Nich-Nick

The NVC won't really be looking at your paperwork. Sort it at the interview if you think it needs sorting. The petition is over, so must not be an issue. Meanwhile, tell him to get the name correct on his visa application.

This is a revision of my post that is often quoted as good information on the I-693 and DS-3025 question. The DS-3025 form has changed, so this update matches the new form that looks like this http://photos.state.gov/libraries/thailand/591452/iv/ds3025.pdf
If your DS-3025 from your visa medical is sufficient to prove you have completed all required immunizations, then use it instead of seeing a Civil Surgeon. Read all this for information I have compiled.
Do I need a medical exam?
What if I am a K nonimmigrant visa holder and already had a medical exam overseas?
Source: I-693 instructions page 6 &7, Part 3 FAQ, #3
If you were admitted as a:
A. K-1 fiancé(e) or a K-2 child of a K-1 fiancé(e); or
B. K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen or a K-4 child of a K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen; and
C. You received a medical examination prior to admission, then:
1) You are not required to have another medical examination as long as you file your Form I-485 within one year of an overseas medical examination, and:
(a) The panel physician did not find a class A medical condition during your overseas examination; or
(b) The panel physician did find a class A medical condition, you received a waiver of inadmissibility, and you have complied with the terms and conditions of the waiver.
(2) Even if a new medical examination is not required, you must still show proof that you complied with the vaccination requirements. If the vaccination record (DS 3025) was not properly completed and included as part of the original overseas medical examination report, you will have to have the Part 7. Vaccination Record completed by a designated civil surgeon. In this case, you must submit Parts 1., 2., 4., and 7. of Form I-693.
Do you need an I-693 immunization sheet? Is my DS-3025 filled out properly?
Look at your DS-3025. If it has the ALL of the following items, you don't need an I-693 (Adults 19-49 yrs old).
1. Shots marked with a date (at least one of a series)
MMR (two are required but if you have "insufficient time interval" Code B in the last column, then you get a waiver) Td or Tdap or DT or DTP or DtaP (One date must be no longer than 10 years ago) Varicella (Either a check by "Vaccine" with a date, OR a check by "Varicella History" if you had chickenpox. History gets you a waiver) Influenza (during flu season)** see note below because you may be okay without it. If it is not flu season, the waiver in the last column is Code F. Everything else marked "not age appropriate" Code A, insufficient time interval B, not flu season F, contraindicated C...things that allow a waiver. NOTE: If you have shots missing and no waiver for them, stop here and see a Civil Surgeon. "Most of the shots" isn't complete. A note from your home country doctor won't count. All shots must be recorded on the DS-3025 or waived. You will have to take your doctor note to a Civil Surgeon and get him to record it on an official form.
2. The new form has a summary section. It may be marked:
"US vaccination requirements COMPLETE (Requesting a Blanket Waiver)"
But instructions I have seen says it is only marked for immigrant visas. I know In London they leave section 2 unmarked at K1 medicals.
3. Signed and dated by the doctor
The unknown with this new form is--will every adjudicator across the US know how to interpret the summary section? Their policy manual says:
"The officer should be aware that civil surgeons may improperly mark the boxes because they may misunderstand the meaning of these boxes. Therefore, the officer should determine, from the vaccination assessment completed by the civil surgeon, whether the applicant received all vaccines, which blanket waivers should be granted, and whether the applicant requires any ​other waivers. The officer should exercise discretion in reviewing the vaccination chart and when evaluating the results boxes at the bottom of the vaccination assessment chart. ​ ​If the civil surgeon did not check any result boxes, the officer should only return the form for corrective action if he or she is unable to ascertain whether the applicant is admissible. "
While this is not directly addressing the new form that has a "Summary" instead of a "Results" section, I believe the intent is that the adjudicator should look and see if the four required shots (or waivers) are present and accept the form even if the doctor doesn't do the summary to their liking. No guarantees, but I would certainly use the DS-3025 if I knew I had all the required shots.
**Note on flu shot: Flu shots are required for adults of all ages if your visa exam was between (Oct 1 and March 31). But if the AOS adjudicator picks up your case when it is not flu season, you will be excused. And the reverse is true. The adjudicator picks up your case during flu season, but sees it was NOT flu season when you had your medical exam, you are also excused because the date they go by is the date of your visa exam to determine if you were current on that date. Keep in mind that if you go to a civil surgeon for an I-693, then you are resetting the medical exam date for immunizations and you may have to get second doses of shots or a flu shot to become current on your new immunization date of record.
See next post for more information.

