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Thank you both for the help, and especially big thanks for the link to that thread! We've noted a couple of names from there and will be calling around next week

Yes, she had a sealed packet on arrival that was taken by the border officer. We've read from multiple people that DS-3025 was enough if it was provided within a year of taking the examination, so we were under the impression the I693 was not necessary, but maybe the requirements have changed recently. Now that we are looking for I-693 completion, we are not sure if it is reasonable to take a full exam for the full price or if we can find a CS who was confirmed to make partial/vaccination-only portion of it

Hi! My wife and I applied for AOS and sent our full package to USCIS in December last year. Last week we received an RFE for I693, however - my wife completed her medical before entering the US in June, 2025 (still within a 1 year condition). She arrived in November and we got married within a couple of weeks after her arrival - we included a copy of our DS-3025 with her vaccination record. It does have the vaccination documentation section checkmarked with "K Visa application voluntarily completed vaccination requirements" Since K visa holders are eligible for completion of vaccination record portion only, we are now trying to find a CS to complete a partial medical examination/just translate the DS-3025 to I693, but none of those we called in our area seem to be aware about the K1 partial exemption (or probably pretend to not be aware). That said, we wanted to verify with local folks a couple of things: - could the potential reason for the RFE be a lack of some of the required vaccinations? She got additional vaccines during her medical overseas and she has the following done: DTP, Td, Polio (OPV, IPV), MMR, Measles, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Varicella waived with D (not available in country). Does the D waiver mean she is obliged to get it after entering the US? - do we have to re-do the whole medical again? Their fees are hefty and it feels frustrating having to pay for both overseas AND local medical for essentially the same purpose - does anyone have or know a proven CS in NYC (preferably Brooklyn, but at this point anywhere in NYC) who can do the vaccines portion only, or at least who doesn't charge $300-400+ for the full examination? The one CS we had an appointment with charges $450 for their medical and firmly insisted that it has to be done in full. She claimed to "know the process by heart at this point", but her and her office were not even aware of the new checkbox on the first page or the partial evaluation for vaccination only. Hearing her being that confident in her stance sew some doubts in the "vaccinations only" part. Would be grateful for any advice or help. Thanks!

My previous message has triggered the moderation check for some reason and is still not posted 🙃 For those who responded after I tried to send it, Thank you very much for your insight! I will follow this example and attach additional write up of our history and how we view the life together in the near future. We don't have that much of social media presence, but our friends and relatives are well aware of our plans. The proposal (and almost immediate marriage after) has been planned to be held in the US, so I have nothing to present to them in this regard yet, unfortunately. I suppose I will have to be very eloquent with my explanation and obtain a couple of written and signed statements from her family along with additional pics from our time together Yessir, I'll keep that in mind. Thankfully, some of her relatives are also proficient in English, so translation may not be necessary, but I'll make sure to confirm the authenticity of anything we come up with

Oh wow, 50 sounds like an overkill, but better to overdeliver rather than underdeliver, as I figured 🫠 I am thinking about including our call log and chat screenshots, but do you know if they will require translation or can we include them as is? We don't talk to each other in English (though both are proficient) Of course, as I mentioned in the main post I sent copies of all pages of my passports which included the front page and the travel stamps. I don't know if that matters, but I have dual citizenship and sent them copies of both documents

I see, I might need to have my fiancée's parents word to strengthen my case... Does it need to be officially translated by an agency or can we do so ourselves? The letter does mention that the person translating must be "competent to translate from that language to English", but having to pay to notarize a simple personal statement sounds a bit too much We got our templates from these forums and I just confirmed (I have digital copies of all documents still with me) that they both clearly state the "within 90 days after the arrival" intent. For I-129f, to the question "53. Have you and your fiance(e) met in person during the two years immediately before filing this petition?" we answered "Yes" and added a brief timeline of our meetings. The exact words in the section 54 of the form say: "Me, <my_name>, and my romantic partner, <her_name>, have met 2 times in the span of the last 2 years. Both times we met in Tashkent in August 2023 and May 2024" and this statement was backed with my flight receipts, airbnb reservations and a couple of our photos during the time we met. However, we did not mention that we've known each other for almost 10 years or how our relationship started. Do you think this might have triggered some suspicions about the authenticity of our intent? What I forgot to mention in the main post is the fact that we have no grand wedding plans as we won't have a lot of friends/relatives in the US to organize for, so we decided to spend the money on honeymoon and future investments instead and these conversations happened over the phone, not text. I assume we should attach an additional cover letter explaining our decision along with the statement we may obtain from her parents, right? Thank you all in advance!

Hi! Sorry if this has been asked million times before 🫠 I've received a Request for Evidence letter a couple of days ago, which I attached to this post. I am not sure what information or additional evidence I am expected to present exactly, so I'd like to consult with this forum about it Me and my fiancée have been in a relationship since 2020, most of which has been spend long-distance. Now I finally have a chance and finances to bring her over to the US and arrange a marriage. We both know each other since high school and were born and raised in Uzbekistan. I got a chance to move to USA and have already acquired the citizenship while she is still staying back in Uz. Over the course of 4 years I've been regularly visiting her at least once a year or we would both travel to a place we could visit without restrictions. So, with that bit of our background, I started the process and sent the package back in August last year, which included: - The completed I-129F form - 2 Letters of Intent to Marry (from both parties, signed) - Cover Letter (listing and describing the documents that were attached) - Multiple flight receipts on my name to show I was visiting - Airbnb receipts showing that apartments were booked for both of us for the periods of visiting - Scans of my passport with stamps - Scans of my fiancée's passport (only first pages) and identification documents - A couple of our photos together I am a bit surprised to receive the RFE, I am not sure what else I am expected to send, so my main questions are: - What kind of additional evidence they might be expecting from us? More photos? Chat logs? Any suggestions or insights are appreciated! - If I am going to include any additional text evidence (like chat logs), do I have to "officially" have them translated and verified by a third party? Our main channel of communication is an instant messaging app (Telegram) and our native language is Russian, I feel like it would be an overkill to send our chat history for translation, especially if it mostly consists of funny pictures, banter and high concentration of emojis 🙃 - The RFE says that our initial Letters of Intent to Marry have been acknowledged and the wording suggests that the additional evidence should come from my fiancée's side. Does it mean any screenshots, chat logs or anything else should come from her point of view? Many thanks to everyone in advance!