I-693 RFE - Responded and approved

[melbell54 0]

I know many people got an RFE for not having a properly filled out I-693, so I thought I would share our experiences. We were in the same boat, we submitted an I-693 that we had filled out from Dr. Arnold, only the vaccination portion. We got an RFE, and were worried we would have to redo the entire medical. Since the civil surgeons in our area were all very unwilling to see a new patient less than a month or 2 out, we decided to try other options first. We sent a letter back stating that as a K-1 he already had a full medical, and we also included a copy of the I-693 we originally sent.

On Friday (a week after we sent the RFE back), we received an update saying our case has been transferred to CSC! So this seemed to work for us, maybe it is worth a try for those who are in the same boat and do not want to pay to redo the entire medical.

[Luke and Deanna 0]

I also had the same RFE and just got another I-693 vaccination supplement filled out (only cost $15) and my case was also transferred to the CSC. Doesn't mean it's been approved yet but a good sign. My EAD however was approved so thats good news.

Hope this helps others in the same situation as I know a lot of people got this RFE.

Luke and Deanna

[Nik+Heather 121]

We got our congressman('s office) involved. It's another option available. Actually, by the time our RFE response would have arrived (let alone be opened/processed) the whole thing was already taken care of.

[bassagitator 1]

USCIS IS cracking down on the "Dr Arnold" vaccination records. That may be why you are getting an RFE, as they don't feel that Dr Arnold should be doing these documents for the entire country.

[melbell54 0]

USCIS IS cracking down on the "Dr Arnold" vaccination records. That may be why you are getting an RFE, as they don't feel that Dr Arnold should be doing these documents for the entire country.

Yes, that's what we were afraid of, but after resubmitting our I-693 filled out by Dr. Arnold, our case was transferred to CSC, so it would seem that it was accepted. Hopefully EAD soon!

[johnnybgood265 3]

Thanks for this post , I hope that works for us to.

[JLP9576 0]

Hi,

Can you tell me more about your RFE? We got a RFE too and used Dr. Arnold and sent in the sealed envelope that was sent by him. We're waiting on a response from our congressman before we go have the full medical done. We're hoping they can find out something soon and it'll be good news. Did you have the tb skin testing done? That's the only thing I'm thinking that could be wrong. He had the chest xray done in his country before coming here. Thanks.

I know many people got an RFE for not having a properly filled out I-693, so I thought I would share our experiences. We were in the same boat, we submitted an I-693 that we had filled out from Dr. Arnold, only the vaccination portion. We got an RFE, and were worried we would have to redo the entire medical. Since the civil surgeons in our area were all very unwilling to see a new patient less than a month or 2 out, we decided to try other options first. We sent a letter back stating that as a K-1 he already had a full medical, and we also included a copy of the I-693 we originally sent.

On Friday (a week after we sent the RFE back), we received an update saying our case has been transferred to CSC! So this seemed to work for us, maybe it is worth a try for those who are in the same boat and do not want to pay to redo the entire medical.