More Information to read.
My RFE says no medical results found. The USCIS is supposed to have your K1 medical files, but sometimes lose them or fail to match them up with your AOS. Do not get another exam unless you get an RFE that says they do not have results of your medical. It means they lost them, but you are probably stuck with paying for a new exam. Those kinds of RFE's are not about the immunizations or the form I-693; they are because USCIS failed to match up your other medical exam results with your AOS application.
What if I only had one dose of MMR and it's marked "insufficient time interval"? Do I need to another dose and must I see a civil surgeon before AOS?
NO you do not need to see a civil surgeon unless USCIS loses the whole medical file you turned in at POE. If you were up to date the day that DS-3025 was signed, then you're okay without getting 2nd or 3rd doses. You can get them for your health, or you can not get them ever. It was not medically appropriate for you to get dose 2 on top of dose 1. There's a time interval for doses. So you get a waiver for "insufficient time interval" if that is marked on your DS-3025.
If you are one of the unlucky ones with a lost medical, then you will have to get a full medical again. By then, enough time would have passed for dose 2 so expect the CS to say you need it. Hopefully it won't come to that.
If you just chose not to get a second dose that was due (because it was more than 4 weeks since dose 1) then you wouldn't have that "insufficient time interval" waiver marked on your DS-3025. It was medically fine to have the second dose and you didn't. You aren't complete and have no waiver excuse.
What if I don't have a DS-3025?
If you are positive that you got the needed shots, then actually mailing in a DS-3025 photocopy is not necessary. The original form is with your other medical results and was turned over to USCIS at POE. That's actually the one that counts because it remained in the "chain of custody" so you didn't have an opportunity to alter it. The photocopy isn't really an official copy and is more for a reminder that you got complete at your visa exam. Of course without having a copy, you don't have the opportunity to see if the rest of the form was completed correctly.

It is OK to file taxes separately. What matters is that you both filed as married to one another -> Married filing separately.
If you are not happy with your married life, you are free to leave.
Your spouse is not putting a gun to your head to stay together.

No. They are less picky than you imagine.

Exciting, emotional, and annoying all at once. You're going to be exhausted. Safe travels!

Good eyes Tom. I couldn't even read the question in that gray script.

Good eyes Tom. I couldn't even read the question in that gray script.

Good eyes Tom. I couldn't even read the question in that gray script.

London does not have a specific requirement for income documentation with an I-134, as long as you prove it with something. So use a tax return, or employer letter, or pay stubs, or bank statement if you have no income but are using assets. They have approved lots with only an employer letter and no tax return. If you have a tax return and W2, then use it. It's an easy proof without chasing down a letter. Or take a combo of two things if you are a worrier.

You get to pick both for a Londn interview when you have done certain steps. https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/applying-for-the-visa/
It doesn't happen the day you find out the petition was approved. There is a certain amount of waiting still. Read all the links on the London instruction page so you are prepared. Get your shots and police certificate NOW.

If you read the instructions that go with form I-864...
"You must provide either an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) transcript or a photocopy from your own records of your Federal individual income tax return for the most recent tax year. If you believe additional returns may help you to establish your ability to maintain sufficient income, you may submit transcripts or photocopies of your Federal individual income tax returns for the three most recent years."
I don't think your previous two show you made sufficient income and do not particularly boost your case. I would only send three if the two previous were significantly better and 2015 was the weakest.

Direct consular filing (DCF) is for when both spouses are living out of the country.
Your interview will be held in your country. The petitioner is not interviewed; only the benificiary (you).

My experience with local DMV offices is they are clueless about immigration laws. Same with city cops and state highway patrol. And if they know anything it is the general stuff like for greencard holders or those on long term visas. A K1 with nothing on paper to show they are admitted to the US past 90 days is often beyond their comprehension. Very few states put what qualifies as "resident" on their Websites. They speak to the broader audience. One I recall says something like you are considered a resident when you enroll kids in school, or have a job, and a few specific things like that. Most states don't even lay it out like that.
So good luck with getting a correct answer specific to K1 at the local DMV. They will say something like "you have x-number of days to get a state license once you become a resident of this state. But the unanswered question is exactly when is a K1 considered a resident since they are only admitted for 90 days and their visa is invalid from the day the use it to enter.

My experience with local DMV offices is they are clueless about immigration laws. Same with city cops and state highway patrol. And if they know anything it is the general stuff like for greencard holders or those on long term visas. A K1 with nothing on paper to show they are admitted to the US past 90 days is often beyond their comprehension. Very few states put what qualifies as "resident" on their Websites. They speak to the broader audience. One I recall says something like you are considered a resident when you enroll kids in school, or have a job, and a few specific things like that. Most states don't even lay it out like that.
So good luck with getting a correct answer specific to K1 at the local DMV. They will say something like "you have x-number of days to get a state license once you become a resident of this state. But the unanswered question is exactly when is a K1 considered a resident since they are only admitted for 90 days and their visa is invalid from the day the use it to enter.

My experience with local DMV offices is they are clueless about immigration laws. Same with city cops and state highway patrol. And if they know anything it is the general stuff like for greencard holders or those on long term visas. A K1 with nothing on paper to show they are admitted to the US past 90 days is often beyond their comprehension. Very few states put what qualifies as "resident" on their Websites. They speak to the broader audience. One I recall says something like you are considered a resident when you enroll kids in school, or have a job, and a few specific things like that. Most states don't even lay it out like that.
So good luck with getting a correct answer specific to K1 at the local DMV. They will say something like "you have x-number of days to get a state license once you become a resident of this state. But the unanswered question is exactly when is a K1 considered a resident since they are only admitted for 90 days and their visa is invalid from the day the use it to enter.

