What to send for AOS re: medical

[benoi027 3]

Hi everyone,

I'm getting all the info ready for AOS (from K1), and have a question about form I-693. I had my medical done at Woking Medical in Vancouver last month, and paid $50 to receive the additional sealed envelope.

Should I be submitting this envelope right away with AOS forms? Would this be in place of I-693? With this envelope/vaccine documentation worksheet, do I need to see a civil surgeon in the US for anything AOS-related?

Thank you for your help!

[HeatDeath 430]

I was able to get a complete copy of the medical report from Woking at PoE. [The clerk at the consulate told me to ask for one of them (there are 3 in your consulate sealed envelope) and the CBP officer (I drove in) was relatively unfamiliar with the process and gave it to me. This is apparently quite unusual, other people have tried what I did and been told no.]

Anyways, no: the form in the sealed envelope is not an I-693 or a replacement for it. You should still send an I-693, with the immunizations transcribed onto it by a civil surgeon in the US.

Where the extra envelope from Woking will be handy is if USCIS lose your whole medical and issue an RFE for a brand new medical, which, while rare, is not unheard of [i think it is less common than it used to be]. That is when you would send them your extra Woking envelope. Keep it, and keep it sealed, until they ask for it, or your GC is in your hands.

Edited August 8, 2012 by HeatDeath