ridley

Don't worry! The interview is over. If they need more from you, they'll let you know, but it isn't uncommon that interviewing officers don't confirm the approval at the interview.

Yes, that's right. Take her current vaccination record to a local civil surgeon (USCIS publishes a list), have her vaccinations completed, then include a sealed copy of the I-693A Vaccination Supplement with your AOS packet.

If only. Keep your husband away from the envelope this time!

Congratulations.

That still sounds weird! I don't know what's up exactly with wanting the new medical exams, when the old ones are still valid.

Best wishes, and I hope all works out for the best!

Wow. You can't get much faster than that, can you?

Congratulations!

Here's the link to my thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=53757

(I'm a she )

I would definitely recommend getting an Infopass appointment just to be safe, but at our Infopass appointment, the officer acted as though she sees these all the time. She told us to send back:

- the I-693A

- a copy of my husband's K-1 visa

- a note indicating that my husband received his medical exam within a year of filing, and that those records could be found in our file.

We're hoping to pick up our I-693A today and to get the response sent back to California. I'm still nervous, because of Anastasia's thread (linked to from the one I posted above), but I'm hoping we're doing the right thing here.

We definitely plan to include that, as well.

Oh, also, she advised us to include a copy of my husband's K-1 visa page, to verify that (no really) he's a K-1 holder.

This stuff, incidentally, seems similar to what a poster at the end of Anastasia's thread had sent in a similar situation, with positive results. It seems really dumb that the adjudicating officers can't connect the dots on their own, and that Anastasia had the trouble that she did.

We agree on the insane part.

We made it back from our Infopass appointment. It wasn't much of an appointment -- the officer looked at the form, asked us what we had filed under (K-1), talked to us for about 20 seconds, and we were on our way. Kind of anticlimactic, for a 1.5 hour drive each way...

She assured us that all we need to do is send in the I-693A, with a letter that says that my husband entered on a K-1 visa and that the medical information is in our file. I mentioned that we were worried that we'd be denied because we didn't send in everything on the RFE, but she said we'd be fine.

She seemed pretty sure, but that doesn't always boost my confidence. We're hoping for the best, though -- she acted as though she sees this RFE all the time.

Honestly, the process is so inconsistent that it's hard to know what is "enough" to submit. Don't be too frightened by my case -- we submitted way less than that. In the best case scenario, you should definitely submit the I-693A. As long as your doctor takes the info you can provide, you should be all good.

I have been aksing questions about the damn vaccinations for 2 weeks!!!!!!!

I am taking my hubby to my doc for a blood test that will show that he has had all vaccinations required, then I am assuming I will just have to go to a gov't approved doctor & they will transfer the info onto the I-693, is this correct??

I do not want a freaking rfe. I also have a letter from the doc who performed the K-1 medical, stating that he has had all vaccinations, tested negative for HIV & Syphillis, and had a negative chest x-ray.

does everyone think this will be enough info to submit?

I think what they want is the vaccination supplement only...since you didn't send one. I don't think they want the WHOLE medical exam

That's what we're hoping, but there's no way we'll risk a denial on it. The RFE definitely seems to indicate the whole medical exam.

I never sent in a vac supplement either. Two reasons: I wanted to get the paperwork in, and I had read of many cases on here that got through without it and secondly it was yet another chunk of money (for a transcription) that if I could avoid I would.

I may get bitten by this as well, but want to see what the deal is after Ridly's INFOPASS, so keep us posted how it goes!

I'll definitely update you. Best of luck to you! The process is so inconsistent that there's no telling how it'll vary from person to person.

We didn't send the vaccination supplement in (long story), so that's what they /ought/ to be wanting. We don't want to take the chance of not sending in everything, though; as RebeccaJo says above, they could deny us for not providing complete evidence.

Not to ask too obvious a question...but it's NECESSARY to send in the I-693A for AOS, so why on earth would you not do it & wait for a (most definite) RFE for it?

It is too obvious a question.

The deal is that my husband didn't get the medical form from his doctor in Canada. I called the (Un)Help(Ful) line, and the officer I talked to said that the vaccination supplement is intended for people who can't get the full line of vaccines in their home country, so we wouldn't need it. Since he had all his vaccinations, and they were all documented in his records, which the USCIS had in its possession, we were told not to bother with the I-693A. Obviously, that was wrong.

We're cool with compiling the I-693A, and of course he'll get another medical if that's really what they want. We just had bad information (contrary, of course, to what this forum says) from the USCIS.

Eh. You live, you learn.

Wow, thank you for the link! Anastasia's case was before my time -- or at least before I started reading the AOS boards.

Our first step is the Infopass appointment tomorrow. We'll figure out how to proceed (with due diligence) after that. We don't particularly want to spend the $350-ish dollars that the medical exam (which my husband isn't supposed to need) is going to cost, but obviously, we don't want to cause a legal nightmare for ourselves, either.

Seeing as you are male and the instructions state that you didn't have a TB test because you were pregnant and need to send one in, I would believe that these are simply generic instructions. You did not do ONE thing on the list and need to do that one thing. You said that you thought the RFE might be for the supplement (so i'd think you hadn't sent it in)....so following my train of logic, you would send in a supplement as that is what they probably don't have.

We didn't send the vaccination supplement in (long story), so that's what they /ought/ to be wanting. We don't want to take the chance of not sending in everything, though; as RebeccaJo says above, they could deny us for not providing complete evidence.

So we'll go to the Infopass appointment with all the doctor records and see what the deal is exactly.

