Scodavvyy

Received my card on 11/19/21
Got my 24 month extension letter the same day. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Received my card on 11/19/21
Got my 24 month extension letter the same day. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I recently had my GC interview and was not approved as I had not submitted an I-693 medical. I pointed out that my K1 medical was still valid when I filed the I-485, and according to the instructions on the USCIS website regarding adjustment of status from K1 that's all it needed to be, but the IO wasn't having it and insisted I needed a valid medical at time of interview. I got an RFE 5 days later and have spent $250 on another medical which I have just re-submitted.
 
Basically it's luck of the draw depending on what IO interviews you. You can , as has been suggested in other threads, take a copy of the section in the i-485 instructions that states the rule for K visa applicants, but there is no guarantee that it will change anything and trying to appeal these decisions is pointless.
 
You can also have another medical done to ensure you will have everything you need in case you get a poorly trained IO, even if you choose not to and they ask for it you will likely get an RFE afterwards rather than a straight denial of application so it will just mean a delay of another month in approval. 
 
Good luck.
 
 

Bimb - My interview was on a Tuesday and I got the RFE letter 4 days later on the Saturday so as long as it's sent out straight away it's pretty quick. The IO told me that once the form is returned it should take no longer than 30 days to receive the card.
 
Ebunoluwa - I would love to fight this but my wife does not want to risk pissing them off when we are so close to approval plus the length of time to get appointments that may or may not end in approval is just going to delay things even further. The IO was not a newbie, he was middle aged and said he'd been doing this for 15+ years so there is little chance of him admitting he is wrong and I am doubtful of a supervisors willingness to overrule him.
 

I had my interview last week and was RFE'd for the same reason, medical had expired. 
 
 I was calm in the interview but was inwardly furious. Every scrap of documentation I have read has made it clear that for my immigration path , K1 visa, as long as the medical I had done before visa approval was still valid at time of I-485 application filing then an I-693 was not required. It's not as if the vaccinations expire after a year and is almost impossible to go from K1 medical to i-485 interview in a less than a year, My I-485 filing - Interview was 10 months.
 
From what I've seen on the forums it is almost entirely at the IO discretion as to whether this is required and many people are not asked for it so it's luck of the draw as to whether you have to go pay $$$ to a civil surgeon to fill out this form.
 
But as my wife keeps telling me there is zero recourse in this matter so I have no choice but to fork over yet more cash. One of my friends told me "If you want to be happy in the US you need to be prepared to pay for it"
 
Good luck
 

It'll probably depend on the CBP agent who deals with you on each trip. On the first few there probably won't be an issue and they will have no idea that you have filed a K-1 although if they ask Do Not Lie!! As time goes on you might get a curious one asking what you do for work and how you are able to travel so often and again you must be upfront as any perceived deception will be seen as fraud. When I made my second 5 week visit to Florida in the space of 15 weeks the CBP was very curious about how I got so much time off work. 
 
Also the ESTA program is probably not really meant for working while travel even if that is 'working from home' and you are employed by a UK company so it'll depend on how it's viewed by the CBP agent you see.
 
Good luck.