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It's definitely been more than a year since the original medical examination. The confusing part is the language in the instructions of the I-693. There are special conditions that apply to K visa applicants that do NOT require a new medical examination as long as the application was filed within 1 year of the medical exam. I can understand the CDC wanting to no longer extend the validity of the medical exam for applicants that are still outside the United States but my wife and stepchildren have been here in the United States for 16 months. I do not think its my stepson's cancer. Cancer is not a communicable disease.

"4. K or V Nonimmigrants Applying for Adjustment​ ^[26]

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K and V nonimmigrants applying for adjustment of status are not required to repeat the medical examination if the application was filed within one year of the date of the original medical examination, and:​

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•The medical examination did not reveal a Class A medical condition; or ​
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•The applicant received a conditional waiver in conjunction with the K or V nonimmigrant visa or the change of status to V and the applicant submits evidence of compliance with the waiver terms and conditions.​ ^{[27] "}

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This is why I got the RFE. http://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/Updates/20140530-I-693Validity.pdf# So based on this, the I-693 is now only valid for 1 year after submission. Looks like we may have to get the medical exam done again.

I can only tell you what is says here http://www.uscis.gov/i-693

03/30/15. (Starting 07/27/15, USCIS will only accept the 3/30/15 edition. USCIS will not accept the 01/15/13 or 10/11/11 editions on or after 07/26/15). My RFE was dated 8/1/15.

This is directly from the I-693 instruction form. So, I think I just need to revalidate the vaccination records.

The RFE only mentioned the I-693. I thought that the medical would be valid as long as the I-485 was filed with 1 year of the medical exam? Its not cheap to redo the medical. I have 4 stepsons that came over. So we're talking about another $1200+. Also, one of my stepsons was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Luekemia 4 months after he arrived so the medical expenses to treat his cancer are already quite rough on the family budget.

We sent in our I-485 last August. Did the Biometrics, got I-765 approved and in December of 2014, we received a letter from USCIS stating that it would be June of 2015 before they would be able to process our I-485. Friday, I got a letter from USCIS stating that we needed to supply further proof in the form of another I-693. We had submitted our I-693 with the I-485 but apparently (Starting 07/27/15, USCIS will only accept the 3/30/15 edition. USCIS will not accept the 01/15/13 or 10/11/11 editions on or after 07/26/15). So do we need to redo the medical exams too?

Thank You In-Advance!

Hello,

My question is about my stepson who came over on a K2 when my wife came over on her K1. We went to a Civil Surgeon to get their medical records validated and sealed in an envelope and while there, they told us her son needed a TDAP shot. He got the shot and a couple days afterwards began to feel feverish and achy. We assumed this was normal after the shot. Two weeks went by with him feeling feverish and achy and then he noticed purple blotches beginning to appear under his arm opposite of where he got the shot. We took him to urgent care and they thought it might be a tick bite which perplexed us because we knew it had not been. Anyway, they drew blood and sent it in. The next day I got a call from a local hospital Oncology department telling me to get my stepson and bring him into their emergency room ASAP. He was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and is currently undergoing a 3 year treatment plan. He is covered under my insurance.

Today we got an interview date assigned for their AOS. Does my stepson having been diagnosed with Leukemia since he arrived have any bearing on the outcome? In otherwords, can they deny our AOS because he has cancer now?

Thanks in Advance

Hello VJ Members,

Needing some clarification of timelines. So, as I understand it, once the K-1 is approved, my fiancee will be granted a 6 month VISA and once she enters the USA, we have 90 days to marry. When does the clock start ticking for the 6 month VISA? Does the 90 days mean we have to file for an adjustment in status in that timeframe or do we have the full 6 months to file?

Thank You

Update#2: US Consulate told us to remedy problem is just a matter of filling out a DS-160 and paying the fee for the child missing from petition.

Update: I called USCIS and was escalated to an Immigration Officer. After explaining the situation, they are sending a case to the TSC to have them contact me and amend the documentation. They said that either they will find the missing paper and put in the childs information or ask me to fax information to them in the next 5 days. Fingers crossed it turns out to be that easy.

We attached a separate piece of paper with the childs information and it did not make it into the system. I contacted a Lawyer and he said that I should be able to handle at the US Consulate level since the USCIS petition was for my fiancee and her K1 benefits. The children ride on her K1 and receive the K2 benefits as a result. Per the lawyer, it should not cause a delay if we can get the Embassy all the information for the child. I will keep this thread posted in-case anyone else runs into this issue.

Hello,

My fiancee and I are at the stage of this process where she received the packet 3 from the US Consulate in Singapore. We noticed that the youngest child is missing off the coverletter of who is traveling to the US. When we enquired as to why they left the youngest child off, they replied that the child WAS NOT ON the I-129K petition. She has 4 children but there were only 3 spaces for the I-129 Petition. Is this going to be a problem and should we be concerned that we have to start over? The child is 8 years old.

Is the child not on the letter over 21 years of age? Or was it just a mistake the name was left off?

The child is under 21. The Embassy told my fiancee to submit a DS-160 for the child left off but the concern is she never filled out DS-160's for the other children yet they showed up on the cover letter. Should she go back and fill out DS-160's for each child? They are all under 21.

I have a question related to this topic. As I understand it, the DS-156 was replaced by the DS-160. My fiancee filled out the DS-160 and there is a spot on that form to list her children, which she did. However, the cover letter she got back from embassy only listed her and a couple children but left off one. The embassy told her she needed to fill out a separate DS-160 for her child that was missing on the cover letter, however, that is confusing to us because the other children showed up. Do we need a separate DS-160 for each child? If so, then why does the DS-160 have a Children traveling with you section on it?

Did your last correspondence from USCIS say " On November 22, 2013, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing." ? If so, that means the physical package has been sent to NVC. I skipped calling the NVC and called the Dept. Of State (202) 485-7600 to get my case number. You can then go to the CEAC website to see the status of your case.

i have a question my files was approved october 1 and they say on it they sent the original visa petition ,but since i don't hear nothing from nvc ,they always say i have to wait 8 weeks ,today i called them and they said i have to send them email whith may approved notice ,and when i cheked uscis site they said

"On November 26, 2013, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing. For more information, please contact them directly."

my question is :i have to wait a nother 8 weekes (since November 26) or since October 1, thank you.

Your approved petition was physically sent to NVC on November 26, 2013 is what this means. You can call the DOS to get your case number. They should have it by now because I got the same message you got on Nov. 25th and I called DOS this morning to get my case. The number is 202-485-7600. Good Luck!