My experience with local DMV offices is they are clueless about immigration laws. Same with city cops and state highway patrol. And if they know anything it is the general stuff like for greencard holders or those on long term visas. A K1 with nothing on paper to show they are admitted to the US past 90 days is often beyond their comprehension. Very few states put what qualifies as "resident" on their Websites. They speak to the broader audience. One I recall says something like you are considered a resident when you enroll kids in school, or have a job, and a few specific things like that. Most states don't even lay it out like that.
So good luck with getting a correct answer specific to K1 at the local DMV. They will say something like "you have x-number of days to get a state license once you become a resident of this state. But the unanswered question is exactly when is a K1 considered a resident since they are only admitted for 90 days and their visa is invalid from the day the use it to enter.

If you read the instructions that go with form I-864...
"You must provide either an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) transcript or a photocopy from your own records of your Federal individual income tax return for the most recent tax year. If you believe additional returns may help you to establish your ability to maintain sufficient income, you may submit transcripts or photocopies of your Federal individual income tax returns for the three most recent years."
I don't think your previous two show you made sufficient income and do not particularly boost your case. I would only send three if the two previous were significantly better and 2015 was the weakest.

The transcripts are all the same information. The ones that come in the mail may be printed on both sides of thin paper, whereas printed at home would be one sided on your paper. The download was suspended due to hacking issues, I believe.
If you are supplying transcripts, then the Income is verified by the IRS, so a W2 is not required. If you were photocopying your actual tax return, then the W2 must be included. Anybody could download IRS forms and fill in a bogus return. The W2 along with the tax return forms backs up the income your tax return forms say.
A tax return/w2 or transcript is required. You may add optional proof like pay stubs, letter from employer to strengthen your submission.
That is all covered in the instructions for form I-864.

Don't even read it if it wasn't a London interview. It's going to be a very short chat and done. They are not looking for ways to fail you.

I could suggest that you make up a medical date for anywhere it asks (Readiness form). Then pick your interview date. Once you have that, make a medical appointment. When you get to the interview, they will not be able to approve without medical results, but will still conduct the interview. Once the results arrive they will go on and approve and issue the visa.
Things to consider:
1) It will be difficult to get from Scotland to London, attending both a medical and interview, and return to Scotland all in one calendar day. The scheduling will be crazy. A one night hotel stay cost might need to be factored in.
2) Sometimes the visa medical panel physician needs more info from the person's GP if there are previous illnesses, surgeries, depression. That could hold up the medical results longer.
3) don't expect a quick turnaround. They may leave the medical results they get in a "to do" box and not get back to finishing your visa for a week or more.

Don't even read it if it wasn't a London interview. It's going to be a very short chat and done. They are not looking for ways to fail you.

I could suggest that you make up a medical date for anywhere it asks (Readiness form). Then pick your interview date. Once you have that, make a medical appointment. When you get to the interview, they will not be able to approve without medical results, but will still conduct the interview. Once the results arrive they will go on and approve and issue the visa.
Things to consider:
1) It will be difficult to get from Scotland to London, attending both a medical and interview, and return to Scotland all in one calendar day. The scheduling will be crazy. A one night hotel stay cost might need to be factored in.
2) Sometimes the visa medical panel physician needs more info from the person's GP if there are previous illnesses, surgeries, depression. That could hold up the medical results longer.
3) don't expect a quick turnaround. They may leave the medical results they get in a "to do" box and not get back to finishing your visa for a week or more.

Based on nothing more than my logic, I would include the formal expedite request and medical evidence in the petition package. You can always submit again later, but why not have it in their hands earlier with the case file?
I would request expedite based on emergency situation. Criteria here https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume1-PartA-Chapter12.html#S-C
At the London stage, when you get to the point where you can pick your interview date, the earliest tends to be four weeks out but that can vary. Send a request to be assigned something earlier and they might do it. Use this form to explain your need https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/visa-information-services/contact-us-immigrant-visas/u-s-embassy-london-visa-unit-contact-form/
Pick the reason "My inquiry concerns immigrant visas and is not covered by information on your website" because it is the Immigrant Visa Unit that handles your case/interview. You don't want to get routed to Non-Immigrant group because they don't do K1s in London.
If you later need him to work sooner, then request expedite of the AOS/EAD based on severe financial loss.

Based on nothing more than my logic, I would include the formal expedite request and medical evidence in the petition package. You can always submit again later, but why not have it in their hands earlier with the case file?
I would request expedite based on emergency situation. Criteria here https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume1-PartA-Chapter12.html#S-C
At the London stage, when you get to the point where you can pick your interview date, the earliest tends to be four weeks out but that can vary. Send a request to be assigned something earlier and they might do it. Use this form to explain your need https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/visa-information-services/contact-us-immigrant-visas/u-s-embassy-london-visa-unit-contact-form/
Pick the reason "My inquiry concerns immigrant visas and is not covered by information on your website" because it is the Immigrant Visa Unit that handles your case/interview. You don't want to get routed to Non-Immigrant group because they don't do K1s in London.
If you later need him to work sooner, then request expedite of the AOS/EAD based on severe financial loss.