11 JUN 2025 - USCIS changes validity period for I-693

[OldUser 9,365]

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-changes-validity-period-for-any-form-i-693-signed-on-or-after-nov-1-2023

 

TL;DR Now you have to submit fresh I-693 with every I-485. E.g. you can no longer submit same I-693 in every new petition after prior denials and withdrawals.

[Crazy Cat 43,995]

Interesting and very significant change.

Edited Wednesday at 07:55 PM by Crazy Cat

[OldUser 9,365]

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

Interesting and very significant change.

 

Prior to this change I theoretically this would have been possible:

 

- File I-485 with I-693 in November 2023

- Get denial on that

- File a different I-485 in 2050 with same I-693

 

 

 

[Edward and Jaycel 1,733]

2 hours ago, OldUser said:

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-changes-validity-period-for-any-form-i-693-signed-on-or-after-nov-1-2023

 

TL;DR Now you have to submit fresh I-693 with every I-485. E.g. you can no longer submit same I-693 in every new petition after prior denials and withdrawals.

 

Thanks for spotting this!  

[smilingstone 441]

1 hour ago, OldUser said:

 

Prior to this change I theoretically this would have been possible:

 

- File I-485 with I-693 in November 2023

- Get denial on that

- File a different I-485 in 2050 with same I-693

 

 

 

 

So I actually don't think it's such a bad thing.

 

I think it was kind of silly to be drawing lifelong conclusions with regards to health from a single point in life, likely when applicant is younger and fitter. Anything can happen, so why did they even say the 693 would be valid forever? To try and cut down on their own admin?

[OldUser 9,365]

1 hour ago, smilingstone said:

 

So I actually don't think it's such a bad thing.

 

I think it was kind of silly to be drawing lifelong conclusions with regards to health from a single point in life, likely when applicant is younger and fitter. Anything can happen, so why did they even say the 693 would be valid forever? To try and cut down on their own admin?

Yes, I guess many people's AOS would take long time, medicals would expire within 2 years and this would delay cases even further with USCIS sending RFE etc.

 

This new change makes a lot of sense, it's the middleground between never expiring and expiring within 2 years.

[TBoneTX 47,241]

What really needs doing is to order all Civil Surgeons to charge ONE standard fee for a full physical and ONE standard fee for vaccination worksheets, with no monkeyshines such as insisting that full physicals are needed when only the vaccination worksheet is.

[OldUser 9,365]

20 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

What really needs doing is to order all Civil Surgeons to charge ONE standard fee for a full physical and ONE standard fee for vaccination worksheets, with no monkeyshines such as insisting that full physicals are needed when only the vaccination worksheet is.

And exam to be covered by health insurance. We can only dream...