IMPORTANT UPDATE!!! 1. On February 10, 2023 USCIS has issued the following guidance for I-693: “Save time by submitting Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, when you file Form I-485. We generally consider a completed Form I-693 to remain valid for two years after the date the civil surgeon signed Form I-693. www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/reminder-to-submit-all-required-initial-evidence-and-supporting-documentation-including-form-i-693 2. USCIS is permanently getting rid of the 60-day signature requirement for the medical exam. Beginning March 31st, 2023, a completed and signed I-693 form will be valid for 2 years, regardless if it was completed before or after filing I-485. www.uscis.gov/i-693#:~:text=After%20the%202%2Dyear%20time,States%20on%20public%20health%20grounds. 3. Beginning Oct 1, 2021, COVID vaccine is REQUIRED for anyone applying for a green card. The COVID vaccine is still required as of March 2023.
You are very good. You cover the topic to the point and thoroughly. I appreciate all your videos on you tube very much and recommend all concerned people to see those and take your advice.
Actually, USCIS have changed their procedure for receiving I-693. Even prior to a notice about an interview, they request that you complete the I-693 and express mail it to them first. They only give you a very short window of time to submit it… ~30 days.
I just received a courtesy mail today asking me to send it as soon as possible, not time window, what happened after in your case?.... ty for sharing...
@@albafrias3570 i received the same email, and now I don’t know if I need send the envelope to the mail address that the email show me… can you help me please?
@@maribethnajera2545 maribe! I sent the envelope to the address they gave me on the letter. They approved my case 2 weeks later and 1 week after that I got my green card on the maill!! 🎉✨ no interview need it in my case ☀️✨ Good vibes to you and hopefully you get it soon!! I came to the states with a tourist visa that had for many years before applying and my husband is citizen, hope it helps ✨
Thank you so much for this complete and useful information 🙏🏻 you covered every single doubt I had after I received the I-693 deficiency notice. I appreciate the time you took to make this video, so I subscribed to your channel to support you ❤️
Your video is an epicenter of all information regarding i-693. In a few days of time iam going for a medial exam. I have learnt many dos and nots from your tips. Thanks for your immense help and service to immigrant community .
Very clear and informative! USCIS sent me letter requst re-submitting a complete I693 due to incomplete of vaccination records. Do you know if I need to re-do the entire medical exam or just the vaccination. Thank you!
Hey, I have a question for you, when did you get your original medical done? Was it before or after you submitted your adjustment of status application? How soon before the interview did you get it done?
Hi Kseniya! Thank you so much for all your insightful videos, you're doing God's work! My question is this. I was wondering if you have any insight. I have came to the US as part of the political asylum case with my family and i've been here for 7+ years while it is still pending. I got married in 2024 and I'm applying for greencard now based on marriage. Do I still need I-693 form even if i've been here this many years ?
Hi KSENIYA ...you are doing great with your informational videos...i just wanted to know if someone has std while asylum case is pending in usa does that affect the asylum case or deportation?
I got the medical examinations and vaccination done by panel physician in my home country before my fiancé visa interview. Entered USA, got married and filed I-485. I got interview scheduled. Do I need to fill form I-693 and take to my interview?
Thank you so much! Whats the best way to get the medical exam without having to do the vaccinations? Should i not agree at the doctors? Or apply for a waivor?
Question... Should the completed I-693 form to be submitted with the initial I-130/130A online form (spouse outside US) online submission or after it's been approved? Especially if no A # has been designated
Hi Kseniya! I was planning on filing all forms with my married name, but when I told the civil surgeon I hired that I wanted to use my married name he said they are instructed to make sure that the name in the forms matches the ID, and that a marriage certificate is not a USCIS allowed proof of ID. Now I'm very confused. Has anybody had this issue? Thank you so much!
hi thank you for doing what you are doing , it is very helpful . i have a question if you can help please. if my fiancee already did her medical exam in her home country, does she have to do new medical here is the US to file adjustment of status? thank you
I have received RFE to submit medical and w2 and 1099s of my spouse. Is it a green signal ? I had applied i-485 on may 10th 2023. And received RFE on 5th June 2023(after 25 days of submission of I-485). Received letter for biometrics as well.
Does the online status of your application show that I-693 is needed in addition to receiving the deficiency letter in the mail close to your appointment date?
Question? My mother had her interview and did not know about the n648. Is she able to take the form with her for second interview same day or does she send it in. Or is it to late
Hola 🤗 leí en un apartado donde dice q si hiciste los exámenes médicos en tu país y tienen menos d un año no es necesario hacer el formulario I-693. Es correcto? Yo los realicé en marzo d este año, gracias 🙏🏽
@@KseniyaInternational claro me pareció entender pero quería afirmar eso, todos mis exámenes se los quedó la embajada en día de la entrevista y luego me dieron un sobre cerrado q no podía abrir hasta que el oficial de migraciones acá lo abriera, en concreto tiene todo USCIS, nosotros enviaremos todos los formularios con el I-485 restantes
@@florbeltrami exactamente, no se puede abrirlos. Los exámenes son válidos por 2 años si los hiciste mientras su aplicación para green card habría estado procesado. PERO si los hiciste ANTES de la aplicación para green card, son solo válidos por 60 días (de la fecha que el doctor los firmó hasta la fecha que USCIS los recibió). Espero que yo haber entendido tus preguntas 😅
What kind of information do they send to immigration? In other words, how does the form look like or what type of other stuff do they send them? Is it just the form?
