trouble for other individuals and couples who depend on this doctor for their own immigration journeys.

Had i seen this previously, we would have gotten the medical exam here upon his entry. Unfortunately we are now on an expired K-1 so I want to send in the AOS immediately. I am hoping at best we will get an RFE for another medical exam.. do you this in my case it is best to send in now? Or get an appointment with civil surgeon first? We are 4 hours away from the closest:,(

[MalloryCat 651]

6 hours ago, Keegan said:

Had i seen this previously, we would have gotten the medical exam here upon his entry. Unfortunately we are now on an expired K-1 so I want to send in the AOS immediately. I am hoping at best we will get an RFE for another medical exam.. do you this in my case it is best to send in now? Or get an appointment with civil surgeon first? We are 4 hours away from the closest:,(

send in AOS as soon as possible.

if the I-94 is expired, they are technically unlawfully present and subject to removal, until you have proof of a pending I-485.

 

Send in what you have for the DS-3025

you may get an RFE for a new medical, but thats better than anything else

[Edward and Jaycel 1,666]

Agree with @MalloryCat Get the package filed and sort out the rest later if you have to. An RFE for medical is one of the least complicated RFEs to fix 

[Ryan H 3,857]

***Similar topics merged; please post all questions you have about the I-864 in this thread instead of starting a new thread for every question you have about that form.***

[Keegan 12]

Okay- bear with me.

Some might remember me asking these questions while we were gathering docs/filing our AOS.

Brief Timeline: 5/10-AOS sent out, 5/14- AOS received, 5/20-NOA 1, 5/23- Biometrics App. Scheduled for 6/12.

 

So my main 2 concerns for my husbands AOS were/are

1. Medical Exam

He completed all the required vaccinations, x-rays, labs, etc. The civil surgeon did NOT mark off the "K-1 applicant voluntarily completed all vaccinations" box on the back (at least for the copy we have). I didn't notice this until we were filing, but given he was out of status, we decided it was best to file with the DS-3025 and see if we got an RFE. I did send a message to the Civil Surgeons office abroad to ask about the worksheet. He told us to mark the box off ourselves. I, as well as others, determined this was very ill advised and we should not do this to prevent being accused of fraudulent docs. Another person also mentioned to not include the text thread of the civil surgeon telling me to do so, to not bring question to his credibility. He did provide a pdf of the page in question (corrected), but the incorrect box was checked (Immigrant box was checked). I decided to not include any of this in the AOS as I wasn't sure if he filled out the correct boxes in the original copy that was anded to the immigration officer upon entry. Some commented it was weird that he only received Pertussis and not the full TDAP, but other than that, everything was good. MY QUESTION: We live 4 hours away from Anchorage (where our biometrics appointment is), so I want to schedule a Civil Surgeon appointment on the same day as biometrics. However, I don't want to waste money on the appointment, but prefer to do that instead of delaying the process with a potential RFE. What do you guys think, should I wait for RFE or should I do it on our upcoming trip? I was planning on uploading this in the unsolicited evidence section in his USCIS Account. 

 

2. Joint-Sponsor Affidavit of Support

When we filed, our joint-sponsor had not yet filed his 2024 Tax Returns. We filed on 5/10, so it was after the federal deadline. Since then, he has filed his returns, and I uploaded a copy of the tax return in the unsolicited evidence section. MY QUESTION: On the original Affidavit, our joint sponsor checked "NO" when asked if he filed a tax return for the 3 most recent tax years (as his most recent filed was 2023 and he was filling out the Affidavit in early May). Does this call for a new affidavit of support to be filled out and submitted? 

 

Obviously I am doing everything I can to prevent delaying the process with an RFE. Chat gpt told me I could call the USCIS support line and ask, but the info they can give is limited in terms of advice on such situations. It did say, however, that the representative is able to tell me if there is an upcoming RFE after the biometrics. Is this true? 

I also see there is an option in the account to send a message to an Immigration Officer, but on the drop down, no such category is described. 

 

I know this was long, thanks for reading and for your feedback! 

 

Edited May 29 by Keegan
Grammer;)

[OldUser 9,291]

1. Either need to get it checked by civil surgeon or get another exam. You asked this question before...

 

 

40 minutes ago, Keegan said:

Chat gpt told me

You can safely ignore ChatGPT

[TBoneTX 47,145]

Duplicative threads have again been merged.  Keegan, restrict your questions to the current thread ONLY.  One more thread that we have to merge, and your account will have administrative action imposed.

Edited May 29 by TBoneTX

[smilingstone 421]

You've been told what to do. You gave 2 previous pages of direct advice.

 

Either get copy of correctly filled ds3025 from original civil surgeon, or pay for another medical to be completed.

Edited May 29 by smilingstone