CS in virginia

[charlie and tahne 8]

hi i have a short question...can i have my CS in virginia even i live in michigan?..my hubby cousin is CS in virginia we are thinking to send my medical to his cousin and his cousin will send back the complete medical (sealed i693) here in michigan,, is this ok? i will not be in trouble of this? ..thank you

[JeannieL 44]

I'm not sure of the answer to your post. But I will be looking for a CS in Virginia when I do my AOS in a few months. Could you send me a message and give me his name and how to get in touch with him please :-)

[Messybrownhair 251]

The i693 cannot be completed over mail or fax, you need to have seen the CS. So yes you can use a CS in Virginia but you need to go there yourself. You may ask the VJ member Vanessa and Tony for specifics, but there was once a CS who did all the 693s by fax and when he was caught he was penalized and every applicant who used him was given an RFE. If that CS agrees to fill up your form without meeting you DO NOT trust him. Besides you both need to sign something on the form before he seals the envelope anyway.

PS. Just ask Vanessa and Tony on the AOS forum goodluck!

Edited May 8, 2011 by messybrownhair

[charlie and tahne 8]

The i693 cannot be completed over mail or fax, you need to have seen the CS. So yes you can use a CS in Virginia but you need to go there yourself. You may ask the VJ member Vanessa and Tony for specifics, but there was once a CS who did all the 693s by fax and when he was caught he was penalized and every applicant who used him was given an RFE. If that CS agrees to fill up your form without meeting you DO NOT trust him. Besides you both need to sign something on the form before he seals the envelope anyway.

PS. Just ask Vanessa and Tony on the AOS forum goodluck!

hi steph...omg,, i ll find cheaper CS here to be safe ,i will start calling each CS here... thank you steph..oh can i have follow up questions as K1 entry do we need skin test and xray ?,, my tdap says insufficient time interval does it mean i have to do tdap shot here?,,my medical result says incomplete but eligible for waiver coz not medically appropriate what does it mean?....thank you steph..

[Messybrownhair 251]

Depends what the CS will recommend but no I don't think you need skin test and xray they gave me a tdap shot when I got here too

[Tahoma 2,292]

hi steph...omg,, i ll find cheaper CS here to be safe ,i will start calling each CS here... thank you steph..oh can i have follow up questions as K1 entry do we need skin test and xray ?,, my tdap says insufficient time interval does it mean i have to do tdap shot here?,,my medical result says incomplete but eligible for waiver coz not medically appropriate what does it mean?....thank you steph..

Many civil surgeons here in the U.S. are not familiar with the needs of a K-1er. Chinook had to call several civil surgeons before she found one who would perform the simple transcription that we needed.

Some civil surgeons required a full physical exam and/or several vaccinations before they would sign off on the transcription. A K-1er does not need any of that stuff.

Chinook finally found a local civil surgeon who knew what to do. We went to the civil surgeon's office and it took about 15 minutes and $35 to have Chinook's record transcribed and sealed in the envelope.

The civil surgeon did not require Chinook to have another Tdap vaccination.