Medical Exam before marriage?

[chocochoco 0]

I'm an OPT student on F-1. My fiance and I are planning to submit the application for AOS next month, hoping that I will be able to get a new EAD card before my current card expires at the end of July.

I have a question about medical exam. Is it ok for me to take the exam before we are legally married? We are getting married next month, but my appointment is a week before that. Also, should I put my new (my fiance's) last name in Form I-693 if it will be changed upon marriage?

I'm getting really worried... Any comment would be appreciated. Thank you!!

Edited March 20, 2009 by chocochoco

[Old Dominion 26]

Appointment for what? Anyway, best to wait until you are ready to submit the AOS materials before doing the medical.

[FRJ 0]

I'm an OPT student on F-1. My fiance and I are planning to submit the application for AOS next month, hoping that I will be able to get a new EAD card before my current card expires at the end of July.

I have a question about medical exam. Is it ok for me to take the exam before we are legally married? We are getting married next month, but my appointment is a week before that. Also, should I put my new (my fiance's) last name in Form I-693 if it will be changed upon marriage?

I'm getting really worried... Any comment would be appreciated. Thank you!!

no problem when u take it, so long as its taken within a year of filing. i'm not too sure about the name thing but i dont think it would be a problem, just be consistent throughout the AOS process.

[ojetbone 0]

I'm an OPT student on F-1. My fiance and I are planning to submit the application for AOS next month, hoping that I will be able to get a new EAD card before my current card expires at the end of July.

I have a question about medical exam. Is it ok for me to take the exam before we are legally married? We are getting married next month, but my appointment is a week before that. Also, should I put my new (my fiance's) last name in Form I-693 if it will be changed upon marriage?

I'm getting really worried... Any comment would be appreciated. Thank you!!

It is illogical to do the medical without getting married first unless you are on a k1 visa. your actions might cause a red flag. In my opinion it is better to do thing is a chronological order than back to front.

[Kez/JWolf 6]

I'm an OPT student on F-1. My fiance and I are planning to submit the application for AOS next month, hoping that I will be able to get a new EAD card before my current card expires at the end of July.

I have a question about medical exam. Is it ok for me to take the exam before we are legally married? We are getting married next month, but my appointment is a week before that. Also, should I put my new (my fiance's) last name in Form I-693 if it will be changed upon marriage?

I'm getting really worried... Any comment would be appreciated. Thank you!!

It is illogical to do the medical without getting married first unless you are on a k1 visa. your actions might cause a red flag. In my opinion it is better to do thing is a chronological order than back to front.

There is no problem doing the medical before your marriage, My late wife did just that, she had hers done 2 weeks before our wedding. We picked up our marriage license the day before and we took that with us to the Civil Surgeons office as we wanted the medical papers to be done in her married name. There was no problems doing that and her medical was accepted by USCIS with no questions asked.

If you read the USCIS website about the medical it tells you that it has to be done within 12 months of filing for the AOS.

We had everything ready to file the week before our wedding and we collected our marriage certificate ourselves 2 days after the wedding and mailed the AOS packet that same day.

Good Luck with your wedding.