I 693 Clarification

[marriott574 13]

Dear all

I recently entered the US on my K1 and got married. I am now filling for AOS and am very confused about for i 693, I have read a lot of conflicting information. I know that I do not require an additional medical however I am unsure weither U require the rest of the form completing. I have a signed and completed DS 3025 vaccination record,

So my question is should i just send my DS 3025 and wait and see if i get an rfe or go and get the 693 dibe.

[3-4D 7]

I went through this when I was filing my AOS. It took me two weeks to find the right information, and I dont have it readily available. IF you have the DS 3025 and was done within the last 12 months. It will be a waste of time and money to let a civil surgeon transcribe the same information. I came to a conclusion on my research that I didnt need to do the I-693 if i had the DS 3025. I had no RFE

[marriott574 13]

Thank you so much this is the same as the concultion i have been coming too. I is so diffecult to find clear answers on the offical wbsites.

[didopage 337]

Which box is checked on your DS-3025?

[marriott574 13]

Applicant may be eligible for a blanket wavier as vaccine not medically appropriate.

My tetanus has only 12 months left but is not required till it expires.

[didopage 337]

Check that post by Nich-Nick then: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/416398-need-help-on-form-i-693/?p=6001707

If it's all good, you can just sent a photocopy of your DS-3025 in your AOS package.

I had the same box checked (because some vaccines were not age appropriate or "insuffient time interval"). I sent a copy of my DS-3025 (always keep one copy with you), got no RFE about it.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I have gleaned my information from a combination of official sites and documents and how things have evolved over the past 5 years. Sorry I don't have a bibliography, but here is my long answer based on research, not VJ threads.

Do I need a medical exam? (From the I-693 instructions page 5.)

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.

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 my DS-3025 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 (two are required but if you have "insufficient time interval" checked, then you get a waiver)

*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 (during flu season)** 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 visa 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" if 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.

If you just chose not to get a second dose that was due (because it was more than 4 weeks since dose 1) then you wouldn't have that "insufficient time interval" waiver marked on your DS-3025. It was medically fine to have the second dose and you didn't. You aren't complete and have no waiver excuse.

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 your 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 if the rest of the form was completed correctly.

Edited July 1, 2013 by Nich-Nick

[Gabru 0]

This is helpful. Thank you all.

Anish