As Ksenia noticed, you can go to the doctor any time between USCIS submitted your adjustment of status forms and your interview. In this case your medical exam will be valid for 4 years instead of 2 years (new amendment from august 2021).
I have a question please! We just got our biometrics notice for my husband. It’s not the interview but can we bring form I-693 with us to the biometrics appt? Thank you!
I have Done medical on oct 23rd, 2020, 12 days later I sent my AOS without medical. Last Friday, I got my RFE for medical, can I use the same envelope and send? It approximately 11 months old and taken only 12 days prior to filing 485.
Can I attend my interview without a medical examination? I’m pregnant and don’t want to do the chest X-ray which is mandatory in my country. I’m wondering if I can still attend the interview and submit the medical examination after my pregnancy?
How did you put the I-693 envelope in your application? Did you put it loosely in the padded envelope with the rest of your application or put it in the front like the checks?
@@KseniyaInternational I already took the medical exam. So, should I put the I-693 form on my application and the envelope with the exams I bring to the interview with me?
I,d like to ask you one question if I filed forms for ir1 or cr1 visa have to I pay fee for i485 because this form one of forms for ir1 or cr1 visa and thank you in advance
Dear Ксения, спасибо вам огромное за всю информацию, которой вы делитесь! My I-485 from was received June'6 by USCIS July'7 - I had a biometrics appointment July'17 - I received a request for evidence (Medical Exam report & Vaccination Record). Could you please advise? I have my vaccination record with all vaccines but it's in Russian. Can they accept this Russian certificate? Should I translate it in English? Many thanks,
Hi Kseniya. I received the deficiency letter and just completed my medical today. Do you see a correlation right now, between people receiving this letter and either a notice for interview or RFE? Thank you.
@@andreatoala6798 I submitted them in January of this year. And today I received my RFE to submit my medical records. I hope that means good news! Just noticed my petition was approved.
I read that in lieu of a panel physician, vaccinations can be performed at a military medical treatment facility by a military physician if you are a veteran or military retiree. Can you verify this or talk to this subject. I would also like to know if you can use a DS Form 3025 in lieu of an I-693.
You can get vaccinated anywhere you wish. As long as you have all the proper documentation that you can bring to your medical appointment so they can make a record of it in your form.
hello, i want some information regarding form i693. I had my medical examination overseas with no class A and completed all vaccination DS-3025 and one year is not completed. I had my covid vaccination here in united stated. Do I need to consult a civil surgeon and fill again form i693 bcoz earlier it( covid vaccination) was not included the DS-3025. I do have my covid vaccination cdc card with me. please reply.....
Thank you for this video. I am planning to submit all of these concurrently for my family members, in which case I do not yet have an A-number. Is it all right to submit it without that?
My wife had her physical and medical exam and interview done in the Philippines. She received her sealed envelope and submitted it to immigration once she arrived in the US. She didn't get any paperwork in return. I submitted a Form I-485 now they are requesting evidence Form I-693. Do we have to do the physical and medical exam and interview again here in the US. I'm a little confused and the deadline is drawing near. Help😵💫
my spouse lives in France so he will be using a panel physician to fill out the form. he will have to use his current address in France when filling it out because that's where he lives. correct?
@@KseniyaInternational ive gotten varicella multiple times a a child & MMR & Hepatitis B , it is all on record, they want me to get new ones, claiming its expired, according to my rights…Theyre on record and there isnt an expo date, only for TDAP…is any of this true / what was yr vaccination stuff like
@@blackfeet5810 me too. I do not wanna to take it. I have antibody test already but they said it is not accept for adjustment of status 🤔🤔. It is wierd.
@@lionofjudah766 yes it’s weird and not morally right to force someone to inject something in their body if they don’t want to. I’ll try my best to fight this
Hello I don't if you can help me a send my application for i-485 about 30 days ago now I have the medical exam in my hands but I don't know where to send it. Can you please help me out.
Hello Can I reschedule my Inmigration Health Appointment for at least 30 more days. Im in Tampa FL, and at this time my son is adding me to his Military Health Insurance. Please need to know? Thanks
@@KseniyaInternational Thanks for your quick response. I know they do not take any Insurance. The Insurance is for me to save some money for the Medical Exam. My question was if I can re schedule my Inmigration Medical Appoitment for at least 30 more days? Again, Thanks
@@MunchieFreak did you get an RFE for medical? USCIS extended COVID flexibilities to allow to respond to RFEs 60 days after the due date they indicate in the RFE.
@@KseniyaInternational is the covid vaccination card enough ? Do I need to proof any qr code etc? Or just the card we got is enough? Do they check it in the database or just take a look at it and thats it ? (I totally don't remember which email I used for cvs) . Thank you!!
@@KseniyaInternational but I heard that they ask you trick questions and I already get nervous and don’t want to say the wrong thing and be penalized for it later 😭
Hi lady, my PD is April 4 2012 and final action date is current in July. Got receipts for i485, EAD/AP cards receipt but not yet rec'd. Biometrics done. 1. When do you think my green card would be processed and I'd receive it? 2. I haven't received the medical RFE yet, should I interfile without RFE? Thanks R
Well now you have to wait for your invitation to the interview. You’ll have plenty of time to get your medical done then if they request it. Maybe they’ll send it soon🤷🏻♀️ hard to say these days.