Hi all,
My K-1 visa fiancee (wife) needs her I-693 filled out. She has a nearly complete DS-3025 and she had her exam and X-ray done in country of origin prior to the K-1 interview. They also did blood tests (but I am not totally sure for what other than STD). Her exam was last December.
I am calling around the area looking for a civil surgeon to complete my wife's I-693 and I am finding the following:
1. USCIS list of doctors is way out of date and some phone numbers aren't even in service.
2. Some who do exist have no idea what I am talking about in various forms ("what is DS-3025?", "we don't have surgeons here")
3. Some want to do a blank $400+ exam regardless what was done before.
I found two clinics that seem semi-competent, i.e. I emailed them the DS-3025 but they still want to do blood work for QFT (tuberculoses blood test), which I believe is unnecessary. Plus they want to do the medical exam, which I also believe to be unnecessary. Am I wrong? Can someone help me phrase my request correctly to these folks? I thought this would be way easier than it's turning out to be.
My understanding is that she would need literally two things: Tdap (shows due on DS-3025) and regular influenza shot. Everything else has code A and B.
Thank you for the responses.