Thanks for your input!

The only encouraging thing I can say to both you Khan and Ridley, is that your file is back from namecheck and once you have returned the requested RFE docs it won't be long before you get approved, at least something is happening on your case(s).

Thank you. I'm hopeful that this is the case. We have an Infopass appointment scheduled for tomorrow so that we can hopefully get this cleared up. A request for an entire medical exam doesn't make a lot of sense, since my husband had his last exam in May, 2006. But who knows! Maybe they lost the whole thing. The doctor we spoke to said it would cost $350-380 to redo the exam. It's definitely well worth a trip to San Antonio to try to avoid that.

Best wishes!

We have an infopass scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. The doctor from Canada faxed us the records of my husband's medical exam yesterday, so we'll take those and his chest x-ray and whatever else we think of, and see what they say.

I'll let y'all know!

So did we. Unfortunately, there's always the chance for another.

I feel your pain.

Yeah, we're afraid that's what might have happened. I wonder if it got lost between MSC and CSC, perhaps, because MSC didn't seem concerned at all!

This looks like an RFE for the entire medical, not just the supplement. Infopass for clarification?

I know you DON'T want to assume just the I693A. I've read of two cases on VJ where the AOS went so far as being DENIED (necessitating it be reopened - a very stressful process) because of confusion about this.

Yeah, that's what it looks like to me, too, but I definitely appreciate multiple reads on this. Thanks for your input.

Hmmm, vaccinations must be conducted and administered by a physician who is on the list of Civil Surgeons approved by USCIS? My wife and step-daughter's vaccinations were performed at the Oakland County Health Clinic here in Michigan, wonder if I'll get an RFE for this? I doubt it, still had to go to the Civil Surgeon to transcribe the vaccination records to the I-693A, why couldn't the Oakland County Health Clinic do this, after all they're a government entity.

I think as long as you have a Civil Surgeon transcribe the records, you're all good.

On this general topic, we received an RFE today for medical-type stuff. Could those of you who've received an RFE for vaccination supplement please take a look at my post?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=53757

I appreciate your input!

We received my husband's RFE in the mail today from CSC. (This may be an important fact; I don't know if the CSC RFEs are worded the same as the ones from MSC.) I had suspected, when we had an RFE on the way, that we might need the vaccination supplement.

The way the RFE is worded, though, is really weird. I'm trying to figure out if the wording is the same as what others received, who needed to send in the vacc supplement.

Here's what it asks for:

MEDICAL EXAMINATION (FORM I-693)

NOTE: All medical examinations and vaccinations must be conducted and administered by a physician who is on the list of Civil Surgeons approved by USCIS. [...]ALL medical examinations MUST be submitted in an envelope that has been sealed by the Civil Surgeon. Note: The medical examination record and immunization form were not present in the file.

I-693 MEDICAL EXAMINATION: Please submimt a properly completed and signed Form I-693, Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status. The medical examination must be conducted by a physician who is on the list of Civil Surgeons approved by USCIS.

IMMUNIZATION FORM: Please submit a properly completed Supplemental Form to I-693, Adjustment of Status Applicant's documentation of Immunization. The supplemental must be completed and signed by a designated Civil Surgeon. [Note: Fair enough. We can provide that.]

TUBERCULIN (TB) SKIN TEST: Current regulations now require that the tuberculin skin test and/or chest X-ray be completed by all applicants 2 years of age and older. Your Form I-693 reflects that you have not had a tuberculin skin test or chest X-ray performed. A chest X-ray is required only when the reaction to the skin text is 5 millimeters or more. Or you may provide other evidence to establish that you have had follow-up treatment for tuberculosis and that the condition no longer exists. [Note: My husband did have the chest X-ray performed as part of the K-1 process.]

TUBERCULIN (TB) SKIN TEST - PREGNANCY: Your Form I-693 Medical Examination indicates that you did not have a tuberculin test performed due to pregnancy. If you are not pregnant at the present time, please contact an approved Civil surgeon to complete the "Examination for Tuberculosis" portion of your Form I-693. [Note: I can attest to the fact that my husband is not and has never been pregnant.]

SEROLOGIC (BLOOD) TESTS: All applicants 15 years of age and older must undergo serologic (blood) testing for syphilis andn human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infefction. Your Form I-693 reflects that you have not had the Serologic Test for Syphilis and HIV performed. Please contact an approved Civil Surgeon to complete the tests. [Note: These tests were performed as part of the K-1 process, as well.]

For those of you who have received RFEs for the vaccination supplement, does this in any way resemble what you received? My husband had his medical exam on May 18, 2006, so it should still be valid. That information was provided at the interview, and it should, of course, be in his AOS file. We can't tell what's up with this bizarre message. Did something go wrong with the medical exam? Did they lose it entirely? Is this some weird package message that includes all possibilities? We have no problem providing the I-693A vaccination supplement form, but it doesn't include a place for the HIV and syphilis test results, and they apparently need those, too. We don't want to provide the I-693A, then get rejected for not having gotten another full medical!

I've had one before and one after the transfer.

We got the tax RFE first. I'd sent tax transcripts, which showed my income, but they wanted tax returns and pay stubs and so forth.

CSC just sent us another RFE for the vaccination supplement stuff. If it isn't one thing, it's another.

I am in san Antonio. I too would like some information about to submit the AOS application for the green card. How and where to submit our application??

For San Antonio, you'll submit your packet to Chicago like everyone else.