Need help on Form I-693

[lalipaul 0]

My wife in I just got married last week and we are in the process of filling out the the applications needed for adjustment of status.

We came across form I-693. It says that the civil surgeon needs to complete the rest of the application. In the Philippines, she has done

medical and vaccinations. She had Tdap, MMR, Hepa B and Varicella. I was wondering if she still needs to go to civil surgeon to get I-693 form

completed?

[CaroSL 68]

My wife in I just got married last week and we are in the process of filling out the the applications needed for adjustment of status.

We came across form I-693. It says that the civil surgeon needs to complete the rest of the application. In the Philippines, she has done

medical and vaccinations. She had Tdap, MMR, Hepa B and Varicella. I was wondering if she still needs to go to civil surgeon to get I-693 form

completed?

You need to post this in the adjustment of status forum....Here is for K-1/

Anyway, on your question:

I think the best advice on the subject is here: (read tip one): http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/307-applying-for-aos-in-the-usa/

You can read this: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/101202-faqs-forms-i-693-and-ds-3025/

You can read this (under AOS, note 2) http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/

Just started to read through AOS process today though... so you might want to read more of what is on the forum to be sure.

best!

[Done--Really 331]

From the USCIS website--go to the middle of page four where it talks about K nonimmigrant visa holders who had their medical done overseas.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-693instr.pdf

[lalipaul 0]

Thanks for the help. I appreciate it.

[Inky 1,110]

Not a k-1 process moved to the AOS forums as this has to do with AOS from K-1.

[Pinkrlion 2,718]

My wife in I just got married last week and we are in the process of filling out the the applications needed for adjustment of status.

We came across form I-693. It says that the civil surgeon needs to complete the rest of the application. In the Philippines, she has done

medical and vaccinations. She had Tdap, MMR, Hepa B and Varicella. I was wondering if she still needs to go to civil surgeon to get I-693 form

completed?

You should have received a DS-3025 when she had medical for K-1. Copy that and send it in.

[lalipaul 0]

yes she has received DS 3025 and at the bottom where the results are located have check in the box where "vaccine History incomplete"

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

My wife in I just got married last week and we are in the process of filling out the the applications needed for adjustment of status.

We came across form I-693. It says that the civil surgeon needs to complete the rest of the application. In the Philippines, she has done

medical and vaccinations. She had Tdap, MMR, Hepa B and Varicella. I was wondering if she still needs to go to civil surgeon to get I-693 form

completed?

The first links you were given are not totally useful because they were from 2006. The medical form I-693 has gone through several revisions. Shots have changed. Dr. Arnold got busted and retired. This is my long version. I hope it helps.

Do I need a medical exam?

What if I am a K nonimmigrant visa holder and already had a medical exam overseas?

If you were admitted as a:

A. K-1 fiancé(e) or a K-2 child of a K-1 fiancé(e); or as a

B. K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen or a K-4 child of a K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen; and

C. You received a medical examination prior to admission, then:

1. You are not required to have another medical examination as long as your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, is filed within one year of your overseas medical examination, and the medical examination did not reveal a Class A medical condition, or if you did have a Class A medical condition, you received a waiver of inadmissibility and have complied with the terms and conditions on the waiver. 

From the I-693 instructions page 4, Section III. 2, c, 2

Even if a new medical examination is not required, you must still show proof that you complied with the vaccination requirements. If the vaccination record (DS 3025)

was not properly completed and included as part of the original overseas medical examination report,

you will have to have the vaccination report completed by a designated civil surgeon. In this case, you are required to submit the vaccination record and page 1 of Form I-693.

Do you need an I-693 immunization sheet? Is mine filled out properly?

Look at your DS-3025. If it has the ALL of the following items, you don't need an I-693 (Adults 19-49 yrs old). 

1. Shots marked with a date (at least one of a series) 

•MMR 

•Td or Tdap or DT or DTP or DtaP (One no longer than 10 years ago, ie.have a booster)

•Varicella or VH written by it if you had chickenpox

•Influenza **see note below because you are most likely okay without it.

2. Everything else marked not age appropriate, insufficient time interval, not flu season...things that allow a waiver.

3. RESULTS section filled in with "incomplete" and "may be eligible for blanket waiver" ticked or "complete" (but complete is rare).

4. Signed and dated by the doctor

If it's not completed EXACTLY like that then see a civil surgeon for the I-693. If it is complete, send a photocopy of your DS-3025. Almost isn't good enough. It needs to be filled out properly.

The USCIS is supposed to have your K1 medical files, but sometimes lose them or fail to match them up with your AOS. Do not get another exam unless you get an RFE that says they do not have results of your medical. It means they lost them, but you are probably stuck with paying for a new exam. Those kinds of RFE's are not about the immunizations or the form I-693; they are because USCIS failed to match up your other medical exam results with your AOS application.

**Note on flu shot: Flu shots are required for adults of all ages (changed Nov 2010) if your UK exam was between (Oct 1 and March 31). But if the AOS adjudicator picks up your case when it is not flu season, you will be excused. And the reverse is true. The adjudicator picks up your case during flu season, but sees it was NOT flu season when you had your medical exam, you are also excused because the date they go by is the date of your exam to determine if you were current on that date. Keep in mind that if you go to a civil surgeon for an I-693, then you are resetting the medical exam date for immunizations and you may have to get second doses of shots or a flu shot to become current on your new immunization date of record.

What if I only had one dose of MMR and it's marked "insufficient time interval"? Do I need to another dose and must I see a civil surgeon before AOS?

NO you do not need to see a civil surgeon unless USCIS loses the whole medical file you turned in at POE. If you were up to date the day that DS-3025 was signed, then you're okay without getting 2nd or 3rd doses. You can get them for your health, or you can not get them ever. It was not medically appropriate for you to get dose 2 on top of dose 1. There's a time interval for doses. So you get a waiver for "insufficient time interval" of that is marked on your DS-3025. 

If you are one of the unlucky ones with a lost medical, then you will have to get a full medical again. By then, enough time would have passed for dose 2 so expect the CS to say you need  it. Hopefully it won't come to that. 

What if I don't have a DS-3025?

If you are positive that you got the needed shots, then actually mailing in a DS-3025 photocopy is not necessary. The original form is with you other medical results and was turned over to USCIS at POE. That's actually the one that counts because it remained in the "chain of custody" so you didn't have an opportunity to alter it. The photocopy isn't really an official copy and is more for a reminder that you got complete at your visa exam. Of course without having a copy, you don't have the opportunity to see of the rest of the form was completed correctly.

[lalipaul 0]

Thank you so much. This is very helpful

[ssupra1 0]

+1 for Nich-Nick . we jiust sent our ds-3025 also.